2019 Garage Sale Thread

[Shelbylex]

Username already in use, Great SAVE! BRAVO!
YOU ****!

 

[Shelbylex]

Got an unmarked Barcalo Buffalo wrench couple of days ago and got some help identifying it. Well, I guess sometimes good things come in pairs (and hopefully more!)
Got the following Wrenches:
Barcalo Buffalo 1 1/16- 1 1/8, 15/16-1, 19/32-11/16, 5/8-3/4; unmarked Barcalo Buffalo 13/16-7/8 and a free Penens 5/8-3/4 (was much more rusty when I got it, this is after the first attempt of wire brushing off the thick layer of rust: owner offered it to me as he was planning to through it away)

$5

 

[senlow]

I bought these at a pawn shop a couple of weeks ago for $50 out the door.

The Brown & Sharpe inside micrometer cleaned up really well, calibrated fine, and works as smooth as silk.

The Milwaukee vacuum came with a battery and charger. I've been wanting a cordless vacuum, but wasn't willing to pay retail.

 

[jakemac]

Well, a word of advice.
Don't let the phrase "retired from the game" lead you to believe that your wallet will get fatter.

Thanks to Craigslist, last Saturday was spent driving 3hrs north and spending a couple thousand dollars on a new toy. Before turning around and driving 3hrs back.

2003 Arctic Cat 400 2x4/4x4 Automatic w/ less than 1k miles.



Then, of course, on Sunday there was the obligatory eBay scramble for a service manual and bits-N-pieces to set it up the way I want it. As well as replacing some of the more worn, but still working bits. All said and done I'll have another 500-700 into it, and I still haven't had the time to inspect the wheel bearings or brake pads.


THEN, on Monday I tried to get the rusted trailer ball off because I need a different size and an extension. Wouldn't you know it, I don't have a large enough impact socket for the frozen nut.
Hello eBay, my old friend. I've come to get fleeced by you again .............

My OCD/CDO/ADD (ee-eye-ee-eye-OHHHHHH) won't let me get just any impact socket nearby (not that anyone nearby carries the tools I need anymore. I looked.). No, they MUST match the vintage MAC sockets I already have in my box (but never the size I need). Sooooooooo, an expensive click of a BIN button, and these arrived today.

MAC 13pc 1/2dr Deep Impact Socket Set w/tray (7/16" - 1-1/4")



That nut won't have a chance !

Some may say that an ATV isn't a tool and is a bit of a splurge, but I have a good excuse.

There are a few mid sized trees on both my properties that got blown down the last few winters and have gotten hung up in their neighbor's branches. WidowMakers. I need to pull them down, but can't get to them with my truck, sooooooooo ......... New (to me) Tool !

Yeah, right.
Once the tree work is done, this thing is going to spend the rest of it's life hauling my drunk **** up the long hill from the lakeside fireplace to my camp at the top, all summer long. It has a throttle limiter I can set, AND it's got a built in cooler rack.!!!!

 

[BlueBomber]

Well done, Jake! A tool can be a toy, and visee versee.

I'll be picking up my new four wheeler soon, too. Hopefully, I'll have pics to post on Friday.

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[Ole Slewfoot]

I wanted to be a part of this exclusive club for a long time, but membership cards were hundreds of dollars, or half a state away. Sunday, on a dark corner of Craigslist, an estate seller was trying to get a few bigger items out prior to the sale, and pricing them opposite of how I would have. She wanted $120 for a membership card, and agreed to hold it to the next day.Concord is an hour and a half or more down the road, and I almost had a friend who works over there pick it up for me, but something told me not to.

WWII navy badass turned fine carpenter Mr John H Chapman left a few things behind for me. He marked them too, his Social security number is etched in the box twice.

My 2nd RTEC find, and one I probably won't ever top,the wrenches seem to still have cosmoline. sockets are Walden, except one 3/8 drive that was randomly in there. and none of the square sockets that the GMTK kit would call for. Spinner and bar have no markings, and I cant make out whats on the pliers under the preservative.

Tools of Progress, maybe 2 identical small kits in one case? Oh well, I have a lot of D-I sockets. 3 on upper left are snap on, middle cluster Plomb & a Proto LA in chrome. I dont think my camera likes the LEDs in the warehouse, or you'd be able to see the rope braid Indestro socket in the Duro family group to the right.

Back when they made cardboard boxes good...

She wanted $5/tool, but the duro and RTEC sets were only 20 and 20, so I left quite a few singles behind. Did get a couple woodie screw drivers, US marked Plumb Ball pein, rred Devil scraper, a sharp Vixen file with a Lutz handle, a heavy Stanley body hammer, 1 1/8 AMPCO wrench, 3 Hunter allens lost behind the drawers witha vacuum tube in box,and the thing in the next post as well as a bunch of sanding belts.

And an old $75 grinder (with a crappy pic so you cant see it has the lamp as well as the stand)

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

This one didn't fit, and maybe deserves special mention, because I don't know what it is.
I know it's Plomb, with an NAF number, and super thick feeler gauges.

 

[Username already in use]

I almost had a friend who works over there pick it up for me, but something told me not to.

Good instincts! You stepped right into a honey hole.
The pliers in the RTEC box should be stamped RTEC. Nice complete looking set.
The PressSteel box isn't too shabby either.

The heavy feeler gauge could be an 'engineer's gauge', but I can't read the NAF number on the gauge to help you track it down.

Nice score!

 

[BlueBomber]

Great finds, all! Nice save on the Bonney chest, Username, and great story, Slewfoot. I fell a similar connection on occasion with the recently departed, especially a veteran.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

My 2nd RTEC find, and one I probably won't ever top,the wrenches seem to still have cosmoline. sockets are Walden, except one 3/8 drive that was randomly in there. and none of the square sockets that the GMTK kit would call for. Spinner and bar have no markings, and I cant make out whats on the pliers under the preservative.

Very typical R.T.E.C. set, Slew. Everything in my first set was caked in dried cosmo and all of the pieces in sets I recently found and sold were all caked in still-jellied cosmo. All my first set's sockets were Walden-Worcester, except for the 3/8", which was a Craftsman BE, so maybe not so random. Also, these weren't US Army Ordnance Dept kits, they were Signal Corps. I think you may have missed the eighteen (18) sets I recently picked up, all surplus. Nine (9) Williams No. 1285-P electrical sets and nine (9) R.T.E.C sets, all the exact same configuration as the Williams sets, with Plomb spinners. The other pieces were either R.T.E.C., Wilde, or Walden-Worcester. And I was able to trace it, thanks in large part to the identical Williams sets, to Signal Corps set TE-41 (6R 55503). Williams was their primary supplier. See the R.T.E.C. thread here, and the Williams thread,
here.

Nice find!

EDIT: I just realized I never transferred a lot of the homework I did from G503 to GJ. I will fix that right quick.

This one didn't fit, and maybe deserves special mention, because I don't know what it is.
I know it's Plomb, with an NAF number, and super thick feeler gauges.

The heavy feeler gauge could be an 'engineer's gauge', but I can't read the NAF number on the gauge to help you track it down.

If you're referring to the "Engineers' Gage" (41-G-4, 41-G-180) in the Navy ASO Catalog Class 41, the blades were much thinner (.002 to .15) and it had a wire gage blade and a tapered thickness gage blade.

 

[bmwrd0]

Nice score Slewfoot. The Pressteel box is a winner!

Sorry, Pressweld. I just noticed also that the blue color on that is the same as what is under the OD on my cabinet door model.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Small haul from the flea market this morning.

The locking plier wrench is a Seymour Smith & Sons.

The tongs are only marked TL-2. I took a chance, thinking they might be Signal Corps. But I have a reference that says TL-2 was a 4-inch screwdriver, so the model number may just be a koinkydink.

The art deco "ARVIN" heater is a Noblitt-Sparks with 1935 and 1942 patent dates on it, which is perfect for my niche. (I have a 1942 Black & Decker drill press stand finished in that exact shade of green, which must have been a very popular color at that time.) Has some coils and a little motor for a fan to push the heat. I really like the looks on this thing and may do a serious resto. Or at the very least take it apart, clean it, and get it running again if it's not still running.

 

[damon18]

I wanted to be a part of this exclusive club for a long time, but membership cards were hundreds of dollars, or half a state away. Sunday, on a dark corner of Craigslist, an estate seller was trying to get a few bigger items out prior to the sale, and pricing them opposite of how I would have. She wanted $120 for a membership card, and agreed to hold it to the next day.Concord is an hour and a half or more down the road, and I almost had a friend who works over there pick it up for me, but something told me not to.

And an old $75 grinder (with a crappy pic so you cant see it has the lamp as well as the stand)

Great haul Slewfoot, definitely worth the drive! You should post the grinder over on the "show your block grinders" thread. I think you deserve a "You ****" for that alone.

 

[3baygarage]

Nice old haul Slew.

Jake,you’re getting wild in your retired days.

 

[jakemac]

Jake,you’re getting wild in your retired days.

Hardly, one of the expenses was $300 for a 2up seat so my 5yo nephew won’t fall off when I crawl across the yard with him on it.
I’d rather put a basket on the back for tools, but you do what you gotta do.



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[dittle fart around]

WWII navy badass turned fine carpenter Mr John H Chapman left a few things behind for me. He marked them too, his Social security number is etched in the box twice.

Etching your social security number on your tools was common place. Working for the federal government meant your employee number was also your social security number.

Well before personal computers, back when you trusted most people.

 

[nine4gmc]

Holy **** you guys are scoring!!!

Just a few small picks for me today. There's a 100' 12ga cord like new for $10, the Ideal laser level for $6, then some misc Craftsman, Bonney and Snap On.

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[Ole Slewfoot]

Feeler is an NAF 39438.

Ill post the things in their proper threads once I have hosed them off a little, all I did before the pix was vacuum a pound or two of sawdust out of the toolbox. It will be a bit though, im getting an early start on festival gigs and on my way toward Santa Barbara for a few days. Forgot to add the Hubbard 8lb railroad spike hammer (head only). I'll hook that up when I find handles on sale.

 

[Rickster]

Picked these up this morning at an estate sale just over an hour away. Complete set ofOld-School Craftsman double box wrenches along with several extra's. Snap-on stubby ratchet, some sockets and a couple of wrenches, a puller and a screwdriver. Four Plomb pebble combination wrenches and a Matco maroon hard handle screwdriver.

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Etching your social security number on your tools was common place. Working for the federal government meant your employee number was also your social security number.

Well before personal computers, back when you trusted most people.

I've got two 1940s Delta woodworking machines - a 14" drill press and a 14" band saw. Both are etched with the original owner's SSN. Makes them all the more special IMO.

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Hit an estate sale late this morning. Looked like they might have some interesting books. Very few tools. There was a made in Taiwan 10" C-clamp. Thought it was $5 and was gonna pull the trigger on that but then saw it was actually marked $15. Nope. Anyway, I picked up the Deluxe Scrabble game with the turntable board and indentations for each tile. Got some good books, a couple of which were on my list of books to read. Also, picked up some great DVD sets at $3 each. If you've never seen Band of Brothers it is probably the best WWII movie/TV short series ever done. The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration on Blu-Ray, never opened and BBC's Planet Earth also on Blu-Ray.

 

[davethorik]

I've got two 1940s Delta woodworking machines - a 14" drill press and a 14" band saw. Both are etched with the original owner's SSN. Makes them all the more special IMO.

My dad etched his full SSN into almost all of his tools. And he doesn't have neat hand writing. Lol! He still has most of his tools but he has given me a few things over the years (6" Crescent and a set of Central USA telescoping gages come to immediate mind). Every time I see those numbers it makes me think of him.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I am probably going to restore the "ARVIN" Noblitt-Sparks heater I picked up this morning.

I removed the shroud so I could inspect the wiring and motor. Except for frayed jacketing, everything looked pretty good, so I cleaned it up, plugged it in, and - believe it or not - it works!

Some BEFORE shots in Pics 1, 2, & 3.

And some shots AFTER a light, hasty cleaning, just to assess what I had to work with under the layer of grime and discoloration, in Pics 4, 5, 6, & 7.

 

[tym]

I snagged this Bonney roll cab from the local recycling yard today. Straight as an arrow, with key. It baffles the mind to think about why someone would scrap a box like this. Apparently, if I had been a day or two sooner, I could have had the top box as well...

Somebody must've died.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

The hammered finish is beautiful (see Pic 1) and there is really only one bad spot (see Pic 2). I am going to preserve everything else, remove the red metallic "ARVIN" decal, and try to touch up that bad spot with a close color-match.

Here's the neat part. The heater is named after Richard Hood Arvin, a former arms and ammunition salesman who had invented a heating device for Ford automobiles. In 1920, Arvin, who had applied for patents for his heater but lacked the capital to manufacture it, offered his product to Indianapolis Air Pump, a precursor to Noblitt-Sparks. The Arvin Heater Company was formed in 1920 with Mssrs Arvin, Noblitt, Sparks, and Redmond becoming sole stockholders. Noblitt-Sparks was later formed out of that.

This particular heater has a date stamp (an inspection stamp, by the looks of it - see Pic 3) of NOV 21 1943. Right in my collecting wheelhouse!

 

[tym]

The hammered finish is beautiful (see Pic 1) and there is really only one bad spot (see Pic 2). I am going to preserve everything else, remove the red metallic "ARVIN" decal, and try to touch up that bad spot with a close color-match.

Here's the neat part. The heater is named after Richard Hood Arvin, a former arms and ammunition salesman who had invented a heating device for Ford automobiles. In 1920, Arvin, who had applied for patents for his heater but lacked the capital to manufacture it, offered his product to Indianapolis Air Pump, a precursor to Noblitt-Sparks. The Arvin Heater Company was formed in 1920 with Mssrs Arvin, Noblitt, Sparks, and Redmond becoming sole stockholders. Noblitt-Sparks was later formed out of that.

This particular heater has a date stamp (an inspection stamp, by the looks of it - see Pic 3) of NOV 21 1943. Right in my collecting wheelhouse!

Wow, that cleaned up nicely. Man was it dir-tee!

 

[Cooter Brown]

The hammered finish is beautiful (see Pic 1) and there is really only one bad spot (see Pic 2). I am going to preserve everything else, remove the red metallic "ARVIN" decal, and try to touch up that bad spot with a close color-match.

Here's the neat part. The heater is named after Richard Hood Arvin, a former arms and ammunition salesman who had invented a heating device for Ford automobiles. In 1920, Arvin, who had applied for patents for his heater but lacked the capital to manufacture it, offered his product to Indianapolis Air Pump, a precursor to Noblitt-Sparks. The Arvin Heater Company was formed in 1920 with Mssrs Arvin, Noblitt, Sparks, and Redmond becoming sole stockholders. Noblitt-Sparks was later formed out of that.

This particular heater has a date stamp (an inspection stamp, by the looks of it - see Pic 3) of NOV 21 1943. Right in my collecting wheelhouse!

I wonder if that discoloration was years of tobacco smoke stain? It has that color.

It looks great and I really like that deco design.

 

[Outlawmws]

OS, welcome to the club! Nice score on the Pressweld!

Lugz, That heater cleaned up AMAZING. I't always remarkable how much nicotine tar can accumulate on stuff!

My first house had a 3 pack a day man living in it for about 30 years after he bought it new to retire in. The only room in the house that had ever been painted was the kitchen, (very blue) Not a single nail hole in the walls for pictures, (but some small picture frame outlines above he fireplace top sill) Even the kitchen cabinets had only had the bottom shelves used!

But the nicotine tar! OMG! I about killed my arms cleaning the ceiling one square foot at a time with TSP; a gallon bucket of TSP water - scrub rinse, scrub rinse, scrub rinse, dump the water mix a clean batch, and do a final scrub rinse, - then on to the next square foot! I thought I would NEVER finish...

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Thanks, guys. Whatever it was the Simple Green and a Scotchbrite pad cut it right quick. I still have another round or two to go on it, but that can wait.

 

[Robbie B]

So how does this whole thing work? I’ve got some Stuff I’m thinking about letting go of since I’m not wrenching for a living anymore. How is payment normally done? PayPal I assume? I’ve never sold stuff online like this before so I’m curious as to how it normally goes down.


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[emeraldcoupe]

picked this off fb marketplace this afternoon. $20

 

[dkroth]

Picked these up this morning at an estate sale just over an hour away. Complete set ofOld-School Craftsman double box wrenches along with several extra's.

Mother lover....








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[BlueBomber]

So how does this whole thing work? I’ve got some Stuff I’m thinking about letting go of since I’m not wrenching for a living anymore. How is payment normally done? PayPal I assume? I’ve never sold stuff online like this before so I’m curious as to how it normally goes down.


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Hi, Robbie B! This Garage Sale thread represents the end state of what you want to do: get stuff sold. People who post here show off the stuff they bought on the used market. This thread is not a place to advertise your stuff for sale, but I'm happy to give you a few pointers for the places we normally find the stuff we post.

The Garage Journal forum has a classified section where you can advertise your stuff. Other places to find buyers are Craigslist, OfferUp, letgo, Facebook Marketplace, and many others. For a wide audience, it's hard to beat the 300 million users on Ebay, if you dont mind shipping items. You can advertise individual pieces online, of course, or you could host a good old fashioned garage sale. If you do, someone might just buy your treasures and post a picture right here.

Good luck moving your stuff along!

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[Outlawmws]

Picked these up this morning at an estate sale just over an hour away. Complete set ofOld-School Craftsman double box wrenches along with several extra's. Snap-on stubby ratchet, some sockets and a couple of wrenches, a puller and a screwdriver. Four Plomb pebble combination wrenches and a Matco maroon hard handle screwdriver.

Jeff, you are actually closer to 2 full sets than "several extras"

Nice score on the pebbles! don't forget the Plvmb thread!

 

[tombat]

I've been following this thread for about a year now and keep finding my way to sales buying stuff I probably don't need. I always tell my self I should post what I get but never got it done - until now.

Stopped by a private estate sale where the add said "tools, tools, tools" so I figured it was worth a chance. Either they had already sold everything or their add was misleading. The only tools I found were an unused Husky metric socket set for $10.

After getting the set home and doing some research I'm guessing its from the 70's or maybe 80's.

 

[Ryan_340]

Here's a few of my latest purchases:

Craftsman tool box in very good original shape $25

Pile of clamps for $15

Parker 954 4" vise for $30

 

[Technologyteacher]

I don’t even know why I bought this... but I did. $10

I have one of those in my attic from when I was growing up

 

[duddly]

I have one of those in my attic from when I was growing up

Those are collectible... most folks don't still have them in the attic, and the tools are missing if they do. Nostalgia sells!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I thought I was going to get skunked today. I left some things behind at flea market #1 (a [PLUMB] hand axe, a WARD'S MASTER pipe wrench, and a wonderful Buddy L toy Army truck - all too pricey for me), and then I ran into this...

...at flea market #2. The lady had no clue what it was and it was one of only a handful of tools in a miscellaneous lot of junk.

If I only come home with one thing, I don't mind when it's something as uncommon as a Snap-on FX-61 3/8-inch drive flex-extension with a 1955 date code!

 

[Technologyteacher]

Those are collectible... most folks don't still have them in the attic, and the tools are missing if they do. Nostalgia sells!

I think all the tools are there. I'll have to check. I remember it was a Christmas Present and then my parents realized the saw and plane and other tools were sharp, so I had to keep it in Dad's workshop. When I was in there I would typically use his tools