2021 Garage Sale Thread

[mikeinri]

Nice, I definitely remember that vintage!

Mike

 

[Provincial]

Dave, that Tod-O square is for welding fabrication. Similar ones have magnets, and the brass scale is so weld (spatter) won't stick to it. It is big and bulky for at least two reasons: first, it is handled while wearing heavy gloves, and second, it is often used to square up things that have rough surfaces.

 

[LesserSon]

Back to Jake’s flea this morning, this time with LesserDaughter2, who was on a double quest for a set of alphabetic stamps and a potato masher. She scored a nice masher, but came up dry for stamps.
I walked the bases, picking up small tools and a few Bonney items, including a 2-1/4” No115 Champion vise.The paint was very complete, but some ******** in a bygone age cranked on something far too big for this little guy, and introduced a warp and crack into the slide, which I did not see until I was cleaning it at home.

 

[Provincial]

Dave, search "combo cutting square" and you will see one just like yours.

 

[Davefr]

Dave, that Tod-O square is for welding fabrication. Similar ones have magnets, and the brass scale is so weld (spatter) won't stick to it. It is big and bulky for at least two reasons: first, it is handled while wearing heavy gloves, and second, it is often used to square up things that have rough surfaces.

Thank you very much!! I was really curious why it was brass. It turns out that it is magnetic. (those 6 parallel ridges are embedded magnets.)

 

[LesserSon]

One item from Saturday’s haul brought me some extra joy. A nondescript green canvas pouch, but I recognized the shape.

Inside, odd bits of a tool, some may not recognize. I did search the table for the main tool, but came up empty.

No worries: I had two plierenches in need of a pouch. One is in need no more.

The catalog circular I printed from archive.org.

And the grip-clamp. I did not recognize this until I posted the circular. Makes me wonder if I missed the V-clip for use with the tube-cutting jaw.

 

[AK4570]

I answered a Craigslist add that had 3 toolboxes listed for $10 each. I was only interested in 2 but when he offered all 3 for $18, I couldn't argue. After sorting contents and trashing probably 10 lbs worth of assorted detritus, I'm left with the following:

SK Carry Box

Waterloo Hip-roof Box

P&C 5295 3/8 Drive Case

P&C 6230 1/2 Drive Hinge Handle

P&C 71 Punch

P&C 33 Cape Chisel

Partial New Britain 1/4 Drive Set

* NB Hinge Handle

* NB 1/4 12 point

* NB 1/4 8 point

* NB 3/8 8 point

* 1 SK + 2 Thorsen 1/4 dr. sockets

T&B Flaring Tool pieces

Irwin No. 6 Brace bit

Stanley No. 18 (missing pieces)

Herbrand 3/4 - 7/8 Tappet

Thorsen 3/4 Combo

Lawson 10" Pipe wrench

Various drivers

Brace parts (handles and chucks)

Miller Falls saw handle

soft lead solder

…sundry parts and pieces

(The Mystery) ...next post

 

[AK4570]

Here's one I can't quite figure...

This came out of the bottom of the Waterloo box and, while neatly stored on the pin as shown, was covered in a grease and dirt concrete that took considerable convincing to depart its previous location.

Thoughts?

 

[Provincial]

Toledo pipe threading die inserts. You have a full set for 1-1/4 pipe.

 

[AK4570]

Thank you, Sir!

 

[Rickster]

ALWAYS look in the box!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I had two plierenches in need of a pouch...

...and the extra jaw attachments - just like the overwhelming majority of us!!!!!!!

AYFKM??!!

The wrench is fairly common. The attachments and pouch like hen's teeth. Finding them in the wild to complete an Eifel-jawed Plier-rench kit would have to be considered in the 'wishful thinking'/'improbable quest' category. These are the kinds of finds that the dedicated onesy-twosy guys among us need to celebrate more.

 

[Davefr]

One item from Saturday’s haul brought me some extra joy. A nondescript green canvas pouch, but I recognized the shape.

Inside, odd bits of a tool, some may not recognize. I did search the table for the main tool, but came up empty.

No worries: I had two plierenches in need of a pouch. One is in need no more.

The catalog circular I printed from archive.org.

And the grip-clamp. I did not recognize this until I posted the circular. Makes me wonder if I missed the V-clip for use with the tube-cutting jaw.

You ****!! That's a really cool set!!

 

[gearhead1960]

ALWAYS look in the box!

I will have to attest to that one! One time at an estate sale, I found this box that said it was an oil lantern. At that time, I was doing a lot of camping with my son. So I looked in the box and found a bunch of shiny medallions. Since it was marked $2 and not wanting to take the time to pull them all out to look at, I paid the cashier the $2 and took them home. When I got home, I pulled them all out and it turned out to be 50 2 oz. Sterling commemorative coins from the Franklin Mint, i.e. 100 ounces of Sterling silver which I promptly flipped on Epray for $ 1100 .

 

[bmwrd0]

So many great finds guys, and now that summer has officialy started, we should be in full garage sale swing!

 

[mikeinri]

ALWAYS look in the box!

I see an assortment of things, many missing things, and at least one SO socket with what appears to be an owner's engraving.

$5 was a good price, but what am I missing that got you so excited?

Mike

 

[bmwrd0]

There are around five Snap-on sockets, but the main thing that is so exciting is the Williams Superratchet.

 

[WNYflyer]

I see an assortment of things, many missing things, and at least one SO socket with what appears to be an owner's engraving.

$5 was a good price, but what am I missing that got you so excited?

Mike

I think the point is more like...............typical Taiwan/Chinese socket box indicating a cheap socket set that would often be ignored by folks like us but sometimes stuff inside is replaced with much better stuff, in this case some Snap-On and Williams. So your first impression of what's inside any box may not be correct so open up the stuff cuz you never know!

 

[WNYflyer]

Flyer- YOU ****! You're on a roll lately.

Looking good there everyone!

Thanks 3bay. As I said been lucky lately finding family run sales selling stuff off from family members who were auto & plant maintenance mechanics, machinists, auto body guys, etc. I finds it quite unusual to see so many of these sales this year as compared to years past but perhaps pent-up action busting loose what with the pandemic thing.

 

[Provincial]

...and the extra jaw attachments - just like the overwhelming majority of us!!!!!!!

AYFKM??!!

The wrench is fairly common. The attachments and pouch like hen's teeth. Finding them in the wild to complete an Eifel-jawed Plier-rench kit would have to be considered in the 'wishful thinking'/'improbable quest' category. These are the kinds of finds that the dedicated onesy-twosy guys among us need to celebrate more.

Gov't types do like their acronyms!

 

[mikeinri]

There are around five Snap-on sockets, but the main thing that is so exciting is the Williams Superratchet.

I think the point is more like...............typical Taiwan/Chinese socket box indicating a cheap socket set that would often be ignored by folks like us but sometimes stuff inside is replaced with much better stuff, in this case some Snap-On and Williams. So your first impression of what's inside any box may not be correct so open up the stuff cuz you never know!

Gotcha. The Williams S-52 doesn't go for crazy money, and at least one of the SOs seems to be engraved, so I thought there was something "extra special" hiding in there that would pay off his house, LOL...

I agree, that's definitely a better mix than $5 worth!

Mike

 

[Old Radar]

I think the point is more like...............typical Taiwan/Chinese socket box indicating a cheap socket set that would often be ignored by folks like us but sometimes stuff inside is replaced with much better stuff, in this case some Snap-On and Williams. So your first impression of what's inside any box may not be correct so open up the stuff cuz you never know!

This is BS and a complete waste of effort. The time spent opening countless crumpled POS offshore boxes like this on the hair-thin possibility that there might be something in there besides rat turds could be much better spent driving to the next TOO yard sale full of baby clothes. The rest of you can waste your time if you want, but I heartily recommend the GJ members in the greater San Antonio area to keep moving without giving these things a second glance.

 

[Old Radar]

Awesome find LS! You ****! I've only got the VACO derivative with plastic on the handles and a single jaw, but I use it all the time.

 

[Provincial]

I recently almost passed on a Whitney punch that was sitting in a cheap box like that. Thin steel and cheap clasps. Only when I gathered up the loose punches and dies on the workbench did I realize that it was a real Roper Whitney set!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Gov't types do like their acronyms!

My apologies! Translation: Are you f#@%ing kidding me?!

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I forgot to post this yesterday. A Father's Day gift from my two youngest.



It's a little corny. It's kind of hard to discern, but the stars are hex nuts. I couldn't help but think the long "stripes" look like those extra long thin beam MAC wrenches! HAHA. I doubt I will ever wear it, but it's the thought that counts.

 

[toolmiser]

I think the point is more like...............typical Taiwan/Chinese socket box indicating a cheap socket set that would often be ignored by folks like us but sometimes stuff inside is replaced with much better stuff, in this case some Snap-On and Williams. So your first impression of what's inside any box may not be correct so open up the stuff cuz you never know!

I heard this tip here a couple years ago, and it has paid off more than a few times. The ratchet is the weak link, but I've also found added on accessories very cheap

 

[Old Radar]

It's a little corny. It's kind of hard to discern, but the stars are hex nuts. I couldn't help but think the long "stripes" look like those extra long thin beam MAC wrenches! HAHA. I doubt I will ever wear it, but it's the thought that counts.

Wear that shirt with pride, Lugz! It's got you written all over it!

 

[AK4570]

I'm not sure how this fell through the cracks but here's a bit of a Plvmb-heavy catch-up from Memorial Day weekend.

I hit the annual St. Regis Fleamarket after a quick stop at a tool reseller in Missoula and came away with the following:

Plvmb 5449 1/2 Ratchet (Pebble) (needs one spring... anyone got a spare?)
Plvmb 5449 1/2 Ratchet Round/Knurled Handle 1D
Plvmb 5436 1 1/8 (Chrome)
Plvmb 5421 21/32 0C
Plvmb 5420 5/8 (Chrome)
Plvmb 5463 10" Ext 1D
Plvmb LA 1730 9/16 - 5/8 Half-moon DBE 7A
Plvmb 1220 5/8 Pebble Combo
Plvmb 1218 9/16 Pebble Combo
Plvmb 1130 9/16 - 5/8 Pebble DBE
Plvmb 3021 3/8 - 7/16 Pebble DOE
Plvmb WF-81 9/16 - 1/2 DBE
Plvmb PWA 1058 Double Offset Screwdriver
Plvmb 5464 18" Ext (Chrome)
Plvmb 5464 18" Ext
Plvmb 4766 1/4 Hinge Handle BB (gonna need some repair work but looks rescueable)
Plvmb 5344 11/16 x 1/2 Deep 1B
Plvmb 5430 15/16
Plvmb 5434 1 1/16
Plvmb 5430 15/16 CC
Plvmb 5424 3/4
Plvmb 5420 5/8 AC
Plvmb WF- 84 DBE 13/16 - 7/8
Plvmb 5276 9/16 x 3/8 Uni
Plvmb 4795 1/4 Drive Case (been looking for this little fella for a long time! More details in the Plvmb thread)
Plvmb 5419 19/32 x 1/2
Proto 1222 "Chevrons" 11/16 Combo
Proto 5441-5/8 Allen x 1/2
Proto 5441-9/16 Allen x 1/2
Proto 5441-1/2 Allen x 1/2
Proto 4990-3/8 Allen x 3/8
Proto 4990-3/8 Allen x 3/8
Proto 4990-7/32 Allen x 3/8
Proto 4990-1/8 Allen x 3/8
Proto 5012-H 3/8 x 3/8 Deep
Proto 5220 5/8 x 3/8
Proto 5216 1/2 x 3/8
Proto 5215m 15mm x 3/8
Proto LA 5426 13/16 x 1/2
Proto 5422 11/16
Proto 5318 9/16 x 1/2 Deep
Proto 7334-H 1 1/16 Deep
Proto 5436 1 1/8
Proto 5434 1 1/16
Proto 5213mm 13mm x 3/8
Craftsman 41315 Double Offset Driver
Craftsman 94160 4-way Driver
Snap-On 3/8 Socket Rail
Snap-On 1/4 Socket Rail
Firestone 1 1/8 x 1/2
Red Metal Case 10 x 4 x 1 1/2

All the chrome Plvmb sockets are for my 10 y.o. daughter who is working on putting together a 5400T set "just like Daddy's."

Best regards,
John

 

[cmccuist1]

It was a big tool box weekend. Got a couple of Kennedys and a couple of other boxes. $1 each! I got a nice Kobalt for $25 as well. That PAL System ladder was $10.

 

[Old Radar]

It was a big tool box weekend. Got a couple of Kennedys and a couple of other boxes. $1 each! I got a nice Kobalt for $25 as well. That PAL System ladder was $10.

No question about it. You ****!

 

[jpickar]

I'm a late comer to this thread. I don't know how I missed getting on board on day one.

 

[Outlawmws]

And it started 10 threads (years) ago!

 

[engineer2]

I have a different question. We are having a neighborhood garage sale this weekend. First I've done in several years.
Trying to get rid of duplicates...

What's a fair asking price for single combo wrenches? Random sizes between 1/4" to 15/16", no sets. Brands are Craftsman, K-D, Duro Chrome, S-K.

What's fair price for single random Craftsman sockets, 1/4 some 3/8 drive?

 

[Outlawmws]

That's difficult to say. Most tool buyers are not collectors like this group. Most are simple homeowners, and many are flippers and will make a great big pile, and expect you to give them away. The best prices are on Eprey, and to a lessor degree, Craig's list and the like.

Its also area specific.

A few weeks back I was at a treasure trove of tools. Very few deals, and many at something close to Eprey prices. I spent more per tool there than I have since, well, since the last time I was there a couple of years back. No crowds, and this was her husbands horde, who also bought and sold tools, and she has learned most of the prices. not very flexible, so I kept it to things I REALLY wanted. She not in a rush to sell. She would rather wait for the bigger prices.

Anywhere else, and for commons, I'd have walked, but that may have been the last time for her place as there was mention of maybe her selling them all as a lot, getting ready to move in with her daughter. If I had the space I'd consider bidding on it all, but I'm not generally a flipper, and won't sell on Eprey, anymore, so few options to make top dollar off them.

The bottom line is, a Yard sale is no place to get top dollar unless you get lucky. I always have a few things that I want top dollar for, and I've found buyers that way at times, but mostly things go for yard sale prices. The only tools I sell are Asian generally. Those I price to sell.

Ask yourself "What would I pay?" and consider two scenarios: do you really NEED that tool, or is it an upgrade and worth getting? For something that is at "full retail" for used tools, would you buy? That's what you are up against generally.

Every week here is mention of "I walked away as they wanted stupid money"

Once I spent a fair amount of time setting up to sell "Good US tools" -I didn't sell one. I wanted more than Joe average would pay. Wrong Market...

 

[RTM]

I plan on selling my stragglers at 25-50¢ each, want them gone. Sets will go a bit higher. Things that are nice, like a tri wing Taiwanese Craftsman ratchet will be $5-15, don’t mind if they don’t sell.

 

[bmwrd0]

It really depends on how bad you want them gone.

I know that is kind of a non-answer, but that is the reality of most garage sales. Last weekend I hit two on the same street, one is a semi-retailer, and they want top dollar for what I think is junk. The other was a retiring mechanic, had good stuff but he knew what they were and what they cost new. He wasn't trying to get that, but he wasn't giving things away. And he was on his second day when I stopped there and there was still a lot of stuff, sitting and waiting.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

I went to a yard sale once of this pawn shop owner and he had tons of tools out there mostly Craftsman and he had notes on them with prices and reasons like he was asking $4 for a 23mm Craftsman socket because “it goes on eBay for $5” at that point I remembered why I avoid his pawn shop lol. Generally most places I see will ask $1 for wrenches and a little less for the smaller ones then like .50 cents for sockets and less for the smaller ones and stuff like that then if you buy a lot they will cut you a deal.

 

[steaks&anvils]

RTM, on pricing.

Don't forget feel good pricing. It's when you feel good selling to someone because you know they needed or appreciated the item and you gave them a great deal, even if you didn't make a ton of money on it.

Nothing better than finding the right home for something.

 

[Provincial]

I was at a garage sale last weekend where they wanted $10.00 each for Craftsman metric double box end wrenches in the the 20 to 28mm size range. Nice condition, but later production (not -V-) and you don't see metric DBE's much. He wouldn't budge on price, and I doubt I'll ever use them, so they stayed in his garage. I'm betting they are still there.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

What's a fair asking price for single combo wrenches? Random sizes between 1/4" to 15/16", no sets. Brands are Craftsman, K-D, Duro Chrome, S-K.

What's fair price for single random Craftsman sockets, 1/4 some 3/8 drive?

Around here, $1 per, or a bundle price that is less than that, i.e. $5 for all 7 combos. $10 for all 13 sockets, etc.