2022 Garage Sale Thread
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bmwrd0
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Eh, things get lost in the shuffle. There was so much, and I wasn't there on the actual half-price day, that I knew I would miss some stuff. Indeed, I never even went into the building that has all of the sporting and outdoor goods in it.
But, after talking to the people there yesterday, there will be a couple more sales at that location, just to clear out more stuff. I doubt I will go, as I said I need to clear some space in the shop and it is a two-hour drive.
But, after talking to the people there yesterday, there will be a couple more sales at that location, just to clear out more stuff. I doubt I will go, as I said I need to clear some space in the shop and it is a two-hour drive.
Private Lugnutz
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That's not a valid pool pick! C'mon, pick a number. Winner gets a tool of Beemer's choice!
Private Lugnutz
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Today's flea haul [Lugz 2022_41] has the honor of being the first time this year that I spent everything in my pocket. Tapped out. And I wasn't even farther than a little more than half way around! Now, you guys know I don't like to talk money, but you know I'm a cheapskate. Details will have to wait. Stopped by on my way to DC to brief a Congressman, which inevitably means a few of his PSMs. (If you really want to know who runs the country, and who really cuts all the deals, it's 25-32 year old former "Government" majors. I wish I was only kidding.)
83VillageRepair
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Wow! I like everything I see especially the stool and the wrench roll.
2hr drive and a full-to-the-gills shop, eh?
Hmm, it’s a two DAY drive from here, but if BMer is letting his territory lie fallow and unguarded…maybe some of us Easterners could go algerining, as my granddad used to call it.
Hmm, it’s a two DAY drive from here, but if BMer is letting his territory lie fallow and unguarded…maybe some of us Easterners could go algerining, as my granddad used to call it.
bmwrd0
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Amidst all this speculatin', I am going to quote myself, while highlighting the relevant verbiage.
"I will not be purchasing much in the next while"
Now, Much is a very particular word, as it isn't a definite amount, only a possible limiter for amounts. So, I could possibly purchase something, only I will take great pains to only purchase very little. Which, is another limiting word that has no finite meaning.
"I will not be purchasing much in the next while"
Now, Much is a very particular word, as it isn't a definite amount, only a possible limiter for amounts. So, I could possibly purchase something, only I will take great pains to only purchase very little. Which, is another limiting word that has no finite meaning.
Old Man Roger
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Lol
Private Lugnutz
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Either you moved, Beemer moved, or you have a car that drives 200 mph in stealth mode.
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One man’s “ not much” is another man’s “my wife is gonna kill me”
Private Lugnutz
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Notice how Beemer didn't, um, er, qualify what he said until the poll was well into 2 and 1/2 members and talk of a prize...
Translation: With all due respect to two of my fellow former thread hosts, you jumped the vintage air rifle with the pool, and I ain't giving up no prizies for you jokers, but nice try!
Private Lugnutz
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Thank you, sir! Me too. I'd be hard pressed to pick one favorite, but those definitely vie for top 10!
The old folding stool could be military, could be scouting, could be camping, but I just liked the look and construction.
The angle wrenches are not from the same era, oddly, but they're all Fairmount. I would've paid what I paid for the empty pouch, to be honest. That was the last item I bought and the one that emptied my pocket, I didn't have enough, and after he chided me with, "Oh sure, the old 'this is all I have left trick'," he let me have it for $3 less and gave me back the 50 cents.
Funny. It will take pins and it is kind of creepy, and even a little creepier now that you said that, because it's a Roy "Doc" Halladay. It was 'Christmas in August at the flea' today because that is going to one of my Phillie Phanatic sons, the 28YO, come December 24. He loves memorabilia. The antique Rawlings mitt is also going to be a gift for one of my other sons, my 19YO, and my only catcher. (The other two played middle infield and RF/PO.) While I see alot of old gloves, that's the oldest catcher's mitt I've ever seen in person.
And the Garage Sale Rally was born!
Wouldn’t leave much time for shopping, though.
And sadly, after a long life of shuttle service to our family, crossing the country, pilgrimages to Memphis and Bar Harbor, the Stealth Van (so named for the many times it was hit by drivers who “didn’t see it”) is no more. Fixing the AC was going to exceed the value of the vehicle.
It’s less than 3000miles. I would not want to drive there in two days, but with a round-the-clock team at the wheel, I think it could be done. Just don’t drop below 65mph.
Wouldn’t leave much time for shopping, though.
And sadly, after a long life of shuttle service to our family, crossing the country, pilgrimages to Memphis and Bar Harbor, the Stealth Van (so named for the many times it was hit by drivers who “didn’t see it”) is no more. Fixing the AC was going to exceed the value of the vehicle.
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Smokeshow69
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That field telephone is sweet! I know why you picked it up given one of your previous occupations. I think I will have to go to that sale! Wondering if it is on for this weekend?I had the chance to go back, once again, to that estate sale I was at a couple of times over the weekend, as I needed to pick something up. And there was a lot of stuff left, even after a half-price day! But, they said I could look around and hopefully buy something. Well, I did, and here it is:
A Duro-type 1/2" ratchet, Sparta 1/4" ratchet, Plomb LA extension, P&C ball pein, vintage light fixture socket, Blue Point tappet, Dunlap chisel handle, Chrome Vanadium breaker bar...
U.S. Signal Corps. field telephone, and...
a pre-war Duro box, containing...
A Duro grinder kit! This shows up in the 41 power tools catalog.
But the reason I went back, and it is a two-hour drive, was I realized that the second belt guard was there, just not in the area where the shaper was located. I saw it, but it didn't register in my head what it was. So, when I realized this, I texted the estate company to see if there was any chance I could go get it, assuming it hadn't been purchased. And they were great! Gave me a time to show up, told me there wouldn't be a charge for it as it went with something I already purchased, and so on. I had to try, at least. I thought someone would have bought it to make a candle stand or something, but, no, it was there, exactly where I saw it.
I already had the lobe-shaped one, as I found it in a drawer full of mouse nests when I got the shaper.
And on that note, I will not be purchasing much in the next while, as my tiny shop is stuffed to the gills, and I need to work on fitting a lot of this stuff into it, getting rid of all the stuff I purchased to flip, and making some donations to clear space to actually work.
RTM
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I use that to try to only pick up LITTLE stuff, bits and bobs, that fit into holes in the existing mess. My air compressor is turning into a problem, I don't have a hole for it. So that means no more tool chest, tool cabinets etc for a while. But ignition wrenches, lots of room for those.
BlueBomber
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We'll be the judge of "much" there, Beemer. In your context, it equates to volume, knowing that you're filling up your garage . A vintage Labatt bottle opener, not "much". A full SnapOn roller, "much".
No buying and not posting, either!
And you know, of course, this is all in good fun. My garages are packed with stuff I need to sell, my toolboxes are numerous and nearly full, and the only reason I'm not out buying more is that there haven't been any good sales nearby.
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Southern83
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You could not have picked a better time to say that as I was just in the shop thinking it was time for a thinning. Instead of starting that task I went out and picked up another drill index, just cause!
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Also guilty. Just yesterday, while looking for a place-to-place yet another adjustable wrench I told myself in no uncertain terms to lay off the damn adjustables.
Today's small haul, $8:
Proto L.A. 712-S. Year in the date code is mushroomed--could be an 8, 9 or 3.
F.E. Lindström Eskilstuna, Sweden needle nose crimpers with a Bell System stamp on the reverse. *Edit* Forgot to mention stamped on the inside of one handle is HR-11-39. Nov 1939? I don't know when Ma Bell started stamping their tools with Bell System.\*
Craftsman U.S.A. hose nozzle. I have never seen this font used for CM. Looks like plain old sans serif to me.
Smithsonian Air&Space DVD on the B-52. Lightning would have struck me down if I would have left this behind.
Couple of things I did leave behind:
Well weathered CM Crown circular saw ($5) and an even more weathered protractor and center finder (price-less).
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ChiefBeef
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Lugz, if you don't mind spilling the beans, which flea markets around here do you usually visit?
RTM
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I am one who gathers damaged tools for parts occasionally, but dang, I'd be afraid to touch that protractor for fear of catching something.Couple of things I did leave behind:
Well weathered CM Crown circular saw ($5) and an even more weathered protractor and center finder (price-less).
bmwrd0
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I think everyone seems to understand the space issues involved in this hobby, and reacts accordingly. All in good humor, of course!
I still need to get out of the house on Sat. mornings, and what else am I going to do?
I still need to get out of the house on Sat. mornings, and what else am I going to do?
alinc100
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I believe this font is the same as some of the BE sets of the mid to late 1930'sAlso guilty. Just yesterday, while looking for a place-to-place yet another adjustable wrench I told myself in no uncertain terms to lay off the damn adjustables.
Today's small haul, $8:
Craftsman U.S.A. hose nozzle. I have never seen this font used for CM. Looks like plain old sans serif to me.
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d42jeep
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That’s like asking a fisherman the location of his favorite hole. Lugz made that mistake with another collector (who we will call “Henry” to protect his identity), and has regretted it ever since.
-Don
Private Lugnutz
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As long as you don't mind swearing an oath in public on this thread that you won't "Henry" me! Translation: beat me there every single day with your flashlight and then brag about all the good stuff you found which is what I would have found if I didn't share the locations with you!
X-posted again, Don! It's uncanny.
Seriously, this all depends on where you live, but I generally go to Columbus on Thursdays, Collingswood (in Farmingdale) on Fridays, and when I can, the Golden Nugget (in Lambertville) on Sundays. My Wednesday stop (Rt 70 in Lakewood) is now a condominium constructions zone. People rave about Englishtown and Berlin, but they're too far for me, and also New Egypt, but I have found it too hit and miss for the kind of stuff I like. NJ is chick full of flea markets, if you didn't know it.
Columbus is HUGE! Thousands of tables. But old school. Go ahead and google it. There are several different aerial views during peak season on line. Also open on the weekends, but Thursdays are known for ********* antiques and vintage. Collingswood is smaller, hundreds of tables, but older school and several liquidators set up permanent residence there, so it's like a one-stop shopping smorgasbord of estate sales (read, old house and old garage close-outs). Same thing - also open on the weekend, but Fridays are the day for the ********* vendors and collectors. If you want to fit in, wear a funky hat (fedora, etc) and smoke a cigar. It's a thing. Lambertville is a much smaller classic flea market that is wife-friendly. Right on the Delaware river a stone's throw from Washington's Crossing. Also a little richer, because it's a big time antique town and so is New Hope across the river in PA and they do show up with the stuff that hasn't moved in their shops for months.
There's nothing secret about Columbus or Lambertville. Collingswood is more cultish and word of mouth and my "spot at the end of the bar," if you know what I mean, and I'd prefer to not have too much competition!
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Smokeshow69
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Your socket you posted is New Britain made while BMWRD0’s set he posted is made by hinsdale. Have you checked out the Long C thread?
Show your "Long C" Craftsman!
WrenchGuy and I were discussing this, and I know we have threads like this for the Heritage and Crown marked tools, which are mostly power tools and boxes, (the tools generally having =V= or -V- markings...) but we were unable to find one for the older "Long C" Craftsman tools. Backgrond...
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bmwrd0
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Now that I am only two days away, every Sunday I plan on beating Lugz to the punch bowl!That’s like asking a fisherman the location of his favorite hole. Lugz made that mistake with another collector (who we will call “Henry” to protect his identity), and has regretted it ever since.
-Don
Not very different from the O.G. C-series made by Snap-on, either.Your socket you posted is New Britain made while BMWRD0’s set he posted is made by hinsdale. Have you checked out the Long C thread?
Show your "Long C" Craftsman!
WrenchGuy and I were discussing this, and I know we have threads like this for the Heritage and Crown marked tools, which are mostly power tools and boxes, (the tools generally having =V= or -V- markings...) but we were unable to find one for the older "Long C" Craftsman tools. Backgrond...
Private Lugnutz
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Aha! Well, that's different. I didn't read your initial post as an invitation to a rally team. We could definitely do it. The A/C in my Jeep has been out since last summer and I have never bothered re-charging it, just been driving around with the pop tops off. So it looks like we're taking Chris Siford's truck!
Snerk.
Outlawmws
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Beemer? Sat, Sunday at the latest! 
Provincial
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bmw having to scale back, and I'm ******* working every day!
You could not have picked a better time to say that as I was just in the shop thinking it was time for a thinning. Instead of starting that task I went out and picked up another drill index, just cause!
Wow, that's really nice!
Mike
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Here're the details with a new pic on my bench...
- Fairmount 7-pc angle wrench roll
- Bernard eyelet setter (dupe, trade bait)
- Jeep pull toy. At first I thought homemade, but I'm pretty sure it's vintage and factory, just need to figure out who made it. Room for a driver and three passengers, which I'm assuming were little round figures. (Edit: Holgate!)
- The book was written by a former Scoutmaster in 1913 (Donohue, Chicago) and I suspect a series. Too delicate to read.
- No idea what the leatherette case is. I'll post more tomorrow. I just wanted the case.
- The long black handled nut driver is awesome. That bit (5/16" 6-pt socket) pulls out (male split spring drive tang) and the holder for the removable bit is also a 1/2" hex opening. The States Company, which I never heard of.
- No stamped markings on the little 3/16" nut driver but it, too, is awesome. Well built, dark natural steel. There is a red inked marking on the handle that I SWEAR I see as "JAN. 1936 M.F. (illegible). Pre-war Millers Falls? Or maybe it's MTF (Milwaukee Tool & Forge)
- The Stillson pattern pipe wrench is a Champion DeArment.
Bit of a letdown - when I was just gathering everything I realized that I lost a Blue-Point stubby. It was a BHM made Matchless type. Before I took the trunk pics. Either on the ground in the PL when I unloaded my bag, or on a table when I put it down to look at something else and I never paid for it. I have seen that guy before, so maybe it will be out again next week.
- Fairmount 7-pc angle wrench roll
- Bernard eyelet setter (dupe, trade bait)
- Jeep pull toy. At first I thought homemade, but I'm pretty sure it's vintage and factory, just need to figure out who made it. Room for a driver and three passengers, which I'm assuming were little round figures. (Edit: Holgate!)
- The book was written by a former Scoutmaster in 1913 (Donohue, Chicago) and I suspect a series. Too delicate to read.
- No idea what the leatherette case is. I'll post more tomorrow. I just wanted the case.
- The long black handled nut driver is awesome. That bit (5/16" 6-pt socket) pulls out (male split spring drive tang) and the holder for the removable bit is also a 1/2" hex opening. The States Company, which I never heard of.
- No stamped markings on the little 3/16" nut driver but it, too, is awesome. Well built, dark natural steel. There is a red inked marking on the handle that I SWEAR I see as "JAN. 1936 M.F. (illegible). Pre-war Millers Falls? Or maybe it's MTF (Milwaukee Tool & Forge)
- The Stillson pattern pipe wrench is a Champion DeArment.
Bit of a letdown - when I was just gathering everything I realized that I lost a Blue-Point stubby. It was a BHM made Matchless type. Before I took the trunk pics. Either on the ground in the PL when I unloaded my bag, or on a table when I put it down to look at something else and I never paid for it. I have seen that guy before, so maybe it will be out again next week.
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ChiefBeef
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As long as you don't mind swearing an oath in public on this thread that you won't "Henry" me!
I'm only starting my journey, and my interest is mostly in 'user' tools, so I can absolutely promise you that. That said, for me, the closest are Vineland, Berlin, and Columbus in that order. I'm pretty fond of Columbus for its size, but I wasn't aware that Thursday was the good day. Appreciate the tips on the other locations, I'll have to see when I can make the drive.
As per Lambertville, I've been there many times, and over to New Hope as well! Wife-friendly, indeed.
Promise I'll leave you some good items
NJ flea markets
Flea markets tend to be a weekend thing for me. I used to live on the beach near Collingswood, and would go there all the time. I go back when I can. Good stuff and mostly good people.
Golden nugget is small, and out of the way, but if you are headed that way, stop. It closest to the "antique shop" type of flea market.
I used to go to Englishtown Auction (which is different than the swap meet at the racetrack), but stopped years ago, because it was overwhelmed with new ****. I do recall my personal "flea market death march" at Englishtown probably 15 years ago. It involved 98+ degrees, a bunch of 6' Hartford adjustable clamps and a Stanley #8, plus a half a mile trek back to the car.
New Egypt is odd. Sometimes there are interesting things, sometimes it is a ghost town. The people may be even odder than the goods. I like going there sometimes because it also has a nearby used bookstore.
I moved to Camden County just before COVID. Columbus on Sundays is good. There isn't enough old stuff on Saturdays to talk about. I'd heard a lot about Berlin, but was underwhelmed. There are definitely tools there, but feel like I've never left saying "hot damn, I did well." I've never figured out what the best day to go, which might be part of the problem.
I haven't wandered down to Cowtown yet. Forays to the Philly flea markets left me feeling "There has gotta be a better one here somewhere".
I've picked up some good garage sale stuff recently that I should post.
Flea markets tend to be a weekend thing for me. I used to live on the beach near Collingswood, and would go there all the time. I go back when I can. Good stuff and mostly good people.
Golden nugget is small, and out of the way, but if you are headed that way, stop. It closest to the "antique shop" type of flea market.
I used to go to Englishtown Auction (which is different than the swap meet at the racetrack), but stopped years ago, because it was overwhelmed with new ****. I do recall my personal "flea market death march" at Englishtown probably 15 years ago. It involved 98+ degrees, a bunch of 6' Hartford adjustable clamps and a Stanley #8, plus a half a mile trek back to the car.
New Egypt is odd. Sometimes there are interesting things, sometimes it is a ghost town. The people may be even odder than the goods. I like going there sometimes because it also has a nearby used bookstore.
I moved to Camden County just before COVID. Columbus on Sundays is good. There isn't enough old stuff on Saturdays to talk about. I'd heard a lot about Berlin, but was underwhelmed. There are definitely tools there, but feel like I've never left saying "hot damn, I did well." I've never figured out what the best day to go, which might be part of the problem.
I haven't wandered down to Cowtown yet. Forays to the Philly flea markets left me feeling "There has gotta be a better one here somewhere".
I've picked up some good garage sale stuff recently that I should post.
ChiefBeef
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My personal experience is that Berlin and Vineland (if you ever get down this way) are definitely Sunday flea markets. Gotta be ready to wheel & deal if you really want to do well.
Private Lugnutz
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Hey, we're a good match then! I have a stranger type of flea market "buddy" (not exactly a friend, not even an acquaintance) like that in which the buddiness just happened because we were just there at the same time so often and our predilections were obvious. Now, when we're working a big messy table over together I'll throw good or interesting chrome stuff his way and he'll throw all the good non shiny stuff my way. He's a major flipper. But not eBay. Believe it or not, he's a snowbird and hauls his stuff down to Florida in a trailer to sell.
Like Collingswood, it will go all winter long, too. But they close the back lot so it's easier to get through much small numbers of vendors condensed to the area between the long covered areas.
Private Lugnutz
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Snerk.
Oh, there's no "may be" about it. I do know that Jack, one of my tool guy regglers from the now closed Rt 70 flea, now sells at New Egypt. Tall, older, hard-of-hearing, soft-spoken gentleman with a mottled complexion. It's just a hobby for him. He makes the estate sale rounds. Collects what he likes. Has fun doing some research. Then unloads at the flea periodically. Very selective. Less than a dozen things at once. And he's never looking to make a killing. Enjoys the banter.
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