Smokeshow69
Well-known member
December 31st, 2022.
“Four Score and 7 years ago, (actually 11 years ago), Our Founding Father, Jeffmoss26 brought forth on this forum, a new thread, conceived in the joy of garage sale finds and other classified purchases. It is dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal and that the Average Joe can go forth and purchase used tools, shop equipment, for their joy and the “thrill of the hunt” and hopefully along the way find some “u **** deals”. “Now we are engaged in a friendly picking war, testing whether our forum, or any forum so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure the endless piles of baby clothes and vhs tapes to find those piles of rusty gold we long for. We are met on a great battlefield of 2023, waiting expectantly each week to see what the other guy/gal finds. We have come to dedicate this thread to document our finds for 2023 (all the meanwhile hoping our spouses don’t find this thread and see our purchases
). It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this, both for our own enjoyment as well as others. “But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow the General Tools Discussion without every one’s participation. The brave men and women, who struggled through Estate Sale wait lists and rude fellow patrons, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to document our finds with photos and words. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what might be found in this coming year. It is up to us, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work for which they who got up at the crack of dawn to be the first in line at the swap meet strive for. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored finds we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion, that we here highly resolve that these picks shall not have been sought out in vain, that this group of deal seekers, under the Prior Host- Old Radar, shall have a new treasure trove of finds, and that thread of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish for lack of participation”
Welcome to the 2023 Garage Sale Thread!
Rules of the thread
Only post used tools you have found from the usual classified locations- Estate sales, Garage sales, Facebook Marketplace, Kiji, newspaper classifies, TOO’s, etc. If you purchased it brand new from a store, we don’t want to see it. That’s what the New Tools Thread is for…you can post anything that would normally be found in a garage or thrift store so long as it’s used. In past years we have had antiques, furniture, occasional toy, etc. I know one year we had a piece of a building that went through the A bomb. Heck, even road side/free finds/used gifts are ok. You don’t have to pay for something in order to post it on here. Ebay purchases get the green light as well as long as they are used.
“Four Score and 7 years ago, (actually 11 years ago), Our Founding Father, Jeffmoss26 brought forth on this forum, a new thread, conceived in the joy of garage sale finds and other classified purchases. It is dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal and that the Average Joe can go forth and purchase used tools, shop equipment, for their joy and the “thrill of the hunt” and hopefully along the way find some “u **** deals”. “Now we are engaged in a friendly picking war, testing whether our forum, or any forum so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure the endless piles of baby clothes and vhs tapes to find those piles of rusty gold we long for. We are met on a great battlefield of 2023, waiting expectantly each week to see what the other guy/gal finds. We have come to dedicate this thread to document our finds for 2023 (all the meanwhile hoping our spouses don’t find this thread and see our purchases
). It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this, both for our own enjoyment as well as others. “But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow the General Tools Discussion without every one’s participation. The brave men and women, who struggled through Estate Sale wait lists and rude fellow patrons, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to document our finds with photos and words. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what might be found in this coming year. It is up to us, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work for which they who got up at the crack of dawn to be the first in line at the swap meet strive for. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored finds we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion, that we here highly resolve that these picks shall not have been sought out in vain, that this group of deal seekers, under the Prior Host- Old Radar, shall have a new treasure trove of finds, and that thread of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish for lack of participation”Welcome to the 2023 Garage Sale Thread!
Rules of the thread
Only post used tools you have found from the usual classified locations- Estate sales, Garage sales, Facebook Marketplace, Kiji, newspaper classifies, TOO’s, etc. If you purchased it brand new from a store, we don’t want to see it. That’s what the New Tools Thread is for…you can post anything that would normally be found in a garage or thrift store so long as it’s used. In past years we have had antiques, furniture, occasional toy, etc. I know one year we had a piece of a building that went through the A bomb. Heck, even road side/free finds/used gifts are ok. You don’t have to pay for something in order to post it on here. Ebay purchases get the green light as well as long as they are used.
- Please make sure your posts include pictures. Some include multiple items, some include and overall shot…whatever your photography style is , post pictures. **but for heaven’s sake, please don’t lay your newest find down on your lap and take a photo. There are much better places to document your find that across your crotch** In other words, don’t be a tool when posting your new found tools. Take the extra 2 seconds to lay them on a flat surface that will result in a better photograph. Better photos also mean better opportunities for suckage comments and ultimately Awards at the end of the year
- Context is everything- feel free to share some back ground on the items or characters you encounter along the way !
- Suckage- no self solicitation allowed. You can post and then let others decide if you have earned a “U ****” deal. One persons suckage is could be another’s trash so be respectful. Yes there is a suckage award for the most earned by a single member of this thread for 2023.
- Prices paid- Some folks like to post what they paid and some don’t. Neither is required but I know that for myself personally , price helps to both gauge suckage and also helps to act as a market guide for what others are paying for similar items. (Example-If I see that Lugz paid $40 for a USMC(not that USMC) marked wartime Jerry Can, then if I see one for $20, I know I better hop on it quickly and ascertain the exact gauge of thickness at a later date). So It goes without saying, you will be more likely to acquire suckage if you help others out with the details.
- POTY- Picker of the year will be determined at the end of the year via a poll here on the forum . No ballot recounts or dimpled chads or any of that shenanigans.
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, the pawn shop lady dropped my Craftsman C-series 9/32 drive socket in the abyss behind the counter.
