2026 Garage Sale Thread (15th Annual)

[a6hux]

Today’s $15 find.

 

[alinc100]

Busy week, Culmination of Estate Sales, Ebay finds and FBMP:
07/17/26

Craftsman 3/4” drive ratchet
Craftsman 952160 Bolt Out set
Stanley 1/4”dr ratchet
Craftsman 1/4” spinner extension
Craftsman 1/4” dr 6” extension and 3/8” 6pt shallow socket ,flex handle =v=
Craftsman 3/8” dr 3/8”,7/16”,5/8”,11/16” 12 pt shallow =v=
Craftsman 3/8” dr 10mm,13mm “lifetime” sockets to fill a set
Craftsman 3/8” dr 9/16”,17mm.13/16” 6 pt deep-G-
Craftsman 1/2” dr 1/2”,5/8”,11/16”,15/16”,1-1/8” 12 pt shallow =v=
Craftsman 1/2” dr 1/2”,2@9/16” 8 pt shallow =v=
Craftsman 1/2” dr universal ,6” extension, m to ⅜” f adapter =v=
Proto 1/2” dr 9/16,12 pt shallow
Craftsman 3/8” x 7/16” doe
Craftsman 5/8” combo
Vlchek 19/32” x 11/16” doe
Craftsman Nascar Ratchet, Craftsman Sears 125th anniversary ratchet

 

[bmwrd0]

That 3/4" rat was made by SK, and the Stanley is the same as a MAC.

Good finds!

 

[WisJim]

I didn't even look yesterday to see if there were any sales nearby, it was miserably hot and humid and air quality was noticably terrible, but today I found 2 listed on CL and I sure wish I had gone to them yesterday. I did get a bunch of files,mostly usable, a Stanley plastic tip 4 oz mallet, a Yankee angle screwdriver, Grip-all pliers, 2 saw vises (one with a broken jaw, but cheap enough I didn't care), and-not pictured-a nice brass plumb bob and a stack of new Scotch bubble mailers. Less than hour from leaving the house to returning and I spent $22.

 

[ctuai]

Estate sale ($20): 1957 WFL Ludwig Supreme Concert Snare / Pioneer (model 491) /w original WFL stand

Youngest daughter's going to take drum lessons and was going to give her my pioneer snare (1959), but now I don't have to.​

 

[alinc100]

Another quiet peaceful day interrupted by a heads up from a local collector that this came up on FBMP. It was 15 minutes from home and was happy to get there quickly.
From the included literature it is most of a Craftsman 3313 59 piece set. Oddities include the socket ranges, the 1/4" set did not include 3/16" or 1/2" even though there are tray spaces, the 1/2" dr set opted for 3/4" and 13/16" to be deepwell. The missing pieces are orange highlight, pieces I have are yellow highlight. Someone checked off the inventory on the original sheet a few times. Scanned and copied to preserve both sides. The 'extras' in the box include:
Channellock 460's
Craftsman Locking pliers
Craftsman 3/8" ratchet
Craftsman 15/16" x 1" doe
Craftsman 3/8" x 7/16" stubby dbe
Craftsman 1/2" x 9/16" doe
Craftsman 6 piece "Super Tuff" No.4055 doe set
Craftsman 6 piece "Super Tuff" No.4461 dbe set
SpeedWay Model 3, 3/8" drill with literature
Powermaster 9/16" combo -Japan
Thorsen 3/8" dr 7/16" 6 pt shallow
Scratch Awl
Highlighted bits of #3313 set

 

[alinc100]

Continued:

 

[Tarantula]

Joined the fun during Day 2 of an estate sale, definitely picked through earlier as a good number of things on my wishlist had sold already, but I think it was worth it.
My $10 haul:
Craftsman hex sockets, Wright impact sockets, Snap-on 1/2" deep socket, Proto 1-1/16 combo, and a nice pair of pliers because nothing says "I love you" like a 16" Diamond.

Bonus: gingher thread snips from my last stop.

I hit another busy sale where I had hoped to bring home a fistful o' Snap-on screwdrivers and a few loose tools but we couldn't work out a price we were both happy with at the checkout table. No goods there.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Not bad sales today.

M-1956 H-harness and field pack dated 1960, buck 102 knife, globe mini wood vise, and a practically new set of beats ear pods $16 for all.

 

[zachgeo]

Went a little crazy on slip joint pliers today, but they all felt so good in my hands! A "CeeTeeCo" which I think is an old Cresent line, a Lectrolite, and the last one I think says Bridgeport Line inside one of the handles. Couldn't resist the sparkly '60s-'70s handle of the True Temper pry bar - reminded me of the banana seat on my first bike . I was actually searching Amazon the other day for some compact folding emergency triangles to keep in the trunk of my Alfa, and none were compact enough - these nifty MiroFlare folding thingies are.

 

[Beerhippie]

the sparkly '60s-'70s handle of the True Temper pry bar

The "pry bar" is garden weeding tool. Nice handle, indeed. It needs some tassels hanging out the end to match the glittery handlebar grips on my early '70s Schwinn Stingray I had in the early '70s.

 

[bluebolt]

I got back from Oklahoma City Thursday from visiting family. While there I got Sears stuff from Facebook Marketplace, the Sears mechanics stool was 215, the Sears Free Spirit cooler was $15 and the Craftsman hand grinder in a Crown logo box was $20. On the way back to Louisiana on Thursday I deliberately took some back roads looking for flea markets and antique stores and found one in Blossom Texas on US Highway 82. Picked up the 1934 220 or 228 B Coleman lantern (has an incorrect 236/237 vent), Stanley made in USA auto body hammer and Panef (made in my home state of Wisconsin) oil can for $40 total. Happy with all my finds!

 

[Beerhippie]

1934 220 or 228 B Coleman lantern

Looks like it started life as a 228 and someone bent the bail to match the small brim vent. You can probably trade that vent for a 228 one. In fact, I'll take a look and see if I have a spare sitting around.

Sorry-the only 228 vents I have sitting around are for the 228H--slots instead of holes.

 

[genog]

I found a couple of useful storage bins at the High School Flea Market

I have a lot of misc hardware that I need to organize better and consolidate...
They're both welcome additions to the shop

ex Hi-Line drawers/box....

 

[Beerhippie]

Finally hit a couple of sales with rusty ****!



Ridgid tubing bender, 3/8" OD tubing, 13/16" radius. $2.



A buddy was giving me **** the other day because, of the dozens of redundant pliers I have, none were fencing pliers. Fixed. $2, with the funky Sattley Golden Harvest multi-tool tossed in because the guy running the sale saw me looking it over with puzzlement.





My first thought was a motorcycle tool, probably MI India or China based on the name. Turns out, the Sattely Golden Harvest was a hit-or-miss engine-driven cream separator sold by Monkey Wards, among others--talk about new-fangled! Definitely been rode hard and put up wet. I'll give it to my bud Erl of Sunrise Iron Tractors, as he delights in abused vintage agricultural tools for his museum.

Looks like I got a good deal on the Ridgid tubing bender:

Ridgid Tubing Bender, 3/8 In OD, 13 In L 36097 | Zoro

Order Ridgid Tubing Bender, 3/8 In OD, 13 In L, 36097 at Zoro.com. Great prices & free shipping on orders over $50 when you sign in or sign up for an account.

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$106 new!

Now to see if I have or can find a use for it....

Tools at the afternoon sale I got the pliers and wrench at were sitting in the sun--at 95F. I had to use my snot rag to handle them without burning my hands.

 

[Outlawmws]

but they all felt so good in my hands!

My excuse so many times! But they make great usrs!

Picked up the 1934 220 or 228 B Coleman lantern (has an incorrect 236/237 vent),

Wow BB, you are getting into the Coleman lanterns to spot all that!

I found a couple of useful storage bins at the High School Flea Market

I guess you went through earlier than me today. I don't recall seeing those.

Ridgid tubing bender, 3/8" OD tubing, 13/16" radius. $2.

One of these was a left behind (I have them or similar already)

Tools at the afternoon sale I got the pliers and wrench at were sitting in the sun--at 95F. I had to use my snot rag to handle them without burning my hands.

Been there, done that!

 

[Outlawmws]

So post a 45 min nap with our new kitten on my lap posting these for today:

The day started good and stayed pretty good! HS Flea, and lots of YS's including a multi-block sale that got quiet (23 posted houses...)

At the Flea I started with a Mustang emblem for $2 - looks NOS? I'm thinking this was Mustang II era? and a Versa Vise gunsmith vise for $35 - seller knew it was worth a lot more but also knew it was a Flea market. I need to research this as this one seems a bit bigger than I remember mine. 3-1/2" jaws, ovr 15# adn 4-3/4" opening (this type you just open til it stops. to measure)






Off to Yardsales; with some estate sales mixed in:

Estate - 2 gallon Gas can, and an ashtray stolen from a Sheraton - $7 - The ashtrays are handy for small parts trays on the bench.









Tub of 8 insulators, 2 purple the others are mostly new types/colors to me.




And same place - a NOS toy 59 T-bird. my second car was a 60 bird so for $3 I was good:





A buck for 2 pair NOS amber Safety glasses:




Another (living?) Estate: 2 pair Fiskars Scissors, and a Ceramic Pestal - no sign of the mortar... $2





The (nos?) CD/DVD was $5 at one Estate sale, the Stanley Hurlwood small drivers was a buck at a YS:





$3 for the Gloves and the magnetic towel bar hangers. I'll make up a bar for them.





And 2 dozen ULINE clear safety glasses for $10.




I spent way more than I expected and usually do, but the vise, Safety glasses and insulators got me for $60 of it.

 

[zachgeo]

The "pry bar" is garden weeding tool. Nice handle, indeed. It needs some tassels hanging out the end to match the glittery handlebar grips on my early '70s Schwinn Stingray I had in the early '70s.

Good to know before I started looking for things to pry with it! That actually might be handy as I've been plagued with weeds since turning the soil and planting a long neglected part of my garden this past spring. I might see if I can find some tassels for it .

 

[coachwash]

I won 3 lots from an online estate sale auction, had to drive a bit to pick it up. On the way back home, we hit a few antique shops and thrift stores. We did not find anything that we could not do without. So my only haul is from the estate sale. 3 lots $47 total. I will go through it in the next few days since we got home so late, and post it.

 

[Beerhippie]

I might see if I can find some tassels for it

Don't forget to put playing cards in the spokes! Bicycle brand, of course.

 

[JMP]

I didn't even look yesterday to see if there were any sales nearby, it was miserably hot and humid and air quality was noticably terrible, but today I found 2 listed on CL and I sure wish I had gone to them yesterday. I did get a bunch of files,mostly usable, a Stanley plastic tip 4 oz mallet, a Yankee angle screwdriver, Grip-all pliers, 2 saw vises (one with a broken jaw, but cheap enough I didn't care), and-not pictured-a nice brass plumb bob and a stack of new Scotch bubble mailers. Less than hour from leaving the house to returning and I spent $22.

Funny, I was just going through some tools from sales past and just came across the same style Grip All pliers.

 

[Patrickm82]

Slow day yesterday, the sales by me lately have been lacking tools which *****. 5 stops and 3 produced. Here’s what I got

Snap on bent nose pliers
Blue point inspection mirror
5R USA vise grips
$7



Next I got 4 Stanley nesting storage bins for $3



Last was a Craftsman commercial 7” polisher/grinder with accessories. It came with a craftsman marked wire wheel too. The box is a little rough but no biggie. $20



Now I’m off to pick a garage from market place that looks pretty promising. Wish me luck!

 

[LesserSon]

Friday, a buddy & I drove out of the wildfire smoke haze blowing down from across the Great Lakes, up to my parents’ place and fished a small lake there. He caught ten or so largemouth, and (using different tackle) I caught a wider variety of species, but fewer. Diverted on the way back yesterday to poke around PASGL57’s fairly wild places between Ricketts Glen SP and Noxen PA. My buddy also gifted me a Bridgeport doe in a size I didn’t happen to have.

When I got home, a package from @four.cycle was waiting to be opened! Bon-e-con combo, jellybean-era VIXEN, CV DOE. Germany dikes; Crescent, Fuller, Great Neck, Yamaha slipjoints. And a squeezable foam advertising saw.
Thanks, BK!
With all that to process, and still a bit tired from the drive, I opted to stay home from the fleas today, despite MUCH improved air conditions, and focus on previously paused projects.

 

[four.cycle]

Germany dikes

^ we've seen that handle pattern before, yes?

 

[Levaughn]

I picked up these items today at an Estate Sale for $25.

Craftsman 9/16 - 5/8 Wrench
Craftsman 9/16 - 1/2 Wrench
Craftsman 5/8 - 3/4 Wrench
Craftsman Torx Drivers
Craftsman Hollow Set Screw Key Assortment
Craftsman Pliers
Proto # 5316 1/2 inch 1/2 drive 12 pt Socket
P&C # 6024 3/4 inch 12pt 1/2 drive Socket
S-K# 40120 5/8 inch 1/2 drive 12pt Socket
MS 15/16 inch 1/2 drive 12pt Socket
Thorsen 1-1/8 inch 1/2 drive 12pt Socket
Walden # 1115 1/2 drive Speed Wrench
Petersen Mini Vice Grips
Wiss Snips
Rigid Pipe Cutter
Walden # 4047 Extension
Husky Bit Driver
NYE Adjustable Wrench
Compression Tester
Misc No Name Tools
Welding Rods
Mitre Saw Clamp

 

[WisJim]

Checked out a couple of thrift stores yesterday and found a Starret 462 brass 2 foot folding rule. It's kind of dirty and I haven't tried cleaning it up, I'd hate too make it too shiny.

 

[Outlawmws]

It's kind of dirty and I haven't tried cleaning it up, I'd hate too make it too shiny.

Just go slow with Mothers aluminum polish. stop when you are happy.

 

[Patrickm82]

No sales today, I just went and picked around a guys basement shop. Some pretty cool finds and the price wasn’t bad either $60 got me this stuff.

GTD tap and die set with nice case hardened handles and only 2 mismatched pieces
No name hatchet?
Cross peen hammer can’t tell the maker
8” Snap on straight blade
Snap on ratcheting driver with 3 bits
Snap on belt buckle
Mac bit driver no bits
Nice old Ka-bar, decent edge, lite pitting
Stanley handyman clap on vise
1” made in Germany hand vise
Stanley 8’ tape
Stanley 84 folding ruler 2 footer
All brass no name verniers
Armstrong #2 lathe wrench
2 Plomb 9/16 combo wrench
2 Plomb 13/16 combo wrench 1 is NAF
Heller Swiss files that look new
Half can Johnson’s paste wax
Jar of threaded brass balls
Craftsman tool bag to carry it all!

Pretty good day today especially with all the sales lately not having much for tools and goodies!

 

[LesserSon]

^ we've seen that handle pattern before, yes?

Yes. Some discusion on the Too Many Pliers thread.

Yes, of coarse. but Kraeuter & Company was founded by August Kraeuter, a German immigrant.

Also Kraeuter had at least nine versions of the 'Don't Slip' grip pattern that I know of and Boeker/Boker, and Schmidt, P.L. Schmidt; German companies used a similar pattern on pliers and Boeker expanded to the US.

Undoubtedly there was sharing between immigrants and their mother countries; adapt and advance/human ingenuity.

Trying to track down Fulton tool makers, I have two pliers marked "United Hardware & Tool, Fulton, Germany". Nice patterned grips. Unfortunately they match Kraeuter "Don't Slip" design patent D46682 (Nov. 24, 1914). Have found no evidence Kraeuter had a plant in Germany. Kraeuter did make tools for Sears, including pliers, and Sears sold Fulton tools around this time. So, did a German maker copy the Kraeuter patent for their handle design? Maybe. For now I will assume as much. Below are pictures of the pliers I have, plus a page out of the United Hardware & Tool catalog of 1925.

 

[LesserSon]

Checked out a couple of thrift stores yesterday and found a Starret 462 brass 2 foot folding rule. It's kind of dirty and I haven't tried cleaning it up, I'd hate too make it too shiny.

I’d just wash it with soap and warm water. If it still isn’t bright enough, a gentle hand brushing with a NEW brass bristle brush (I like the ones in the paint department at Home Depot or Lowes) would do. Stop before spots of bright brass start to show up. New, because the tips of the bristles get work-hardened with use, so a used one will be too aggressive on something you want in ideal condition.

 

[bluebolt]

Outlawmws, I posted it on Coleman Collectors on Facebook and those guys and gals gave me all the information! It's got cotter pins on the bail handle, the pump screws in and other information.

 

[bluebolt]

This morning I picked up this Wilton C2 5" wide jaw combo vise and a super heavy mechanical punch for $250. He also showed me the awesome table he was building!

 

[3baygarage]

Hit up both weekend flea markets today. Rainy weekend here. First the indoor because I knew the other would be washed out

It was slim pickings. Found a few goodies from a couple vendors.

-1/4” ratchets: Klutch,Evercraft
-Yellow jacket offset ratcheting wrench
-Craftsman neon orange pry bar! Had to hide my excitement!
-no name flexible punch (crazy tool)
-old chisel handle
-Taiwan marked 3 wrench folding set
-Mac neon green screwdriver
-wrenches: long 5/16 Gearwrench, thin 11x13 Hyper Tough, 8mm Teq, 10mm Snap-On!, rusty Matco
-Socketry: Kent-Moore deep socket, Wright extension, Walden u joint, Craftsman ext., Craftsman magnet set, 3/8 crowfoot hinged wrench, a cross bar of sorts.
-Brown & Sharpe rusty wire gauge
-Lakeside adjustable wrench

Funny note, I had 4 Walden 1/2” drive sockets with the U Joint. I think two were unmarked, and two SW’s. Seller, nice guy, a storage guy, wanted a premium for them or else he was going to Ebay them. Oddly, he tossed the u joint back in my pile twice, and the overlooked the Snap-On 10mm and tossed that back in my pile. Goofy.

It was pretty bad at the outdoor flea market. Still a decent amount of vendors but far from normal due to rain.
-Snap-On socket from one vendor
From another:
-“Coes” marked Billings wrench
-tiny Fairmount hammer, rehandled
-Mac pick
-Pliers: Crescent PWA tool, H on handle Harold? w/Screwdriver handle, Herbrand

 

[bluebolt]

I heard from a guy finally who had a Craftsman 1970's bottom gray roller cabinet with red drawers I wanted. After dropping off the vise and punch I went to get it. It will replace an identical Craftsman cabinet I have that's not as nice. The top box is an Armstrong, notice the keys hanging in the lock for it and the Craftsman! $200 including tools, mixture of USA and import stuff and some small engine parts including Honda 50 parts. I haven't sorted the drawers out yet and I didn't take photos of empty drawers.

 

[bluebolt]

And then the guy had more stuff he wanted to move so I bought a Dewalt big 20V impact, Centech battery load tester, Craftsman weed eater and Echo edger for $120!

 

[Patrickm82]

Hit up both weekend flea markets today. Rainy weekend here. First the indoor because I knew the other would be washed out

It was slim pickings. Found a few goodies from a couple vendors.

-1/4” ratchets: Klutch,Evercraft
-Yellow jacket offset ratcheting wrench
-Craftsman neon orange pry bar! Had to hide my excitement!
-no name flexible punch (crazy tool)
-old chisel handle
-Taiwan marked 3 wrench folding set
-Mac neon green screwdriver
-wrenches: long 5/16 Gearwrench, thin 11x13 Hyper Tough, 8mm Teq, 10mm Snap-On!, rusty Matco
-Socketry: Kent-Moore deep socket, Wright extension, Walden u joint, Craftsman ext., Craftsman magnet set, 3/8 crowfoot hinged wrench, a cross bar of sorts.
-Brown & Sharpe rusty wire gauge
-Lakeside adjustable wrench

Funny note, I had 4 Walden 1/2” drive sockets with the U Joint. I think two were unmarked, and two SW’s. Seller, nice guy, a storage guy, wanted a premium for them or else he was going to Ebay them. Oddly, he tossed the u joint back in my pile twice, and the overlooked the Snap-On 10mm and tossed that back in my pile. Goofy.

It was pretty bad at the outdoor flea market. Still a decent amount of vendors but far from normal due to rain.
-Snap-On socket from one vendor
From another:
-“Coes” marked Billings wrench
-tiny Fairmount hammer, rehandled
-Mac pick
-Pliers: Crescent PWA tool, H on handle Harold? w/Screwdriver handle, Herbrand

I’m guessing you’re hanging on to the orange pry bar?? That’s a beauty you **** for that alone!

 

[Beerhippie]

Sunday sales:



Big 1/2" S-K driver/prybar. Some genius sharpened the tip to a chisel tip. That's what Chinesium screwdrivers are for. I'll grind it flat.

Proto Los Angeles 9788 #3 Phillips. I was pretty happy to find it until I got back to the shop and found



the 9788 I picked up last year. Interesting that they aren't the same length.

Set of unused Rockwell drill bits, 1/16-1/4". These are the sizes I break.

$4 for all.

 

[Tarantula]

Too late to the estate party to snag the main attractions, still found some treasures along the way.
Proto Clik-Stop 10" adjustable, kindly reduced to $3 at checkout.
Mac punches and screwdrivers, recorded as "small tool lot" for $2!
Motor's Auto Repair Manual, 26th Edition for $5.
Little metal cabinet, currently packed with sewing supplies. Mostly buttons. Drawer #4 AWOL. $3 (apparently it used to be $12.)


All the other estate sales were too far away to hit in a reasonable timeframe, so I ventured into a promising pawn shop to burn fifteen bucks pulling Bonney, Proto, SK, Cornwell, Wizard, and Par-X stuff from various bins. Quite generous compared to what I expected. Friendly too.


Hit a huge antique mall I could spend all day in, a shared retail space partitioned to display the wares of like a hundred vendors that aren't present.
Couldn't resist the $1 insulator shelf. In for a pair. Then I set off to find tools, which unfortunately could only be found in two little corners of the shop.

There was one tool I wanted to buy, but unlike everything else in that section, a price tag wasn't attached. I did eventually find a lone loose tag in the box, but I wasn't wholly confident in it being the correct one and didn't want to pay the wrong amount without trying to do things right.

The tag did have similar formatting to another ratchet's tag, so I took both to the lady running the show to hopefully find some clarity. I explained the situation and she believed the $3 pricetag didn't sound appropriate for this ratchet, but she'd set a price for me now.
And that's how I got my first Mac ratchet for $1.

 

[RTM]

Here is my pick up from FBMP and a TOO. saw the Huot drill indexes at 1030 last night, messaged the guy a few minutes later, planned to pick up around noon, he said sounded good. He’s a known quantity, has tons of heavy metal stuff, always posting his extras. Twenty minute drive, and the number and letter boxes were mine. He had some master boxes for 4-5x what I paid him, he was thinning the herd for one big box instead of several small ones. He had an American Seal 6” sitting in the driveway 186# that we chatted about, then he got a phone call, so I said thanks and ran.

Stopped at the grocery store and bank, then saw a TOO just a few blocks away. A 2nd day ES, so picked pretty clean. Grabbed the glue applicator kit, a Vulcan and Wiremold screwdriver for a buck.





These two were there teasing me. The Cashier was taking the Wilton (4.5”?), but not the Press weld table. No space for the table.

 

[3baygarage]

I’m guessing you’re hanging on to the orange pry bar?? That’s a beauty you **** for that alone!

Yep, I'm hanging on to that one for now. Thanks. I almost missed it. The guy had tools hanging up and it was kind of hidden in the corner behind some other bars.