2023 Garage Sale Thread

[bmwrd0]

LostBoy, it's called a Deburring Tool. Nice finds, especially the Hurwood.

 

[LostBoy(IRL)]

LostBoy, it's called a Deburring Tool. Nice finds, especially the Hurwood.

That word just would not come! Cheers, got reamer stuck in my head and could not shift it, but knew that was not the name. As I get older my brain seems to be working on it's own black hole theories, mainly involving 'words' that disappear for an hour or so! ;-)

 

[NYBODYMAN]

Snap a pick of the card catalog if you can. I've got a soft spot for those.

@gleman here it is. It initially did not appear that old to me. However, it's made with all straight slotted screws. The drawers are metal with the wood face and are adjustable. Somebody put balsa wood on the bottom for some reason but that can be removed.

 

[RTM]

The wood on the bottom often covers the goofy track system, which either allows stuff to fall out, or hides little stuff in the grooves But I like it for the brighter color, makes things easier to see.

 

[Outlawmws]

Outlaw, you **** for the orange screwdrivers!

Thx Jeff!

An El Cerrito estate sale only had these two oil cans.

I like the one on the righ I havent see thst brand or graphics before

Proto Los Angeles Flare Nut (is it supposed to have a 15 degree offset??)

I don't think so -Likely owner modified

Somebody put balsa wood on the bottom for some reason

I agree with RTM keep it if the bottoms are not smooth/flat; that's an upgrade for garage use.

 

[gleman]

@gleman here it is. It initially did not appear that old to me. However, it's made with all straight slotted screws. The drawers are metal with the wood face and are adjustable. Somebody put balsa wood on the bottom for some reason but that can be removed.

You ****!

That is in really nice shape!

 

[NYBODYMAN]

You ****!

That is in really nice shape!

It really is which is why I initially thought it wasn't that old. The metal isn't rusty despite being in a moist garage, the wood is in great shape. I don't know jack **** about these things except my memories of them in school. Any idea how old it could be? I wonder if the handles are brass now.

 

[gleman]

It really is which is why I initially thought it wasn't that old. The metal isn't rusty despite being in a moist garage, the wood is in great shape. I don't know jack **** about these things except my memories of them in school. Any idea how old it could be? I wonder if the handles are brass now.

I have no idea about the age. I'd guess post war till the early sixties. Those things were made to be used daily and most were built really sturdy. Maybe it had a easier life than most.

I'd bet the pulls are brass too.

I have metal ones that are cheaply made, compared to yours and the pulls were still brass.

 

[mikeinri]

Rainy weekend in NY. Nothing pic worthy but I grabbed 2 buckets of used baseballs (probably around 100 balls-great for BP with my son) and 2 packs of steel wool at one garage sale for $20. I left and found an estate sale on accident. I was the only one there and asked for the tools he said there's "tons" of them in the garage and away we went. Well his tons and my tons are drastically different and it was 90% Chinese junk but I grabbed a Ford swivel T-handle 6 point socket tool, a Cman -V- 6" 3/8" extension, and an old 6 drawer wooden card catalog from a library that will be used to store baseball cards for $11.

You **** for the buckets of baseballs and especially the card catalog!

Heavy rainstorm, line winds and tornado late yesterday must have kept everyone from coming out this morning.
Craftsman mechanic's 26" toolbox set - 8-drawer top chest, 4-drawer middle chest atop 5-drawer rollaround (w/drawer liners & original keys)
plus
125v variac
plus
125vac --> 28vdc power supply
Box could use cleaning & lube on slides & casters and variac needs new output meter but for $53...
Last week's find was NIB hobo fright auto hose reel for $5.
Week before that was ~15gal compressor and hose for $35.
Timely finds for soon-to-be garage electronics workshop.

You ****, mostly for the Craftsman stack!

Mike

 

[Cruzan80]

No sales for me over the actual weekend, but hit up ones on Thurs and Fri. First sale had a ton of camera gear, and the company seemed to make the rookie mistake of pricing by "size" of lens, rather than by actual value. Turns out there was a fair amount of machinist stuff in the garage, missed a Trav-a-dial with bracket, NOS, for $15! Total on all of this was about 115, the lens was $40 and the micrometer set was $20, so figure ~$50 for the rest.

Top is Starrett 36" 4R, 18" 4R with combo square (gray). Blue set is Scherr Tumico with a 12" ruler. Two Williams Super wrenches, small pile below that is Snap-On (including a 10/12mm metric flare wrench, and magnetic stubby screwdriver), individual Mitutoyo telescoping gauge in bag, 5/8-15/16 (no 13/16) Mac Obstruction wrenches, Craftsman metal tape measure in box, with manual, Franklin Studfinder (best version ever), two xacto saw blades, flat/phillips stubby SK wayne screwdrivers, a lone Plomb DBE, and some Proto punches. And a mostly full Marvel Mystery Oil for $4. The Starrett is a 224B set 6-9" micrometer, with two of the three anvils (missing the 7-8").

Lens is a 20mm/f2.8, and now helps to solidly round out the lower end of the Minolta collection I have. Now I have a 20/2.8, 24/2.8, 28/2.5. Current 20mm on ebay, roughly add a zero for price. The XK didn't come from the sale, but the ES did have 5-6 XK bodies for sale (most I have ever seen in one place). Serious Minolta user (both SR and Maximum).

Second sale to follow, with an exciting ending!

 

[jb books]

This weekends finds:
Craftsman metric/SAE 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 tool set $40
Star American thread counter display box $5
Eldon slot car set with 4 cars $10

 

[NYBODYMAN]

I have no idea about the age. I'd guess post war till the early sixties. Those things were made to be used daily and most were built really sturdy. Maybe it had a easier life than most.

I'd bet the pulls are brass too.

I have metal ones that are cheaply made, compared to yours and the pulls were still brass.

I guess it was worth the $10 offer then. Thanks for the info!

 

[Outlawmws]

125v variac

I didn't notice this at first -that looks to be a nice big one too.

Star American thread counter display box $5
Eldon slot car set with 4 cars $10

Suckage for these. I had an Eldon slot car track new back in the day. The cars were the "indy" open wheel cars, The cars and track were not top grade stuff, but lots of fun in the 3rd grade...

The thread box is wood, correct? nice find there,

 

[jb books]

The thread box is wood, correct? nice find there,

It's steel, still pretty old, I figure it was a steal at that price

 

[Outlawmws]

Caught day 2 for a "Estate" (move out) sale - the guy had been there for 49 years since he was 10. some of the stuff in the garage was here when they moved in.

Lotd of tools but most he was keeping. I passed on 3 common green coleman 2 manle lanterns. i was surprised they were still there day 2. He also claimed "right of refusal" as part of getting into the grarge; he only puled back on item. An old service station 2 quart, swing spout fill "pitcher" for motor oil.

The CI was outside the little garage shop. a Wagner Sydney, "0" No. 12, 12" skillent and a 5" No. 3 ill have to ID. I'm pretty sure big the Wagner is older as it's thin cast and hhs the bottom lip.






Wagner marking:









Out of the detached shop:
Hewing ax head (may have markings under the crud), Stag Grip (to be used as material for some scales), Old Lyman Powder measure, Crescent NN, Coleman spout, Cincinnati Tools Co, C clamp, Norton Hard Arkansas stone; I don't think it's actually been used? just shop smudge...

 

[3baygarage]

Nice big ol‘ Wagner.

Edit: the other might be a Lodge but I can’t quite tell.

Last year my yard sale did really well selling cast iron and sold a bunch. This year I had even more out and sold none, with only one interested customer! Oh well. Means I need to have another sale.

 

[gpw_42]

I'm near certain that Outlaw's small cast iron is a 3-notch Lodge. Not nearly as old as the (very nice!) Wagner, but 3-notch iron make GREAT users, as they're milled flat by the factory and thick. The thickness makes them slow to heat, but also hard to warp, which is great. Well done!

Also, Outlaw, check your PMs...

 

[jeffmoss26]

this past week's restore and one estate sale - very little in the way of tools but got some supplies/consumables
restore - fuses (for my electrician buddy), phone jacks and blank inserts, and an older Schlage deadbolt for the collection
estate sale - faucet stem (scrap brass), JB weld steel stik, a nice new 1" holesaw, and another phone jack

 

[Cruzan80]

The second sale was literally right around the corner. I generally avoid this company, as they are usually overpriced (this sale had used/worn ratchet straps @ $30, and the bags of junk sockets with 1-2CM pieces for 15-20 a bag). But it had a couple things I thought my wife would be interested in, so we dropped by. Unfortunately, those either sold before we got there, or were also overpriced!

As I was poking around the garage, I glanced thru the obligatory overpriced junk above, then saw some wrenches on pegboard. The first few were nothing too special, but I started noticing a couple interesting ones. Went to find a salesperson, and ask about unpriced wrenches (been to sales of theirs where it is anything up to 5$ per wrench). She said $2 per, or if I bought a bunch, there could be a deal made. Went back, scoured thru all of the pegboards, and came up with this handful. 11 wrenches, she offered $18. SOLD! What the ES company didn't realize was that it was a full set, 5/16-15/16, Proto LA with pebble inserts on the sizes (5/16 doesn't have pebble inserts, but is Proto LA). Also found a few thread chasers, which seem to be metric M6-12 sizes for $3.


For the naysayers: I don't break up full sets that companies put together, but I also don't advertise if I can find a full set by piecing thru various piles. If they didn't do the work to put them together, I shouldn't pay a higher price just because I found them all thru digging.

 

[Fred Knox]

A couple garage sales this weekend yielded some good stuff:
Craftsman Vanadium linesman pliers with the diamond pattern handle
Hexite Blackhawk wedg head DOE
Plomb 9633 slot screwdriver
Five Plomb Pebble DOE or DBE wrenches
a marked Japanese chisel
a bunch of Thorsen, Action, SK Wayne, Proto LA, and Armstrong 3/8” drive sockets
Tobrin #3 perfect handle screwdriver
Plomb Pebble #5449 ratchet
Craftsman 41293 P WF Phillips screwdriver
Plomb WF-38 ratchet
Stanley Handyman No. H1207 clamp-on vise
Brink & Cotton jeweler’s vise with partial original decal
Atlas mini anvil
and a really cool vintage Eagle clamp-on tool light that I might have to rewire.

 

[mikeinri]

This weekends finds:
Craftsman metric/SAE 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 tool set $40
Star American thread counter display box $5
Eldon slot car set with 4 cars $10

You **** for the slot car set and the steel thread box!

...11 wrenches, she offered $18. SOLD! What the ES company didn't realize was that it was a full set, 5/16-15/16, Proto LA with pebble inserts on the sizes (5/16 doesn't have pebble inserts, but is Proto LA).

Very nice. Are those an original set? Two of them (9/16 and 11/16) aren't marked on the same side as the rest, and another (5/8) looks like a different stamping style (thinner letters?).

I know zero about these tools, BTW, just observing the differences in your photo.

Mike

 

[Cruzan80]

No idea. My guess is the same set, just made on a Monday. I know the Proto LA with pebbles was a shorter timeframe than most. Either way, it seems hard to find, especially all at once.

 

[3baygarage]

Nicely done on the set Cruzan.

 

[bmwrd0]

On Saturday, I headed back to the sale I hit on Thursday, were I found all of the chisels, as it was half price day. I made a nice stop on the way, but I will show that last, as it was my favorite find. But, here is what I did find:

It was after noon on half-price day, so I wasn't expecting much, but I found a Long C combo, Duro/Indestro socket set, an as yet unidentified driver, a brace countersink, and two gouges. As I was on my way out, I notice that a couple of the nicer planes hadn't sold, so I threw a lowball offer at one of them, and it was accepted. So a #06 Ohio Tools plane is now mine.

Today, I went for a drive in the country, and I found a couple sales with some things. The first sale had these:

a Snap-on tool roll with two Blue Point pin spanners and a Williams pin spanner, along with a Snap-on bit driver. The next sale I spotted had, amongst the wholesale sized bags of pot, this:

a 1987 Diana 45 air rifle, one of the big powerhouses from that time period. I will play around with it for a few weeks, and if it donesn't hold my interest I will put it up for sale.

But, as I said, I found something on the way to the first sale:


With nice, vintage hinges and corner pieces, along with a period lock, I am going to line this with felt and fit it out for a period rifle I inherited from my father. It looks like it will fit perfectly, and should look good. VERY happy with that!

 

[Cruzan80]

So BMW found the second SO bit driver, with a stubby magnet. Who will find the third? Guessing yours was black as well?

 

[bmwrd0]

Yes, black.

 

[Macduf]

Good weekend, two sales and a gw trip. Finding more wooden stanley scewdrivers than ever.

 

[Chance]

even the pencil brands are unusual (CL)

We had Empire pencils around the house when I was a kid and in high school (60's & 70's) Made in "Pencil City" TN. I think they were the #1 pencil company in USA at the time.

Used AW Faber pencils for drafting class in high school in the 70's. I remember having to go to a stationary store to get them. Now they are called Faber Castell, and are very big in the art world still.

George A Hormel is the processed foods company, so that one is probably from the home office or a give away.

 

[mritchie77]

Drove up to Fort Worth this weekend to attend the Pate Auto Swap Meet. Really big and I've missed it the last couple years. Lots and lots of project cars, parts, and automotive accessories but usually a couple of tool vendors.

Met a nice guy selling off his dad's tools, and picked up quite a bit.

Pictured here:
-several "Auto-Kit" DOE
-several 30's Barcola Buffalo DOEs
-an unmarked Barcola "geometric" wrench
-Walden 1/2 breaker
-unmarked chrome-moly marked tappet wrench
-multiple very good condition Proto screwdrivers
-various 30's sockets (Bonney, Blackhawk, Duro)
-Hinsdale DOE
-an interesting "controlled steel" DOE
-Unknown 1/4" drive box with Williams refrigeration ratchet and various man. 1/4 sockets


1955 Pipe Fitters Handbook in good condition



P&C clutch screwdrivers in original box. All the same model. Apparently this box was supposed to have 6, but only 5 were left.



Crescent metal handle hacksaw. I'm guessing 40's era? Looks like some I've seen in WWII GMTK sets.

 

[bbbarracuda]

The next sale I spotted had, amongst the wholesale sized bags of pot

You have way cooler sales there than I do.

 

[bmwrd0]

Oregon is... weird. And the further you get into the countryside, the weirder it gets.

 

[RTM]

OR the closer to downtown Portland??? Inquiring minds and all that.

 

[Chance]

One estate sale today although I also stopped at three TOO garage sales to no avail.

New to the thread... what does TOO mean in a garage/yard/estate sale context?

 

[d42jeep]

Target of opportunity. I had to ask too.
-Don

 

[ctuai]

@gleman here it is. It initially did not appear that old to me. However, it's made with all straight slotted screws. The drawers are metal with the wood face and are adjustable. Somebody put balsa wood on the bottom for some reason but that can be removed.

That is a very interesting card catalog. Part of a stackable system and you've got some of the middle. Why is the center board so wide? It's only two drawer across. It's either meant for a very small collection or a shelf list, which is much smaller than a main entry card catalog. It's fantastic.

 

[ctuai]

Estate sale ($15): APC NS1080 UPS (2016); Conduit bender; 50' Extension cord 12 gauge; 8 keyed wooded flute.

Testing the UPS. My 27" iMac draws 60-70 watts and after 20 minutes 1 bar left. Not bad for a used UPS.

 

[zanyad]

Heavy rainstorm, line winds and tornado late yesterday must have kept everyone from coming out this morning.
Craftsman mechanic's 26" toolbox set - 8-drawer top chest, 4-drawer middle chest atop 5-drawer rollaround (w/drawer liners & original keys)
plus
125v variac
plus
125vac --> 28vdc power supply
Box could use cleaning & lube on slides & casters and variac needs new output meter but for $53...
Last week's find was NIB hobo fright auto hose reel for $5.
Week before that was ~15gal compressor and hose for $35.
Timely finds for soon-to-be garage electronics workshop.

@unkqty ***** x3!

 

[ctuai]

Estate sale ($40): My first snap-on find, which was nice.

Pic 1 -- Socket/Ratchets -- Snap-on (1955-1956 & G) - [3/8" extension; 3/8 deep sockets (3/8, 7/16, 9/16, 5/8, 19/32, 11/16, 3/4, 13/16, 7/8); 3/8 to 3/8 adapter/extension?; F-70N ratchet; F-10-HG flex-head breaker bar; F-67 breaker bar ratchet adapter; 3/8 sockets-12pt (3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 5/8, 11/16, 3/4); 3/8 sockets-8pt (1/2, 7/16, 3/8, 5/16); 3/8 swivel sockets (11/16, 5/8, 9/16, 1/2); 3/8 universal swivel socket extension]; Craftsman ( -v-, =v=) - [1/2 to 3/8 adapter; 3/8 extension bar (6", 10"); 3/8 flex head ratchet w/ oil port; 1/4 sockets (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 mm); 3/8 sockets (9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19mm); 1/2 sockets (22, 19, 17, 15, 14, 13); 3/8 deep socket - BE, circle H (5/8, 1/2, 7/16, 3/8)]

Well it was "nice" to find all the vintage Snap On and Craftsman ratchets and sockets but sure is a pain the **** to flea-bay. I'd have to think twice about flipping sockets. Sure was a march through history. The socket tray is a KTR 231. I bought the missing 1/2" deep socket. Couldn't help myself and probably made a socket sellers day. There's no markings on the tool tray I wonder if it's also Snap On.

 

[BlueBomber]

Well it was "nice" to find all the vintage Snap On and Craftsman ratchets and sockets but sure is a pain the **** to flea-bay. I'd have to think twice about flipping sockets. Sure was a march through history. The socket tray is a KTR 231. I bought the missing 1/2" deep socket. Couldn't help myself and probably made a socket sellers day. There's no markings on the tool tray I wonder if it's also Snap On.

One might bundle Snap-on sockets, but anything from that brand is worth flipping. I just sold on eBay for $55 a Snap-on body hammer I picked with Lugz last year. I might have paid $5 for it. Of course, I'll lose a significant fraction of that to the tax man, as eBay now sends you a tax form after the end of each year, but I still earned back my money several times over.

 

[mikeinri]

Is there a thread here for tips, tricks, complaints about selling (anything) online? I'd like to get rid of some things, but am intimidated by some of the things I've read (here and elsewhere).

Mike