2023 Garage Sale Thread

[WNYflyer]

You **** for that haul! I also have the same bent-hamdle flex, also Vulcan (via a trade from Pvt Lugnutz). How floppy is the head on yours?

Thanks, funny that ratchet is what stood out right away and I don’t think it ever came in a Williams but was only as a Vulcan. Surprisingly the head is very tight so looks like not much use. Don’t see that ratchet very often so one of the reasons for picking the stuff up.

 

[Cruzan80]

Sounds good. I am thinking of either trying to peen the pin on mine, or swap it for a threaded bolt to tighten it up a bit.

 

[Outlawmws]

91 pounds of pennies! After putting them through my credit unions coin sorter for free it came up to $157.

The pennies go into bags, no coin rolls.

I would have had someone with young eyes, pull all of the Wheatback, Indian head, and Steel pennies out of that pile at least.

15,700 pennies! That's a lot!

 

[WNYflyer]

Wow, excellent Vulcan haul!

Thanks 3bay , you know me and my ongoing quest for Vulcan stuff. Lucky to live in a strong area for Vulcan stuff.

 

[WisJim]

This week hasn't been too bad, some sales and good local auctions. I have been looking for a bigger tool chest to use as a cabinet to mount my little South Bend lathe on, thinking that if I removed the casters it should be a good base for the lathe. I've looked at new ones at Harbor Freight and Menards and elsewhere, and looked a lot on Craigslist, FB, and auctions with no luck until this week. Found a HF US General 54" roller cabinet in red, at a good price, on Facebook Marketplace, and when I went to look at it, the seller asked where I lived and said it would be easier for him to deliver it on his trailer later that evening, than it would be to load it in my truck. So an hour or so later, he rolled it off into my garage. Saved me lots of grief figuring out how to deal with getting it home. So now I am maneuvering it through the stuff in my garage into my shop area where it will end up. I didn't think to take a picture until I had started cleaning up drawers and had taken a couple out.

 

[bluebolt]

Outlawmws, I went through a bunch of pennies and didn't find a single one older than 1983. So I assume there weren't many older pennies of
any sort. There were a few dimes and nickles, about 3 bucks worth.

 

[Outlawmws]

I'm very surprised!

 

[BlueBomber]

BlueBolt, the Bandit shed has been the mega-est mega pick we've seen on here in a while. And at a cost of just your time and garage space, You ****, like interstellar space level of vacuum. Well done!

Ben's suckage, and the obvious rhyming potential, inspired a haiku!

Ben Buck, well, You ****
For a cool chair but mostly
For free "broke" Honda!

 

[Old Radar]

Someone take away that man's keys to the liqueur cabinet!

 

[Outlawmws]

It's late on a Friday! Hes entitled! -Sometimes I wish I still drank, after a week like this!

 

[Cougar67]

Two estate sales and a handful of garage sales ($57): Revere Ware 8qt, 6qt stockpots; 6-Wentworth 250pc wooden puzzles (1-NIB); IOxygen 42-4 cutting torch; 27 early machine cut nails (1815 - late 1830); Columbian D-63 1/12 vise; Moooi Corks stool (by Jasper Morrison); 11" blue/gray coral; Triner Postal Scale (pre-1919); Richards of Sheffield Kwika-Kut scissors; Henry Disston D-23 crosscut saw; Cannondale Hobo C854 backpack .
Pic 2: Agaitized coral 7"x7"x3".

The winners were the puzzles and the Moooi cork stool. Learned a lot about vintage nails.



I bought that exact Cannondale backpack at a bike shop in 1980. I had it many years. I probably gave it away from being tired of it.

 

[Raineman]

WNYflyer, nice sets! You ****.

 

[pfaustus]

@WisJim ***** for that carpenter's box haul! That's a not-very-common Disston No. 16 Rip Saw made from 1880-1928. You can still see the "5" on the heel meaning it has 5 points per inch. Too bad it's missing the medallion--that would narrow the manufacture date range.

Late here, but the real holy **** "You ****" is for the skewed rabbiting block plane. I've never even seen one in the wild.

 

[RTM]

Late here, but the real holy **** "You ****" is for the skewed rabbiting block plane. I've never even seen one in the wild.

You need to get out more. You can see lots at stupid high prices, often missing pieces for still high prices, or rusty as hell for slightly less.

I've seen a dozen at tool swaps, huge antique flea markets, but only one at a GS or ES. And none reasonable compared to a new LN version 10 years ago.

 

[unkqty]

weather ***** - rained out here today.
can't whine about it bc we need the rain so badly.

 

[Outlawmws]

Very nice day (Going to edge into the 80's), not a lot of stops, but an ES, a Col FM, and a YS got me there.

Estate-$5 Small made in Italy hose nozzle, Iron hook, and prop bottle fill manifold;




Collage FM:- $2 Stag handle Sharpening Steel; $2.50, (all these were cents 25 Ea. )SO Ivory handle driver, CM DBE, 2 thorsen, 2 Giller, 1 SK sockets 2 Husky Crows feet, a VW DOE $2 Blue Point threading plate/Box, 3 BP dies, 2 VA taps, 2 No Name tap and die;





I have a bunch of small taps and dies like this, and will likely fill/overfill this box:




No pic (going to be a gift and could not get the pics - YS $15, Giants "collection" from 2002, 4-5 bobble heads an a signed ball wit display, plus one full 6 oz Giants commemorative Coke bottle;


and last TOO YS $2 4 oz BP hammer, Utica Center punch, mini grinder spanner nut.

 

[jb books]

This weekends finds:
2 Lyon storage cabinets $5 each I like these better than the drawer type.
A few John Deere and small engine manuals $4, a pair of Edifier S2000 Pro bookshelf speakers for the computer (I'd never heard of them, but they sound amazing) $40

 

[3baygarage]

Went to two tool estate sales today in different cities by my two favorite companies. First sale still had a loaded garage, last day of sale. Ran into two of my favorite flea market tool sellers there.

I combed over every nook and cranny for anything of interest. The item I wanted in photos was gone but found a nice pile. Price given was dirt cheap and without looking at my pile.

Second sale was super loaded with tools, huge outbuilding shop. Boxes and trays of tools everywhere. Seemed like the kind of guy with a different tote or box for each task. Most were well used and well weathered, not collector stuff but found lots of scattered Snap-On and other USA.

Found this gem in a tray at the back of the shop. My first 4x6 Crescent! From last weekend's finds to this somebody please pinch me.

In the past few weeks I found a 4" Herbrand, Utica, and a different Utica, now this which was on my wanted list forever. I hope the streak continues.

 

[3baygarage]

Haven't sorted yet. Columbian wood vise I pulled from a bench at first sale. Probably 20 PCs of loose Snap-On from the second sale, including a couple ratchets.

 

[Outlawmws]

Wow, never seen a 4X6! you **** for that 3 bay!

And what are those 4" ignition pliers in the second to last and last pic?

 

[3baygarage]

Wow, never seen a 4X6! you **** for that 3 bay!

Well thank you sir. Never run into them in the wild.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Found this by the side of the road today

 

[bluebolt]

Here's the Wilton C0 combo vise I found at the Bandit Shed after a quick cleanup. Date stamp is 15 June 1964. First photo is as found condition.

 

[Outlawmws]

Jeff, anything in it?

Free is always good.

 

[3baygarage]

Found this by the side of the road today

If there wasn't a nest of fire ants or wasps in it you done good!

 

[3baygarage]

While I was out rummaging, so was someone else. The the wife took this from across the street in neighbor's yard.. Can't believe I missed it.

 

[3baygarage]

Dang Bluebolt, you done well this week, real well.

 

[jeffmoss26]

If there wasn't a nest of fire ants or wasps in it you done good!

Just some dust/dirt!

 

[AK4570]

Catching up from the last couple weeks...

Had a heck of a driver day in Butte, MT last week.

Apex 1510-P shorty mag driver handle
SK 73518 long mag driver handle
Vaco 70425 med mag driver handle
Proto 9212 3/8 nutdriver
Craftsman 43373 mag driver handle
Craftsman 41473 T10
Craftsman 41474 T15 (x3)
Craftsman 41475 T20 (x2)
Craftsman 41476 T25
Xacto handle
North Bros. "Yankee" No. 41 pushdrill (no bits)
Klein 603-6 No. 3 Phillips driver
Klein 600-1 shorty Flat driver
Klein 630 - 3/8 nutdriver
Klein 630 - 3/8 nutdriver
Klein 630 - 7/16 nutdriver
Klein 646 -1/4M nutdriver
Klein/Bell Systems Lineman pliers

 

[AK4570]

Had an out-of-town business trip and trolled through a handful of pawn and junk shops to come up with the following:

Plvmb 4766 1/4 Hinge Handle
Plvmb 9624 Flat driver
Plvmb Needle nose pliers
Plvmb 5018 9/16 deep
Plvmb 704 4" adjustable (dual-marked Plvmb-Proto)
Plvmb 1136 DBE 11/16 - 7/8 (pebble)
Plvmb 3021 3/8 - 7/16 DOE
Plvmb 3430 9/16 - 5/8 Tappet
Plvmb LA 1125 7/16 - 1/2 DBE
Proto 9632 flat driver
Proto 209 diagonal cutters
Proto 1216 1/2 combo
Proto 1123 DBE 3/8 - 7/16
Proto 3026 DOE 7/16 - 1/2
Proto 5422-H 11/16 Hex
Proto 5012 3/8 x 3/8 deep
Proto 5334 1 1/16 x 1/2 deep
SK Wayne 40900 5/16 8 pt
Craftsman 41479 T27 (x2)
Craftsman 41475 T20
Craftsman 41133 T8
General 164 Tap Handle
American Tool & Foundry plane 4ish inch
Yankee Handyman (w/ 7 bits)
Yankee (Stanley) No. 41 (w/ 8 bits)
P.S. & W (Pexto) dividers
Stanley chisel

 

[RTM]

My light haul from the weekend. L-R, Smith & Hawken extendable handle loppers, battery tender, 3/4" brass hose barb to threaded fitting, long Snap-on flathead screwdriver, four and five pin trailer wiring to seven pin adapters, a Black & Decker ?DynaFile?, light bulb socket & reflector, and a hammer of some type. Other non tool purchases not shown.

 

[pfaustus]

You need to get out more. You can see lots at stupid high prices, often missing pieces for still high prices, or rusty as hell for slightly less.

I've seen a dozen at tool swaps, huge antique flea markets, but only one at a GS or ES. And none reasonable compared to a new LN version 10 years ago.

I don't count Patina, MWTCA, the Crafts auction, or anything else where Martin J. Donnelly, Patrick Leach, or the like might be present as "in the wild". That kind of things is collectors and dealers trading discovered tools among themselves. If I saw one at Brimfield (or if I ever get to go to Alameda) that would be different.

 

[WisJim]

I found both of my Stanley 140 block planes locally, first one at an antique store among the otherwise overpriced miscellaneous block planes ($25 or so) and the other in this box of stuff at a local auction. I've found quite a bit of odd, unusual and downrite rare tools locally, small town Western Wisconsin. Gotta keep looking.

 

[pfaustus]

I'll add that back in 2000ish I saw an ad that the local weekly estate auction was going to have a bunch of tools and planes for sale, and went that Thursday with high hopes. Lots of guys at the preview looking at the tools. Listening to some of them kibbitz, I realized that it was Leach, Roger Smith and every other online tool dealer I had ever heard of discussing the offerings. That evening, I saw the moment when tools left the wild.

 

[ecotec]

I'll add that back in 2000ish I saw an ad that the local weekly estate auction was going to have a bunch of tools and planes for sale, and went that Thursday with high hopes. Lots of guys at the preview looking at the tools. Listening to some of them kibbitz, I realized that it was Leach, Roger Smith and every other online tool dealer I had ever heard of discussing the offerings. That evening, I saw the moment when tools left the wild.

Wake up early enough to get a low street number. The usual suspects will cheat. They will grab street numbers for each other. Being in the first 5-10 is especially important in a small house where they only allow so many people in at once.

If you get there first, and you don’t want to do the street numbers… wait until the second guy gets there… and ask him if he is doing the street numbers… and ask for numbers 3 and 4.

A good excuse for not doing street numbers is “I have to drop my kid off at school, so I can’t stay”. Then, you can go home, make coffee… chill out at home… get back to the sale early to get your spot in line.

Look at the pictures so you know exactly what you are looking for. Sometimes it is literally a race.

Beating a tool dealer to a white whale is even better than finding it with nobody else there. The more upset they are… means you found something really good.

Do you want to buy from tool resellers… or do you want to pay what they pay? It’s the game… and it’s fun to win. I rarely buy anything once a tool reseller has it… I want to pay what he paid…

If you have your wife or kid with you, you can race to multiple things.

 

[RTM]

I don't count Patina, MWTCA, the Crafts auction, or anything else where Martin J. Donnelly, Patrick Leach, or the like might be present as "in the wild". That kind of things is collectors and dealers trading discovered tools among themselves. If I saw one at Brimfield (or if I ever get to go to Alameda) that would be different.

Two or three seen at Alameda, couple at an east coast tool show in 2010 that Leach was at, couple at our local PAST events. And I agree, tool events aren't in the wild. Alameda can be, but there are also EAIA & MWTCA members attending, so I don't consider their booths in the wild

EBay or tool auctions are not in the wild either.

By getting out more, I was being sarcastic about finding a cheap one like WisJim did. In 23 years of looking, I have not found an original worth getting my wallet out for. Even the GS one was stupid expensive.

 

[pfaustus]

I was just making the point I had never seen one in the wild, not that I've never seen one. If I found one cheap, I'd flip it. I've never bought from any of the big dealers. Generations of cheap German ancestors would rise from the grave and berate me if I did.

 

[alinc100]

Here's the Wilton C0 combo vise I found at the Bandit Shed after a quick cleanup. Date stamp is 15 June 1964. First photo is as found condition.

Dman, Bluebolt, if there is any more suckage in Louisiana we are gonna have to call FEMA in as the delta will be flooded by a tidal wave.

 

[Raineman]

I have to admit, I’m more than a little bit overwhelmed with the amount of suckage that is happening. I honestly don’t know how to apply it.

 

[catongw]

Don't you hate it when you go to a Garage sale and there's a vintage tool there that you have no use for whatsoever but you have to have because the price is just too good ? At least it was to me . $15 . The stand was worth that much to me. And it runs .