2023 Garage Sale Thread

[BlueBomber]

I finally made it up to the recycling place in New Hampshire that buys old catalytic converters and exchanged the ones I had replaced in my brother's and daughter's vehicles for $311. By the by, if you don't know, early 2000s F-150s have four cats that bring $200 all by themselves!

I immediately exchanged 125 of those dollars for an entire 80+ piece hubcap collection! Some of these are destined for the garage wall, but the majority will go to duplicate another yard art project I saw online (see the last picture).

Meanwhile, if anyone recognizes models and/or years (many makes are obvious), feel free to sing out!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Cochran Speednut wrench,

Nice find! I am an unabashed fan. They work magnificently and the design is still being copied by FACOM, Wera (google Joker) and others in Europe, but obsolete here for decades by major mfgrs. As an aside, Cochran is a distant relative of the site owner, and the site background features many of his patent diagrams. Lastly, you know I'm going to say it - we have a thread! See the Sticky Index.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

...the majority will go to duplicate another yard art project I saw online (see the last picture).

That is awesome!

 

[Outlawmws]

BB the 2 white Chevy center truck caps apparently go for serious $$ on Eprey.

 

[Old Man Roger]

I worked at a place called hubcap warehouse back in the late 80’s, those Cadillac hubcaps in the middle of the first picture were like gold back then.

In the bottom of the first two pics, I don’t know what those 3 white ones with the 4 sets of ribs are, but they’re cool. That moonish looking “R” hubcap makes me think of a Riviera, but that’s a total guess.

 

[Old Man Roger]

I found one I recognized

1969-1971 MoPar Dodge Division Polara, Monaco Wheel Covers SET OF 4

1969-1971 MoPar Dodge Division Polara, Monaco Wheel Covers SET OF 4 Cleanable condition for a driver or restore. Measures 15.25" outter most diameter on front, and 14.75" from inner grab flanges. Single photo is of the one in best condition. These were/are NOS but have had some water damage at...

www.vintagemoparts.com

4th pic second from the bottom.

 

[BlueBomber]

BB the 2 white Chevy center truck caps apparently go for serious $$ on Eprey.

Thanks for the heads up, Outlaw. I did have the thought of identifying the more valuable covers from the group before building a pilfer-able display with all of them down by the roadside.

 

[BlueBomber]

I worked at a place called hubcap warehouse back in the late 80’s, those Cadillac hubcaps in the middle of the first picture were like gold back then.

In the bottom of the first two pics, I don’t know what those 3 white ones with the 4 sets of ribs are, but they’re cool. That moonish looking “R” hubcap makes me think of a Riviera, but that’s a total guess.

I discovered the Google lens feature that can search by image! The 3 white ones are, I think, Ford hubcaps from the 60s, and the moon-like hubcap with the R is a Nash Rambler cover from the 50s.

 

[d42jeep]

I finally made it up to the recycling place in New Hampshire that buys old catalytic converters and exchanged the ones I had replaced in my brother's and daughter's vehicles for $311. By the by, if you don't know, early 2000s F-150s have four cats that bring $200 all by themselves!

I immediately exchanged 125 of those dollars for an entire 80+ piece hubcap collection! Some of these are destined for the garage wall, but the majority will go to duplicate another yard art project I saw online (see the last picture).

Meanwhile, if anyone recognizes models and/or years (many makes are obvious), feel free to sing out!

I’ve had both of these two on my Corvair camper van.
The two van pictures were taken about 30 years apart.
-Don

 

[Smokeshow69]

**Just a reminder to please go to the 2 poll threads and vote! We desperately need your help so we can crown winners in those 2 categories. Remember trophies and bragging rights are on the line people**

 

[Raineman]

**Just a reminder to please go to the 2 poll threads and vote! We desperately need your help so we can crown winners in those 2 categories. Remember trophies and bragging rights are on the line people**

Did I miss where these are?

Edit: Answering my own question, yes. Post #5914.

 

[Patrickm82]

Who was it that got the $15 Wilton ? If I’m not mistaken it was a baby bullet correct? For the POTY.

 

[alinc100]

Who was it that got the $15 Wilton ? If I’m not mistaken it was a baby bullet correct? For the POTY.

Well this was NJMarty's $15 Wilton: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/2023-garage-sale-thread.508550/post-10450975

and Michael_in_DE has an $18 Baby Wilton https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/2023-garage-sale-thread.508550/post-10415924

 

[Raineman]

I seem to remember in the past there were 2 categories. PICKER of the year and PICK of the year. ???

 

[Outlawmws]

I seem to remember in the past there were 2 categories. PICKER of the year and PICK of the year. ???

This is up to the current host, and has been adjusted in various ways each year.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I seem to remember in the past there were 2 categories. PICKER of the year and PICK of the year. ???

I don't think so. Believe it or not, in 2018, when I started this craziness, I had FIVE awards!! Oldest Find, Rarest Find, Best Deal ($), Best Haul (could be biggest or luckiest etc), and overall PotY. The idea was to spread the peanut butter, and yeah, celebrate some single picks, as opposed to consistent hauls. You may be thinking of that. But even I would admit it was too much and the next host reduced it to just PotY, rightfully so, I thought.

Smoke has a cool trick up his sleeve, though. I won't spoil his fun.

 

[four.cycle]

@BlueBomber -
Old Man Roger is right: Caddy hubcaps always got serious money. And those small white Chevy truck caps.
My old man had the entire exterior of the building covered with hubcaps, but he never thought to make a tree out of them.
Very cool.

 

[BlueBomber]

@BlueBomber -
Old Man Roger is right: Caddy hubcaps always got serious money. And those small white Chevy truck caps.
My old man had the entire exterior of the building covered with hubcaps, but he never thought to make a tree out of them.
Very cool.

Thank, OMR and four.cycle! I'll probably eBay-evaluate all of the hubcaps, sell off the more valuable ones to pay for the whole acquisition, and then use the rest for a tree decoration next year.

 

[Smokeshow69]

**as lugz indicated I have something cool up my sleeve but I can’t disclose until the polls close. So please, do your part and vote!**

 

[four.cycle]

"Just look for the hubcap display" was a line in an advertising jingle my old man used on the radio
When I was a kid, I got 25 cents an hour to go out with a long pole with a hook on it, pull the hubcaps down one at a time, buff them up with a can of "Turtle Wax Chrome Polish" and then hang them back up.
The most valuable set we had on display were for a 1957 Cadillac Eldorado.
Buick/Olds/Pontiac - not so much except for Rivieras.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

When I was a kid, I got 25 cents an hour to go out with a long pole with a hook on it, pull the hubcaps down one at a time, buff them up with a can of "Turtle Wax Chrome Polish" and then hang them back up.

But you could buy a Sgt. Rock comix book and a handful of Bazooka Joe bubblegum for that wage! At the age of 10 I was on a scaffold painting the sides of our white clapboard house, burning leaf piles, and taking things apart that needed to go to the scrapyard. Can you just imagine this today, though? My kids like to joke with me now that I'm lucky they didn't report me to "DIE-fuss" (DYFS, or Division of Youth and Family Services) for some of the chores I made them do, which was mild. Our parents would've been locked up!

 

[Smokeshow69]

But you could buy a Sgt. Rock comix book and a handful of Bazooka Joe bubblegum for that wage! At the age of 10 I was on a scaffold painting the sides of our white clapboard house, burning leaf piles, and taking things apart that needed to go to the scrapyard. Can you just imagine this today, though? My kids like to joke with me now that I'm lucky they didn't report me to "DIE-fuss" (DYFS, or Division of Youth and Family Services) for some of the chores I made them do, which was mild. Our parents would've been locked up!

Hey, sgt rock was my favorite comic! I had to read all of my dad’s old comics from the 60’s but none the less! The Huns never saw sarge coming until it was too late.

 

[four.cycle]

^ I bought a new 10-speed bicycle at Rhodes Brothers for $52.92 (including tax) when I was 10.

funny when I think about hubcaps I remember that when they finally took all the hubcaps down (in the mid-1960s), they hauled them all in the back of a pickup to our house, and dumped them all behind the chicken house, where they promptly started rusting away. we had a miniature "chrome junk yard" in the back yard to play in.

 

[WisJim]

Comic books!! When I was a kid, early to mid 1960s, the local 2nd hand/antique/junk store bought your used comics 2 for a nickle and sold them 3 for a dime. We were encouraged not to keep them long but to keep the buy/sell cycle going.

 

[Provincial]

I've been out of action from knee replacement surgery for three weeks now. Last week I stopped by the local charity store and bought a cane to use during my recovery. While there, I checked out the limited tool supply. I don't check that often, since they rarely have anything that interests me, but this time there were some items worth purchasing.

P&C 674 #2 Phillips Screwdriver
P&C 2114 short DBE 3/8 x 7/16
Proto 9604 screwdriver
Plomb 9833 screwdriver
Barcalo Scoop combo 11/16

 

[Smokeshow69]

***We are still in need of votes for the Picker of the year and for the 2024 Garage Sale Thread host. I have added links to my signature below. *** Please note these have an expiration date so please take 5 minutes and vote!**

 

[mikeinri]

***We are still in need of votes for the Picker of the year and for the 2024 Garage Sale Thread host. I have added links to my signature below. *** Please note these have an expiration date so please take 5 minutes and vote!**

Done (both)! Tough choices!!!

Mike

 

[Smokeshow69]

Done (both)! Tough choices!!!

Mike

Thanks for doing that! I agree with you, it’s a tough choice. Some really good people and really great picks overall

 

[ctuai]

Estate sale ($20): Atari 2600, 13 Games w/ manuals, 2 joysticks, 2 paddles, 1 touchpad, Atari game center case.

• Joyfully it came with Adventure, which I played the heck out of when I was 10-11. The interesting fact about Adventure is that it was the first video game that had an easter egg, which of course I found. Didn't know it was there, didn't know what it was, and had no one to tell. Ahhh the day's when the Atari was one's best friend.

 

[ctuai]

Hey, sgt rock was my favorite comic! I had to read all of my dad’s old comics from the 60’s but none the less! The Huns never saw sarge coming until it was too late.

Ahhh War is Hell. Easy co wasn't in it for the glory that's for sure... other than Ice Cream Soldier.

 

[Raineman]

Estate sale ($20): Atari 2600, 13 Games w/ manuals, 2 joysticks, 2 paddles, 1 touchpad, Atari game center case.

• Joyfully it came with Adventure, which I played the heck out of when I was 10-11. The interesting fact about Adventure is that it was the first video game that had an easter egg, which of course I found. Didn't know it was there, didn't know what it was, and had no one to tell. Ahhh the day's when the Atari was one's best friend.

You ****.

You also need to watch the movie Ready Player One.

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

By the by, if you don't know, early 2000s F-150s have four cats that bring $200 all by themselves!

You don't say..!
I think my neighbor has one of those trucks, hang on I'll be right back, been looking for an excuse to use my new sawzall...



JK

 

[CoogarXR]

You don't say..!
I think my neighbor has one of those trucks, hang on I'll be right back, been looking for an excuse to use my new sawzall...



JK

There's a burned-out house up the road from me. Recently I noticed somebody pulled the burned car out of the garage and put it up on a railroad tie. I assume to take the cats off, lol.

 

[BlueBomber]

I added 14 more to the collection. However, I didn't check the box-- there were supposed to be 18. Amongst the cooler missing covers was an iconic Studebaker hubcap. At $60 for the lot, I'm over $5 per for 14 caps, more than I wanted to pay for an art project. I messaged the guy to see if he had the missing ones, but I'm not optimistic I'll even hear back.

 

[ctuai]

Estate sale ($25): Taylor 36" No. 22 bar clamp; shot put 16lbs; SK sockets and socket driver; Craftsman 1/4" ratchet 43185; Armstrong 3/8" ratchet No. F-50; Divided box.

Wow, a cannonball, I thought. Nope, just a shot put. However given that it is the official men's olympic shot put weight, I can now say that I am only shy of 70' off the record throw.

 

[bmwrd0]

Not a whole lot going on around here, so, as is my usual bent, I have been stopping by the Restores that are near my daily wanderings. Here is what I picked up today:

Glock tuperware container, wiring block, Williams and Chrome Vanadium (Duro) sockets, SS wire, and, best of all, a small mill vise, something I have been looking for. All that for 12 or so.

 

[bubinga]

Must be 50 or 100 ft. of 12/2 with ground! $2.50!
Can O homemade fishing sinkers, $1.00!

 

[mikeinri]

Must be 50 or 100 ft. of 12/2 with ground! $2.50!
Can O homemade fishing sinkers, $1.00!

You ****!

Mike

 

[Private Lugnutz]

It's officially winter, -1*C, and really starting to get into the serious pickers' season at the flea market now, when you don't have to walk as far, because all the sellers are grouped up, and there's little to no beanie babies and household bric-a-brac.

Today's visit (Lugz 2023_44) yielded:



- a couple wartime MOPAR manuals
- a Crowntop era drill index
- pliers from Fairmount, PENENS, and England (T. Williams)
- unknown tappet wrench
- early pressed steel Hinsdale DOE wrench
- GAMM MFG nested screwdriver(s) catnip
- Light switch plate (late stocking stuffer for my son, the chess and poker player extraordinaire)

 

[LesserSon]

Which brand are the gullwing slipjoints, Lugz? Penens?