it's garage sale season

[chad]

hot wheels battery powered racing track+ cars, $2

coleman propane double burner stove, $5 :cool:

3 looking like brand new land's end girl's coats, $ 3 each

griswold cast iron dutch oven, $5

foley 3.5 quart food mill, $1

case of quart mason jars, $1

sweet.

[Cebu_4_2]

It's still shitty season here, saw one sign so far this year.

[Spectrism]

So far I have not scored big. I managed to get a large tent for $3. I also picked up a couple of propane tanks for cooking- $15 for the pair. Retail value of those would be about $44. I will keep a few extra tanks for cooking when TSHTF.

One lady thought she had Sterling silverware and brought it out for me to see. All plated. I broke the bad news to her. I told her that if it was sterling, her box would be worth at least $600. She was surprised. She was going to visit a coin shop nearby. I warned her that if she had value, they would have told her is was worth $40.

When confronted with a situation like that, I am very careful NOT to be in the "appraising" business. I ask them what they want. If they have no clue, I ask them if some # would be acceptable to them. If I know that I cannot get a deal from them, I give them a couple clues.

[MNeagle]

Nearly new women's ice skates w/skate guards
2 bigger kid (name-brand) sleeping bags

$3 each

Still a bit too early here as well.

[chad]

So far I have not scored big. I managed to get a large tent for $3. I also picked up a couple of propane tanks for cooking- $15 for the pair. Retail value of those would be about $44. I will keep a few extra tanks for cooking when TSHTF.

One lady thought she had Sterling silverware and brought it out for me to see. All plated. I broke the bad news to her. I told her that if it was sterling, her box would be worth at least $600. She was surprised. She was going to visit a coin shop nearby. I warned her that if she had value, they would have told her is was worth $40.

When confronted with a situation like that, I am very careful NOT to be in the "appraising" business. I ask them what they want. If they have no clue, I ask them if some # would be acceptable to them. If I know that I cannot get a deal from them, I give them a couple clues.

sweet deal on the tanks, i do that as well. whenever i see one i buy it, fill it up, and store it. have 9 of them right now.

[WillieTheKid]

I went out today Garage Saleing, got bupkis. Nada.

Nothing noteworthy this year.

--Willie

[WillieTheKid]

Hmmm.........I guess I don't have an avatar anymore. I'll have to find me one.

[Spectrism]

I have noticed voracious feeders out there. People are anxious to find steals and there are a fair number of sales popping up now.

[Gaillo]

I recently bought: A trashbag full of assorted various size leather pieces, some almost 1/4" thick! Pieces of old clothing, purses, belts, hats, etc.

$5.00, talked him down from $7.

Only real score of the year, though I did find an old wood plane in decent shape... paid $10 for that.

[7th trump]

I'm not much into garage sales, but a coworker who has a commercial pilots license is going to give me free flight lessons when he passes his instructor license here in a few months.
Hes passing on the wealth as he didnt have to pay for his commercial pilots license either.
He has a friend who owns 8 aircraft who uses the gas consumed as a write off on his taxes........this guy is a broker...go figure.
Not passing up this once in a life time opportunity!

Going to try and get up to twin engine this year and hopefully jet next year.

[Cebu_4_2]

{**} That's awesome man!! {**}
Way to Go Dude\uu\


I'm not much into garage sales, but a coworker who has a commercial pilots license is going to give me free flight lessons when he passes his instructor license here in a few months.
Hes passing on the wealth as he didnt have to pay for his commercial pilots license either.
He has a friend who owns 8 aircraft who uses the gas consumed as a write off on his taxes........this guy is a broker...go figure.
Not passing up this once in a life time opportunity!

Going to try and get up to twin engine this year and hopefully jet next year.

[muffin]

i've been hitting them as much as possible. several out this weekend. got a box full of old jars (not canning) for a buck. he had several large boxes of quart size canning jars for $2 each. i didn't buy them because we have the quart jars coming out our ears. found some tshirts for 25 cents each and a sweatshirt for $3.

nothing to write home to mom about....

[Canadian-guerilla]

i keep an eye out for old handtools ( a future without electricity ) and cheap preps

every yard sale i go to, i say to myself, " what can i use for post-SHTF times "

summer is THE TIME to get winter clothes

[chad]

i buy a ton of silverware as well. old stuff doesn't bend.

[gunDriller]

i buy a ton of silverware as well. old stuff doesn't bend.

me too.

i'm also looking for ski stuff - regular ski's, a snowboard set-up, & cross country.

best price i saw for cross country last year was $25 for a good pair.


best price i saw for silverware last year was 10 cents each. i found one sterling butter knife mixed in, got that for 25 cents.

[PlatinumBlonde]

I look for made in America stainless steel cookware or cast iron and appliances.