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re: What is your great garage sale find?
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:27 pm to WoWyHi
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:27 pm to WoWyHi
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Seriously though, is there a method to choosing? I always just see junk crap when I go to them.
Study and learn a few items (toys, silver, etc) and stick to these.
I mostly buy toys, sports items, political, and "strange" items (like fraternal items from KoC, etc)
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Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:27 pm to WoWyHi
What appeals to you?
I would start there.
I would start there.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:29 pm to jmcs68
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What appeals to you?
Seriously, I always just go not really having a plan. I rummage through stuff and see things like old vinyls and stuff, but maybe antique is right, you have to learn about certain items and just look out for those.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:29 pm to theantiquetiger
I love serveware and jewerly.
Its easy to learn about something when its interesting to you.
Its easy to learn about something when its interesting to you.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:31 pm to WoWyHi
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Aren't these by invite or registration mostly though?
No, there is at least one in Baton Rouge every weekend, listed in the paper and/or estatesales.net
I also buy things that are so cheap and I don't know the value but figure its has to be worth something.
I once spent 50 cents on a box of train tickets from 1905 to 1932 (they were employee yearly tickets from 4 or 5 different train companies), about 70 tickets in all.
I figured I would easily make $50 for all of them, I sold them for $1200.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:33 pm to WoWyHi
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things like old vinyls
Those things or hard to find because they are popular. What else interest you?
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:34 pm to theantiquetiger
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I once spent 50 cents on a box of train tickets from 1905 to 1932 (they were employee yearly tickets from 4 or 5 different train companies), about 70 tickets in all.
I figured I would easily make $50 for all of them, I sold them for $1200.
That's something I would buy just because I think it's unique and has an interesting story. I would never imagine it to be worth money.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:36 pm to theantiquetiger
I bet you watch Antigue Roadshow?
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:36 pm to kjntgr
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found an old Singer sewing machine( one with foot petal)
I find these pretty regularly in repo houses and have chunked a few. I guess I need to start keeping them.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:36 pm to WoWyHi
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old vinyls
VERY HARD to learn (Ive tried). There are so many variants on labels, two records may look exactly alike, but because one has one letter different on the label, its worth $500 and the other is worthless.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:37 pm to jmcs68
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I bet you watch Antigue Roadshow?
On occasions, but "American Pickers" is much better (even though I know most is staged)
This post was edited on 9/5/14 at 10:38 pm
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:39 pm to theantiquetiger
Box of silver age comics for pennies.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:39 pm to jmcs68
quote:don't you have your old boobs for sale
jmcs68
This post was edited on 9/5/14 at 10:57 pm
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:41 pm to theantiquetiger
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:41 pm to stout
I will pick them up just let me know. ;)
Seriously put on Craig's list.
Seriously put on Craig's list.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:42 pm to WoWyHi
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That's something I would buy just because I think it's unique and has an interesting story
Besides money, that's the draw of it. I've bought box of love letters dating back from the 1950's. One of my favorite buys.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:43 pm to madamsquirrel
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I will pick them up just let me know. ;)
Seriously put on Craig's list.
I actually have an old Singer machine I picked up form a house. It's one of the first electric machines they made.
Found it at a repo house a while back but I keep forgetting to see what it's worth.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:44 pm to stout
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Found some old GI Joes in a repo house yesterday
Reproduction GI Joes (5-10 years old), not worth much, maybe $20 each since still in boxes.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:47 pm to theantiquetiger
They are older than 5-10 actually. Some said made in 1998 and others were in the 80s and yea they are reproductions. I already looked them up and listed them on eBay. Some are $20-$40 depending.
In my business I find shite all of the time people leave behind. I posts about the old gaming stuff on the Gaming Board. I found $1500 worth on old NES and SNES games at one house about 2 months ago.
In my business I find shite all of the time people leave behind. I posts about the old gaming stuff on the Gaming Board. I found $1500 worth on old NES and SNES games at one house about 2 months ago.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 10:51 pm to stout
I once bought a ton of 3 3/4" GI Joes (35 figures) with 90% of their weapons, plus about 50 vehicles/playsets (including the aircraft carrier). I paid $600 sold for $3500, but it took me days to put them with their correct weapons (all weapons were piled in a box).
The figures and vehicles were all 1st Generation (1982-85)
The figures and vehicles were all 1st Generation (1982-85)
This post was edited on 9/5/14 at 10:52 pm
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