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re: Garage sale junkies - what was your haul today?
Posted on 4/18/15 at 3:29 pm to yellowfin
Posted on 4/18/15 at 3:29 pm to yellowfin
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Someone paid $350 for a 30 year old video game?
What a dumbass
Yes this one and I had some around $200, $100, and several $60+. I still have about 50 games or so but they are all in the less than $10 range so I will sell them as a lot on eBay.
Some people thought I was crazy selling it all but you can play the games on emulators now days including on phones and none of it has any value to me as I don't collect.
Here's pics of some of it when I had it all.
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I probably still have $2K worth of stuff to go.
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Posted on 4/18/15 at 3:29 pm to theantiquetiger
I would do this if i knew anything about the value of what I'm looking at. However, I'm not a junk expert.
This post was edited on 4/18/15 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 4/18/15 at 3:34 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
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I would do this if i knew anything about the value of what I'm looking at. However, I'm not a junk expert.
Back in 2000, after a good friend of mine passed, I would go help his parents out with PC and eBay issues since it was beyond them and they made a lot of money before others really started doing it. I remember them selling the glass wire insulators that used to be old electrical poles for some serious coin but it had to have certain numbers on it otherwise it was junk.
They bought books and really studied stuff. Like Antique said, the internet has changed that as it's easy to look stuff up from your phone.
His parents gave me a bunch of rare cards for all the help I gave them including a Pistol Pete rookie in mint condition.
Posted on 4/18/15 at 3:35 pm to stout
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His parents gave me a bunch of rare cards for all the help I gave them including a Pistol Pete rookie in mint condition.
Dang dude, that's pretty cool.
Posted on 4/18/15 at 3:38 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
Yea I got a Magic and Larry rookie that has Dr J in the middle, a John Elway rookie, Shaq signed rookie, and all sorts of cards they gave me both for helping them out and to remember my friend by because he and his dad had collected all of those.
I'll never do anything with them and they are all put away in cases in mint condition.
I'll never do anything with them and they are all put away in cases in mint condition.
Posted on 4/18/15 at 3:39 pm to stout
I threw away a shite load of baseball cards a few years ago cause they were worthless
Posted on 4/18/15 at 3:41 pm to yellowfin
Most are. You have to have something fairly rare and have it graded like 7 or above to be worth anything. I am going to send in my rare cards for grading one day just to do it.
Posted on 4/18/15 at 3:43 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
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I would do this if i knew anything about the value of what I'm looking at. However, I'm not a junk expert.
Start out like I did 12 years ago, pick a couple areas (mine were toys, LSU, and strange items).
Stick to these, bring $20 with you and never pay more than $5 for an item. Get home, list on Ebay, and bank roll the profit. You may only make $10-$20 an item, and even buy shite that is worthless, but you only paid $1 for it, throw it away. Learn from your mistakes.
While you are searching for you area of expertise, if you see something that looks interesting but it is outside your area and it is cheap enough, grab it. It is a $1.
When I first started out looking for toys and stuff, I would buy designer women's shoes and purses for next to nothing (I am a guy). I would flip them for decent money ($20-$50 each). Ladies Doc Marten boots was my go to, always made money.
Next thing you know, you have a fair amount of knowledge of what to buy or not to buy, and a nice bank roll, so you can buy the higher end things.
I once bought out an entire garage sale (or at least 80% of it). It was 100's of Estes rockets (built and unbuilt). I paid $250 and sold it for over $3500. The look on the lady's face when I said I would take it all was priceless.
Posted on 4/18/15 at 3:50 pm to theantiquetiger
I have been thinking of renting a building to have a weekend flea market but I don't want to run it. I just want to put all of the stuff my crews get out of houses in it to sell. I have stuff in my shop and 3 storage units I rent I need to get rid of. I had a guy selling it for me on consignment but he is closing down.
We find such good stuff I don't throw it out. I have 2 nice pool tables right now in my shop I am about to clean up and sell but they are in my way in the meantime.
One of my crews did a clean out on a house a few weeks back and sold all of the stuff for $1200 the day after. They asked me if they could keep the stuff in lieu of payment and I agreed. It worked out since I didn't have room for it.
We find such good stuff I don't throw it out. I have 2 nice pool tables right now in my shop I am about to clean up and sell but they are in my way in the meantime.
One of my crews did a clean out on a house a few weeks back and sold all of the stuff for $1200 the day after. They asked me if they could keep the stuff in lieu of payment and I agreed. It worked out since I didn't have room for it.
Posted on 4/18/15 at 3:57 pm to theantiquetiger
Glad you had fun, - I'd rather be gut-shot than have to do the garage sale bargain hunter thing on Sat morning. Better things happening other places.
Just my opinion tho -- hope you cash big $$$
Just my opinion tho -- hope you cash big $$$
Posted on 4/18/15 at 4:04 pm to rootisback
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Glad you had fun, - I'd rather be gut-shot than have to do the garage sale bargain hunter thing on Sat morning. Better things happening other places.
Just my opinion tho -- hope you cash big $$$
Just a hobby I do with my daughter. I have actually backed off doing it as much as I use to, it got to be to much like a job, and like I said, iPhones have taken the fun out of them.
Its a hobby, just like spending $100 to chase around a little white ball, or get eaten by mosquitoes while trying to drown a worm.
Posted on 4/18/15 at 4:06 pm to theantiquetiger
scooped up a couple vintage coin purses for my mom and sister for a cool $2
Posted on 4/18/15 at 4:09 pm to theantiquetiger
If you are doing with your daughter -- time well spent!
Posted on 4/18/15 at 4:21 pm to rootisback
Some of my most memorable garage/estate sale finds:
the Estes rockets I already mentioned - paid $250 - sold $3500
large lot of Mego figures - paid $160, sold for $7000
large lot of train tickets from 1905 to 1932 - paid $0.75, sold for $700
large lot of 3 3/4" GI Joes an Transformers - paid $650, sold for $4000
1953 LSU Final Four program - paid $0.50, sold for $400
rubber ball signed by Pistol Pete and Press - paid $2, sold for $350 (signatures were bad)
I could go on with a list a mile long.
One thing, after 12 years, I still have not broken $1000 on any single item. The closest I have come is from a comic book, paid $5, sold for $800.
the Estes rockets I already mentioned - paid $250 - sold $3500
large lot of Mego figures - paid $160, sold for $7000
large lot of train tickets from 1905 to 1932 - paid $0.75, sold for $700
large lot of 3 3/4" GI Joes an Transformers - paid $650, sold for $4000
1953 LSU Final Four program - paid $0.50, sold for $400
rubber ball signed by Pistol Pete and Press - paid $2, sold for $350 (signatures were bad)
I could go on with a list a mile long.
One thing, after 12 years, I still have not broken $1000 on any single item. The closest I have come is from a comic book, paid $5, sold for $800.
This post was edited on 4/18/15 at 5:44 pm
Posted on 4/18/15 at 4:58 pm to stout
That sounds like a great idea actually.
Posted on 4/20/15 at 4:42 pm to theantiquetiger
Not too shabby, sold the Vanson jacket for $232
This post was edited on 4/20/15 at 4:44 pm
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