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re: 1/2 Price Estate Sale Finds 5/19 - one of my greatest finds of all times (top 5)
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:25 am to BK Lounge
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:25 am to BK Lounge
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Man, tough crowd in here.. people giving you all kinds of grief.. i give you kudos for taking the initiative to find these interesting items , good stuff !
I’ve had haters on here for years now. People think there’s no way I make the money I claim from garage/estate sales. I’ve been doing it for 20+ years.
Way back then, there were no smart phones or WiFi hotspots for a laptop. I had to go on knowledge and gut instinct alone.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:28 am to theantiquetiger
Just found these stashed in a cabinet. My son doesn’t want them. Trash?
This post was edited on 5/20/24 at 8:29 am
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:32 am to Darla Hood
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Just found these stashed in a cabinet. My son doesn’t want them. Trash?
I don’t know new era comics. I looked up the #1 Sable, but only worth $5 or so. The Red Skull Spidy may be a few dollars as well, but nothing rare there
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:36 am to theantiquetiger
I guess they’ll go in my next Goodwill run. Unless I trash them first. Thanks!
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:37 am to Darla Hood
I looked all them up. $5 max for each.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:41 am to HeadSlash
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You ever run across neon signs?
I do sometimes. I pass on them now because they are so fragile. If I buy one, I’ll just sell it locally, so I won’t have to ship it.
The rarest one I ever found was from the early 30’s, when neon signs just started. It was a Borden’s Ice Cream sign. The glass was broken. I paid $2 for it. It sold for $200 because the transformer was from the 30’s.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:42 am to theantiquetiger
I actually gave you a downvote the first time i saw one of these threads from you, since i thought you were just a run of the mill packrat or hoarder… Now i respect what you do .
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:44 am to theantiquetiger
The uranium glass lamp is going crazy. In just 12 hours of listing it, 133 people have looked at it. I had several offers of $50-$100 last night. It has 20 watchers
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:47 am to theantiquetiger
I'm in Baton Rouge so keep an eye out
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:47 am to HeadSlash
find a closed electrical shop in some smaller town and see if you can locate the owner
ask if you can scrounge around, telling the owner that you'll pay for the transformer
some long-standing electrical contracting company might have one stowed in the back
ETA: Ebay has a bunch of vintage transformers but you'd be better off finding a newer replacement. I have a ton of pre-WWII toy train transformers. Many work, but I would never use them as power.
ask if you can scrounge around, telling the owner that you'll pay for the transformer
some long-standing electrical contracting company might have one stowed in the back
ETA: Ebay has a bunch of vintage transformers but you'd be better off finding a newer replacement. I have a ton of pre-WWII toy train transformers. Many work, but I would never use them as power.
This post was edited on 5/20/24 at 8:50 am
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:48 am to BK Lounge
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I actually gave you a downvote the first time i saw one of these threads from you, since i thought you were just a run of the mill packrat or hoarder… Now i respect what you do .
It’s an addictive hobby. I get my thrill of the hunt, not the money. Just like yesterday, I bought that Jax sign for $40. I get home and find out one sold five days ago for $1000.
And unlike many think here, I’m not a packrat. A few TD members have been to my house and they realize my house isn’t wall to wall trash.
If you wanna see a flipper with a hoarder home, check out The Cajun Reseller on YouTube. You will be shocked.
This post was edited on 5/20/24 at 8:55 am
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:49 am to HeadSlash
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I'm in Baton Rouge so keep an eye out
There was a Miller Lite neon in the barn I was in yesterday. I passed on it
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:52 am to theantiquetiger
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will probably be the uranium glass lamp, even though the shade is broken. If it wasn’t broken, it’s a $500 lamp
if my aunt had balls
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:54 am to chinhoyang
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ETA: Ebay has a bunch of vintage transformers but you'd be better off finding a newer replacement.
Bought a supposedly working used one off of ebay , surprisingly it didn't work. You get what you pay for
Posted on 5/20/24 at 9:01 am to theantiquetiger
quote:I used to be a serious garage saler many moons ago. It is definitely the thrill of the hunt. Eventually I had a booth in an antique mall, but it took the thrill away when it became a job. I stopped enjoying researching items completely and garage sales became competitive with other dealers, also less fun. It was weird how quickly I stopped enjoying it. I guess I have the collecting gene, but not the selling gene.
It’s an addictive hobby. I get my thrill of the hunt, not the money.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 9:01 am to Chad504boy
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if my aunt had balls
This is dumb.
I’m admitting I bought a broken glass lamp, that would be $500+ if not broken. How many people went to this sale before me and passed on it, a couple hundred? I didn’t get there until 3pm. The sale was all day.
I still saw value in it and only paid $2. My estimate for this lamp will probably be $150, easily. I won’t be surprised if it goes over $200 because the base is perfect.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 9:11 am to Darla Hood
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I used to be a serious garage saler many moons ago. It is definitely the thrill of the hunt. Eventually I had a booth in an antique mall, but it took the thrill away when it became a job. I stopped enjoying researching items completely and garage sales became competitive with other dealers, also less fun. It was weird how quickly I stopped enjoying it. I guess I have the collecting gene, but not the selling gene.
That’s why I never got a booth, too much like a job. I use to be a collector of different things, old toys, vintage LSU, etc, but I realized I was having more fun finding the items instead of just collecting the items. The items had no sentimental meaning to me, and I had some super rare, one of a kind LSU items.
When I sold my LSU collection, I sold it for $20K+, and the collection was built with OPM (other people’s money). If I didn’t find it at a sale, I was buying it off eBay using money I made from garage sales.
Like I said, my hobby is treasure hunting. There were several items I’ve bought over the years that I wish I had kept (not talking about LSU items), but this would eventually lead to hoarding.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 9:17 am to theantiquetiger
AT I like your threads keep em coming.
I inherited (read was dumped on) a somewhat vintage vacuum tube testing cabinet and about 500 tubes (tv and radio). Some date back to 40s and govt issued and some large ones seem to be valued (examples on eBay) decently. In your world do you ever see these items or have any idea who is interested in them? Ebay has several listed but they don’t seem to move much. Just curious.
I inherited (read was dumped on) a somewhat vintage vacuum tube testing cabinet and about 500 tubes (tv and radio). Some date back to 40s and govt issued and some large ones seem to be valued (examples on eBay) decently. In your world do you ever see these items or have any idea who is interested in them? Ebay has several listed but they don’t seem to move much. Just curious.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 9:24 am to canyon
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I inherited (read was dumped on) a somewhat vintage vacuum tube testing cabinet and about 500 tubes (tv and radio). Some date back to 40s and govt issued and some large ones seem to be valued (examples on eBay) decently. In your world do you ever see these items or have any idea who is interested in them? Ebay has several listed but they don’t seem to move much. Just curious.
I’ve seen several of these tube testers over the years and I actually think they are pretty cool. I like stuff from the 40’s-60’s, it just has a look and feel to it. I never bought one because of its size. It would cost an arm and a leg to ship.
If you are looking to sell it, I would just sell the tubes on eBay. I don’t know the values of them, but in bulk, they may do pretty well. Sell the tester on FB marketplace with pick up only.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 9:27 am to theantiquetiger
Much appreciated. I will eventually get around to it as soon as I get tired moving the cabinet around in my already crowded garage. And yes the cabinet is a “pick up only “ item. Damn thing is heavy as hell!
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