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re: My (short) list of great finds at garage sales on Saturday
Posted on 9/13/20 at 12:54 pm to theantiquetiger
Posted on 9/13/20 at 12:54 pm to theantiquetiger
Id like to go look for shite, but I can't walk outside
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Posted on 9/13/20 at 12:55 pm to TulaneLSU
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do you do auctions?
No, I can’t stand them. There’s no adventure, no hunt. It’s shooting fish in a barrel.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 12:56 pm to Pierre
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Are transformers or He-man worth anything?
Generally yes. Complete and in good shape they can be worth a lot. Often lost weapons are worth more than gold...literally. there are also variants that cN carry additional premium.
You have to know what you are doing. If you have a collection to sell I will buy it.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 12:59 pm to theantiquetiger
Ignore the nay sayers trolls. That’s a very interesting hobby and I’d do likewise if I had more time or knowledge of things like that.
I love yard sales but I usually look for hunting or fishing items or tools. My best find so far is an old school plastic clam shell tackle box with about 30 older crankbaits and a bunch of leaders and other assorted tackle. $35 best I recall. I doubt any of its collectible but don’t care. Bought a nice Mitchell spinning reel on a newer Shakespeare rod for $5 at my last one. Also bought a rolling cart with 12-15 BIG wrenches and a bunch of big sockets. $15
Needed none of it but love to buy stuff like that. Ought to take a little time and could probably make a little side hustle with it but too lazy.
I love yard sales but I usually look for hunting or fishing items or tools. My best find so far is an old school plastic clam shell tackle box with about 30 older crankbaits and a bunch of leaders and other assorted tackle. $35 best I recall. I doubt any of its collectible but don’t care. Bought a nice Mitchell spinning reel on a newer Shakespeare rod for $5 at my last one. Also bought a rolling cart with 12-15 BIG wrenches and a bunch of big sockets. $15
Needed none of it but love to buy stuff like that. Ought to take a little time and could probably make a little side hustle with it but too lazy.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 12:59 pm to theantiquetiger
Friend,
You're wrong about that. I have purchased lots of manuscripts and letters at auction. I once discovered a personal letter from Abraham Lincoln to his wife. I had it appraised at $30,000 before donating it to the Library of Congress. My purchase price, with fees, was $800. Collectors probably would have paid $20,000 at the time. That was my most interesting find, but there have been quite a few others.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
You're wrong about that. I have purchased lots of manuscripts and letters at auction. I once discovered a personal letter from Abraham Lincoln to his wife. I had it appraised at $30,000 before donating it to the Library of Congress. My purchase price, with fees, was $800. Collectors probably would have paid $20,000 at the time. That was my most interesting find, but there have been quite a few others.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
This post was edited on 9/13/20 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 9/13/20 at 1:02 pm to TulaneLSU
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Please do not justify your hobby in financial terms.
The money made is the only scale that I can use to judge my hobby, but I don’t rely on the money as income.
For instance, a $1 purchase that I flip for $100 is better than a $100 purchase that I flip for $500.
So this Ghostbusters that I paid $5 for and sold for $100, is better than the Masonic sword I bought Friday for $100, and going to sell for $200-300.
The profit is better on the sword, but the hunt was better on the Ghostbusters.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 1:11 pm to TulaneLSU
Intriguing. So what did Abe write to his wife?
Posted on 9/13/20 at 1:13 pm to theantiquetiger
No older (pre-1970) Coleman lanterns or stoves?
ETA: man there sure are some jealous yahoos in this thread.
ETA: man there sure are some jealous yahoos in this thread.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 1:17 pm to LongueCarabine
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Coleman lanterns or stoves?
I see those all the time but never pay attention to them. As a matter of fact, I saw one Friday (lantern). It was the strangest thing I’ve seen as far as a lantern. It looked almost like an old blow torch.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 1:18 pm to theantiquetiger
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No, I can’t stand them. There’s no adventure, no hunt. It’s shooting fish in a barrel.
It depends on the auction. I have been to some where they were selling box lots. You can see a few things, but you really don't k ow what is I. The box until you own it.
I bought a box of toys for $35 once. What I could see was worth $100. When I started digging and found loads of vintage star wars accessories and figures from the 1985 line. My 35 box was worth $2500.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 1:19 pm to theantiquetiger
Have you come across any treasures pirated by Jean Lafitte?
Posted on 9/13/20 at 1:21 pm to BlackAdam
I guess the reason I don’t like auctions is because I don’t like sitting there for 2-3 hours waiting for the one item that I’m interested in to come up.
Granted, there’s only one auction house in the BR area, and it sucks.
Granted, there’s only one auction house in the BR area, and it sucks.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 1:25 pm to theantiquetiger
I believe Coleman actually made the old canister type blowtorches at one time.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 2:32 pm to LongueCarabine
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LongueCarabine
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No older (pre-1970) Coleman lanterns or stoves?
Looking for anything in particular? When I cleaned out my grandfather's shed after he passed he had tons of COleman lanterns from the 50-80s. I still have them all. One day I'll take the time to clean/restore and sell.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 2:39 pm to theantiquetiger
I see you went to the rick harrison school of appraising.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 2:41 pm to theantiquetiger
Always enjoy these threads
Posted on 9/13/20 at 2:50 pm to theantiquetiger
3.75
I also have bases and vehicles
I also have bases and vehicles
Posted on 9/13/20 at 3:10 pm to MonroeTigerstripes
Enjoy these threads too. The OT is brutal today. Tougher crowd than usual. Keep it up op.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 3:13 pm to jmarto1
First generation (82-85) Joes with weapons and equipment are worth money, $25-$50 apiece, if in great condition.
I bought an entire collection about 12 years ago for $650. I sold them for $3500. It was about 20 figures and about 50 vehicles/bases (including USS Flagg).
If you want to sell them, I can do it for you.
I bought an entire collection about 12 years ago for $650. I sold them for $3500. It was about 20 figures and about 50 vehicles/bases (including USS Flagg).
If you want to sell them, I can do it for you.
This post was edited on 9/13/20 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 9/13/20 at 3:15 pm to theantiquetiger
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