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« on: May 06, 2005, 10:33 PM »
Deals Deals Deals......Gotta love em'.

Went to my first yard sale today.  It was an estate sale/yard sale, so they were selling everything!!

I snagged two practically brand new Buoy-O-Boy PFD's (personal floatation device) for 8 bucks!!!   I would've gone and paid top dollar at Canadian mawfucker too, cuz I needed some for my new boat. :P

Anybody else here that likes to go yard sailing :lol:

or that will admit to it :lol:

I only get stuff that I can use.....9 times out of 10, I'll walk away without spending a dime.  I don't come home with a shitload of knick knacks and dust collectors (things that sit around, never get used, and collect dust).

I guess I owe it all to my Mother for draggin' me around to every yardsale from here to Sunnyvale.
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« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2005, 10:53 PM »
I fuckin love yard sales.
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« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2005, 09:39 AM »
I enjoy a good yard sale (as a buyer not a seller). I tried to have one myself a couple of years ago, and tried to get the neighbours involved (handed out flyers about a month beforehand inviting everyone to have one as well so it would be a street sale which attracts more people). A couple of days before the sale, one of my neighbours said that he was thinking about putting some stuff out which made me happy cause I thought my plan was going to work. However, he didn't and my sad sale was the only one on the street. At least it was nice & sunny out. Some people are soo cheap!! I had stuff priced fairly, and they would still want it for like half of what was on the tag! I had an old karaoke machine that needed a bit of work priced for $1 (a fair price I think), and this dick said he would buy it for 50 cents!! Anyway, it was so not worth the work of cleaning out the closets, pricing everything, and setting up. Also my reluctant neighbour had his garage sale the next weekend and it pissed down rain!
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« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2005, 09:46 AM »
I just got back about a half hour ago. I got a mint "Alf" T.V. tray:),  some 64 games(eBay fodder) and a really cool book , the "Canadian Book of the road" the same book that Terry Fox used on his Marathon of Hope.
Pickens were kinda slim but it is early. I'm out every saturday morning in the summer,  my Timmies in hand:)
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« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2005, 12:42 PM »
We bought a plastic toy crib, swing high chair thingy for the baby to play with in a few years this mornign at a yard sale.  Wife said that they are expensive to buy new, so we got a decent deal.  wasn't really looking for much else.  Hate haggling with prices.
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« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2005, 01:26 PM »
Where I live ,we have a great annual event "garbage swap"  :lol:  :lol: . For 2 or 3 weeks everyone (10,000 households ?) can put 2 cubic meters of assorted (but somewhat restricted ie no toxic ,no branches) "trash" at the end of the driveway . Everyone is encouraged to drive arround and choose whatever you want. After a while ,the municipalities and regional district goes around with garbage trucks ,dumptrucks and backhoes to collect all that is left. This discourages illegal dumping on the many logging roads up in the hills. You would be amazed at what people decide to leave out!! It's like a free garage sale for most of May!!
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« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2005, 03:34 PM »
Yard sales were/are big with my Mom, just like Beav, my Mom always took us with her usually on Sunday afternoons, if after a couple of hours it didnt look promising, we would go to the beach and walk around/play in the sand. (I love the ocean so much.)  Now she takes her grandchildren with her and says she cant wait until the newest member of the family (he is 14 months old now) is old enough to go with her...she always says to me, "you guys should come home for a visit and go yard sale'n with me" - I havent done that in years. I think maybe its time for a visit!
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« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2005, 05:14 PM »
Melba, It's tried to rain on me the few times when I've had sales over the years...just bad luck I suppose.

Smg, I've gotten pretty good with hagglin'....I hated it before as well and wasn't very good at it.  I think I'm pretty good at it now...I don't try and rip people off and I won't pay too much for an item.  There as some old farts that'll try to get a 25 cent item for a dime...and then when you say ok....they say...will you take a nickel?  holy crap...cheap pricks!!

My better half just hates yardsalin' so I usually sneak off real early and cruise around.
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« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2005, 07:23 PM »
I've met some interesting folks at my yardsales . . couple of years ago I met Tennessee Williams' gardener - he lived in TW's Key West Compound . . even had some pics in his wallet . .met Mr. Kaito from Japan who became my gardener for a couple of years and helped design my wacked little garden . .  need to clean out the basement this year, but tno time for a yardsale - givin it all to Goodwill . . but I'll visit a few yardsales - love em - this is a cool thread BTW -

Cheers!
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« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2005, 10:06 AM »
My find of the day was a vintage 1980's ADIDAS red & Blue vinyl gym bag,  I use to have one just like it when I was 10 or so. I still remember what ADIDAS stood for(AAllDDayIIDDreamAaboutSsex) even then:):)

(i'll post a pic later)
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« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2005, 03:17 PM »
Sweet , I had one just like that in Grade 7!
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« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2005, 10:18 PM »
I went today got a popcorn maker for $2 I don' t like microwaveable popcorn it always burns.
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« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2005, 01:55 AM »
YESS I love yardsales
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« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2005, 04:30 AM »
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I went today got a popcorn maker for $2 I don' t like microwaveable popcorn it always burns.


I know what you mean, I've had some bad luck with microwave popcorn recently, but I'm way too lazy to dig out the air popper. $2 sounds like a pretty good deal.
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« Reply #14 on: Jun 11, 2005, 10:00 AM »
Morning everyone:)

Just got back from my 4 hour G-Sale trek. Found some nice little gems this morn,  for $7.25 I got to old video game systems and a total of 20 games(and they both work),  a 1982 comemorative(sic) numbered "MASH" plate,  still in it's original box($0.25 cents),  and some other things:) I love getting out and doing that.
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« Reply #15 on: Jun 11, 2005, 01:33 PM »
What video game system is it?
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« Reply #16 on: Jun 11, 2005, 03:57 PM »
I got 2...a NES system and a Sega Genesis system.
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« Reply #17 on: May 05, 2006, 07:02 PM »
Quote from: Saucy Bastard on May 07, 2005, 01:26 PM
Where I live ,we have a great annual event "garbage swap"  :lol:  :lol: . For 2 or 3 weeks everyone (10,000 households ?) can put 2 cubic meters of assorted (but somewhat restricted ie no toxic ,no branches) "trash" at the end of the driveway . Everyone is encouraged to drive around and choose whatever you want. After a while ,the municipalities and regional district goes around with garbage trucks ,dumptrucks and backhoes to collect all that is left. This discourages illegal dumping on the many logging roads up in the hills. You would be amazed at what people decide to leave out!! It's like a free garage sale for most of May!!

Well , that time of year has rolled around again , and it feels appropriate to revise this topic , considering the theme of this years season!

2 days ago , I picked up a gas powered weed eater ( no , not a mechanical cougar  ;) :lol: :lol:  ) , from beside someones driveway. A few pulls let me know that there was compression , so it was worth working on. I just spent a few hours fixing it. The fuel priming hose had a hole in it ( I figured that after I got a spray of gas in one of my eyes  :shock: :( ) , but was long enough to cut the broken section out. The ignition system was sparking , and when I dribbled gas into the carb , it fired , so I knew that it was just a fuel delivery problem. I dismantled and cleaned the carb , and tightened the loose screws, and presto , I now have a working weed whacker!!  8) I already have 2 very good ones , but hey it's free , and I can always sell it.

Any other folks have a big spring garbage swap like this? Any other good free stuff stories?
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« Reply #18 on: May 05, 2006, 07:20 PM »
We just had our annual big garage pick up week also.  You should have seen the streets, everyone had big piles of dirty junk outside their houses.  Most of our stuff was my brother's, (who had to move in downstairs after his rented house was demolished). Can you say packrat?  It's funny to see all the vehicles with little trailers behind them cruising for junk.
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« Reply #19 on: May 05, 2006, 07:54 PM »
I'm ready to get up nice and early and go and get my Timmies and hit some garage sales:) I love it.
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« Reply #20 on: May 05, 2006, 09:34 PM »
Scored some cool stuff I could probably turn a profit on. Got a McFarlane Gretzky in Oiler silks still in package for 3 bux. I have a collection of Canadian NHL team plaques with their sweaters and buildings thru the years. I was missing montreal and I scored it for a buck.
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« Reply #21 on: May 20, 2006, 10:22 PM »
Got up early this morn and hit some sales, found some old Simpsons stuff, also a 1958 Sears cataloge (I'll scan some of the stuff in it, it's really funny), some old Radio Shack books (1973) and a Rubiks Cube (I've been playing with it of and on all night and it's drivin me nuts).
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« Reply #22 on: May 20, 2006, 10:27 PM »
Quote from: Ghostdog on May 20, 2006, 10:22 PM
......., also a 1958 Sears cataloge (I'll scan some of the stuff in it, it's really funny)

That will be great for some laughs , I can't wait!
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« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2006, 12:44 AM »
Quote from: Saucy Bastard on May 20, 2006, 10:27 PM
Quote from: Ghostdog on May 20, 2006, 10:22 PM
......., also a 1958 Sears cataloge (I'll scan some of the stuff in it, it's really funny)

That will be great for some laughs , I can't wait!

Saucy just wants to see the bra section, I just know it!   :boobies:

However, since the catalogue is from 1958 you'll have to be satisfied with the chastity belt section, Uncle B.   :P

Cheers,
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« Reply #24 on: May 21, 2006, 11:13 AM »
you know me too well Becca  ;)
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