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04-29-2022, 07:24 AM
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Not really...most of my yard sale finds are shiny stuff. I once saw some old 1955 Bowmans once. All commons. No stars, no umps. The guy thought he had gold. I walked away empty handed.
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04-29-2022, 07:41 AM
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About 15 years ago, I was driving by a garage sale and noticed a considerable amount of sport stuff, so I pulled over. He had a folding table, with about 5-7 5,000 count boxes.
Very long story very short - I began thumbing through. We had a short conversation (really nice guy) - he led me to his garage - In awe, I left, rented a small U-haul, and returned to load everything away. In total, (47) 5,000 count boxes, along with random boxes holding cards. Some of the highlights included (3) 1957 Mantle's, a '55 Aaron, a '53 J. Robinson, and a near complete '59 Topps set. Needless to say, I had a good card day!
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04-29-2022, 07:46 AM
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Not cards and not yard sale. I went to an antique store and came across a display of older, silver coins. There were over 20 silver coins alone in this display. The person wanted $20.00 for it.
I went to the cashier and bought it right then. Once all the coins were removed, they priced out at just over $80.00 in melt. So, 20 for 80 (net 60) was a great deal for me. Best I got. Cheers, Butch
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04-29-2022, 08:01 AM
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1972 and 1973 sets in NM condition (sold both for $5k 7-8 years ago)
Shoebox full of 66/67 BB and FB Autographed Yaz photos and bat (Yaz did some work for his company) 70/72 and 72 ATG Complete Kelloggs sets
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04-29-2022, 08:09 AM
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Not me, but my Pa...
When he was alive, he LOVED Garage Sales. He didn't know much about cards or prices of "STUFF", he just bought by instinct... Years ago, he knew that I collected OLD baseball cards and he came home with these for me as a gift... My jaw dropped to the floor. He never told me what he paid, but he didn't pay much for anything. (Jon Canfield is still after me for the TTT - Hey, Jon!) Thanks, Pa! Last edited by Eggoman; 04-29-2022 at 08:10 AM. Reason: typo
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04-29-2022, 12:23 PM
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Cool Pieces and great memories he gave you
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04-29-2022, 12:36 PM
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I have bought a fair number of junk wax stuff from garage sales for almost nothing, just for fun to open. Only time I found something good that wasn't priced as if it was the Shroud of Turin is a batch of boxing tobacco cards I bought. About 100 cards, nothing super rare, but cool to find old tobacco stuff that hadn't ever come to the hobby before. The gentlemen I got them from told me they were among his grandfathers possessions who was from New York; and was probably about the right age to be a card collecting kid in 1910. I've come across plenty of 50's stuff, but their owners have in my experience thought they were worth Mint prices when the cards are creased.
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04-29-2022, 01:35 PM
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Not many cards, but plenty of good finds at yard sales.
When I was doing ebay, I had a lot of finds of general stuff that did well. A lens collimator for $20, a Fred Harvey spoon$5 (sold for about 100!), Harley cylinder heads $40 for the pair... And stuff I kept. One had tools, and there was one i was sort of interested in. Then I saw a box with a router and some bits. $20 for the lot. On the way home my wife asked if I didn't already have a router. I did, more than one. But when it comes with 400+ worth of barely used bits for 20 I'm not passing it up.
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04-29-2022, 08:11 AM
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Nice find Octavio.
This still saddens me. I stopped at the local Sally(Salvation Army) Monday and they had a mint Bert Blyleven figure for $4.25 out the door. I looked and they sell for $15-$20 plus shipping on eBay. Then as I was going to take a pic to send to a friend I went to move another piece and knocked the Bert figure over. Of course it broke both arms off when it hit the floor.  Never cards but found a awesome Foghorn Leghorn glass and a cool little silver box/charm at my neighbors rummage sale last fall. About to hit submit and remembered I have got a sports find. I found an autographed picture of Dr J several years ago. Still have it. Would have sold it but it is made out to "Clint". Have yet to find someone named Clint looking for a Dr J auto. 
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04-30-2022, 03:22 PM
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04-30-2022, 05:48 PM
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1952 Topps
Best thing I found at a garage sale was a stack of 15 or so 1952 Topps for $.25 cents each (this was 5 years ago).
I bought the whole stack and ended up with a PSA 4 Duke Snider and a PSA 4 Andy Pafko. Not bad. The only bad part is I keep on thinking if I try hard enough I should be able to replicate my find... Has not been successful so far!
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04-30-2022, 06:38 PM
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Not sure if this counts but really cool….
A few years back I was heavy into buying sterling silver. I was going to my sons baseball game in a small area known as Meiseheimer ,NC. He played for a small school, Pfeiffer university. He told me to stop and check out the antique store 1/2 mile from the school.. I did. I found a "Book" that was made of sterling. Had nice etching on the front. Paid $200 I think. Thought this is heavy and nice.. Got it home and the melt value was north of $800. More cool however, is that it was a piece that had been given to professors at UNCC. Before it was UNCC. I am thinking 1930’s. Still have it and probably never sell. Sometimes your gut can lead to good decisions.
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04-30-2022, 08:09 PM
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This was not at a garage sale, but a tag sale which is basically a whole house garage sale. Everything in the house is priced. I found a scrapbook that was filled with newspaper articles glued inside, but on the very last pages I noticed some type of premiums that were not from a newspaper glued into the scrapbook. I picked it up for $20. Wasn't until I got home that a few friends on other boards notified me that I had found some 1948-49 Leaf premiums.
After a week of going back and forth in my mind about soaking them out I tested the page closest to the premiums thinking that perhaps the same type of glue would have been used on the premiums. After only a few minutes of soaking the newspaper floated right off. So I tried the Walter Johnson and it came right off after only a few minutes soak. Did the Gehrig and Ruth next and they came out perfectly fine.
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