Anyone ever find nice stuff at garage sales..??

[58pinson]

What's in the picture - plus vintage hockey!! Congrats Octavio, very nice find.

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by 58pinson

What's in the picture - plus vintage hockey!! Congrats Octavio, very nice find.

it was a nice lady i gave her $50 dollars she asked for ten ,,she also had beanie babys ,,thats where i drew the line ,,lol

[58pinson]

Just logged back in to say what my spaghetti strainer head forgot at first - Even nicer than the find was doing the right thing. Congrats!!

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

Not a huge find, but last summer I was at a garage sale and someone had two big tubs of what appeared to be mostly early 80's cards (typical garage sale find). They gave me the disclaimer that all HOF cards had been removed, but I took a chance and bought the lot for $20.

Included in all the junk wax there were three 800 count boxes at the bottom where I found three complete Topps sets in NM condition (1979, 1980, and 1981....including the Ozzie Smith and Henderson rookies, although off-centered as usual).

Not gonna get rich with that haul, but it was fun to sort through and find some hidden "gems".

[Ray Van]

I've been going to garage sales for decades, lots of decent finds, a few vintage. A couple years ago I picked up a few dozen late 50's early 60's baseball in poor-good condition, but included Mantle, Maris, and other stars. And maybe about 20 years ago I purchased a box of 1970's baseball/hockey that contained a few decent cards. I also find garage sales are a great place to find SGA bobbleheads. My best find was probably 15 replica soccer jerseys (1980's era) for $2 each - there was a rare Liverpool kit that they only wore for one season, I sold it to a buyer in Hong Kong for about $300. And 40 years ago I found Tales of Suspense Issue #1 for $0.10.

[Snapolit1]

My experience at garage sales is that everyone is now convinced that their 70s, 80s and 90s junk wax is worth 15x what it's actually worth. If they have something "old" it's even more ridiculous. And of course nothing is going to grade particularly well if that's your thing.

As far as Salvation Army thrift, Goodwill and places like that, I suspect they have regular baseball card buyers who are alerted before anything is actually put on the shelf. Guy at a local Goodwill told me as much on one visit.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

My experience at garage sales is that everyone is now convinced that their 70s, 80s and 90s junk wax is worth 15x what it's actually worth.

+1

[LEHR]

The best thing I've found at garage sales is old baseball photos. I've found photos at a few sales ranging from c.1910's to the 1950's. Mostly youth/HS/town teams.

[mocean]

Great find Octavio - and, nice that you paid over the ask price!

I've not had any luck with card finds at garage sales, but around 15 years ago I bought a painting I liked for $10 of a dutch style windmill in a field. Wife thought I was crazy, "...why do you want that?!". It looked old, and looked like it was done by someone who knew what they were doing, so I bought it.

Got home and after a bit of research found the artist to be a fairly well-known american painter from the late 1800s named George Hitchcock. Had it appraised back then for $5000 - not bad for 10 bucks! Needless to say, my wife doesn't question my judgement anymore when I want something at a sale lol

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by mocean

Great find Octavio - and, nice that you paid over the ask price!

I've not had any luck with card finds at garage sales, but around 15 years ago I bought a painting I liked for $10 of a dutch style windmill in a field. Wife thought I was crazy, "...why do you want that?!". It looked old, and looked like it was done by someone who knew what they were doing, so I bought it.

Got home and after a bit of research found the artist to be a fairly well-known american painter from the late 1800s named George Hitchcock. Had it appraised back then for $5000 - not bad for 10 bucks! Needless to say, my wife doesn't question my judgement anymore when I want something at a sale lol

Hope you and your family are great . Ive done well with art my mom is a big collector.