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safeinOhio

(34,322 posts)
Mon May 15, 2017, 09:48 PM May 2017

At a garage sale last week

And saw an old baseball on a shelf and ask if it was for sale. Guy said sure, how about a quarter.
Has hand stitching that goes straight across, not like the herringbone like we normally see.
Late 1800s. Not worth a fortune, but at least $30 or more.

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GP6971

(33,403 posts)
1. I've picked up a lot of
Mon May 15, 2017, 10:07 PM
May 2017

stuff...old Lionel, American Flyer and Marx trains and accessories. Most don't work but are good for parts and occasionally I get a real gem.

sinkingfeeling

(53,248 posts)
2. Don't you love finding stuff like that? Last fall, I paid 25 cents for
Mon May 15, 2017, 10:35 PM
May 2017

an aluminum Christmas tree, in orginial box, 5 feet tall. Sold it in my vintage mall booth for $84.

safeinOhio

(34,322 posts)
3. Best fine last week was an old carpenters tool chest.
Mon May 15, 2017, 11:12 PM
May 2017

I thought, at first, the ten dollar tag fell of some other item. Still had the two pull out shelfs in it and had a tin cover on the top so one wouldn't need a piece of glass to make it a coffee table.

It takes a lot of stopping before you find a good one.

pansypoo53219

(21,789 posts)
4. more reason to hoard. i got a roman key(ebay research after) 1/2 off at a sale.
Tue May 16, 2017, 03:43 AM
May 2017

$2.50. worth less than $30 i think. but hey, its OLD. now if i only i had gotten the WHOLE set of 1903 american edition encyclopedia britannica intomy car instead of just 3. best bathroom reading ever. had to find another set.. not as pretty, but 1891. gave up on rummage for state sales. but not as good as it used to be. no more depression era.

Vinca

(51,235 posts)
5. Good for you guys. I'm finding zilch. There haven't been all that many yard sales so far
Tue May 16, 2017, 12:42 PM
May 2017

because of the rainy weather and the thrift shop has gotten foolishly over priced. I hate these ruts. It seems like you'll never find anything good ever again.

safeinOhio

(34,322 posts)
6. Hang in there.
Tue May 16, 2017, 06:24 PM
May 2017

Get out early and you'll hit one.
I love when I see someone just putting out the sale sign.

I hate when I'm walking up the drive and someone is coming out with a guitar case.

Vinca

(51,235 posts)
9. This weekend I finally found something good. A Moorcroft pottery lamp for $40!
Sun May 28, 2017, 12:25 PM
May 2017

Lots of other smalls that should sell pretty quickly in the booth and another wooden duck decoy to add to my growing collection. It was just what I needed to get the juices going to continue the never ending treasure hunt.

wyldwolf

(43,891 posts)
7. It's fascinating the OLD stuff you can find that isn't worth a whole lot.
Mon May 22, 2017, 12:58 PM
May 2017

Found a copy of a 1940s-era Captain Marvel comic book. It was an odd piece - seemed more like a newspaper insert. 4 pages front and back. Online price was about $25. I thought I'd struck gold when I saw it.

safeinOhio

(34,322 posts)
8. Last year I found a couple
Mon May 22, 2017, 04:47 PM
May 2017

of blank Students For a Democratic Society (SDS) aplication Post card size. Not a lot of value, but very cool to me.

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