Thanks I sold 3 others for 35. Still have 6 left including another of the same green vw and a mustang boss hoss.
I picked up these andirons on garbage day. Solid brass. Prices in the 400$ range we'll see how it goes might take a while to sell these id think.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/253859093339?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p39 84.m1555.l2649

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I picked up this non-working, sad sack of an espresso machine off Kijiji for $20. It's a BUNN ES-1A, which as it turns out is made by Gaggia of Spain (fancy!). A good cleaning, a bit of re-wiring, and few new fuses got it working. Media blasting, bondo, paint and polish gave it some pizazz.

Before and after >

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Wow !! Twenty bucks & some elbow grease and you've got something very cool.

Thanks... my wife is just glad to see it out of the garage!

Fantastic resto job. I love when people give new life to things and keep them out of landfill.

Derek - that really came out nice :eek:

I had some decent finds at 3 estate sales yesterday.

Late 1980s Tyco HO Set complete $10
Orvis Fly Fishing Vest $6
Vintage Swarovski binoculars $20 well worn and old but the optics! Wow.
Lotus JPS transistor radio $2
Pulsar LED watch $4 I think these sell for $150-200+
Citizens Digi-Analog Chronograph $4 $75-100+ resale.

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BTW, the Tyco F1 set was found at an estate sale in the heart of ghetto. The basement was dark, dingy, moldy and water-damaged but looked like it was a thriving Blind Pig in the 70s/80s. Circular bar, 3 huge curved sofas, lots of chrome and mirrors, shag carpet on the walls. It was awesome.

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Got this at a local junk shop today. No idea where it came from but it is signed by Robert C Therien Jr who is a local fine artist. Perhaps a sign he made for his buddy? It's on foam core. About 6' long and 18" tall (it's on a stack of tires for size reference). No idea what it's worth but paid $20. It's going on the wall in the garage.


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^^^ Very cool...perfect artwork for the garage!

Found this 1/6 scale R/C snow machine for $10. Runs on a 19.2V battery. No charger but I tested it with 2 x 9V batteries and it ran great.

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1981 Nastassia Kinski poster. I looked it up one of the original numbered posters sold for $77,000 in 2009. Autographed ones are $1,500 and this one sells for between $70 and $250. This one was professionally mounted but has some damage from the glass breaking. My cost: free :) My kind of garage art :)

Im not sure if it was a score or punishment yet but garbage day I picked up this old curio cabinet. Sofar spent about four hours scraping off 2 layers of nasty old paint. Probably about 1/3 done. Sucks doing the inside. Most of the original wood finish is still in good shape. I think itll be worth it. Whats up with the green glow in the dark colored paint I see quite often on old stuff? That must have been a super hot color at one time.

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Radium paint?

Wear a mask.

Estate sale find. I always head to the garage when I stop at an estate. The cast iron pitchfork was hiding in the corner. I had 3 guys say to me as I was leaving that they wish they had seen it. $4. :D

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Looks like a great zombie killer Paul ! :D Not much hay in Jacksonville is there ?

But there is a lot on pine straw...

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Sitting on a shelf at a garage sale, watch not included
$5.00

CL score for the buyer .... I thinned the ski collection a bit. Sold 27 pairs of vintage 60/70/80's downhill race skis for $250.

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I think you both won....

And I'll bet he's going to make Adirondack style chairs for his ski lodge with those.

It's funny, the guy who bought them was mid-30s (a cop). So the skis are well before his time :confused: Says he's actually going to try some of the long boards! His wife raced in college and is a better, more aggressive skier then him. He said "it's probably against the rules to cut any of these up, right?". You are correct sir! :cool:

I weeded out about a dozen of the very best stuff to sell individually. Most of those should be $200+ each with one pair hopefully around $500 (new, never skied on 1974 Dynamic VR17 - the Holy Grail).