Craigslist and Garage sale scores!

[herr_oberst]

Dutch oven
$2

[Baz]

Nice score, Herr Oberst! I see 'em all the time on all the westerns I watch!

[tabs]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Dutch oven
$2

I bought a Griswald for $16 at Gudwill.

[tabs]

My Garage sale scores is not in what I bought but what I sold...

$150 for a pair of Stiffel bedroom brass table lamps..cost $15.00
Sears router, router table and stand $80, cost $10.
3 Stiffel floor brass lamps wt glass table surround $120...cost $35.00
Ikea white book case and hose reel $10...cost $0 gotten from neighbors trash
Nortaki occupied Japan China with chips $20 cost $18.
2 Bagboy Golf carts $25 cost $15...

While I might of gotten a bit more for a couple of items, the mitigating factors are one they are gone from my life, and two it was an easy sale that didn't require an effort listing them and fielding calls.

Who says garage sales can't be profitable..

[Baz]

Originally Posted by tabs

...cost $0 gotten from neighbors trash

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Baz

I cannot visualize tabs going thru the trash. I, on the other hand, have never bought a vacuum cleaner new. Sometimes there are up to half dozen around here ranging from shop vacs to uprights. When they really die, I put 'em back out in the alley where they came from.

It's amazing what people toss instead of investigating a broken belt or a clog in the passage ways.

[gordner]

Did a dump run the other day, sitting beside the bin is a twin stack 4 gallon air compressor, in new looking condition. Had an inkling so I grabbed it and took it home, sure enough when I plugged in, wouldn't work...until I hit the 5 amp breaker under the motor then it fired right up. Works perfectly.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Zeke

going thru the trash

Is there a difference in your mind between "sitting out by the curb".......and "going thru the trash"....or are they both the same thing?

The reason I say this is because the stuff I pick up is sitting by the curb.

In my mind.....I have never "gone through someone's trash". And as you said, I doubt Tabs has, but he can speak for himself.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Baz

Is there a difference in your mind between "sitting out by the curb".......and "going thru the trash"....or are they both the same thing?

The reason I say this is because the stuff I pick up is sitting by the curb.

In my mind.....I have never "gone through someone's trash". And as you said, I doubt Tabs has, but he can speak for himself.

Of course there is. One is in plain sight.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by gordner

Did a dump run the other day, sitting beside the bin is a twin stack 4 gallon air compressor, in new looking condition. Had an inkling so I grabbed it and took it home, sure enough when I plugged in, wouldn't work...until I hit the 5 amp breaker under the motor then it fired right up. Works perfectly.

Wow, that's a serious score, congrats!

[gordner]

Yes, the benefit of stupid people with money lol. Literally looks like it was bought for a project used once and discarded.

[1990C4S]

Originally Posted by gordner

Yes, the benefit of stupid people with money lol. Literally looks like it was bought for a project used once and discarded.

I got my compressor out of the ditch. The capacitor failed and he literally threw it into the ditch. Took me five minutes to fix it.

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by 1990C4S

I got my compressor out of the ditch. The capacitor failed and he literally threw it into the ditch. Took me five minutes to fix it.

Some people just don’t even try to fix ****. Ive scored two working dysons that just needed the tubes removed and the junk cleared out.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

Some people just don’t even try to fix ****. Ive scored two working dysons that just needed the tubes removed and the junk cleared out.

Lots of folks out there are completely clueless when it comes to "mechanical" things. Thank your lucky stars that you/we aren't them. I can't even imagine what it would be to go through life like that. I guess you wouldn't realize that you were frequently getting screwed over whether it was actively done by someone unscrupulous or just down to your own ignorance.

[tabs]

Dysons need filter cleaning. and then they realkly su(k

[tabs]

stuff was at the curb for trash pu.

worse case is I use it for donations for coupons.

[Tidybuoy]

I Love CraigsList:

Ethan Allen Sofa Set:

[Danimal16]

Vern, those are perfect.

Great Score!

[Baz]

Nice Vern! But how much? We need to know in order to determine if it's really a score or not.....

[Tidybuoy]

Originally Posted by Baz

Nice Vern! But how much? We need to know in order to determine if it's really a score or not.....

Probably does not qualify as a "score" but it's definately a score for me. Having my mom's 90th birthday party on June 12th and will be seeing my siblings that I haven't seen all Covid period. I really needed to spruce things up a bit and buying new furniture comes with a 6 month wait. I probably paid half (or less) of what these would sell new. They are very high-quality and in like new condition - and super comfortable. $1700. There were a couple of dirt spots on the back of the loveseat which came out with a little carpet cleaner.