Sunday Garage Sale Score

[MadBomber]

Made a quick run to the store before the Bears game started, noticed a lonely looking Sunday garage sale with a snowblower, mower, and a few other decent items. I stopped and while I didn't get the blower and mower, I did happen to score a Collins Axe, Collins Hunters Hatchet, and a Kobalt hatchet, for the princely sum of $5 total! Basically they have been used very little, and stored and cared for poorly. All three are in solid condition and just need a bit of love. But for about $1.66 each, who cares, they're cheaper than Harbor Freight and priced about like Frost China-made crap.

*And for the record, I asked the guy what he wanted for all three and he said five bucks, no lowballing on my end.

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[hoosierdaddy1976]

Good haul, there.

 

[bigelowe]

SCORE!!!!

 

[walleyepw]

Nice find. Good, solid, working tools.

 

[femurphy77]

Other peoples used crap! That's how a co-worker once described these kind of finds, "How can you stand to use other peoples used crap?" When you score 3 NICE cutting tools for $5 the answer "should" be obvious!

For the record I'm jealous.

 

[rhino]

Made a quick run to the store before the Bears game started, noticed a lonely looking Sunday garage sale with a snowblower, mower, and a few other decent items. I stopped and while I didn't get the blower and mower, I did happen to score a Collins Axe, Collins Hunters Hatchet, and a Kobalt hatchet, for the princely sum of $5 total! Basically they have been used very little, and stored and cared for poorly. All three are in solid condition and just need a bit of love. But for about $1.66 each, who cares, they're cheaper than Harbor Freight and priced about like Frost China-made crap.

*And for the record, I asked the guy what he wanted for all three and he said five bucks, no lowballing on my end.

Finding any one of those three for $5 would have been a good score. All three is a windfall! Well played, sir.

I sense that some chopping will occur soon.

Stay away from my dead sunflowers, though. Those belong to the Moonstalker.

 

[Leo]

I used to have a neighbor down the street that had a couple garage sales a year. Always had better than a dozen fishing poles, several mowers, multiple weed eaters, shovels, axe's, ladders, car jacks, TV's stereo's etc. Lots of the stuff was pertfectly serviceable. At first I though he might be a fence for punk thieves, so I asked him how he always had so much stuff.

He worked for a property management firm that manages lots of rental units for real estate investors. It is his job to clean up the properties when people split. Often they move suddenly when they are behind on rent. He was allowed to salvage anything that gets left behind. I pretty much bought everything I needed to maintain my house from him.

 

[Bfish]

I used to have a neighbor down the street that had a couple garage sales a year. Always had better than a dozen fishing poles, several mowers, multiple weed eaters, shovels, axe's, ladders, car jacks, TV's stereo's etc. Lots of the stuff was pertfectly serviceable. At first I though he might be a fence for punk thieves, so I asked him how he always had so much stuff.

He worked for a property management firm that manages lots of rental units for real estate investors. It is his job to clean up the properties when people split. Often they move suddenly when they are behind on rent. He was allowed to salvage anything that gets left behind. I pretty much bought everything I needed to maintain my house from him.

I do the same thing, but I haven't been so lucky. I am more like a garbage man than someone who picks up peoples good things they've left behind I feel like...

 

[MadBomber]

In a perfect world I would have scored original Randalls, or even early 60's Colt Pythons (hey, a guy can dream right??) but I can't complain about snagging good serviceable tools at a basically free price. I figure an hour or so worth of restoration on each cutting edge and I'll be a happy guy!

 

[Knife Lady]

SWEET ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

 

[LtScott14]

Nice score! I own the same Collins hunters axe, mine is stamped- U.S. Wonder if it was a Army issue? It was rusty and handle was oily/dirty, little TLC, some sand paper and Dawn dish soap got the grease off the handle. Sharpened, wrapped handle with paracord, installed a lanyard hole/lanyard. It has proven a great tool for bonfire wood. Carried in my BOB now if not using.

People lose interest after a tree is down, or other reasons. I like tools, and admit to having about three of everything.

Enjoy.

 

[back40hunter]

Wish I would find deals like that!