Yard/garage/estate sale finds.

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At an estate auction I found a couple of banana boxes of AR mags, everyone laughed when I paid 20$ for the box of 10 and 20rnd mags, then the boxs of 30rnd mags got in a bidding war and went for 150$ and 200$, same auction and a banana box of CCI primers for 15$ and it was full. I also bought a corner in the basement of medical supplies for 5$ and it had over 100$ worth of hearing aid batteries and the rest was donated for a nice tax write off
 
rdnktrkr said:
At an estate auction I found a couple of banana boxes of AR mags, everyone laughed when I paid 20$ for the box of 10 and 20rnd mags, then the boxs of 30rnd mags got in a bidding war and went for 150$ and 200$, same auction and a banana box of CCI primers for 15$ and it was full. I also bought a corner in the basement of medical supplies for 5$ and it had over 100$ worth of hearing aid batteries and the rest was donated for a nice tax write off
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that’s one heck of a score! but were are the photos???
 
I once answered a CL ad for a "reloading business" for $800. This was way back about 2000 or 2001 when things weren't so "hot". In fact they were downright "dead". I simply wanted to see if he would split it up since the ad ran for several weeks with no buyers. He needed to clear his daughter's garage and I sensed there was pressure on his end. When he saw that I was serious, the price immediately dropped to $600. I ended up buying it all.

4 Lee Pro-1000 presses, 1 Lyman turret, 1 CH single-stage. 36 Lee die sets in every conceivable caliber, mostly handgun. 1 large Dillon "2000" tumbler, 1 small Dillon "500" tumbler. Several Dillon powder measures he had adapted to work on the Lee presses. About 20 open cans of powder. About 5000 primers of various sizes. All sorts of loading hand tools. A Lyman motorized case trimmer with carbide cutter. An RCBS bench top Automatic Priming Tool. An RCBS motorized Trim Mate. RCBS 505 powder scale. Case separators and dryers. All of it neatly organized and labeled, in plastic packing cases. And he gave my son a "ham can" of 7.62x54R for helping. The sale completely filled my Ranger bed for ~$550.

I ended up selling all the Lee stuff on Ebay for enough to finance my first Dillon 550 with 3 calibers.
 
rfwobbly said:
I once answered a CL ad for a "reloading business" for $800. This was way back about 2000 or 2001 when things weren't so "hot". In fact they were downright "dead". I simply wanted to see if he would split it up since the ad ran for several weeks with no buyers. He needed to clear his daughter's garage and I sensed there was pressure on his end. When he saw that I was serious, the price immediately dropped to $600. I ended up buying it all.

4 Lee Pro-1000 presses, 1 Lyman turret, 1 CH single-stage. 36 Lee die sets in every conceivable caliber, mostly handgun. 1 large Dillon "2000" tumbler, 1 small Dillon "500" tumbler. Several Dillon powder measures he had adapted to work on the Lee presses. About 20 open cans of powder. About 5000 primers of various sizes. All sorts of loading hand tools. A Lyman motorized case trimmer with carbide cutter. An RCBS bench top Automatic Priming Tool. An RCBS motorized Trim Mate. RCBS 505 powder scale. Case separators and dryers. All of it neatly organized and labeled, in plastic packing cases. And he gave my son a "ham can" of 7.62x54R for helping. The sale completely filled my Ranger bed for ~$550.

I ended up selling all the Lee stuff on Ebay for enough to finance my first Dillon 550 with 3 calibers.
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that’s an amazing deal!
 
Deals are out there. You just have to watch and know what is a deal in the first place. A couple times my final offer was rejected and I walked back to my jeep. As I slamed the door the person had a change of heart and said they would take my offer. Some times you can't make a deal but just like at an auction, have a firm price in mind and stick with it. You'll do OK.
 
Went to a yard sale in 2012 and immediately spotted a Lee 50th anniversary kit. Walked over to it and it had been opened but was never used. No price on it so I asked the woman who was running the sale how much she wanted and she said twenty bucks. She had a lot of hunting and fishing equipment and told me her husband had left her for a "younger" woman. Now this woman was maybe forty and a looker all day long. Dumb ass left all his stuff there and took off with his new trophy. I had been wanting to start reloading so I could shoot more so I bought it and have been loading for my 30-06 and a couple of .308's ever since.
 
rondaxe said:
Went to a yard sale in 2012 and immediately spotted a Lee 50th anniversary kit. Walked over to it and it had been opened but was never used. No price on it so I asked the woman who was running the sale how much she wanted and she said twenty bucks. She had a lot of hunting and fishing equipment and told me her husband had left her for a "younger" woman. Now this woman was maybe forty and a looker all day long. Dumb ass left all his stuff there and took off with his new trophy. I had been wanting to start reloading so I could shoot more so I bought it and have been loading for my 30-06 and a couple of .308's ever since.
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I'm going to assume you already had a wife at home or you would have inquired about the young lady selling her ex's stuff? ;)
 
FROGO207 said:
Deals are out there. You just have to watch and know what is a deal in the first place. A couple times my final offer was rejected and I walked back to my jeep. As I slamed the door the person had a change of heart and said they would take my offer. Some times you can't make a deal but just like at an auction, have a firm price in mind and stick with it. You'll do OK.
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I’m horrible at negotiating prices. I hardly ever as for a discount or price reduction.

“How much??? OK”
 
In Texas people advertise they have tools and guns, then when you get there at daybreak they say they're "already sold". Just a trick to get you to come look at their garbage.
 
That's a great score. Don't see anything like that here for that price.
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Mark_Mark said:
I’m horrible at negotiating prices. I hardly ever as for a discount or price reduction.

“How much??? OK”
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depends for me. If it's something Ive been wanting and have been looking for I'll typically just pay up if it's in the ballpark. If it's something I may want to try or potentially re-sell, then I'll always ask what the bottom dollar is.

In the case of the shotgun the guy brought from his house the other day...it was a new model Stevens 320 with one barrel and one choke. He wanted $200 so I politely told him it wasn't something I was interested in.
twarr1 said:
In Texas people advertise they have tools and guns, then when you get there at daybreak they say they're "already sold". Just a trick to get you to come look at their garbage.
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We have professional yard salers here. They try to hit people up the day before the sales even start.
 
cornfused said:
A few years back I was pursuing the flyer for the city wide yard sale in the nearby little town. One of the posts was for a "reloader", no price listed. I went to the listed address early the next morning and waited for the folks to come outside. It was a woman and her mother. I asked about the reloader and the woman took me to a table, they had several tables covered with miscellaneous household stuff. On the table was a Lee Loadmaster, new in an unopened box. I asked her how much and she said $50. I took it it and paid her. Was turning to leave and she stopped me and said "you have to take it all", she pointed to 2 more boxes on the same table, also unopened. When I got home I opened the 2 boxes and found a set of Lee . 223 dies, 500 new unprimed cases, a brick of primers, a box of 500 Sierra 52 gr. BTHP bullets and 3lbs. of BLC-2 powder. My one and only yard sale score!!!
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I would sent that lady flowers or chocolates - as indicated. That was a bargain. No, a Bargain.
 
Don't miss some of the 'other' stuff. Someone mentioned some kind of vinegar preparation. There is other stuff to be had.
Ask. After I look at the old clothes, dolls and other stuff, I politely ask if (especially a 'garage clean out' or Grandfather Smith passed on sale) if there are any 'firearms or hunting equipment' items. I have yet to find a firearm or loading machine, but I did score a hardback copy of Sixguns by Elmer Kieth and a second edition of Complete Guide to Handloading by Phillip Sharpe for five yankee dollars each. I do collect old gun books as well.
 
Archie said:
Don't miss some of the 'other' stuff. Someone mentioned some kind of vinegar preparation. There is other stuff to be had.
Ask. After I look at the old clothes, dolls and other stuff, I politely ask if (especially a 'garage clean out' or Grandfather Smith passed on sale) if there are any 'firearms or hunting equipment' items. I have yet to find a firearm or loading machine, but I did score a hardback copy of Sixguns by Elmer Kieth and a second edition of Complete Guide to Handloading by Phillip Sharpe for five yankee dollars each. I do collect old gun books as well.
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Those are two seriously good scores. Old books are gold to me.
 
Mark_Mark said:
I’m horrible at negotiating prices. I hardly ever as for a discount or price reduction.

“How much??? OK”
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Six words my parents, who enjoyed antiquing, taught me, with no pressure or hard feelings on either side: "Can you do a little better?".

Say it every time, and if yes, the savings start adding up. If no, well, you were going to buy it anyway.
 
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