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What is the best deal you ever got at a garage/yard sale?

Two days ago we bought a Toro self-propelled lawn mower for $20. It had old gasoline in it. Replace the spark plug, put in fresh fuel, runs like new. A few years ago my wife found a really nice necklace for $25. She told the woman it might be more valuable, but she didn't care. She brought it home and I checked it out...12K gold. A jeweler offered her $400 for it.

Posted - July 2, 2018
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  • 13071
    Ooooooooo nice deal on the jewelry. I bought an antique end table for 20 bucks once. It probably would have cost me a couple o hundred at an antique store. ;)
      July 2, 2018 7:44 AM MDT
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  • 44654
    Excellent.
      July 2, 2018 7:56 AM MDT
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  • 23659
    My envious side is flaring up at you and carbonproduct.
    :)
    ;)

    Not really.

    Well.

    Sort of . . .

    ha!
      July 2, 2018 8:38 AM MDT
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  • 44654
    Well...Go to more garage sales.
      July 2, 2018 8:40 AM MDT
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  • 23659
    Yeah, I know. I guess I really don't need either of those things, though. My house is already too crowded and cluttered. I know -- then clean it.
    :)

    God, I'm sort of a mess lately - - I think this whole year.
      July 2, 2018 8:45 AM MDT
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  • 44654
    Wait...you buy the mower for 20, fix it for a dollar and sell it for 100. Then you could hire someone to clean your home. I'm a genius.
      July 2, 2018 8:47 AM MDT
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  • 23659
    :)
    Good!
    :)


    Wow -- I am emotionally crashing as the minutes go by. But have a great week with you plans, if I don't see you around here.
    :)
      July 2, 2018 8:54 AM MDT
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  • 44654
    Okey-doke. You too.
      July 2, 2018 8:54 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    I was driving around looking for garage sales a Saturday one time when I noticed a bunch of stuff on a guy's lawn and he was just proping up a sign: FREE STUFF.  I was just about the first one there so I got a few items free but he also had more stuff inside for sale -I got a 303 Lee Enfield rifle for $25.00. He had a tenant who vanished some time ago and just wanted to get rid of all his belongings. 
      July 3, 2018 9:20 AM MDT
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  • 44654
    Definitely a good deal on the rifle. If my wife goes before I do, I'm going to open the garage door and put a sign up ; 'Every free except that which is marked.'
      July 3, 2018 10:17 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    Yeah.. well to make a long story short the police confiscated my gun because it was not registered and said I could claim it back but would have to be plugged to make it inoperable. I don't do hunting,  just wanted it for my decor.
      July 3, 2018 2:56 PM MDT
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  • 6023
    I once gave away a beat up truck and camper for $5 ... just because I was tired of paying for all the repairs.
      July 3, 2018 1:04 PM MDT
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