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03-16-2008, 05:52 PM | #21 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Missouri
Posts: 415
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Wow....Where to begin....I have had SO Many good finds...Here's a few of the Highlights..
I once found an entire shoebox of about 35 joes with various weapons for $2.00... a Star Wars knockoff case with the entire Buck Rogers 3 3/4 collection in Mint Condition for $7.00 The Star Wars Mail-Away 1978 Stand Display with all 12 Complete and Perfect Figures for $5.00 Two pairs of the Ultra Rare Greatest American Hero Ralph and Bill 3 3/4 figures for $1.00 each Around 40 of the Original Transformers complete with all accessories each in sandwich type bags for .50 each Dark Tower Board Game Mint in Box $3 And the Motherload of all my hauls was a sale that included... All the 3 3/4 Remco Monsters with glow in the dark variants, several SW Droids figures on card, Cobra-La 3 Pack MOC and several more joes, 3 Giant Inhumaniods, entire SuperNaturals Line MOC, Air Raiders in Package, Eagle Force figures loose, Several MOC Figures from various lines, Astrosnik Spaceship, Castle Greyskull, Secret Wars Cap,Baron Zemo, and Iron Man...and MANY MANY MORE...I paid $70 the first round....and $20 later that day for everything this guy had left...He told me he kept his Transformer and SW Collection that was MOC to maybe sell on the internet...ebay was very young at this point and not said on every other tv show...this happened around 2000..I gave him my number and said I would pay a lot more, but he never called...he was an older gentlemen(in his 60's) I think, Said he just wanted to sell most of his toys....The ad just said....."mostly toys"...It was the single Greatest Garage sale ever...After calling all my friends and sorting the things I wanted to keep, I went to a Toy show and sold $1,700 worth the next day.....It was an AWESOME Weekend to say the least.... Mr. Savage |
03-16-2008, 06:18 PM | #22 |
R.I.P Dad 1957-2010
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Berkley, Michigan
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You found the inhumanoids!?
Tendril is Awesome!!
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03-16-2008, 07:04 PM | #23 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Missouri
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan92
You found the inhumanoids!?
Tendril is Awesome!! Mr. Savage |
03-16-2008, 07:43 PM | #24 |
$0.98 on clearance
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Benicia, California
Posts: 1,347
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Thats Incredible, You win so far
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03-16-2008, 08:15 PM | #25 |
GIJoe Special Ops
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: NY state
Posts: 621
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IT wasn't really a "score" for me, but it was a great find (if I'd have had the money back then). About 10-15 years ago, I was at a local sunday flea market. This one vendor had an enormous box full of vehicle parts for about $20. It was all joe stuff, including what looked like the entire Defiant (only in peices).
God, I wish I could go back and get that box. |
03-16-2008, 09:14 PM | #26 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 302
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Complete Defiant (no stickers) with Payload and Hardtop and full of figures, all for 37.50 at an auction (a guy died of lung cancer from smoking who had won big on the lotto back in the early 80's,spent it all on toys, sports memorabilia, and DVD movies, most amazing auction I have ever seen, the stuff I didn't buy makes me weep).
A recent find is a complete with file card Starduster for 11 bucks at a toy show last year. Oh, and a mint and complete Silver Padded Grand Slam with a bunch of figures and parts for 15 bucks from a local Comic Shop. Let the new Flea Market season begin!!!! Oh, and garage sales too!! |
03-28-2008, 06:22 PM | #27 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Fairfield, CA
Posts: 1,024
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Several sealed, case fresh 1984 Autobot cars and Dinobots. I found them at a yard sale about 10 years ago. I got everything for $12.00.
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03-28-2008, 06:42 PM | #28 |
AKA Shipwreck Jr.
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Temecula, CA
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unfortunately, i have always been the poor kid having to sell this cool stuff at garage sales.
had to help my mom pay the bills, and that's the only way i could do it. i still have a secret wars spider-man somewhere...
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03-28-2008, 09:01 PM | #29 |
Cobra Warlord
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 152
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I dont really have a garage/yard sale find, but I remember in the early 90s, going to Portugal to visit family, Im at a department store and low and behold, what do I see, but a minty fresh G1 Prime. I begged my mom to buy it for me, but the conversion rate made Prime be like 50 bucks. My mom basically told me, its too expensive here, Ill buy you one when we get home. Of course I pleaded with her saying they dont sell them anymore, but.
*sigh* oh well. |
04-13-2008, 01:34 AM | #30 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: WV
Posts: 527
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I didn't find this at a garage sale, but an ex-girlfriend, whose brother passed away, gave me his old Terror Drome. It's pretty much complete, missing a few decals and the A.V.A.C. figure. I had it out earlier, cleaning all the dead bugs and dust off it where it's been sitting in my Dad's basement for about 10 years. Anyone have any spare parts??
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