Garage Sales

[xmetalmaniac]

I had to bring this up as I realize that many finds can be made at a garage sale. We all hit Craigslist and Ebay, but how many of us have tried the garage sale thing. It's Sunday morning and I am currently sitting outside my home baby sitting a load of unwanted stuff that I need to get rid of. In my experience I have had numerous garage sales selling all sorts of stuff the wife doesn't want any more. I have made some $$$ just sitting outside sipping a cold iced tea. I once stopped at a garage sale and bought some die cast cars BNIB for $10 each, knowing the brand they were it was well worth the pick up. I have sold a few sets of Oakley lenses too which was kind awesome. I saw a guy wearing a pair of Romeo 2, I actually asked him if he wanted to sell them. He took them off and let me look at them. They needed a tune up, lenses, and unobtainiums in a bad way. So I decided not to buy them but I sold him some lenses and installed them for him. Lol. It's funny how one mans trash is another mans treasure.

 

[hearno]

I thought about going to swap meets or whatever they're called. Driving to garage sales burns up lots of gas for a limited chance to score something good. This way, there's more stuff in one place.

 

[BriP]

my latest thing is hitting up pawn shops like cash converters lol. found a hal jacket with black persimmon transition lenses. added it to my lens set. realll nice.

 

[Rustpot]

If I'm stopping by I'll take a peek, but I usually don't have any cash on me. I won't seek them out though.

 

[Ecko]

I personally have never had any luck at buying from garage sales. So I quit going.

 

[atrain]

I personally have never had any luck at buying from garage sales. So I quit going.

what about Flea Markets.....are they full of imposters?

 

[BriP]

you got to know how to tell fakes befpre you shop at these places for sure

 

[O-man]

Definitely. In my experience (at least where I'm from) the flea market is full of fakes. I've only ever found a couple of real pairs and they are always way overpriced (e.g. this one guy wanted a $100 for a pair of white gascans). Haven't ever found any luck at garage sales in terms of oakleys but usually you can always find something cool at garage sales

 

[Oakley Stephen]

One of my co-workers found an m-frame strike array at a garage sale for 5 bucks and then she just gave them to me!!!! I offered her more than her money back but she would not take it

 

[innovision]

one of the manager from an Oakley store told me a story of a dude going to a flea market for several years and found a jordon mars for $40 bucks brand new... wish i was that lucky lol