2012 Urban Safari Hunting Hauls (Garage Sale, Thrift Stores, Craigs, Rummage...)

[Splitty]

It's been said April is the month where people really get the blues. That doesn't help when I see the awesome scores people are getting lately and for me, it's getting tougher and tougher.

I know. It often feels like one will never score again, that the good hauls are a thing of the past. Than BAM! a suprise score. You can ask anyone who's found a good haul, and they're probably tell you it's few and far between the good ones.I don't even bother much with garage sales until late may or june.

On Craigs however, I just scored this 12" talking Yoda for $10! That wasn't bad.
He ate my doughnut though. That was bad.

[mego ninja]

sweet. I think I sold one of those on craigslist about a year ago for $15 or $20.

[MegoSteve]

I paid $5 each at the Flea Market for these, like a fool

What?! It's hard to tell condition by looking at a picture, but that X-men is probably worth what you paid for all six.

[theantiquetiger]

Here are my finds from the last couple weeks

M1 rifle scabbard - paid $6, sold for $68


seven Bud Man Beer Steins - paid $70, sold for $320


MIP 1989 Aurora Slot Car - paid $1, sold for $38


And last weekend, I bought this baby doll for my youngest daughter for $3. I didn't think anything about it, gave it to her when I got home, then I decided to look I up. It is a china baby doll made in Germany by Grace Puttman (I believe). The doll sells for over $200. She is keeping it.

[mego ninja]

And last weekend, I bought this baby doll for my youngest daughter for $3. I didn't think anything about it, gave it to her when I got home, then I decided to look I up. It is a china baby doll made in Germany by Grace Puttman (I believe). The doll sells for over $200. She is keeping it.

Thats pretty awesome. My kids have and are playing with my complete collection of original star wars toys, Micro Machines, GI Joe and Lego's from when I was a kid. I want them to enjoy the same thing I did, even if some of that stuff could fetch some $$, I would rather them play with it.

[Den82]

My luck was much better this weekend.

At a random garage sale stop a lady told me she had some Voltron stuff. I got this:



Plus a Trendmasters reissue Voltron in the box, near complete, extra Voltron I parts, G1 Transformers Jetfire and a Voltron I knock-off.

She practically begged me to buy it all. She said "How about you take it all for $8"!

[mego ninja]

Oh man, you are lucky. Wish I could find that!

[4NDR01D]

I've been passing these baby bear planters up left, right and center for years. Dumb move! I see them so often, I figured that they were newer. Seems like something they would sell in a hospital gift shop. I guess they probably did, in the 60's/70's. Anyways, they can go for some really decent prices.japan bear planter | eBay




The one with the bears on the bike just sold for $122. Prices seem to be all over the place with these, but at thrifts they're usually under $3, so for the same price as a scratch ticket I'm better off buying these and trying my luck. It's strange too, because they do fit into my collection of uber-cute cookie jars, kewpie dolls and rubber faced rushton stuff that I dig, but I just don't really want to get into collecting them.

[4NDR01D]

Picked up these games this morning at the thrift. Total came to $2.50.

I know almost nothing about RPG games like this, but enough to know a good deal when I see one.

[Adam West]

Everything was grabbed for under $10 EXCEPT the Mr Mercury. I paid below market value, but he wasn't cheap. I think he's really cool!

I think the "American Pickers" guys just bought a Mr. Mercury on this past week's episode. I think they bundled it with another robot and can't remember the exact price but seem to think they paid somewhere in the upper $200's/lower $300's range.