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04-24-2009, 11:30 PM #1
Got myself a multi-sport steal...
So my city is having their "Spring Garage Sale" weekend this weekend, and it kicked off today...so I went around to a few sales with some pocket change, and was fortunate enough to find some sports cards...now, this isn't anything amazing, but I was proud with my find! 2 ziploc baggies of cards (all sports) for $.25 each...so, for $.50, I got myself 75 different cards - mostly baseball, and most were older base, but I did get a Reggie Miller (basketball) insert, a Jake Plummer (football) RC, and a bunch of recent baseball inserts, along with a Griffey Jr Starquest from the 90s, a Mike Sweeney RC, an 81 George Brett base, and an Al Leiter refractor....surely couldn't complain for getting cards at less than $0.01 each!
And this wasn't my nicest sport card find at a garage sale - found a box of nearly 3000 cards for $12 a few years back!
Just thought I'd share! :-)
Anyone else ever found nice steals at garage sales?
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04-25-2009, 12:16 AM #2
4 years ago I picked up some cards from a yard sale that had some older cards 1970 and under (around 50 of them) in the bunch it had a 1968 mantle around vg cond. Got the bunch for 5 bucks.
I plan on picking up some in the city wide yard sale the first weekend on May here where I live.
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04-25-2009, 12:41 AM #3
I never stop by garage sales, but maybe i should try from now on
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04-25-2009, 01:08 AM #4
You wouldn't belive the things I pick up at yard/garage sales. I stop at almost every one I see. Besides sport stuff I pick up tons of other collectible stuff. I collect ephmere, antiques, and historical documents. And I have found plenty from going to them. Heck I got documents on loan to a few museums in the state of Kentucky (pertaining to the civil war). People sometimes have no idea what they through away/sell.
Dale
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04-25-2009, 02:28 AM #5
haha, that's pretty sweet. i never get lucky when i go to garage sales =(
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04-25-2009, 02:15 PM #6
Dale - wow, that was a sweet find! That Mantle was probably worth 10 times what you bought the lot for, if not more!
Jesse - I definitely would check some out...never know what you'll find! :-)
metspride - keep trying, and I'm sure you'll find a steal at some point!
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04-25-2009, 03:13 PM #7
about 5 years ago a buddy of mine went to a local flea market really early in the morning about 530ish when the dealers were still setting up, and one of the guys had a box of vintage baseball, he wanted 75 for it,but gave it to my buddy for 60. Inside that box was TWO 1963 Pete Rose RC, in about PSA 6-7 condition, and a 63 Mantle, in about a PSA 5 condition, and about 50 others, none notable from what I remember, but still who cares. any one of those 3 would have been a steal, I COULDNT BELIEVE IT
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04-25-2009, 03:56 PM #8
Wow, that is an amazing find devilshockey! Fantastic!
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04-25-2009, 04:06 PM #9
yeah sadly it wasnt me who found it
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04-25-2009, 04:25 PM #10
Yeah...well, it's still an amazing find! Just too bad it wasn't you
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Originally Posted by garnett_21 
