Strangest thing ever at an estate sale...

[MarkDz]

Last weekend at an estate sale I found a Ziploc bag full of human bones (one complete foot and what appeared to be hip bones). They were marked and drilled to be strung together, maybe for one of those medical skeletons. Absolutely crazy. I didn't know if it was legal/moral to buy/sell things like that... but either way it was very strange.

I asked one of the sale workers and he said he'd seen even stranger stuff. Which made me wonder: What IS the strangest thing people have found at estate/garage/yard/etc. sales? Any good stories?

 

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[SEANO]

Damn, too much thinking for one day. Had to get through the "Best Free Box Find" earlier.
Good Spooky (that time of year) find though!
Many times strange can be a good item to pick-up for resale.

 

[Bum Luck]

Yuk!

Is that even legal to own?

 

[savant365]

Went to a yard sale last week with the girlfriend and it just so happened that it was an ex-girlfriend having the sale at her fathers house. Other then that the strangest thing I ever found was a jar with preserved critters in it like a starfish, octopus and some other stuff I can't remember. It looked like a science project from the 70's but I had a lot of fun grossing out the kids with it.

 

[cyberdan]

What IS the strangest thing people have found at estate/garage/yard/etc. sales?

One squishy, squashy ball. About the size of a softball. I opened a box and picked it up trying to figure out what it was. It was kind of oily so I put it back down and wiped my hands off on some nearby clothes for sale. I looked at the box top and figured it out. It was a fake boob for someone who had a cancer surgery.

 

[2ndisbest]

What IS the strangest thing people have found at estate/garage/yard/etc. sales?

One squishy, squashy ball. About the size of a softball. I opened a box and picked it up trying to figure out what it was. It was kind of oily so I put it back down and wiped my hands off on some nearby clothes for sale. I looked at the box top and figured it out. It was a fake boob for someone who had a cancer surgery.

Those are fun for the whole family.

- John Candy R.I.P.

 

[Produce Guy]

This lady had a garage sale and the strangest thing there was a ziploc bag that ha hair from Jeff Foxworhty,she claimed that she cut his hair and saved some.By the way she wanted $25 for the hair

 

[Bum Luck]

ghouls.................

 

[allan]

What IS the strangest thing people have found at estate/garage/yard/etc. sales?

One squishy, squashy ball. About the size of a softball. I opened a box and picked it up trying to figure out what it was. It was kind of oily so I put it back down and wiped my hands off on some nearby clothes for sale. I looked at the box top and figured it out. It was a fake boob for someone who had a cancer surgery.

Those are fun for the whole family.

- John Candy R.I.P.

Is that a quote from the movie Summer Rental ?

 

[woodstock]

About 20 years back I bought a genuine shrunken head at a yard sale. I was labeled as a lab specimen from a Museum in New York and dated in the 1920's. I remember paying $10 for it and sold it a few years later to a oddity collector for $150.
I also picked up a whole baby shark in a lab jar for $2 that I still have today. There's some weird stuff out there when your not looking for it. Happy Trails, Woodstock

 

[band-aid]

A box of phallic sex toys...

Unopened, of course. But still, wtf

 

[2ndisbest]

What IS the strangest thing people have found at estate/garage/yard/etc. sales?

One squishy, squashy ball. About the size of a softball. I opened a box and picked it up trying to figure out what it was. It was kind of oily so I put it back down and wiped my hands off on some nearby clothes for sale. I looked at the box top and figured it out. It was a fake boob for someone who had a cancer surgery.

Those are fun for the whole family.

- John Candy R.I.P.

Is that a quote from the movie Summer Rental ?

Yep.

 

[batcap]

I bought the below items at an auction for $5. The auctioneer looked me right in the eye like he was dying for a bid, any bid. That was the 2nd time I gave a "mercy bid". They seem to pay off for me.

I put them up on ebay and they sold for $244.49. That was my best auction ever. One fellow sent a comment/question during the auction saying the dark one was "the holy grail of fountain syringes." Now I'll have to compare everything to this auction's results . . . "It was a pretty good auction, but it was no 'Douche Bag'."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140627513358?ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1562.l2649

 

[savant365]

Batcap wins!

 

[creeper71]

I bought the below items at an auction for $5. The auctioneer looked me right in the eye like he was dying for a bid, any bid. That was the 2nd time I gave a "mercy bid". They seem to pay off for me.

I put them up on ebay and they sold for $244.49. That was my best auction ever. One fellow sent a comment/question during the auction saying the dark one was "the holy grail of fountain syringes." Now I'll have to compare everything to this auction's results . . . "It was a pretty good auction, but it was no 'Douche Bag'."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140627513358?ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1562.l2649

Hahaha I guess you thought they was pretty much worthless.. I seen you started bidding at 5.00. I guess you was hoping to atleast get your money back?

 

[diggummup]

About the strangest thing i've run across recently (that I can think of) was a taxidermy frog, which I would have bought, but one of the front legs was half broken off.

Hey Batcap- Don't you love auctions like those. You list something your not quite sure of the value and it skyrockets! Been there, done that.

 

[batcap]

[size=14pt]Oh man, creeper71 nailed me. The only better deal was when someone "curb alerted" a bunch of art supplies that I put on ebay. They went to $66, but the guy that won them complained that A)One of the paints leaked and B) It was a toxic chemical that was no longer allowed to be used. I pleaded ignorance of art supplies and asked if he would settle for a cash back of all but shipping, and he could keep everything. He was happy enough that I offered, and didn't actually make me refund him. He "re-intubated" the spilled paint. He gave me 5 stars and called me an honorable seller in the ratings. Boy, was I relieved. So, yea, diggumup I do love those kind of auctions!

 

[MarkDz]

I put them up on ebay and they sold for $244.49. That was my best auction ever. One fellow sent a comment/question during the auction saying the dark one was "the holy grail of fountain syringes." Now I'll have to compare everything to this auction's results . . . "It was a pretty good auction, but it was no 'Douche Bag'."

You deserve every penny! He who dares, wins.

 

[Maggot]

I found a ham on the bone hanging in a closet by a noose. It was covered with mold. It was not for sale, they had to get someone from the city to dispose of it they said.

 

[shopdog]

I THINK THE THING THAT STICKS OUT IN MY BRAIN THE MOST WAS A SMALL BOX OF DRYED UP RACOON PENIS THAT THE ELDERLY LADY SAID HER HUSBAND USED AS TOOTH PICKS . I DON`T KNOW IF SHE WAS JOKING OR NOT, THIS WAS IN OPP ALABAMA . AND THE OTHER THING IS SOME LIVE LARGE ARTILARY ROUNDS AGAIN AN ELDERLY LADY SAID THAT HER LATE HUSBAN WAS USEING THE BOTTOMS OF THE SHELLS TO MAKE ASHTRAYS, MY BUDDY THAT WAS WITH ME WAS A FIRE FIGHTER AND CALLED THE SHERRIF. THIS WAS IN LAKELAND FL. IN THE LATE 90`S