Post your $1 (or less) Finds Here w/ Sold For Prices

[SultansOfSwing]

Just heard those keychain pets are up in price but I'm shocked at that price.

 

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[WoodnHead]

*Sorry for no photos!* Check out SOLD hand painted needlepoint canvases online to see what they go for!

Recent rummage sale purchase was a large plastic tote FILLED with hand painted needlepoint canvases. Probably 50-60 canvases? I knelt down to look at them and to see what the sign on the bin said, figuring it was probably a per piece price... nope! It said "All for $8.00". Just as I was getting super excited the seller sees me looking and says "Oh, my gosh you can have it for $3.00... I just want to be rid of them!" Don't need to do any more convincing! So per piece price is pennies!

So far they've all sold in the $30-$40 range/each. Barely scratched the surface and already almost $200 sold.

Bonus of course is that they're lightweight and non-breakable so easy shipping.

Needlepoint stuff can be very, very good to you - embroidery thread, handpainted canvases (especially signed/known designer), kits, good wooden hoops (Duchess, Princess, Royal, Queen - if felt-lined check that felt isn't moth chewed). Most can be found relatively cheaply as well.

Just an update that the running total on the $3 bin purchase is currently at $473.50!

Had to update again on the $3 bin purchase. Current running total is $1,262.50 and there may still be several hundred dollars worth of needlepoint canvases to sell. This is the yard sale purchase that just keeps giving.

 

[EagleRidge]

Thanks for posting WoodnHead. After your original post, I found 110 kits for $30 at an estate sale. I probably would have ignored them without seeing your post. Over $800 sold, so far, with about 60 left to sell.

 

[Indigo Knight]

0.5 gram 14k gold earing: found smashed in parking lot, sold for $13.50 (scrap)
Honda 50 motorcycle engine: found in free pile at dump, sold for $75 (craigslist)
Easton Press copy of Treasure Island: purchased for $0.50 at garage sale, sold for $18.50 (Amazon)
Microsoft X Flight Simulator: purchased for $1 at garage sale, sold for $20 (eBay)
vintage advertising mug: purchased for $1 at estate sale, sold for $33 (eBay)

These three items were all found on the side of the road at the same time and place:
tractor motor flywheel: sold for $135 (eBay)
tractor motor starter: sold for $40 (eBay)
copper flashing: sold for $9.75 (scrap)

 

[13dolphins1]

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Picked up this DVD for 1 dollar. Sold for 15-20, I don't remember exactly.

I bought a storage unit....paid $190 for the unit and I am currently at over $14,000 in sales. This DVD was in with about 1,000 other DVD's and it sold for $20 and fast. Thanks for the heads up

 

[HistoryTeacher]

Plastic, paper, glass, china

We are in the era of plastic collectibles. Got the Tupperware salt and pepper for $.75 and sold for $25
Got the Viking Glass red ashtray for $32
Got the Cadillac Hotel plate for $1 and sold for $77
I am cheating a little on the Yugioh cards. I pick them up cheap when I find them and lot them up. This is three lots from three different sales for $1 each. Sold for $82.

It seems I spent way too much time and money buying Baseball cards back in the day and I should have been buying Yugioh, Magic, and Pokémon. I guess you got to see what kids are into because they will buy it again in 20-30 years. It was always adults at baseball card shows in the 80's and 90's.

I am really missing Garage Sale season...

 

[battlecat]

We are in the era of plastic collectibles. Got the Tupperware salt and pepper for $.75 and sold for $25
Got the Viking Glass red ashtray for $32
Got the Cadillac Hotel plate for $1 and sold for $77
I am cheating a little on the Yugioh cards. I pick them up cheap when I find them and lot them up. This is three lots from three different sales for $1 each. Sold for $82.

It seems I spent way too much time and money buying Baseball cards back in the day and I should have been buying Yugioh, Magic, and Pokémon. I guess you got to see what kids are into because they will buy it again in 20-30 years. It was always adults at baseball card shows in the 80's and 90's.

I am really missing Garage Sale season...
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Tupperware does so well!!! I grab it whenever I see it

 

[WoodnHead]

Thanks for posting WoodnHead. After your original post, I found 110 kits for $30 at an estate sale. I probably would have ignored them without seeing your post. Over $800 sold, so far, with about 60 left to sell.

Just saw your post EagleRidge. Excellent! Love to hear that! My final total on the bin was $1,419.49. So of course I was at a local sale just before the virus breakout. Picked up about a hundred more needlepoint kits, threads and single patterns. All the patterns were $1 each, kits ranged from $3-$5. Best $5 kit sold for $145, best single pattern at $1 sold for $65. Don't even get me started on needlepoint silk-skeins. Cross stitch ladies are serious about their stuff!

 

[Indigo Knight]

Don't let this thread die!

$10 bill found in parking lot
cup of sterling and gold jewelry bought for $1, sold for $20 (scrap)
vintage shop vac free from a cleanout sold for $90 (craigslist)
non-working 2-cycle generator free from a cleanout sold for $50 (craigslist)
bicycle found abandoned in a parking lot sold for $40 (Facebook Marketplace)
air conditioner found on side of road sold for $40 (offerup)
pair of brass bookends bought for $1 sold for $2.99 (scrap)
brass platter bought for $1 sold for $2.73 (scrap)
brass decoration bought for $1 sold for $2.60 (scrap)
copper vase bought for $1 sold for $2.80 (scrap)
copper platter bought for $1 sold for $9.25 (scrap)
steel bedframe found on roadside sold for $3 (scrap)
copper drain pipe found in dumpster sold for $30 (scrap)
children's music stand bought for $1 sold for $5 (flea market)
decorative scarecrow found on side of road sold for $8 (flea market)
set of ice cream parlor chairs found on side of road sold for $30 (flea market)

 

[Beachkid23]

Last week bought 3 pairs of earrings for $1. Sold a tiny pair of 14k that weigh almost nothing for $25. Another pair was James Avery.. I had no idea, current bid at $43! The other pair is in a lot online.

 

[HistoryTeacher]

I was first one at a church sale and found this World War II - 1945 TrueTemper Machete for $1. It is not in the best shape, but can't beat $1
Sold price: This one I'm keeping for now.

 

[bdsawyer]

Dug this out of a $1 box at an estate sale. Sold for $350 on Facebook. The Mickey Mouse variant of Cobra Commander.

 

[Indigo Knight]

Great finds, everyone!

A local church was having a “stuff a bag for $1" special at the end of their sale. For a mere $1 I picked up a bunch of CDs that sold for $16.16 (Decluttr) and two brass knicknacks that sold for $2.10 (scrap).

Also, the freebies and other cheap purchases continue to add up:

pair of concrete urn planters free at an estate sale, sold for $50 (flea market)
oil on canvas landscape free at the town dump, sold for $40 (flea market)
Jägermeister pail free at a garage sale, sold for $5 (flea market)
small hammer with bronze head bought for $1 at garage sale, sold for $3 (flea market)
small roll of house wire bought for $0.25 at garage sale, sold for $2.30 (scrap)
pewter candlestick bought for $0.50 at garage sale, sold for $2 (scrap)
stainless steel mug found on side of road, sold for $0.13 (scrap)
frying pan found on side of road, sold for $0.08 (scrap)
pair of brass candlesticks free with other garage sale purchase, sold for $2.60 (scrap)
basket of DVDs found on side of road, sold for $0.60 (Decluttr)

 

[diggummup]

Been a while since I've been around. Much less posted anything. Figure it's time for an update.
Here is a challenge coin purchased for .50. It sold for $300...



Here is another purchased for the same .50, it sold for $250...



Here is a 17th century German forged iron strongbox key that was $1, sold for $225...



Empire stylus S999 VE/X-ERD, purchased for $1, sold for $179.99...

 

[GibH]

Good to see you posting Dig. Nice finds!

 

[bdsawyer]

Nice finds Dig!

 

[Rodbuster209]

Wow! I had no clue that there were challenge coins worth that much!

 

[Holt0222]

It all comes down to who the challenge coin is from. I’m sure the director of the CIA doesn’t give out to many challenge coins and the ones that are given out typically arnt sold.

 

[diggummup]

Thanks GibH.

Yeah, I had no idea what they were worth. The office of technical collection coin was probably worth more. It sold in about an hour. I could not find a comparable. The director coin sold in a few days or maybe a week at that price. I have been sorting through past (once skipped over) purchases this last year to sell. They were in a box with a couple others that I have yet to find comparisons on. One is an Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy coin dated 1970. The other is unknown and has a tomahawk on one side with LEX and a date of Dec.18, 2006 on the other.

 

[dejapooh]

I once picked up a Challenge coin from a Member of the Secret Service at the Olympics. That one sold for about $150. Never knew about challenge coins before that.

Been a while since I've been around. Much less posted anything. Figure it's time for an update.
Here is a challenge coin purchased for .50. It sold for $300...

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Here is another purchased for the same .50, it sold for $250...

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Here is a 17th century German forged iron strongbox key that was $1, sold for $225...

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Empire stylus S999 VE/X-ERD, purchased for $1, sold for $179.99...

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