Well said, Paul....Fully agree!!!
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Hi All,
I'm not good at rust hunting, and don't get to go very often, so my experience is limited compared to the real rust hunters. I have had the best luck at flea markets and estate sales, and only some luck at auctions and garage sales. The real problem, however, is that pickens are pretty slim out here in the panhandle.
Stew
Looking so far that flea markets and estate sales are your best sources....finding them and timing then become issues....good info.
If you don't look, you won't find. Look at all of them.
I have enjoyed some estate sale finds. In my area there is one estate sale company that also has their own shop. The tool prices are always high.
I have some good finds from Habitat for Humanity and antique shops.
For many of the yard/garage/estate sales if you expect to find anything you need to get there early.
jtk
Good advice Jim.....Good to have you back..we missed you and your valuable tips...Hope you are doing well....Thanks,
Internet auctions are huge of course. You have to be willing to run some stupid searches, but far too often sellers can't be bothered to spell things correctly or to research what they really have. If they can't make that effort, I am plenty happy to give them less money.
Garage and estate sales around here normally don't come through. But when they do, they come through in a big enough way that it makes the dry spells worth enduring. My latest acquisitions include a left handed plumb broadhatchet for $7, a Millers Falls Langdon Acme 73A mitre box with Atkins saw for $5, a craftsman version of the same thing (complete) for $10, and a host of saws for $2 each, including a #12, several D8s in various lengths, #7s, etc.
Essentially as has been said above, go to all of these things and go to them early. I can't tell you how many times I have been early just to find it picked over not 5 minutes before I got there.