If you value your time and the inconvenience factor, even without
considering the price of gasoline, those "garage sale" tools can cost you
more than the priciest ones available from good hardware stores. Ebay would
be a better choice than garage sales.

Bob Swinney
"Bob" wrote in message
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"mm" wrote in message
Equiping a shop at the 99c store is just stupid. You can get better
prices, and
far better tools at yard/garage sales and thrift shops.

It takes a lot of yard sales to find tools. Maybe 50 before I see one
that sells tools. Maybe 20 before I see one that sells garden tools.
Also I rarely see tools at thrift shops.

They go quick if they are good. You have to check frequently.


I'd be tempted to look in the classified ads if I needed a lot of
tools at a time, or expensive ones.

If there is a craigslist for your city, that can be an excellent place to
find tools.
http://www.craigslist.org/ - look for your city on the right of the page.

Bob