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Mint in box ...... one ......... 1969 Mustang Mach 1 pop-open gas cover,
with inner gas cap, spring, gaskets, and Mustang emblem, plus all screws and
accessories in Ford factory box.

$7

Up to $250 on ebay.

Oh, and a decent $5 fishing reel...............

Steve


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Mint in box ...... one ......... 1969 Mustang Mach 1 pop-open gas cover,
with inner gas cap, spring, gaskets, and Mustang emblem, plus all screws and
accessories in Ford factory box.

$7

Up to $250 on ebay.

Oh, and a decent $5 fishing reel...............

Steve


Coooool!!! Well done Sir!!! Very well done for finding and
recognizing it!!!

Bravo!!

Gunner

One bleeding-heart type asked me in a recent interview if I did not
agree that "violence begets violence." I told him that it is my
earnest endeavor to see that it does. I would like very much to ensure
- and in some cases I have - that any man who offers violence to his
fellow citizen begets a whole lot more in return than he can enjoy.

- Jeff Cooper
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Mint in box ...... one ......... 1969 Mustang Mach 1 pop-open gas cover,
with inner gas cap, spring, gaskets, and Mustang emblem, plus all screws
and
accessories in Ford factory box.

$7

Up to $250 on ebay.

Oh, and a decent $5 fishing reel...............

Steve


Coooool!!! Well done Sir!!! Very well done for finding and
recognizing it!!!

Bravo!!


I quit going to yard sales. On the rare occasion I find something good they
always want more than a brand freaking new one. I quit selling at yard
sales too. Ask $20 for something worth $100, and folks want it for 50¢.





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Awesome. Most people would not know what it is. It takes an agile mind
to find stuff like that.

i

On 2012-08-25, Steve B wrote:
Mint in box ...... one ......... 1969 Mustang Mach 1 pop-open gas cover,
with inner gas cap, spring, gaskets, and Mustang emblem, plus all screws and
accessories in Ford factory box.

$7

Up to $250 on ebay.

Oh, and a decent $5 fishing reel...............

Steve


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On Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:08:31 -0700, "Steve B"
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Mint in box ...... one ......... 1969 Mustang Mach 1 pop-open gas cover,
with inner gas cap, spring, gaskets, and Mustang emblem, plus all screws
and
accessories in Ford factory box.

$7

Up to $250 on ebay.

Oh, and a decent $5 fishing reel...............

Steve


Coooool!!! Well done Sir!!! Very well done for finding and
recognizing it!!!

Bravo!!


I quit going to yard sales. On the rare occasion I find something good they
always want more than a brand freaking new one. I quit selling at yard
sales too. Ask $20 for something worth $100, and folks want it for 50¢.


You must live in a ritzy snobbish area. Around here...stuff can be had
quite reasonable. There are folks of course who try to peddle
something for Walmart + 20%. They don't sell anything. In a couple
weeks, the prices come down.

Gunner





One bleeding-heart type asked me in a recent interview if I did not
agree that "violence begets violence." I told him that it is my
earnest endeavor to see that it does. I would like very much to ensure
- and in some cases I have - that any man who offers violence to his
fellow citizen begets a whole lot more in return than he can enjoy.

- Jeff Cooper


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On 8/24/2012 9:37 PM, Gunner wrote:
On Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:08:31 -0700, "Steve
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Mint in box ...... one ......... 1969 Mustang Mach 1 pop-open gas cover,
with inner gas cap, spring, gaskets, and Mustang emblem, plus all screws and
accessories in Ford factory box.

$7

Up to $250 on ebay.

Oh, and a decent $5 fishing reel...............

Steve


Coooool!!! Well done Sir!!! Very well done for finding and
recognizing it!!!

Bravo!!

Gunner


Wasn't this a "Married with Children" episode?
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I quit going to yard sales. On the rare occasion I find something good
they always want more than a brand freaking new one. I quit selling at
yard sales too. Ask $20 for something worth $100, and folks want it for
50¢.


Wonderful. More for me. I'm going to start "Pickin" the local ones. I
just look for "home runs", and here in smaller town America, there is a good
chance to pick up on people's "junk" that does very nicely on ebay to the
city slickers. I might even start doing "cleanouts", where I'll go in, and
clean out a garage or attic for free, and I get to keep everything. Some
people want that so they don't have to deal with Aunt Martha's "stuff".

I just listed the gas cap. Will see what it brings. The kit is $160 from a
retailer.

Steve


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On 2012-08-25, Steve B wrote:

"Bob La Londe" wrote

I quit going to yard sales. On the rare occasion I find something good
they always want more than a brand freaking new one. I quit selling at
yard sales too. Ask $20 for something worth $100, and folks want it for
50?.


Wonderful. More for me. I'm going to start "Pickin" the local ones. I
just look for "home runs", and here in smaller town America, there is a good
chance to pick up on people's "junk" that does very nicely on ebay to the
city slickers. I might even start doing "cleanouts", where I'll go in, and
clean out a garage or attic for free, and I get to keep everything. Some
people want that so they don't have to deal with Aunt Martha's "stuff".

I just listed the gas cap. Will see what it brings. The kit is $160 from a
retailer.


I rarely go to garage sales anymore, also, but for a different
reason. I need to get stuff on a bigger scale, I prefer at least one
truckload of stuff at a time. This is not always possible, of course,
but I try to aim for that, and going to garage sales is not as
economical. There is always something to list and fill my time from a
few last big purchases, it is a better use of time than garage
sales. But I always have a special place in my heart for garage sales,
and I agree that great deals abound. You just need to be able to
notice them.

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I rarely go to garage sales anymore, also, but for a different
reason. I need to get stuff on a bigger scale, I prefer at least one
truckload of stuff at a time. This is not always possible, of course,
but I try to aim for that, and going to garage sales is not as
economical. There is always something to list and fill my time from a
few last big purchases, it is a better use of time than garage
sales. But I always have a special place in my heart for garage sales,
and I agree that great deals abound. You just need to be able to
notice them.

i


Ah, to be young and healthy and strong again. Enjoy it while you got it. I
am going to start stockpiling stuff, and having a yard sale or two a year.
It suits my time frame, and I'm not looking at it as an income, that being
the difference between us. What I make is play money. That is, I get to go
play. My next goal is a $500 pool cue.

Still puny waiting for results from these tests, two docs in Vegas next
week. Youth is surely wasted on the young.

Steve


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On Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:40:54 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
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"Gunner" wrote in message
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On Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:08:31 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote:

Mint in box ...... one ......... 1969 Mustang Mach 1 pop-open gas cover,
with inner gas cap, spring, gaskets, and Mustang emblem, plus all screws
and
accessories in Ford factory box.

$7

Up to $250 on ebay.

Oh, and a decent $5 fishing reel...............

Steve


Coooool!!! Well done Sir!!! Very well done for finding and
recognizing it!!!

Bravo!!


I quit going to yard sales. On the rare occasion I find something good they
always want more than a brand freaking new one. I quit selling at yard
sales too. Ask $20 for something worth $100, and folks want it for 50¢.


Sounds like someone doesn't know about haggling, or making a
bargain.

You must live in a ritzy snobbish area. Around here...stuff can be had
quite reasonable. There are folks of course who try to peddle
something for Walmart + 20%. They don't sell anything. In a couple
weeks, the prices come down.


Yard sales as a means to "get stuff out of here" are one thing.
As a means to "raise the money for the rent" - another thing.
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you are a bloody fool, only an ignorant cretin would even ask the
question, forty two, 47, the second door, and how many blonde lawyers
does it take to change a lightbulb.


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On 2012-08-25, Steve B wrote:

"Ignoramus19184" wrote

I rarely go to garage sales anymore, also, but for a different
reason. I need to get stuff on a bigger scale, I prefer at least one
truckload of stuff at a time. This is not always possible, of course,
but I try to aim for that, and going to garage sales is not as
economical. There is always something to list and fill my time from a
few last big purchases, it is a better use of time than garage
sales. But I always have a special place in my heart for garage sales,
and I agree that great deals abound. You just need to be able to
notice them.

i


Ah, to be young and healthy and strong again. Enjoy it while you got it. I
am going to start stockpiling stuff, and having a yard sale or two a year.
It suits my time frame, and I'm not looking at it as an income, that being
the difference between us. What I make is play money. That is, I get to go
play. My next goal is a $500 pool cue.

Still puny waiting for results from these tests, two docs in Vegas next
week. Youth is surely wasted on the young.


Yep, I totally understand.

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"Ignoramus19184" wrote

I rarely go to garage sales anymore, also, but for a different
reason. I need to get stuff on a bigger scale, I prefer at least one
truckload of stuff at a time. This is not always possible, of course,
but I try to aim for that, and going to garage sales is not as
economical. There is always something to list and fill my time from a
few last big purchases, it is a better use of time than garage
sales. But I always have a special place in my heart for garage sales,
and I agree that great deals abound. You just need to be able to
notice them.

i


Ah, to be young and healthy and strong again. Enjoy it while you got it. I
am going to start stockpiling stuff, and having a yard sale or two a year.
It suits my time frame, and I'm not looking at it as an income, that being
the difference between us. What I make is play money. That is, I get to go
play. My next goal is a $500 pool cue.


What are you looking for? I have a few good cues. Schmelke?

Still puny waiting for results from these tests, two docs in Vegas next
week. Youth is surely wasted on the young.

Steve


One bleeding-heart type asked me in a recent interview if I did not
agree that "violence begets violence." I told him that it is my
earnest endeavor to see that it does. I would like very much to ensure
- and in some cases I have - that any man who offers violence to his
fellow citizen begets a whole lot more in return than he can enjoy.

- Jeff Cooper
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What are you looking for? I have a few good cues. Schmelke?


Tad, Palmer, Balabushka, just something good.

Steve


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What are you looking for? I have a few good cues. Schmelke?


Tad, Palmer, Balabushka, just something good.

Steve

Ill keep my eyes open. You do know there is..or was a cue maker here
on RCM, right?

Gunner

One bleeding-heart type asked me in a recent interview if I did not
agree that "violence begets violence." I told him that it is my
earnest endeavor to see that it does. I would like very much to ensure
- and in some cases I have - that any man who offers violence to his
fellow citizen begets a whole lot more in return than he can enjoy.

- Jeff Cooper
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What are you looking for? I have a few good cues. Schmelke?


Tad, Palmer, Balabushka, just something good.

Steve

Ill keep my eyes open. You do know there is..or was a cue maker here
on RCM, right?

Gunner


Did not know about cue maker. Here's an example of what I want: Linen wrap
(continuous thread) Points in the wood, light color, inlays. Can be other
brand, just have this look.

In case anyone has one kicking around.

Steve




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On 8/24/2012 5:08 PM, Steve B wrote:
Mint in box ...... one ......... 1969 Mustang Mach 1 pop-open gas cover,
with inner gas cap, spring, gaskets, and Mustang emblem, plus all screws and
accessories in Ford factory box.

$7

Up to $250 on ebay.



Nice find! My best yard sale to ebay score was a kick starter mechanism
that replaces the rope pull starter on Briggs type engines. Paid $1 for
it. Some time later, saw one on eBay, pristine NOS condition in original
box, sell for over $500. Whoa. So I cleaned mine up best I could and
listed it. Was rather happy with the $250 or so I got for it.

Best yard sale score ever was the set of Anton high precision thick
parallels for $20. New retail is over a grand. I'm keeping those!


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On 2012-08-29, Jon Anderson wrote:
On 8/24/2012 5:08 PM, Steve B wrote:
Mint in box ...... one ......... 1969 Mustang Mach 1 pop-open gas cover,
with inner gas cap, spring, gaskets, and Mustang emblem, plus all screws and
accessories in Ford factory box.

$7

Up to $250 on ebay.



Nice find! My best yard sale to ebay score was a kick starter mechanism
that replaces the rope pull starter on Briggs type engines. Paid $1 for
it. Some time later, saw one on eBay, pristine NOS condition in original
box, sell for over $500. Whoa. So I cleaned mine up best I could and
listed it. Was rather happy with the $250 or so I got for it.

Best yard sale score ever was the set of Anton high precision thick
parallels for $20. New retail is over a grand. I'm keeping those!


Jon


I recently bought a library of 660 Hyster forklift service/maintenance
manuals for $50 total. Four large crates of books. I have them on sale
now. Books that sell, sell for 50-100 each.

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I recently bought a library of 660 Hyster forklift service/maintenance
manuals for $50 total. Four large crates of books. I have them on sale
now. Books that sell, sell for 50-100 each.


You win... G
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My $7 gascap sold for $62.

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My $7 gascap sold for $62.

Steve



Awesome! Congrats!

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My $7 gascap sold for $62.

Steve


^5 !!!!!

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