Elkkthunder Posted October 1, 2015 Author Posted October 1, 2015 I have had good small success a of late with estate salesi have bookmarked all my local companies and usually by Wednesday they post there Friday/Saturday salesi scan the pictures for Legos and usually try to go to any sure bets sometimes I find other cool stuff as well 1 Quote
Elkkthunder Posted October 8, 2015 Author Posted October 8, 2015 Shelby township, MI tomorrow Vintage goodies 4 Quote
Elkkthunder Posted October 28, 2015 Author Posted October 28, 2015 Spotted this gem at a sale friday in texas unknown price and condition but who knows 8 Quote
labfreak7 Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 Whoa, big tag sets with hefty prices. Taj Mahal for 3000? Quote
Elkkthunder Posted October 30, 2015 Author Posted October 30, 2015 Grabbed most of 6375 at local sale for $15 missed space 438 with box in another part of the house that a general collector of all things grabbed only because it was lego and to flip wish I went upstairs instead of downstairs and would have grabbed the space set anyone else get any garage or estate sale action today ? Quote
exciter1 Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 I have a friend here at work that goes to estate sales and auctions almost every weekend. He's a hidden gem hunter, who flips stuff on EBay, but it's quite a bit of dedication to go to these things every Saturday. Anyway, I was on a conference call with him Monday and he said I missed out on a huge collection of LEGO at an estate sale last weekend. I didn't have much time to talk to him about it then, but I hit him up yesterday. He said the guy had big sets still sealed, Fire Brigade, R2-D2, Town Hall, etc and tons of sets loose/complete cataloged and bagged. Apparently his family was careful about going through everything and labeling it appropriately. Well, he was telling me the prices the stuff went for and I was shocked. Honestly, I was kind of relieved I wasn't there, because I would have never paid those prices. I didn't miss much, as in, I didn't miss some crazy deal. He said folks usually turn out for good estate sales with a reputable auction company. My friend never calls me from the sales, although sometimes I wish he did. I guess this one was in my town. Actually, it was a guy's collection from the grade above me in high school, someone who I went to church with as a kid who suddenly passed away this year. Great guy and apparently he had a great collection. 2 Quote
DadsAFOL Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 12 minutes ago, exciter1 said: Great guy and apparently he had a great collection. This is how we're all going to go someday. Well maybe not the "great guy" part for all of us. Sad family members shocked at how much Lego we've accumulated hidden away in nooks and crannies in the house, and how much its all worth. 5 Quote
meganr Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 My daughter and I stumbled upon an estate sale this morning. No Lego or toys, but a great sale for art collectors. The guy was an artist and professor of art history or something. They had really awesome prices for an estate sale So we picked up a few things. Quote
Elkkthunder Posted December 5, 2015 Author Posted December 5, 2015 I keep having no luck with local sales the last few weeks if anyone near DeSoto Tx starting 12/9 some vintage space if anyone near Liberty, Mo for 12/10- nice adventures stuff 4 Quote
Elkkthunder Posted February 3, 2016 Author Posted February 3, 2016 Estate sales are picking up post holiday, all too far for me SW Legos including sealed UCS Falcon $3500 if you are in Phili, NJ area Georgia some HP and MF 3 Quote
Elkkthunder Posted March 1, 2016 Author Posted March 1, 2016 Anyone near Linden NJ for this sale starting Friday? Some dirty classic space 3 Quote
Alpinemaps Posted March 1, 2016 Posted March 1, 2016 I can't, but I always appreciate you posting these Elk. Quote
Elkkthunder Posted March 1, 2016 Author Posted March 1, 2016 I think it's cool the old stuff that is still out there Quote
ichiroll Posted March 1, 2016 Posted March 1, 2016 Can someone tell me how I can get more information about these? Thanks! Quote
Alpinemaps Posted March 1, 2016 Posted March 1, 2016 I can't, but I always appreciate you posting these Elk. Quote
jaylay Posted March 1, 2016 Posted March 1, 2016 Aw man imagine all the old stuff still out there. Not just Lego. All in barns, basements, closets etc. all forgotten and mistreated. 1 Quote
Elkkthunder Posted March 2, 2016 Author Posted March 2, 2016 This NJ auction I see yellow castle 6075-2, classic space 6931,6861,6970 just cool to see boxes for these too 1 Quote
Elkkthunder Posted May 26, 2016 Author Posted May 26, 2016 been some time but summer estate, garage sales are heating up Keep your eyes out Anyone besides those I talked to hit an auction house in NJ for this, someone's collection up for auction. Bulk, some sets and see a bunch of cases of CMF!!! Quote
Elkkthunder Posted May 27, 2016 Author Posted May 27, 2016 10 hours ago, LegoEdison said: where in NJ? Sorry Edison Quote
LegoEdison Posted May 27, 2016 Posted May 27, 2016 do you mean edison, nj? 11 minutes ago, Elkkthunder said: Sorry Edison do you have the link for that? Quote
jaylay Posted May 27, 2016 Posted May 27, 2016 Wonder how much lot27 will go for? Probably below retail. Anymore pics of this lot? Quote
Elkkthunder Posted May 27, 2016 Author Posted May 27, 2016 8 hours ago, LegoEdison said: do you mean edison, nj? do you have the link for that? http://www.bodnarsauction.com/#!our-next-auction/c1viv 7 hours ago, jaylay said: Wonder how much lot27 will go for? Probably below retail. Anymore pics of this lot? ended up it was table 27 a fellow brickpicker, at least 1 I know was there and prices were at or above BP/ebay for most items Quote
jaylay Posted May 27, 2016 Posted May 27, 2016 Wow. Lots of Lego jems. But I wouldn't mind having the TMNT and Power Rangers stuff. Was this one dudes collection for grabs? Quote
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