Do you bamboo?

scrapper

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I stopped in a yard sale the other day while I was on a run up in Northern Ontario, They had a lot of antique stuff out there for sale , I talked to the old lady who said her husband died late last fall and she was selling everthing and moving into her daughters Her husband was an avid fisherman , To make a long story short , I came out of there $25.00 bucks lighter but with two tackle boxs of old wooden lures, hand tied flys. seven real nice poles and reels and two 15-20 foot bamboo fishing poles . <br /> I can remember using one of these as a kid and the wooden lures brought back a flood of memories as well . <br /> I have a friend who collects wooden lures and told me that 3 or 4 of them are weel worth the price I paid for all There has to be at least 60 lures in those two tackle boxes not counting all the flys. What a lucky find ! <br />You just never know whats hiding at those yard sales ;)
 

JRJ

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Good for you. I don't do yard sales, so how often do you find something worth while? Maybe I'll start :D
 

scrapper

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JRJ I started hiting yard sales about five years ago , Never liked them before that , Figured that it was just junk someone was trying to unload on somebody else .<br />My friend and I where out ome day just cruising around on our bikes when a yard sale popped up and he pulled in and went to have a look while I waited with the bikes on the side of the road .<br />When He came back he wanted to head for home and get his truck so I went along and back we went to the sale . Wow He had bought the sweetest little Honda I think 1966? 305cc dream machine for a song , took it home rebuilt the carbs and had the thing purring like a kitten , sold it the following weeks for a good profit <br /> then and there I was hooked and find it hard to pass a yard sale to this day.
 

Fishin' Jeff

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WTG Scrapper!<br /><br />My wife and I love garage-saleing.<br /><br />"One man gathers what another man spills" :cool:
 

treedancer

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My wife’s uncle makes a pretty good part-time income going to garage sales /yard sales and selling some of them on e-bay. His Specialty is occupied Japanese items.
 

kenimpzoom

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I bought a VCR for a dollar two weeks ago.<br /><br />It worked for one movie then crapped out.<br /><br />Think I am gonna return it. :D <br /><br />Ken
 

scrapper

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Originally posted by KenImpZoom:<br /> I bought a VCR for a dollar two weeks ago.<br /><br />It worked for one movie then crapped out.<br /><br />Think I am gonna return it. :D <br /><br />Ken
Awww 1 c-mon The players fine , It was the tape that crapped out on ya! :D :D
 

Ron G

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one mans junk ias anothers treasure.im thinking about haveing a man sell this summer.
 

heycods

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Il................Ahemmmmmmmmmm well...I hate to do this, ya know money being so tight and all, but.......well Ill give you $30 for the lot and you can keep the poles. Deal??????????// :)
 

scrapper

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Naw ! Couldn't take yer money , You.. er uh .. I mean it being tight an all! :D :D :D
 
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