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Yard Sale #7610474
06/22/22 07:35 PM
06/22/22 07:35 PM
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Central Pennsylvania
Nittany Lion Offline OP
Don't call me Mister, Mister
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The wife is having a yard sale this weekend, I decided to sell some user traps. So far she has spent the better parts of 4 days getting her stuff together and displaying it, it took me about 3 minutes to display my traps.


I got myself a seniors' GPS.
Not only does it tell me how to get to my destination,
it tells me why I wanted to go there.
Re: Yard Sale [Re: Nittany Lion] #7610533
06/22/22 09:06 PM
06/22/22 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Nittany Lion
The wife is having a yard sale this weekend, I decided to sell some user traps. So far she has spent the better parts of 4 days getting her stuff together and displaying it, it took me about 3 minutes to display my traps.

It has begun. frown

Last edited by upstateNY; 06/22/22 09:09 PM.

the wheels of the gods turn very slowly
Re: Yard Sale [Re: Nittany Lion] #7610536
06/22/22 09:09 PM
06/22/22 09:09 PM
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can you save me a few (MinktoberFest)?

I'd like to buy a few of your traps (would want the tags on 'em).

Re: Yard Sale [Re: white marlin] #7610553
06/22/22 09:27 PM
06/22/22 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by white marlin
can you save me a few (MinktoberFest)?

I'd like to buy a few of your traps (would want the tags on 'em).

So, I've thought about that for years. Buying traps from some well known trappers, WITH a tag on them. I would love to have gotten one of Johnny Thorpes traps. I took lessons from him and should have paid him way to much for a trap with a tag. Anybody have a collection like that? I'd love to have one of Slims traps, and Pauls and some others.

Re: Yard Sale [Re: Gene Dziza] #7610823
06/23/22 09:47 AM
06/23/22 09:47 AM
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Rock Springs, WI
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No collection by any means but Patrice and I have a Blake and Lamb No.44 double long spring with Paul's and his Father's tags on it.
Picked it up at a real good price at a Minnesota shindig a few years back.

Zim

Re: Yard Sale [Re: Nittany Lion] #7610834
06/23/22 10:07 AM
06/23/22 10:07 AM
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I have a couple traps with Leo Hoeft's tags on them. I also have 2 axes that Leo used on his line. No tags of course but they have the initials "L.H." on them.

Not really a collector, mostly an accumulator.

Moosetrot

Re: Yard Sale [Re: Zim] #7610838
06/23/22 10:17 AM
06/23/22 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Zim
No collection by any means but Patrice and I have a Blake and Lamb No.44 double long spring with Paul's and his Father's tags on it.
Picked it up at a real good price at a Minnesota shindig a few years back.

Zim



I should have bid against you some more. Many well known trappers have donated traps with tags on them for various fundraisers in the past. I used to have several but got rid of all of them a while back.


I have nothing clever to put here.





Re: Yard Sale [Re: Nittany Lion] #7610927
06/23/22 12:18 PM
06/23/22 12:18 PM
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Are you selling any old magazines or literature?


life is good......
Re: Yard Sale [Re: Nittany Lion] #7611025
06/23/22 02:59 PM
06/23/22 02:59 PM
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My wife had one last weekend. How I hate them ! She promised, in front of witnesses, to never have another one.

Re: Yard Sale [Re: Striperfred] #7611047
06/23/22 03:46 PM
06/23/22 03:46 PM
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Central Pennsylvania
Nittany Lion Offline OP
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Originally Posted by Striperfred
Are you selling any old magazines or literature?


No paper being sold at the yard sale. The traps I am selling were not my own personal user traps, they were some odds and ends from days gone by. 7 Blake and Lamb number 1 long springs, 1 Blake and Lamb number 1 1/2 long spring, 4 110 body grips, 2 vintage Blake and Lamb jump traps and 6 1 1/2 Victor coil springs.


I got myself a seniors' GPS.
Not only does it tell me how to get to my destination,
it tells me why I wanted to go there.
Re: Yard Sale [Re: Nittany Lion] #7611208
06/23/22 07:31 PM
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How did the sale go??

Re: Yard Sale [Re: Nittany Lion] #7611226
06/23/22 07:47 PM
06/23/22 07:47 PM
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Nittany Lion Offline OP
Don't call me Mister, Mister
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Starts tomorrow. I predict my traps will sell better than the merchandise my wife and daughter put on the tables. They took up all the good space, lol, I will still out sell them. Traps rock, clothing does not.


I got myself a seniors' GPS.
Not only does it tell me how to get to my destination,
it tells me why I wanted to go there.
Re: Yard Sale [Re: Nittany Lion] #7611244
06/23/22 08:12 PM
06/23/22 08:12 PM
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Good luck Nittany

Re: Yard Sale [Re: Nittany Lion] #7611340
06/23/22 09:42 PM
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One time my friends wife had a sale in their barn. I had a couple tables of antiques and tools, she had a ton of kids clothes and toys. They walked right past my tables to get to hers. I made 40.00, she did 400.00.

Re: Yard Sale [Re: 160user] #7611396
06/23/22 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 160user
Originally Posted by Zim
No collection by any means but Patrice and I have a Blake and Lamb No.44 double long spring with Paul's and his Father's tags on it.
Picked it up at a real good price at a Minnesota shindig a few years back.

Zim



I should have bid against you some more. Many well known trappers have donated traps with tags on them for various fundraisers in the past. I used to have several but got rid of all of them a while back.


Heck. we should have pooled our money and went to Costa Rica fishing for a month or so.
Finally got the loan paid off on that one.

Zim

Re: Yard Sale [Re: Nittany Lion] #7611397
06/23/22 11:09 PM
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Yeah, I heard baby and kid clothes sell well, my wife and daughter are selling adult clothing. In the past that did not sell very well. She went to an Amish store this evening and purchased a bunch of whoopee pies, maybe they will sell, lol.


I got myself a seniors' GPS.
Not only does it tell me how to get to my destination,
it tells me why I wanted to go there.
Re: Yard Sale [Re: Nittany Lion] #7611454
06/24/22 05:13 AM
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Jim, I believe you have a mink trapping book authored by a gentleman from my hometown in MN. If you ever want to sell it I'm just the man to buy it.


"Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.
Re: Yard Sale [Re: Nittany Lion] #7611501
06/24/22 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Nittany Lion
Starts tomorrow. I predict my traps will sell better than the merchandise my wife and daughter put on the tables. They took up all the good space, lol, I will still out sell them. Traps rock, clothing does not.


I completely agree with you on traps rocking, but it will depend on who is attending. If I see a garage sale with all baby and women's clothing, I will turn around and walk out but my girlfriend will hang around and handle and inspect every article of women's clothes. If we see a sale with a lot of guy's stuff, I will linger and inspect every article while she bolts back to the car very quickly.


I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!
Re: Yard Sale [Re: MnMan] #7611539
06/24/22 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by MnMan
Originally Posted by Nittany Lion
Starts tomorrow. I predict my traps will sell better than the merchandise my wife and daughter put on the tables. They took up all the good space, lol, I will still out sell them. Traps rock, clothing does not.


I completely agree with you on traps rocking, but it will depend on who is attending. If I see a garage sale with all baby and women's clothing, I will turn around and walk out but my girlfriend will hang around and handle and inspect every article of women's clothes. If we see a sale with a lot of guy's stuff, I will linger and inspect every article while she bolts back to the car very quickly.



Please let us know if she finds any "cute" outfits for you. smile


I have nothing clever to put here.





Re: Yard Sale [Re: 160user] #7611593
06/24/22 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by 160user
Originally Posted by MnMan

I completely agree with you on traps rocking, but it will depend on who is attending. If I see a garage sale with all baby and women's clothing, I will turn around and walk out but my girlfriend will hang around and handle and inspect every article of women's clothes. If we see a sale with a lot of guy's stuff, I will linger and inspect every article while she bolts back to the car very quickly.



Please let us know if she finds any "cute" outfits for you. smile


You can rest assured that she already has.


I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!
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