brickbuyer230 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I go to garage and yard sales quite a bit and I have had some amazing finds so I thought I'd tell you all about them. A couple years ago I went to a small yard sale at a ramshackle house and after digging around, I found 2 Huge bags of LEGO. Trying to keeping my heart rate down, I went and bought them for $5. I went home a sorted through them a found 12 road baseplates, a plethora of mid 1990s city sets, and a lot of minifigs. About 10 months ago,I was at a car show and I went over to the ''swap meet'' section, and I spotted a man with a huge bin of random toys. After rooting around for a while, I found a sand green piece, a orange shark windshield, and a lot of other great and HTF pieces, I bought all for $3. Now my greatest find came in September. I was at a Nashville flea market and there was a guy there with a basket of minifigs in small plastic bags. I bought a Bespin Guard, Emperor Palpatine, General Greivous , some assorted aliens, and a sand green roof piece for $12. Then I walked ten feet to another booth and bought a huge duffel bag of assorted Castle,Pirates and System bricks for $20. Let me know about your finds and what you think of mine in the comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legodog Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I haven't really looked. Basically for the same reason I don't look at Goodwill or Salvation Army stores. I feel you could check dozens of places and if you are lucky find maybe one thing. Then again it is the thrill of searching I like so maybe this summer I will try out my luck at some garage sales and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarPod Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I purchased a 75 pound box of Legos and mini figures for only 30$. So yeah there are great frinds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legodog Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I purchased a 75 pound box of Legos and mini figures for only 30$. So yeah there are great frinds This is what I would expect to find at garage sales. So I might go out and look once spring hits. I can always use more random pieces for my own use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrymc4677 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 every may my neighborhood has a huge sale (usually between 75-100 houses particpate). every year i look for legos and vintage nfl items. i have yet to find anything worth getting excited about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 It pays to keep your eyes open. Last year I picked up a Used 10190 Market Street and Used 10198 Tantive IV, both complete for $160. That being said, I do not go to garage or yard sales often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 If I can find it... which is almost never! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylay Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) scored this lot at a local swap meet ... didnt quite know off hand what the ships were but low and behold ... Queen Annes Revenge and The Black Pearl ... hope not too many pieces are missing ... $30 for the lot Edited February 28, 2015 by jaylay 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeblet65 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 scored this lot at a local swap meet ... didnt quite know off hand what the ships were but low and behold ... Queen Annes Revenge and The Black Pearl ... hope not too many pieces are missing ... $30 for the lot Check to see if you have the Davi Jones Minifig - its worth around $40-50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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