I watch Craigslist for estate postings, the local Wed paper and there is a
website called estatesale.org  that will send you listings in your area.

Brent K.

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On Dec 20, 2014, at 9:11 AM, R  wrote:

> 
> How do you find all these great estate sales?
> You would think there would be a lot of good sales around here, but I rarely
find anything worthwhile.  Any tips or tricks for finding the "good" sales?
> Thanks.
> Ralph
>        From: JAMES THOMPSON 
> To: oldtools List  
> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 8:38 PM
> Subject: [OldTools] Estate sale today
> 
> Almost struck out at the only estate sale in town today, but then I saw a 10"
Dexter kitchen knife hiding in a mess of stuff. I pulled it out and saw that it
was quite salvageable. I bought it for a dollar.
> 
> When I got it home I went to my buffing wheel and polished all the staining
off the blade. It is now quite respectable. Polished the handle, and the job was
complete. I just sharpened it, and it is a wonderful knife.
> 
> I always wonder at the fact that nobody seems to be able to see the value in
stuff that is tarnished, but otherwise intact.
> 
> I have a couple dozen fine kitchen knives, and not one of them cost me over a
dollar. But then, I am willing to sweat a little to restore a knife (and some
other things), and I know how. That puts me ahead of most of the population. I
have close friends who see me as an idiot savant. They wouldn't be caught dead
trying to restore anything. They can just walk into a store and buy a new one. I
could do that too, but I can't see any fun in
that.------------------------------------------------------------------------
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