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                        It pays to stop at garage sales!

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                        warshipguy
                        • Member since
                          September 2005
                        • From: Groton, CT
                        It pays to stop at garage sales!
                        Posted by warshipguy on Friday, July 15, 2016 7:25 AM

                        I had a very lucky find on my way to school this morning.  A lady down the street from me was setting up for a garage sale, and she was selling her late husband's model collection of over 800 kits of all genres for five dollars each.  Her husband built plastic, resin, and wood.  I asked if she had considered selling them on eBay, where she could probably make a lot more money, but she said that she just wanted to get rid of them.  So, I bought the following kits for a total of $25.00:

                        HMS Sovereign of the Seas by Mantua

                        HMS Vanguard by Model Expo

                        HMS Prince by Amati

                        HMS Agamemnon by JoTika/Caldercraft

                        HMS Diana by JoTika/Caldercraft

                        I couldn't believe my luck!  I offered her more money, but she would not take it.

                        Bill Morrison

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                        templar1099
                        • Member since
                          December 2015
                        • From: providence ,r.i.
                        Posted by templar1099 on Friday, July 15, 2016 8:06 AM

                        Let me know next time you go out, I'll wire you money.Nice Haul.

                        "le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile"

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                        GMorrison
                        • Member since
                          September 2012
                        Posted by GMorrison on Friday, July 15, 2016 10:39 AM

                        Yes go by again this afternoon and pm me!

                         Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

                         

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                        Bakster
                        • Member since
                          July 2014
                        • From: Franklin Wi
                        Posted by Bakster on Friday, July 15, 2016 11:22 AM

                        Wow.. That is incredible.

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                        Raulduke
                        • Member since
                          May 2016
                        Posted by Raulduke on Friday, July 15, 2016 12:25 PM
                        Very gallant of you to suggest eBay ,and then offer more money. I would have been tempted to offer her a grand for the entire lot,keep what I wanted and sell the rest Mike
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                        warshipguy
                        • Member since
                          September 2005
                        • From: Groton, CT
                        Posted by warshipguy on Friday, July 15, 2016 5:04 PM

                        Believe me. I even offered to sell the entire lot on eBay for her, but she declined my offer.  Anyway, I did swing by after work today; she had already sold out.  It seems that word quickly got out.

                        Bill

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                        JTRACING
                        • Member since
                          April 2007
                        • From: Canada
                        Posted by JTRACING on Friday, July 15, 2016 5:35 PM
                        Great find!
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                        starduster
                        • Member since
                          February 2006
                        • From: portland oregon area
                        Posted by starduster on Monday, December 19, 2016 3:10 PM

                        Great find, I've not been so lucky as that my  problem is trying to get rid of my two Heller 1.00 scale sailing ships the HMS Victory kit # 80897     and the Le Soleil Royal # 80899. I bought these two kits some years when living in a larger house but after retiring we moved into a smaller house where there just isn't any room for these models. I tried all he limited hobby stores around Portland Oregon but after several months of looking I haven't been able to sell them, I got ripped off some years by ebay and I'd rather do a face to face sale any ideas ? thanks.   Karl 

                        photograph what intrests you today.....because tomorrow it may not exist.
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                        Revenant
                        • Member since
                          May 2016
                        Posted by Revenant on Monday, December 19, 2016 6:13 PM

                        Wow...you really took her to the cleaners!  

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                        warshipguy
                        • Member since
                          September 2005
                        • From: Groton, CT
                        Posted by warshipguy on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 6:24 AM

                        Starduster,

                        What would you like for them?

                        Bill

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                        Don Stauffer
                        • Member since
                          November 2009
                        • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
                        Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 9:37 AM

                        Yes, I picked up several old wood kits at garage sales.  The neat thing about wood kits is that much of the kits were basically stock wood, and if any pieces are missing they can be easily replaced.

                         

                        Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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                        starduster
                        • Member since
                          February 2006
                        • From: portland oregon area
                        Posted by starduster on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 10:34 AM

                        I'm thinking $ 85.00  each.

                        photograph what intrests you today.....because tomorrow it may not exist.
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                        warshipguy
                        • Member since
                          September 2005
                        • From: Groton, CT
                        Posted by warshipguy on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 10:42 AM

                        Those are reasonable prices.  I will consider it.

                        Bill

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                        starduster
                        • Member since
                          February 2006
                        • From: portland oregon area
                        Posted by starduster on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 10:53 AM

                        Thank you.   Karl

                        bmtman62044@comcast.net

                        photograph what intrests you today.....because tomorrow it may not exist.
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                        fright
                        • Member since
                          January 2012
                        • From: Atlanta Metro, Georgia
                        Posted by fright on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 12:56 PM

                        Great find! 

                        Robert O

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