Yard Sale Treasures
2014 Finds
$5
Electric start Trimmer with capabilities of adding other attachments like cultivator, brush cutter, etc. I paid $5 for it. The motor would not start and the battery was missing. Cleaned the engine and the trimmer works great. Checked out the cost of a new battery and decided to use the pull start.
$5
Pneumatic Nailer - I paid $5 for this. It makes my pneumatic system complete with Framer and stapler. Works find
$4
Found this labeler for $4. I put in a new roll of labels and it is working fine. Use it for labeling drawers and many items
2015 Finds
$2
Found this New wave cook top for $2. Figured the new pans, cast iron grill and griddle was worth that. The plastic top has been cracked. Tried it with a pan of water and it took about 10 minutes to come to a boil (not the 90 seconds the infomercials say). I may try to see what the problem is and get back with the results.
$3
I bought this for $3. The seller said it was just collecting dust. The chocolate was missing and so was the recipe book. The rest of it was still new in the original packaging. I need to buy liquid fuel then I will test. Perhaps for new years.
$3
Small cotton candy machine. While cleaning it found burnt sugar on heater. I cleaned it up and purchased sugar floss to try. It works OK a little small but so is the machine.
$3
I bought this for $3. I tryed it and the bubbles were not plentiful, in fact very sparce. I looked it up on the internet and found out that it is a very bad machine. A lot of bad reviews. New machine.costs $35 The reviews were right very bad had to throw it in the trash.
$1
Couldn't pass this up. For a buck I got badmitten, horse shoes, and birdie volley. The poles were missing from the net, but I already have a good net. It also came with a small carrying case.
$10
I thought I would give this one a shot. It was for a charity for help to Haiti. I went on line and downloaded the manual for it. I primed the water as it probably was sitting for a while. I then filled the reservoir with water. I purchased a use your own coffee adapter and tried to make coffee. It worked just great. I now used it each morning instead of making a pot of coffee.