What Did You Find? (Non-Numismatic Stuff)

[Recyclersteve]

Found a chair, the kind you'd find in a living room earlier this week.

This one was a bit different as it was HUGE. I'd imagine that it was made specifically for someone quite overweight. I'd guess a 400# person could sit comfortably on this chair. We don't have room for it in our house and it was too wide to even bring in the front door. So I took it to Goodwill.

Good thing I picked it up when I did. It rained pretty hard the very next day!

I still find all sorts of things when I'm out and about. The stuff I post on this site is but a VERY SMALL PORTION of what I actually find.

[cwgii]

I am pretty much, done, looking for stuff. Since my accident, I ended up with a SMALL SUV. So nothing bigger than a microwave. Lolol. Saw a grill last week. ,had to pass it up.

[Silver4face]

I have found a bunch of stuff over the last few months. Not going to list every single item, but I will certainly mention some of them:

Three clean working skateboards - one of them a Tony Hawk
Five yard tools in EXCELLENT condition. Was very surprised to see them. There was also a shop vacuum that probably worked fine, but I let it go.
A pair of car ramps
A nice looking metal clock - works!

And of course, cherry picking garage sale leftovers!

[Silver4face]

BUMP!!! I keep forgetting to post here. Last October I found two nice wood guitars and sold them in Dec on Craigslist. In November I found a wood filing cabinet and sold that too. So far this year, I have found three more guitars, two interesting metal baskets, and a whole bunch of toy dinosaurs. One of them is over three feet long.

Is everyone else forgetting to post here as well?

[cwgii]

OL has forbidden me picking up stuff .lol

[thecrazyone]

I have found a bunch of stuff over the last few months. Not going to list every single item, but I will certainly mention some of them:

Three clean working skateboards - one of them a Tony Hawk
Five yard tools in EXCELLENT condition. Was very surprised to see them. There was also a shop vacuum that probably worked fine, but I let it go.
A pair of car ramps
A nice looking metal clock - works!

And of course, cherry picking garage sale leftovers!

Any pics of the skateboards?

[Silver4face]

Those are long gone. Stuff off of the street gets sold one way or another. I recently picked up two more skateboards but these ones are nothing to get excited about. Hopefully I can sell those too.

[Recyclersteve]

This one is different. I was out scrapping recently and my wife drove since I have a broken arm.

I saw a nice young guy across the street from where I was scrapping and asked if he had any aluminum, brass or copper. He said no, but went inside to get more for his pile of junk.

He came out and walked over to me and said, “Here, take care of your arm.” He gave me what I thought was probably a $10 bill.

I got home and reached in my pocket. I was ABSOLUTELY FLOORED when I realized he gave me $200 cash!

[Dr. Cadmium]

This one is different. I was out scrapping recently and my wife drove since I have a broken arm.

I saw a nice young guy across the street from where I was scrapping and asked if he had any aluminum, brass or copper. He said no, but went inside to get more for his pile of junk.

He came out and walked over to me and said, “Here, take care of your arm.” He gave me what I thought was probably a $10 bill.

I got home and reached in my pocket. I was ABSOLUTELY FLOORED when I realized he gave me $200 cash!

Wow. Time to consider a new career in panhandling?

[theshoenlebens]

This one is different. I was out scrapping recently and my wife drove since I have a broken arm.

I saw a nice young guy across the street from where I was scrapping and asked if he had any aluminum, brass or copper. He said no, but went inside to get more for his pile of junk.

He came out and walked over to me and said, “Here, take care of your arm.” He gave me what I thought was probably a $10 bill.

I got home and reached in my pocket. I was ABSOLUTELY FLOORED when I realized he gave me $200 cash!

Wow. Time to consider a new career in panhandling?

[Recyclersteve]

BUMP!

I keep forgetting to post here and I’m the one who created the thread in the first place!

So here are a couple other things I found recently:

1) A very nice butcher block table on wheels (the top can probably use a bit of sanding); and

2) Igloo (and other brand) ice chests- I’ve found many over the years that can still be used.

One other note- with things that I find a lot of (ice chests, floor standing fans, lawn furniture, etc.) I typically upgrade what I have, give it to my daughter or take it to Goodwill. I hate to see stuff go to waste. With a name like recyclersteve, you can probably understand.

[Silver4face]

I also keep forgetting to post here; let's change that! In late July, I found a nice classical guitar and sold it at the next flea market. Last month I found a clean, rust free bushel basket (sold). Earlier this month I stopped at a nearby house that had three items out for free: a whirley gig, a Coleman heater, and Battleship (complete and mint). All items sold quickly. Also found a good kids card table and a good sized ride on plastic horse (battery operated. Horse be gone, but I still have the card table.

[Recyclersteve]

Oh yeah, found something very unusual that will be useful to a very small person… a tiny set of crutches! You would probably have to be about 4 feet tall or shorter to use them. Someone at Goodwill will likely be very excited when they see them.