Update:  The pins I found did indeed sell very well.  It seems that these old pins are pretty tough to find anywhere unless you just happen to luck into them like I did.  I don't like to delete posts, so I'm leaving this here and if any Beagle Club items show up on eBay, you should see them pop up below.  I haven't seen anyone list as many all at once as I did.  That doesn't really have anything to do with me other than the fact that I happened to walk in to them!

If you like this type of old collectible and you can't seem to find it, even on eBay, I've found that sometimes running an ad in a local "Pennysaver" type of paper can bring results.  There are a lot of older people who read those papers and pretty much study it.  Many of them also never go near a computer or have any idea that someone might want such an old item.  I once placed an ad looking for vintage clothing and I was still getting calls six months later from people who said they actually cut out the ad and stuck it to their refrigerator!  It doesn't hurt to ask.

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Man Ride Horse Beagle Forest Hunt Puppy Dog SINGLE Swap Playing Cards NOT DECK    US $3.96

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Snoopy and the Red Baron 1966 hardcover book vintage    US $4.98

Vintage Cortland County Beagle Club pinback badge Sportsmens plastics    US $4.99

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This is a very old postcard of Wachusett Lake, Massachusetts.

I've got many, many old postcards, and there is a very wide variety.  If you like postcards and would like to check out more as they're listed, please pop over to my Auctiva/eBay store at www.coolstuffifound.com.

If you would like to see some more modern photos, I found a link to some nice shots on Flickr.  You can find them at here.

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These Cutwell Automotive Engine Burs are a fine example of what I'm surrounded by right now.  I've got so much stuff that has accumulated through buying lots of estate merchandise that I can barely keep track of it.  Someone could probably really use these (even though some are missing).  I, on the other hand, can't even imagine when I'd use them.  These will be starting at 99 cents or less, like most of my stuff that I'm clearing out.

Update: These did sell and what surprised me is the fact that people have been coming back over and over to this particular post. I guess Cutwell Burs are some high quality items! The photo directly below is the original set of burs I had listed (which sold). I'm showing a couple of live listings for Cutwell Burs beneath it (they aren't mine) in case someone stops by looking for them. Hey, with all of the stuff I'm working my way through, I wouldn't be surprised to find some more of these hidden away!

What I think is great is the way people still love the old tools that come up on eBay. A lot of people say things like "they don't make things like they used to" and as I get older, I believe that to be true more and more.

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OLD ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP TETBURY NEAR CIRENCESTER 1899    US $3.87

Ransom Randolph Densco Cutwell Burs Tapper Shank Box    US $4.95

Lot of 54 Ransom Randolph Co Cutwell Burs No 2 No 33 1 2    US $4.99

Old German Pocket Pencil Sharpener Green Butterscotch Bakelite Cutwell Bavaria    US $4.99

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This is a program distributed to professional teachers who attended the 1929 Fayette County Teachers' Institute.  This is definitely a niche item, so we'll have to see if anyone out there is collecting old materials related to teachers and/or education.  This might also interest people who collect prgrams from various events.  I cannot imagine that there are many more of these circuating right now.  I will link the photo to my Auctiva/eBay store www.coolstuffifound.com in case anyone is interested in checking it (or anything else) out.

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Car Sales

Second hand car sales are a wonderful way to save some money.  That new car smell just isn't worth the thousands of dollars it costs to enjoy for fifteen seconds before you drive your new vehicle off of the lot and watch it depreciate in value instantly.  I've had two friends ask me recently about helping them to list vehicles on eBay.  I've never done it before for any car that I've owned, but it looks like a pretty simple operation.

I'll be helping them set up their own accounts for listing the cars, just because I really don't want to be the middle man for questions.  I also don't want to complicate my numbers by having to keep track of who received money that went through my eBay ID.  I avoid selling on consignment because my home state of Pennsylvania passed a law stating that you have to hold an aucioneer's license if you sell consigned items.  I'm not interested in paying money for that priviledge at this point.

Some people prefer leasing their vehicles.  I did that once, but don't currently.  I found an interesting site that I wish had existed when I did have a leased vehicle.  LeaseTrader.com
offers a service in which you can get rid of the lease on your current car and take over the lease on a vehicle that better suits you. This would be nice for those who don't like to commit to long term relationships with their cars or for people who find themselves with different needs (new baby?) than when they signed the original lease.

If you just want to see what is available in the way of used cars, type whatever car interests you into the eBay search box on the right of this post.  Just for fun, try typing in your dream car!  I think you'll be surprised at how many results you get.

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I'd like to use my Second Hand Sale site as a place to give more thorough descriptions and background information about what I have managed to collect over time.  I also think it is important for buyers to get a feel for who they are dealing with when they buy online.  Of course, I invite you to check out my feedback on eBay, but I also invite you to post any questions you might have as well.

If I had the room, I could probably set up a "vintage museum" that would be pretty interesting.  I really do enjoy examining all of the old stuff I find.  Of course not all of it is all that old.  Some things I pick up just because I think maybe I can make a few dollars for my trouble of doing the leg work for a collector out there.  But, in general, I think I find a lot of really neat old stuff.

When I first started selling on eBay, I sold only things that I already owned.  Once I got bitten by the selling bug, I started buying tons of stuff without really researching things too much.  As you might expect, I ended up with quite a bit of what was not much more than old junk.  I ended up just giving that stuff away or discarding it if I couldn't use it myself.  There was a learning curve involved, but I think I've got a much better feel now for what interests buyers on eBay while still holding my own interest.

Honestly, who wants to go out week after week, driving all over the place if you don't get some kind of enjoyment out of it?  When I go to estate sales, I think I sometimes see people who this applies to.  They rush through the sales, grumbling all the way about the "junk" and muttering about how there must have been a presale because they can't find what they want!  Selling on eBay has never paid me well enough that I'd want to give up so much time just to be miserable while I did it.  I actually enjoy "the hunt" for interesting stuff.  If you ever see me at a sale, I'll be the one browsing slowly and looking closely at the old boxes that other people are rushing by to get to the "well known" collectibles.  You might even see me off in the corner reading an old magazine from the 1920's.  I enjoy that.  I'm just weird like that I guess.

I hope you find some things you like here because as much as I enjoy finding this stuff, I just have way too much of it right now.  I want my family to be able to use the game room again.

Thanks for visiting!

A very nice 1945 Vintage McKeesport High School Yearbook.

One of the things I enjoy finding at estate sales is old yearbooks.  Looking at them is like looking back at life during another generation's glory days.  All of the young faces filled with dreams of the future!  I generally could have at least one of these listed every couple of weeks.  One that was set to list but didn't due to technical difficulties this past week was a really nice McKeesport High School yearbook from 1926!  I'll be getting that on soon.

The value of these is quite variable.  If there is a reunion coming up and two people want the same book, the value goes up, obviously.  I don't really worry about that at this point since I'm trying to make space.  I just list them.  The value of these increases DRAMATICALLY if someone famous is included in the student listings.

Update:  This yearbook along with a couple of others from McKeesport have been sold.  Until I get more listed, I'm going to leave some other McKeesport items showing for anyone who might be interested.  McKeesport has a great history and used to be quite a thriving economic center.

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TRAVIS McBRIDE 2006 Big 33 High School card PENN STATE McKeesport HS    US $.50

Four Wheeler April 2010 Toyota 4Runner    US $1.96

21 DIFF1930sBEER LABELS TUBE CITYGLEN ALE ETC    US $.99

McKeesport PA Police patch    US $3.99

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Hi.  If you haven't read the "About My Second Hand Sale" page at the top, please do.  I've always enjoyed going to garage sales, estate sales and auctions.  I've found a lot of great stuff.  Over the last couple of years however, I've enjoyed it a bit too much as I sold part time on eBay.  I made some large purchases from estates that I probably shouldn't have without making better storage arrangements.  My wife has been understanding, but I've just accumulated more than I could get listed while still working a full time job.

Anyway, my hope is that having my own blog/store will give me a bit more freedom than eBay allows for my commentary and possibly moving in different directions in the future.  I plan to post often, and I hope you'll find it entertaining and mark this site as a favorite.  Thanks for stopping by!