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mwr1550 Valued Member United States 193 Posts	Posted 10/25/2012 3:28 pm I've been scoping out garage sales and flea markets for a few years now found some nice finds of 925. I bought 3 chains at a rummage sale a couple of years ago for $1.00. They weighed in at about 22grams. For a while I was getting great deal on old 925 salt and pepper shakers on e-bay but people caught on and the prices went up.Occasionally I'll still find some jewelry at garage sales but its getting harder to find the deals. I probably have about a half a pound of 925 now. Keep looking. Report this Post to the Staff
coinhuntingobsession New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 11/09/2012 6:51 pm Sterling silver is the first thing I look for at garage sales. Be sure to check estates sales too. Prices tend to be a little higher at estates sales, but still well below melt. My best garage sale find was a Royal Danish coffee pot, creamer and sugar bowl...45.98 troy ounces for a whopping $55 this past summer. A guy overheard how much I paid and said it was priced way too high...I see him regularly at sales and I buy everything that he walks right past. I have also bought sterling spoons, forks, pie servers and a Morgan dollar at a garage sale. The coffee pot started my obsession with finding sterling silver and silver coins. Report this Post to the Staff
nicscoin Valued Member 107 Posts	Posted 11/12/2012 2:38 pm Nice picking I go to flea markets from time to time for some nice buys. good luck and happy hunting Report this Post to the Staff
silvercoinrn Pillar of the Community United States 863 Posts	Posted 11/12/2012 10:57 pm I never find silver at garage sales. But that may be because there are a lot of pickers in my area. Everytime I go to a flea market there is always someone else who already asked for silver before I got there Report this Post to the Staff
Ed_B Pillar of the Community United States 4008 Posts	Posted 11/14/2012 4:50 pm Well, it's not silver, but... I have had good luck at garage sales and flea markets for finding lead. A lot of this is as wheel weights but some as bars. Handy stuff, lead... especially if you are into casting. Report this Post to the Staff
GoThunder Pillar of the Community United States 830 Posts	Posted 11/16/2012 09:53 am Lead is useful. Report this Post to the Staff
silvercoinrn Pillar of the Community United States 863 Posts	Posted 11/16/2012 10:38 am Yea when I was little I moved into a house that had tons of lead bars. I wish we kept them. Id sell them now, or figure out how to cast myself. Report this Post to the Staff
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