Show me your garage sale, auction, etc. bargain finds

[oliver1850]

I took hay to the local auction last Friday and found a row of police confiscated bikes lined up to sell. Mostly Wal-Mart bikes of course, but I snagged this Nishiki Cascade with full 7 speed LX in great shape. Brought it home, put new tires and a couple of cables on it, and gave it a good cleaning. Can't live with the scratches on the seat post, so ordered an new Uno which cost over half what I paid for the bike. What have you found that falls into the bargain category?

[nighthawk]

That paint is awesome, great find!

[ultraman6970]

I never find jack... :(

But always had luck with women :D

[rustychisel]

Hmmmm, early 1990s speckle job. Good find.

[Rpoole8537]

I found a 1964 Fender Champ in great condition for $10. Can’t think of any time when I’ve experienced a bike gear find like that!

[paredown]

Not as good, but I got a set of three Campagnolo Record tubular wheels being dropped off while I was at the Goodwill. Old School ('80s), FIR tubular rims...I think I gave them $10.

My plan is to build a set of tube rims so I will ride my vintage bike more without worrying about finding replacement classic tubs...

Oh, and a Mercedes branded Nissan SS thermal cup to replace my bent and battered original--$2--missing the cap, so I used my original.

[merckxman]

No luck with bike stuff but saw a pair of binoculars in an old case at a 2nd shop for $12.00. Taking them out discovered they were by Carl Zeiss. Serial number check at home revealed they are from 1910-1912. Still optically perfect.

[martl]

found these in france recently

https://fotos.rennrad-news.de/f3/4/480/480539-ddsr0ugsfhoq-dsc_0001-medium.jpg (https://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/480539)

https://fotos.rennrad-news.de/f3/4/480/480226-68y8hmuxv71r-15570740385728930249866114663081-medium.jpg (https://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/480226)

https://fotos.rennrad-news.de/f3/4/488/488395-jsj104uq4nzf-dsc_0077-medium.jpg (https://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/488395)

[ibis]

When I lived in Salt Lake City I there was a place called NPS. It was a huge warehouse out by the airport that had all kinds of stuff. I was able to find a StopTech big brake kit for my WRX there for $50 (no brake lines or mounting hardware, but I worked for COBB Tuning at the time so I had all of that available), as well as a Independent Fabrications Deluxe steel hardtail (Chris King, Shimano XT, Race Face) for $200. Deals were to be had, but you sometimes had to search the endless rows of shelves to find something.