Garage Sale Steals - What to look for?

Boy, this is kind of "frustrating". I really WANT to name names and quote prices here, but i can't. You see, if i tell you what i found and at what price i found it at, i'll never be able to get anything for it when i list it for sale. Everybody will know what i have in it and expect me to pass it on for that same price i.e. "next to nothing". DARN !!!! : )

Having said that, i found a piece at a local "flea market". I had NO idea what it was but i did see the name on it. It first caught my eye as it looked like some type of "homebrew" electronics project, but was very well constructed and obviously a labor of love. Knowing that this company made nice audio gear, i asked the seller what it was. He told me he had no idea, but if i had $3, i could have it. Needless to say, i paid the man the $3 and walked away with what turned out to be a .....

Wait, i can't say what it was. DARN IT !!!! ( again )

Then there was this other time at the same flea market. I found this "XXXXXX" for $20. Boy, was that a ...

Oh, nevermind.... : ) Sean
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What you mention happens occassionally on America's garage sale, eBay; even though usually prices on eBay end up higher than classifieds. The main reason this happens is bad spelling so folks who search don't find it, or it is in the wrong catagory.

I picked up some $400 audio cables for $65 because they were listed under Car Stereos. The seller did not notice or even seem to care they sold so cheap? The classic Rotel RCD-855 I use at work was listed at Consumer Electronics Other and was spelled Rotell. I paid less than half of what they sell for used usually. It was mint, and had the manual, remote, transit screws, etc. The Conrad Johnson preamp (with phono) I use in my small home office system had a "Buy it Now" price of only $350. New list is $2250. Last was a Yamaha TX950 tuner I got for $175. Did not care for it and resold it for $350.

To find this stuff you have to search for what you want at the main home page, so it searches the whole eBay database. Good Luck!!!

Anything with tubes in it.

Sincerely, I remain

I got a Hafler DH500 for $1, non working of course. I also got a Audible Illusions Mini-mite pre-amp for just $1, it did work, just needed a couple of tubes. And some DCM towers
for $15, which sound great and I still use. I also got a ton
of MFSL records and other Hi-fidelity discs for 25 cents each. It was the funnest sale ever.

I believe one guy over on audioreview.com found (and bought)a pair of B&W Matrix 804's (maybe higher, but not 801's) at a garage sale for $125--not bad.