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Title: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: Dave Bulla on September 22, 2008, 02:34:00 PM
So what was it?  What was THE best deal you ever got at a yard sale for an archery related item?

I got mine Saturday...

An Apple Archery Products arrow cutoff saw for $10!

I figured they weren't very cheap and thought ten bucks was a good "yard sale" price.  When I got home and looked it up in Google, I found theys sell for $299.99!!!  Yikes!

The thing is like brand new and runs great.
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: MJB on September 22, 2008, 02:44:00 PM
This must be the week for saws . I picked up an older Easton arrow saw. Fifteen bucks. Mine runs great too.
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: duck'n on September 22, 2008, 03:01:00 PM
Those are some great deals.  I guess all the archers/bowhunters in my neck of the woods hang on to their stuff.  I have never found anything worth a flip but that doesn't stop me from looking!
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: Dartwick on September 22, 2008, 03:02:00 PM
My dad made purchase but it was good for me. He bought a 48# Bear BearCat for either $5 or $10 when I was young. He never used it but I sure did.
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: BMOELLER on September 22, 2008, 03:10:00 PM
Dave you didn't buy that saw. You stole it. LOL.  Good Job!!!
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: SCATTERSHOT on September 22, 2008, 03:49:00 PM
Box of 50 unused Bear Razorheads for $40.00. Browning recurve for $20.00. Bear Kodiak Hunter for $10.00, with some arrows. The Bear is kinda beat, but it's a rare one, and may get a trip to Bowdoc, if no one wants it as is.
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: OzarkRamblr on September 22, 2008, 03:52:00 PM
Not a yard sale, but I picked up these three bows & a Bear 76er at a junk shop for less than $100.

(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n14/OzarkRamblr/Archery/ThreeLittleBears014.jpg)
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: Lawrenceu on September 22, 2008, 04:05:00 PM
Not exactly a 'yard sale' purchase; I bought my Black Widow HF for $20.00 from a co-worker.
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: bbassi on September 22, 2008, 04:15:00 PM
Perfect Red Wing Hunter, pre AMF - $4

Traded it for a Bear Grizzly on here.
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: ishiwannabe on September 22, 2008, 05:13:00 PM
I didnt buy em, but I have em now. My dad bought some bows for 15$. An AMF Hawk, BP Woodsman hunter, A Shakespeare x-18 all 45@28". He also got another 58" Shakespeare 40#@28 with a nice silver medallion inlaid. My brother stole that. Nice bows for the price. I plan on hunting each one once I learn how to shoot.   :D
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: Jim now in Kentucky on September 22, 2008, 07:36:00 PM
Bear Cub, 29#, $2
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: Roadkill on September 22, 2008, 07:39:00 PM
When the compound craze hit, i bought many recurves at pawn swhops for under $10.  Couple of real nice Bears and a Shakespeare.  Last year I got a Browning Cobra for $10 at a yard sale.
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: BodarkOkie on September 22, 2008, 07:41:00 PM
I bought a recurve in an antique store about 15 years ago for $5.00.  It had about 1/8 " on dust on it and the only thing I could tell was that it was a bow.

Got it home an cleaned it up.  A mint Browning Cobra
(50# @ 28")...no dings or scratches.  The rest looked like maybe 2 dozen arrows had been shot out of it.

Real happy with that deal.

Gene
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: Jason R. Wesbrock on September 22, 2008, 07:42:00 PM
1962 Bear Kodiak, 55#, straight limbs with absolutely no stress cracks. $25.00.
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: hormoan on September 22, 2008, 09:10:00 PM
I look I stop and I stop and shop some more, still no real goodies except one. I seen it and one and only one person came to mind. I thought it was worthy of her, our own Shell.

 (http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l101/GUNSMITHAMMO/P1010001-8.jpg)
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: ksbowman on September 22, 2008, 09:50:00 PM
Got a 3d deer target for $10,a cube target 2' x2' for $5 and a 20-60 power spotting scope for $6 with a extra tripod (woman said gosh I don't no what my husband paid for it but, he never uses it)  Ben
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: Dave Bulla on September 23, 2008, 01:52:00 AM
Oh, I forgot, I also got a mint Herters recurve a year or two ago that looks like it was never shot.  Forget what the weight was because I've never shot it either....  It's laying in the basement with a bunch of others.  Think I paid 40 bucks.
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: Kevin Bahr on September 23, 2008, 02:18:00 AM
Got a Robertson takedown recurve for $50, a Loc on treestand for $5, a box of broadheads for $5, a box of screw in steps for 25 cents each, and a few other doo dads, last summer.
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: Earl E. Nov...mber on September 23, 2008, 07:16:00 AM
Bear Mag riser TD with original Bear hard case for $50.00
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: Tom Leemans on September 23, 2008, 08:36:00 AM
2 kids fiberglass bows for 50 cents each.
Title: Re: Your best archery yard sale deal ever?
Post by: longbowman on September 23, 2008, 02:11:00 PM
My son picked up a Young Feather burner just like new for $0.25 last summer.  The guy said if you can tell me what it is you can have it for a quarter!