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went yard saleing on saterday hoping to find some archery stuff. But didnt think i would get as lucky as i did. very first stop i was looking at a tackle box full of tackle some still in package guy said 5 bucks was looking at a axe 2bucks than i heard him tell somone he had abow in his van asked about it he pulled it out a bear grizzly sweet. my girlfriend was looking at buying some frames he had more frames in his garage out back i went with them out back. he had another bow there too ben pearson javalina. I was so happy i could have gone home right there. but whent to more no luck. on the way home my girl friend saw a sign 1/2 mile from her moms the lady was about to clse the doors as we pulled in and she said we could look around even though she was mostly packed first thing i saw bear alaskan than a bear kodiak hunter and a pearson varsity. what lucky day now im hooked looking for bows but probably wont find a day like that again. oh yea first guy had a stemler also just didnt want to burn my money on the first stop.

WOW! I need to take you with me shed hunting! Congratulations! Uummmmm.... Pics?

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I have NEVER seen archery equipment up here in a yard sale.....just baby clothes and junk stereos!

Rub it in we'll ya  :D

I look but I don't find....congrads on your finds

You won the lotto essentially.Your lucky day.I have been fortunate to find some really good bows myself over the years.

Congrats

Yep.  You were lucky.  Around here Auction site sellers have "pickers" that go to all the likely garage, yard and estate sales.  Stuff is gone before most folks even know about it.

JP good finds, now save some yard sale bows for me, another good place is antique shops they sometimes get them in and estate auctions my dad went to one last year in Mt. Holly and a guy had 6 old recurves and long bows.

We need pics!!!

QuoteOriginally posted by mooseman1967:
We need pics!!!

I'm on this wagon!!!

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Josh

When I do stop at yard sales all I find is worn out kids clothes and stuff I would take to the dump...One mans trash...anothers treasure I guess.

I was no where near as lucky as you but I did find a nice heavy wool shirt for $5.   :)

What Jeeps isnt telling you is that he gave the Ben Pearson Javelina to me for an early birthday present, I guess Ill let him hang around my daughter a little longerLOL. [Thanks Jeepers!].

I have never found anything that good at a yard sale    ...but I did stay at a Holiday Inn one time.   :rolleyes:

You have to have people that do something other than chew on granola to find stuff like that at garage sales.

I once found a pair of Zeiss 10x40 Dialytes at a yard sale in Cincinnati. It was mixed in with a bunch of Bushnells and other inexpensive binos. I'll never top that one, I figure that all the yard sale karma in my life was used up in the instant the guy told me 'yep any binocular there on that table is $10'. Never had an Alexander Hamilton leave my wallet faster.....

I found a truck ramp for my poor old dog.  She's happy with it, so I guess I scored too!

A Grizzly would have been nice though.  Good job!

I will have pictures soon.

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pictures of the yard sale finds

Awesome!

That is a GREAT find, Jeeps!  I picked up a recurve on Friday, but it is an Internature (I think) Varsity III, 66" and 35 lb @ 28".  Came complete with a cheap one pin sight, kisser button, finger rest and slight lower limb twist, probably from standing on that limb for a good while.  It will make somebody a good starter bow, tho.

Talk about having a lucky day! What did you get them for?

I remembered this thread and reluctantly agreed to check out a few garage sales with my wife Saturday morning. I hate garage sales but thought I might get lucky.

I quickly scanned the junk, didn't notice any bows and was ready to leave. My wife, on the other hand had to look at AND HANDLE each and every item. Sigh, (eyes rolling). Oh well, I can do the good husband thing now and then.

When in these situations I try to find the humor in it. I made a few observations...............

1. Excersize bikes are like fruit cake. There are only a hundred or so in existance and they just keep getting passed around.

2. Baby clothes shouldn't smell like cigarette smoke.

3. Teenage girls have to buy the latest fashions but then won't wear them more than three times.

4. If there's no bows-keep moving! LOL

Friday:  Root Rover recurve = $30.00
        Pearson Mach One recurve = $15.00
        York Crest Recurve = $5.00

Whiffen  Fletching jig = $5.00

dozen new cedar arows still in the wrapper = $2.00

all shooters and in better than average shape

Hate to complain but saturday wasn't so hot, lol.

A little yard sale tip, Jeeps wouldnt have found anything at the yards ales, non e of the stuff was out for sale, he asked the people who had hunting stuff if they had any old bows, that has worked for me before too.

Hit a sale Thursday first thing I grabbed was a green plaid Woolrich coat in my size. Looked in the back of the barn and saw a bow and asked if she had any old bows or anything. She goes in the barn and comes back with a 1960 64" Polar 55 lb's. Gave fifteen bucks for the coat and bow. Hit about 20-30 more sales over the weekend and found nothing. I still have a smile on face.

Oh yeah, I always ask.  The answer is almost always "no", but no chance, no dance.

We dont have those kind of yardsales around here, they only have antique glass junk HA!! excellent find!! Jason

Well I haven't hit any yard sales this weekend, still recouperatin' from a last Wednesday accident...a little stiff and sore.  However, I bought a very nice Root Field Master on the big auction site for $65.00...64", 46#, leather wrap grip.  That was my deal of the day.

Nice find Jeeps.

A few years ago while visiting friends out of town, I happened to walk by  a school sale to raise funds for a student activity  and spotted a small pamphlet type book "Fun with... Bow and Arrow" 25 cents By Jack Van Coevering and Fred Bear.

It was in excellent almost new condition and is from the 1950s.

I got it for what they were asking (.25) but I threw in a small donation.

Last year while mowing lawns i happend to spot a bow at a yard sale next door to where we were mowing. It was a york in great shape with 5 2016s and a selway quiver picked it up for $25 Arrows were worth it alone.