Took a wrong turn and found a goldmine in Redmond

I stopped by a house in Redmond last weekend, the one off 156th Ave NE, that was advertising an estate sale. Most people seemed to skip it because the online photos looked like junk from the 1980s. But I went in anyway and found a whole box of vintage hand tools, old Stanley planes and wrenches, priced at maybe $3 each. I grabbed a dozen of them and I think I made out like a bandit, but the crowd missed them because they were all looking at the antique glassware. Has anyone else had luck ignoring the popular listings?

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carr.willow3mo ago

Glad you trusted your gut on that one, those tool finds are the best kind of unexpected score.

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michaelnguyen5mo ago

Did you see that article about how people overlook old tool boxes at sales?

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mila_mitchell5mo ago

Yeah, because who doesn't love paying full price for a dusty mystery box of rusty tools.

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