Thumper
08-28-2017, 12:10 PM
Well, I may need to change my opinion on hitting estate sales of the rich and famous! Lynn and I spent the last five days in Ft. Myers and hit about elebenty-bazillion thrift stores while there. I COMPLETELY loaded the car with quality 'junque' and we actually had to perform some very creative packing in order to fit our carry-on bags in the car to come home! I won't bore you with ALL the loot I picked up, but lets just say I did very well buying rich people's unwanted 'crap' this week! The very first day we were there, Lynn wanted to go to an estate sale at some $4,000,000 (true value) house on the water. These people are very well known in the area and ooze money from their pores. They are also big-time philanthropists. GOOD people from what I've read about them. (I don't want to mention names here)
Anyway, these are the type sales I normally don't care to attend, but Lynn really wanted to see how the 'other side' lives. Damn, I scored some cool shit for pennies on the dollar. Everything was VERY reasonably priced, but not a whole lot of things I'm interested in. I did score some Griswolds as well as 3-4 other items that I can't even remember now, so it wasn't a waste of time. BUT, you ain't gonna believe this one! I walked out in the garage and started digging around in the storage cabinets out there. Then I spotted something that really caught my eye. It was a brand new Filson, canvas duffel bag! Here's the same exact bag, but mine is basically an OD, 'military green' color. (the bag alone sells for $425.00)!
https://www.filson.com/duffle-bag-large.html?sku=11070223-fco-000971914&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIho2_9Kn61QIVyYizCh3xwA8HEAQYASAB EgKT2PD_BwE
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Ok, I pulled it out and the tag simply said 'camo hunting gear', so I thought it was just the camo stuff inside the bag, so I pulled the bag out of the closet. I asked the dude how much he wanted for the bag and he said $65, but it's a 'package deal' for the bag and everything in it! I asked, "You mean it's $65 for the whole ball-o-wax?" He nodded, "Yes". Heck, I zipped it back up and threw it on my pile of items I was going to buy. All I wanted was that Filson bag, and $65 for the bag alone would have been a crazy, low price! Once we finished 'shopping', I stuffed all my loot into the trunk and we headed out to continue our 'shopping' trip. TBH, I left the stuff in the trunk until we got home last night. I never even dug through the bag until this morning. WTF???? You ain't gonna believe this one! It appears someone may have convinced this guy to go hunting, and being the filthy rich dude he was, he went out and must have told the clerk, "Give me whatever stuff I may need to go hunting." ;)
I've pulled out about every piece of Gore-Tex hunting apparel that Browning makes! It's 99% Duck Commander Series stuff, including Browning's 3-in-1 jacket/coat and a set of insulated bib overalls. There's a Filson, camo ball cap and a pair of waterproof LaCrosse boots. Ok, now get this ... the stuff is all brand new. Some of it still has the tags attached! Heck, I even found a Swiss Army knife (some sort of fly fishing collector's edition). It still has the model number and price tag on it .. $45.00, The bag also contained a new set of 5 Gerber kitchen knives in a canvas carrying case!
Cool huh? So what'cha think? Oh, no big deal? Well, how 'bout this? In the bottom of the bag was an interesting looking, padded (like a camera case), waterproof plastic, locking case. I opened her up and found one'a these bad boys in there, and when I turned it on, it powered right up! (Night scope with infrared) From what I can tell, I don't think this company is still around, but I read somewhere they were bought out by another company (not sure who). Here's a blurb I found on the net.
NIGHT-VISION SPOTTING SCOPE
First Class:
Hitek International CyberEye 003
While folks in uniform get the most sensitive scopes, the rest of us can night-stalk with top commercial gear like CyberEye 003, a single-eye spotter without the bulk or expense of binocular design. An uncertified gen-3-grade intensifier tube delivers a system gain of around 3,000 that turns deep-woods darkness into green-tinted clarity, and the IR illuminator lets you snoop in caves without disturbing inhabitants. The 16-ounce, metal-cased CyberEye has a camera-style C-mount, so you can replace the wide-angle optics (1x, 40-degree view) with your favorite zoom lens. A socket underneath fits tripods or rifle mounts.
CyberEye 003 with IR illuminator: $3,195. - Hitek International: (800) 546 4448, +1 (650) 363 1404.
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This was a very professional estate sale company, they even printed their own price stickers with bar codes! :thumbsup
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Anyway, these are the type sales I normally don't care to attend, but Lynn really wanted to see how the 'other side' lives. Damn, I scored some cool shit for pennies on the dollar. Everything was VERY reasonably priced, but not a whole lot of things I'm interested in. I did score some Griswolds as well as 3-4 other items that I can't even remember now, so it wasn't a waste of time. BUT, you ain't gonna believe this one! I walked out in the garage and started digging around in the storage cabinets out there. Then I spotted something that really caught my eye. It was a brand new Filson, canvas duffel bag! Here's the same exact bag, but mine is basically an OD, 'military green' color. (the bag alone sells for $425.00)!
https://www.filson.com/duffle-bag-large.html?sku=11070223-fco-000971914&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIho2_9Kn61QIVyYizCh3xwA8HEAQYASAB EgKT2PD_BwE
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Ok, I pulled it out and the tag simply said 'camo hunting gear', so I thought it was just the camo stuff inside the bag, so I pulled the bag out of the closet. I asked the dude how much he wanted for the bag and he said $65, but it's a 'package deal' for the bag and everything in it! I asked, "You mean it's $65 for the whole ball-o-wax?" He nodded, "Yes". Heck, I zipped it back up and threw it on my pile of items I was going to buy. All I wanted was that Filson bag, and $65 for the bag alone would have been a crazy, low price! Once we finished 'shopping', I stuffed all my loot into the trunk and we headed out to continue our 'shopping' trip. TBH, I left the stuff in the trunk until we got home last night. I never even dug through the bag until this morning. WTF???? You ain't gonna believe this one! It appears someone may have convinced this guy to go hunting, and being the filthy rich dude he was, he went out and must have told the clerk, "Give me whatever stuff I may need to go hunting." ;)
I've pulled out about every piece of Gore-Tex hunting apparel that Browning makes! It's 99% Duck Commander Series stuff, including Browning's 3-in-1 jacket/coat and a set of insulated bib overalls. There's a Filson, camo ball cap and a pair of waterproof LaCrosse boots. Ok, now get this ... the stuff is all brand new. Some of it still has the tags attached! Heck, I even found a Swiss Army knife (some sort of fly fishing collector's edition). It still has the model number and price tag on it .. $45.00, The bag also contained a new set of 5 Gerber kitchen knives in a canvas carrying case!
Cool huh? So what'cha think? Oh, no big deal? Well, how 'bout this? In the bottom of the bag was an interesting looking, padded (like a camera case), waterproof plastic, locking case. I opened her up and found one'a these bad boys in there, and when I turned it on, it powered right up! (Night scope with infrared) From what I can tell, I don't think this company is still around, but I read somewhere they were bought out by another company (not sure who). Here's a blurb I found on the net.
NIGHT-VISION SPOTTING SCOPE
First Class:
Hitek International CyberEye 003
While folks in uniform get the most sensitive scopes, the rest of us can night-stalk with top commercial gear like CyberEye 003, a single-eye spotter without the bulk or expense of binocular design. An uncertified gen-3-grade intensifier tube delivers a system gain of around 3,000 that turns deep-woods darkness into green-tinted clarity, and the IR illuminator lets you snoop in caves without disturbing inhabitants. The 16-ounce, metal-cased CyberEye has a camera-style C-mount, so you can replace the wide-angle optics (1x, 40-degree view) with your favorite zoom lens. A socket underneath fits tripods or rifle mounts.
CyberEye 003 with IR illuminator: $3,195. - Hitek International: (800) 546 4448, +1 (650) 363 1404.
9309 9310 9311
This was a very professional estate sale company, they even printed their own price stickers with bar codes! :thumbsup
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