That day I found 50 vintage fishing lures in a garage cleanout

I was helping a buddy clear out his dad's old garage last spring, and buried under a pile of rusted tools was a cardboard box full of fishing lures from the 1960s and 70s. Most were in rough shape, but about 15 of them were still in their original packaging with the price tags still on, like 79 cents or a dollar something. I spent the whole afternoon sorting them by type and cleaning off the dust, and that week I sold a single one on eBay for $40. Has anyone else stumbled on a hidden stash of old gear that turned out to be worth something?

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jenniferb5317h ago

Wow, guess that old saying about one man's trash is true.

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the_henry12h agoMost Upvoted

Guess it depends on the person, though. I mean, that saying assumes nobody else would want it, but plenty of folks would grab something like that in a heartbeat if they had the space.