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    what is the most common thing you guys get / pickup at curb shopping

    hello just a friendly question on what you guys pick up the most of i seem to get a ton of swifter wet jets an vacuums an tv's and does any on resell items i put alot on feebay to maximize my intake



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    microwaves and vacuums, also find alot of small appliances like toasters, can openers and so on, get a tv from time to time

    id you see a dyson vaccum they are worth a decent amount in parts or sell as non working on ebay, they are also easy to repair and resell if you have the time to tinker with them and money to buy parts
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    Vaccuums and tvs. last night as i was driving around the selection stunk, i thought to myself(like always). How much good stuff is in the dumpsters that we dont see.

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    I would agree, Vacuumes and tv's are everyware. I once got 7 vacuumes in one day driving around town but anyways, The one thing i find at least one a week is rolling office chairs. Alot of mop / broom handles, along with curtin rails out there too.

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    The "Holy Trinity" of curbshopping: vacuums, tvs, and microwaves. In that order, usually.

    I'm starting to think that Swifter/mop/broom handles are edging out the microwaves, though. What they lack in weight, they make up in sheer quantity.

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    yea here its very simple with tv's the garbage men takes then no prob i just go out an help then an they might find a 10$ bill every few weeks i wish i found microwaves here i mostly now just clip the cord since all the transformers i usualy get are alum, an of course i take the microwaves too, my favortie is to find an eviction i just take all the boxes an sort threw them im only 18 an i rent my own space for scrapping an "fee" ebaying

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    Hm. I seem to get a lot of lamps.
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    swiffer/broom handles, tvs, and vacuums in that order

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    Quote Originally Posted by BurlyGuys View Post
    Hm. I seem to get a lot of lamps.
    have you found a leg lamp?

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    Grills and vacuum cleaners.

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    yes! lamps are very common too!, whats the best thing you guys found recently?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jghilino View Post
    have you found a leg lamp?
    Ha! Not so far!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jghilino View Post
    have you found a leg lamp?
    I have found a leg lamp. Well, moreso a legS lamp... 4 deer legs used as the lamp base
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    Quote Originally Posted by scraperjohn View Post
    yes! lamps are very common too!, whats the best thing you guys found recently?
    Best things curb shopping in the last 2 weeks are a 300-400 lb copy machine, Electric paper curilator, and a gas stove, 4 dish network cable boxes. a cpu tower with a pentium 2 proscessor. ( the one in the plastic case with the large heat sink attached to it) Lots of other misc thats nothing to talk about.

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    Lamps, vaccums, stereo stuff, tvs (got a 52 inch lcd on monday. Has alittle damage but still works!)

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    Quote Originally Posted by jghilino View Post
    have you found a leg lamp?
    I actually have one ( well my wife does) she loves that movie, so we got her a 2 ft copy of that lamp for Christmas a couple of years ago. It is in the front window just as in the movie now if I could just get her to put a red bulb....... never mind.
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    I'm surprised no one has mentioned fans (box, floor, or desk). I see these all the time!

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    Quote Originally Posted by foobar View Post
    I'm surprised no one has mentioned fans (box, floor, or desk). I see these all the time!
    Ceiling too. I've gotten like 5-6 of these from curbco in the last few weeks.
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