40 Pounds of Keys

[AlabamaClay]

I went to a barn/workshop estate sale Saturday and bought a 40 pound bag of keys and locks - mostly keys. Paid $25. I didn't take time to look through them before I bought it because as you probably know, you need to keep moving at the start of a sale to get to some of the good stuff before it's gone. Here's a couple of pics. I sorted through and the second picture is of the more interesting stuff. I should be able to cover my costs with the blank GM keys and the L&N lock. I'm not sure how to market the rest. Any ideas? Oh, and the Ike dollar is not silver but hey, it's still a dollar.

 

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[CladSpends2]

Nice grab. I think you should do well with that. If it was me, that Ike dollar would be in my pocket and my ledger would read, 40 lbs of keys - $24 invested. But then I am a cheap S.O.B. LOL

T.

 

[bdsawyer]

Look for any toy windup keys, cabinet keys for phonograph cabinets, advertising key chain or fobs. Do some investigation on sold listings and hopefully you have some winners.

 

[ARC]

Definite winner lock I see.

Nice pick.

 

[kingskid1611]

I see winner also. Love them old skeleton keys

 

[Beans]

I would have done the same. Anytime there is a bag full of stuff at a good price I will buy it. Unless it is something you can tell is just common items. Have fun researching.

 

[Baltimore]

Skeleton key lots are definitely popular, I'd pull them out and lot them separately.

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

If I ever gathered up all the keys in different places around here,
I might have a paint can bucket full. The Mr. has master keys for every type piece of heavy equipment, ever made.
I think the skeleton keys are cool, too. Good to list with key or tag word "steampunk", but that craze may have passed already, too. Being a dinosaur, I can't be certain, lol.

I'll share this store link, (I'd share a pic, but would want permission before taking liberties or copying his pics) this guy does some awesome art work, using old keys. I so appreciate hand craftsmanship.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Moerkey?ref=listing-shop2-all-items-count#items

 

[aa battery]

very cool

 

[Beachkid23]

You'll probably make a killing on those. I put like 20 of them together and do an auction starting at $9.99 with 3 dollars shipping. 40 pounds it's gonna take you a while to go through them but I'll tell you what you'll make a lot of money off them things at the end. We're just check some completed listings try to get an idea. Maybe a larger lot.