unexpected items you sold instead of scrapping

Originally Posted by DakotaRog

Here's something that I bought at a rummage (for a buck!) that I tried selling on ebay but think I'll probably throw in the steel pile. There is an ebay market for these but I think mine just isn't in good enough shape for a collector and because its bulky (about the size of a 5 gallon pail) and over 5 lbs. it was $18 to mail so no one wanted to pay even $4-5 plus the freight. I guess these picnic coolers were popular in the 1950s. I never saw one as a kid in the 60s and early 70s but maybe we weren't hanging with the right crowd...

My dad found one of those about 10 years ago.. had about the exact same reaction.. tried to sell his on Ebay too.. Not one nibble.. I think they are cursed!