I confess... I'm a professional dumpster diver during spring & fall clean up! I do when I see people moving in our out too. I don't really dive in dumpsters though... maybe I'm a curb crawler??? Love this
I respect the hustle, man! So many people out there complain they can't get a job. Well, TBH there's sooooo much you can do that isn't a "job" and will actually make you MORE money than some "jobs". And you're doing it. I've always done similar side jobs like this. Good for you dude!
I love it! I live in a building where people move in and out quite frequently, yesterday I found a beautiful green ceramic stool, it was rough getting it up four flights of stairs but worth every panting breath. Trash on, peeps.
Taco, you have found some cool stuff. Wow you are a hard worker and you deserve all the money that you are making out of it.Take care and keep looking.
Taco! If you were my son (or grandson), I would be so proud of you! You sort through, don't leave a message or throw stuff all over & find some great stuff! Keep doing what you're doing! Be safe. And, ... you are very friendly and respectful. I wish more people were. Blessings! 🙏❤️👍
Just found you. Love that you don't leave a mess.. You keep things nice and neat.. I have seen pickers who just throw things everywhere.. Your awesome!!
I love the garbage days in my neighborhood. I pick up many useful items, instead of buying them I got them for free. This man is talented, hard worker, keep it up Sir and you might be rich one day. Stress your dollars like a rubber ban and invest those money then retire early. I know you have a good head on your shoulder.
I think that you are one of the most smartest guys out there. So many people don't have jobs and they could be making money by doing the same as you do. It keeps bad stuff out of the dumps and makes a few people happy to buy your goods at a lower price. I can't believe how much money there really is to be made out there. People could take lesson from you! GOOD ON YA !!
I would love more commentary while you are sorting through the stuff. I'd like to know your thought process on how you decide to take what and what you will be doing with each piece whether selling, keeping, scraping... thanks
Taco Stacks , it is great to watch your video. You are a part of save enviroment also, because these can be trash without your choose to get it back to life . You are skill men for fixing and making things. You are doing good job!
obviously this town doesn't have a disabled veterans organization, or thrift shops, or homeless shelters that gladly accept a lot of these items. can't believe she told him the fans work but they didn't have a need for them- so throw it in the landfill! glad you are salvaging what you can. Reuse-Repurpose-Recycle !
Exactly, she didn't have any use for them so throw them in the garbage. People want easy and easy is putting it all out for garbage and if it goes to the landfill so be it. I have a friend that is always getting rid of good usable items and she always tells me I can everything otherwise she's just going to throw it all in the garbage. I asked why she didn't donate the stuff and she said it's too much of a hassle and when she tosses stuff to the curb the garbage men take it away and that's what she wants
Wow, you really had the load today! Way back in the day, we had that same receiver and speakers. They are pretty good. We love music playing. Im so happy for you on this load. That coat tree is beautiful.love ya.Stay safe, healthy, and blessed❤️😘💞💞💞🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻✌️
Hey Taco the walking (7:16) sticks/canes can fetch you about 5.00 each if they have the metal or rubber tips at the flea market. I couldn't tell if the one beside the cane you put back was a carved walking stick but those go as folk art and fetch sometimes 100.00 bucks depending on the carving.
I've read lots of comments here about how you left behind the rubber turntable mat. But I didn't see any about something that might have been a lot more valuable. Visible at 20:21 is the side of a wooden box in one of the trash cans. This type of wooden box originally contained a table flatware set. Silver plated, or sometimes solid sterling silver. Silver plate is not super valuable but it does sell at the flea market or on ebay, as does the wooden box. People discard the silver-plate sets because they have the wrong family's initials monogrammed on them, or the set is missing a few pieces. Solid sterling silver tableware also came in the same kind of box. It's extremely unlikely that it contained sterling silver (think $500 or possibly more), but you absolutely should have looked at it. Throw it in the van, look at it later. A few years ago I bought a $150 solid silver bowl at an estate sale for $2. All because the people were too lazy to turn it over and see the word "sterling" stamped in the bottom.
I was out garbage picking and some guy walking his dog said really to me. I told him would he rather I rob him at gunpoint and these people are throwing it away and I dont think they really care who takes it away
Great videos. Your respect of personal space is great. Never leaving a big mess, parking out of the way and being friendly and informative to questions. You have some dedicated suppliers of scrap and resale items. I would probably drop off a shirt or hat with a business card thanking them. Best advertising is word of mouth. You're teaching me a lot. Just trying to pay it back. Keep living the Dream. ^v^ Rick
The things you leave behind..... Those blue night stands... They are not gone. A lot of people would paint them over and love them. You could even change the top... Sad you left them behind
Hey this one has a million views! When I run out of Taco Stacks videos to watch at night I'm going to be one sad insomniac! Thanks so much for all the work you do to get a new one out almost every single day, it's much appreciated💖
It is funny watching these type of videos....I use to do this over 35 years ago to furnish my apts along with scraping! Of course that was back when picking up furniture was a LOT safer.....
My husband and I go garbage picking all the time. we find such good things. It's amazing the things that people throw away. 2 weeks ago we found an antique bicycle worth $2000. Happy pickings
@Kate West it creates content for this TH-cam channel, so even after he makes a few dollars and then the cost of time and gas etc, he can still make money off the content with ad revenue etc. Plus he seems to really enjoy it so seems worthy to me!
Tfs! What a day you've had in terms of picking!! So happy for u. Hope u make top dollar with every item, whatever u do with it. I enjoy the ride along and am happy when u wear your camera rather than carry it
I agree with your channel!Sometimes , you are surprise to see what treasures people throw away!!The first time i was a little shy when i picked " the cabbage" but now iDO NOT CARE ANYMORE!!!I have found once in excellent situation a leather suitcase from the 60s, porcelain wood cooking machine from the 40,50s,hand made bamboo bag and so other many things i do not remember right now.....
We donate our really nice things to a charity shop and other stuff we put at the curb. It's great you can make money off other people's trash. I started a craft business recently that i use items i find at charity shops like figurines, decorative items, wreaths etc and use them to create a new item or miniature scene. I also buy cheap stuff on ebay too. I try to reuse as much stuff as i can for my crafts. Some people at craft shows thumb their nose at me doing that others say what a great idea it is. Keep doing what you're doing. 😁👍
Once my husband saw an Electrolux vacuum cleaner by the curb for garbage pick up. He brought it home. Only the hose was stuffed and we got a 2nd hand hose to replace it. Still works the best after all these years. It is over 25 yrs that we have it. My own newer model of the time didn't even work as well as this one either. Est. value of the time. $639.00.
I've had the same experience. A lot of times the hose gets clogged with something and the owner things the vacuum is bad, when it just needs to be unclogged.
Hi taco, when that lady told you she was having a yard sale that's when you should have whipped out your business card and ask her if you could come early prior to the sale.
Hay Taco was going back looking at some of your best vedios and what some good finds you sure work hard for your money we enjoy watching you so much Keep living the good life not having a boss on your back makes it good. Peace.
LOL! You're right up my alley, Taco! I dropped my husband off at his accountant's one afternoon and drove down the road to turn around... I hit the mother load! There was a guy cleaning out his garage for big garbage pickup! We got bicycles and everything else you can imagine! We got two pickup truck loads and made a few hundred dollars off of it! All of it would have gone to the landfill if we hadn't picked it up! GREAT VIDEO by the way!
In England we cant leave rubbish out like that,we have to pay for that type to be moved off our propertys.We also cant dumpster dive. :( interesting what people chuck out though :)
I only have a little Prius but every Sunday evening I go through my surrounding neighborhoods trash picking. I don't pick up scrap metal though since I have very little room. But I can get some surprisingly large pieces in my car with the seats folded down. This past week I got a 6' tall cabinet, wicker basket, and storage container full of fabrics. One of my favorite finds was a chest of drawers and a rocking chair with cane backing. I plan to refinish these pieces and sell them. My hope is to purchase a truck with my profits so I can get bigger stuff. Yay upcycling!
Fun vid! Just a word of caution about lamps; the harp (the part the shade is attached to) is not fastened on. It just slips into a bracket on the lamp itself, and frequently slips right out again if you pick the lamp up by it. I had to learn this the hard way, lol.
I love that you are recycling/reusing/whatever, I do my part by putting stuff out there neatly organized so guys like you can take it before the garbage man does. I just put out all the steel from a trampoline that was only a few years old (the springs were all breaking off - terrible purchase) and the guys took the steel as my kids were dragging it all out there - they were thrilled. However, when I put electronics out there, I have to tape big signs to them stating they work, but still people cut off the cords and make them useless for anyone to reuse or repair, and they usually make a mess while doing it.
Love the ad on your video from Hyundai where they have our Canadian “ Stomping Tom” Connors singing Hockey Mom in the background and video of a kid playing hockey and his awesome Mom. It caught my attention as he was popular in Canada when I was young. Now I listen every time I see that ad on your videos. It’s appropriate too as he’s retro just like your picks.😌
😂😂 That is just too Funny! I grab lamps all the time and end up walking them back to the pile, I never knew it can be is humorous. Had to Sub after that 😂😂
One person's trash is another person's treasure. When a neighbor of mine moved, she gave me a beautiful coffee table with a glass top. She also left stuff at the curb, and I looked through it and found a jewelry box with costume jewelry in it and a few more pieces that were too nice to be thrown away. I also got an office chair with wheels and it was in perfect condition. I am sitting in it now. I've had it for several years and got it from next door when the people moved out. They put two used but new looking Raymour and Flanagan hairs out and I took them home and got compliments on them from family members. I love other people's trash.
That sure was a nice truck, you were using. I retired several years ago but found trash picking a greater profit margin worked that for 9 more years and ended up with more than the 30 prior years in spendable cash. Keep up the work and find the easy life a better place to be.
Probably not your thing but I see what looks like antique furniture that could be refinished fairly easy with chalk paint or if enjoy sanding and staining or painting. Depending on your storage and workshop determines how much you take on. My son's are 21 and 24 and neither one is into woodworking. It's all engines, cars,am lawn equipment. Please look up chalk paint. Love to see that blue dressing table with mirror painted white or light grey and then sold at a flea market or online. Good luck from Texas!
Re-cycle, re-invent, and re-use ..... I have been living these mottos since I was 15 years old. We need to preserve our Earth for future generations and re-use items whenever possible. It is a mindset you just have live with in order to do your part to save the world.
Junking can bring many suprise worth while finds and in some cases leaves you wondering why the hell would the people be throwing out such a good item .Anyway my sister and I came up with a name we call ourselves SCABORIGINES ! LOL.😀
taco a couple questions, 1. when you get home do you take all the metal items apart and discard the plastic and fabrick from a stroller Etc, before you take them to the scrap yard? 2. Do you strip the plastic and rubber off cords before taking them to scrap? I know you can't hear me but I'm a repurposer and sometimes I yell at you. Old dressers with real wood drawers are very popular right now, so take the drawers. People are screwing them to walls and using them as shelves very handy. 3. Can you record when you go to the scrap yard, show us how the scrap yard works, please thank you. 4. Why do you park so far away from the junk piles? enjoy your videos TY
this is a great video i love to go scrapping its so fun and you can find some really awesome stuff and all the scrap metal pays you something at the scrap yard its a win win look forward to seeing more videos!
When my kids were small we got the biggest kick of putting trash to treasure things outside and see how long it took before someone came by to claim it. They called it the magic curb! Rule one was it had to be still useable items. No junk. Kids are all grown now but truth be known, I still enjoy it! Hey if I can give it away to someone who can use it instead of throwing it away, it is a good day!!😁
I thought the same thing! Looked like the bear was holding a green fleece blanket that didn't look like it had ever been used. Probably could have sold it for $2-3 at the flea market. I'm guessing he doesn't take stuffed animals b/c of possible bugs though.
Its simply INCREDIBLE what you find.... I can't believe people don't donate some of that!!!! I mean I donate to the VVA and Breast Cancer all the time...they appreciate it so much!!!!
Mai Britton ..For some reason in his area furniture doesn't sell well at all. He's had some very nice pieces, priced really inexpensively and no one buys it at all. He talked about it in a recent video. He said that he has to store furniture in his warehouse, it takes up room, he can store lots of boxes of stuff that he knows will sell in the same space. Now that I understand I don't shake my head, as if he made a mistake, nearly as much. Lol
Mai Britton that dresser with the caster is a vintage , i have one just like it and it’s almost 100 years old !! 1920’s could have restored it and re sell it . The mirrors have the date printed on the back of them that’s what makes it valuable.
Wow you got a lot of stuff! You can't put trash out like that here, unfortunately, because I would love to do what you do. Congrats on a great day and a great video!
You have to be careful taking furniture. My daughter took a dresser that a neighbor put out with his trash.the next thing you know we had bed bugs.that invaded each bedroom.the only thing that killed them was diatomaceous earth.it was a nightmare I used to sit up all night and sleep in the day.As soon as my daughter put the dresser on the trash my neighbor said that the dresser would be perfect for her son we told her about the bed bugs so we wrote bed bugs on it so no-one would take it but the trash men.We didn't. Want to see anyone else take it and go through. Bed bug invasion.
Ramona Henegan I never knew you could get bed bugs from something like a dresser! Good to know! Scary!! Is there any way to tell if something has bed bugs? I'll hv to Google it.
Katerina Kiaha, diatomaceous earth, or DE, works pretty fast. a day or so once the bug gets it on it. Once the little insects get the stuff on them, it actually cuts them like broken glass, and they evaporate through the cuts, then die from dehydration. DE kills ALL exoskeletal creatures (insects). It is harmless to us, which is nice. I sprinkled it on the ground in summer to kill ants. They hated it, knowing that to them it was broken glass and would cut them everywhere they flexed. It worked until it rained, then it washed into the soil, being as fine as flour. Diatomaceous earth is very fine silica, the leftover shells of ancient diatoms, tiny single-celled algae that developed a shell for their bodies. Look it up and check out the images. Pretty cool looking! When the diatoms died, in some places their teeny tiny little shells built up like a fossil bed, but remained as silica, and built up a thick deposit that was eventually buried by other sediment, and became a dense layer in the earth that could be dug up, (like a vein of coal!) . From there, it is packaged like powdered sand, and sold in garden and hardware stores!
Fleeta Holt that sounds really nice! I would love to find an older bird bath or squirrel feeder made of concrete, they are hard to come by around these parts! :-)
Taco I finally finished watching all your old vlogs as you call them seems you used to do better on the scrap when you first started compared to what you've been getting lately keep living the scrap dream brother
At 19 I FURNISHED MY ENTIRE new apartment on trash day in NY.... and when I say and entire I mean in literally the entire apartment . All the livingroom furniture coffee table dining room table and chairs stools for the mini bar bowls and plates, microwave blender even dog on ice cube trays LOL pictures for the walls,, brand new in the Box's metal lamps with little fairies on them, microwave stand , I even got my bed but obviously decided to leave the mattress and that was one of the few things I had to buy new... and I was DARN PROUD !!!!!
Little bit longer than usual, lots of good finds! Hope you enjoy! Keep living the dream!
Taco Stacks 27 minutes is good! Time to get the popcorn
I love the long videos, just a suggestion but you need a 2 wheel cart...lol don't get hurt! 😁
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That was a lot of trash
But good to sell...god bless you 🙏😍😍👌👌
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The sounds behind you sounds like a helicopter landing
I confess... I'm a professional dumpster diver during spring & fall clean up! I do when I see people moving in our out too. I don't really dive in dumpsters though... maybe I'm a curb crawler??? Love this
I respect the hustle, man! So many people out there complain they can't get a job. Well, TBH there's sooooo much you can do that isn't a "job" and will actually make you MORE money than some "jobs". And you're doing it. I've always done similar side jobs like this. Good for you dude!
I love it! I live in a building where people move in and out quite frequently, yesterday I found a beautiful green ceramic stool, it was rough getting it up four flights of stairs but worth every panting breath. Trash on, peeps.
Taco, you have found some cool stuff. Wow you are a hard worker and you deserve all the money that you are making out of it.Take care and keep looking.
Taco! If you were my son (or grandson), I would be so proud of you! You sort through, don't leave a message or throw stuff all over & find some great stuff! Keep doing what you're doing! Be safe. And, ... you are very friendly and respectful. I wish more people were. Blessings! 🙏❤️👍
Brother After My Own Heart...I Loved Scrapping When I Did It Years Ago...One Man's Trash Another Man's Treasure... Good Stuff Bro... Thanks
That poor 🐻teddy was crying😭 out for some love, but you left him behind, hope someone showed him some 💕 and saved him from the dump.
Just found you. Love that you don't leave a mess.. You keep things nice and neat.. I have seen pickers who just throw things everywhere.. Your awesome!!
I love the garbage days in my neighborhood. I pick up many useful items, instead of buying them I got them for free. This man is talented, hard worker, keep it up Sir and you might be rich one day. Stress your dollars like a rubber ban and invest those money then retire early. I know you have a good head on your shoulder.
"Stretch your dollars like a rubber band." Jennifer, buy a dictionary.
I think that you are one of the most smartest guys out there.
So many people don't have jobs and they could be making money by doing the same as you do. It keeps bad stuff out of the dumps and makes a few people happy to buy your goods at a lower price.
I can't believe how much money there really is to be made out there.
People could take lesson from you!
GOOD ON YA !!
The lamps are very pretty. 😊. I’ve been binge watching you. I feel like I’m shopping right with you.
That is basically how I furnished my place. I also dumpster dive for building materials. Happy picking !!!
I would love more commentary while you are sorting through the stuff. I'd like to know your thought process on how you decide to take what and what you will be doing with each piece whether selling, keeping, scraping... thanks
Taco Stacks , it is great to watch your video. You are a part of save enviroment also, because these can be trash without your choose to get it back to life . You are skill men for fixing and making things. You are doing good job!
obviously this town doesn't have a disabled veterans organization, or thrift shops, or homeless shelters that gladly accept a lot of these items. can't believe she told him the fans work but they didn't have a need for them- so throw it in the landfill! glad you are salvaging what you can. Reuse-Repurpose-Recycle !
Exactly, she didn't have any use for them so throw them in the garbage. People want easy and easy is putting it all out for garbage and if it goes to the landfill so be it.
I have a friend that is always getting rid of good usable items and she always tells me I can everything otherwise she's just going to throw it all in the garbage. I asked why she didn't donate the stuff and she said it's too much of a hassle and when she tosses stuff to the curb the garbage men take it away and that's what she wants
Wow, you really had the load today! Way back in the day, we had that same receiver and speakers. They are pretty good. We love music playing. Im so happy for you on this load. That coat tree is beautiful.love ya.Stay safe, healthy, and blessed❤️😘💞💞💞🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻✌️
Hey Taco the walking (7:16) sticks/canes can fetch you about 5.00 each if they have the metal or rubber tips at the flea market. I couldn't tell if the one beside the cane you put back was a carved walking stick but those go as folk art and fetch sometimes 100.00 bucks depending on the carving.
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I've read lots of comments here about how you left behind the rubber turntable mat. But I didn't see any about something that might have been a lot more valuable. Visible at 20:21 is the side of a wooden box in one of the trash cans. This type of wooden box originally contained a table flatware set. Silver plated, or sometimes solid sterling silver. Silver plate is not super valuable but it does sell at the flea market or on ebay, as does the wooden box. People discard the silver-plate sets because they have the wrong family's initials monogrammed on them, or the set is missing a few pieces. Solid sterling silver tableware also came in the same kind of box. It's extremely unlikely that it contained sterling silver (think $500 or possibly more), but you absolutely should have looked at it. Throw it in the van, look at it later.
A few years ago I bought a $150 solid silver bowl at an estate sale for $2. All because the people were too lazy to turn it over and see the word "sterling" stamped in the bottom.
Haha when I was a little girl my mother called me a garbage picker in a shameful way. I was a crafty upcycler long before it was cool
I was out garbage picking and some guy walking his dog said really to me. I told him would he rather I rob him at gunpoint and these people are throwing it away and I dont think they really care who takes it away
I was the same as a little girl used to come home with allkinds mostly broken lol.
Me too
Good for you!
Great videos. Your respect of personal space is great. Never leaving a big mess, parking out of the way and being friendly and informative to questions. You have some dedicated suppliers of scrap and resale items. I would probably drop off a shirt or hat with a business card thanking them. Best advertising is word of mouth. You're teaching me a lot. Just trying to pay it back. Keep living the Dream. ^v^ Rick
I like the way you think. Great ideas. Also write on the side of the van... 800 Got Scrap.
The things you leave behind..... Those blue night stands... They are not gone. A lot of people would paint them over and love them. You could even change the top...
Sad you left them behind
Someone else did I am sure. By trash day it is all picked out.
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Ohmygosh I got lost in the pic in!!!!!!! One of the best, I got so excited!!!! Thanks for the ride 🌮 Taco
This is waaaay more interesting than "Storage Wars"
I know right! Quick action. & no haggling.
I like these youtube videos because TV has way too much unnecessary drama and stress.
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Amen !!
Hey this one has a million views! When I run out of Taco Stacks videos to watch at night I'm going to be one sad insomniac! Thanks so much for all the work you do to get a new one out almost every single day, it's much appreciated💖
I'm getting loads of good stuff from my communal garbage dumpster- some I use, and some I flip. I can't believe what folks throw out.
I see so many pieces of furniture i'd LOVE to paint and shabby up, like those two light blue end tables. WAHHHH!
BMW plates are not cheap to buy. I just can’t get over what people put in the trash there! Blows my mind.🦋💜
It is funny watching these type of videos....I use to do this over 35 years ago to furnish my apts along with scraping! Of course that was back when picking up furniture was a LOT safer.....
I d like to suggest that you create a shelf in your van to avail of the upper space a rack like that could be removed made of wire mesh
My husband and I go garbage picking all the time. we find such good things. It's amazing the things that people throw away. 2 weeks ago we found an antique bicycle worth $2000. Happy pickings
I only have four or five people on my bell notifications. You are one of them!
Yesssssss ! Awesome finds.! Almost filled vansky to the top. A fan, Patty
You should add at the end of the video total amount of money you have earned. Im curious.
Shelle Foy plus gas spent driving around and time spent picking up stuff
@Kate West it creates content for this TH-cam channel, so even after he makes a few dollars and then the cost of time and gas etc, he can still make money off the content with ad revenue etc. Plus he seems to really enjoy it so seems worthy to me!
I had to laugh when he said he wanted to make sure the potty chair was not full--you did good----some really nice finds--
Tfs! What a day you've had in terms of picking!! So happy for u. Hope u make top dollar with every item, whatever u do with it. I enjoy the ride along and am happy when u wear your camera rather than carry it
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Love that wicker planter! You did great! Its fun watching you!
I agree with your channel!Sometimes , you are surprise to see what treasures people throw away!!The first time i was a little shy when i picked " the cabbage" but now iDO NOT CARE ANYMORE!!!I have found once in excellent situation a leather suitcase from the 60s, porcelain wood cooking machine from the 40,50s,hand made bamboo bag and so other many things i do not remember right now.....
Liked the longer video and some great finds Taco!
We donate our really nice things to a charity shop and other stuff we put at the curb. It's great you can make money off other people's trash. I started a craft business recently that i use items i find at charity shops like figurines, decorative items, wreaths etc and use them to create a new item or miniature scene. I also buy cheap stuff on ebay too. I try to reuse as much stuff as i can for my crafts. Some people at craft shows thumb their nose at me doing that others say what a great idea it is. Keep doing what you're doing. 😁👍
THIS WAS NOT A BIG HAUL BUT A GIGANTIC HAUL! WOW! CONGRATS.
Your van runs really nice! 😊 Good luck - find good stuff! 😘
Once my husband saw an Electrolux vacuum cleaner by the curb for garbage pick up. He brought it home. Only the hose was stuffed and we got a 2nd hand hose to replace it. Still works the best after all these years. It is over 25 yrs that we have it. My own newer model of the time didn't even work as well as this one either. Est. value of the time. $639.00.
I've had the same experience. A lot of times the hose gets clogged with something and the owner things the vacuum is bad, when it just needs to be unclogged.
Those older electrolux would last for decades
I wish to know what have you done with all those things you have picked up!!! Very interesting!!!
Totally would have picked up the blue painted bureau with mirror. Strip it, refinish (yes, it's work), pretty easy $300
Wow Taco Stacks! ;Great pickings! Really enjoyed the video, that was a nice lady, Keep living the Dream!
Hi taco, when that lady told you she was having a yard sale that's when you should have whipped out your business card and ask her if you could come early prior to the sale.
Or call me immediately after the sale, as people don't want to hold onto stuff. Or they are too tired to put it back in the house or garage.
For what
I'm just going to say I love watching you do this!!!!
Adorable wicker planter!!
Hay Taco was going back looking at some of your best vedios and what some good finds you sure work hard for your money we enjoy watching you so much Keep living the good life not having a boss on your back makes it good. Peace.
Go back and get that black rubber round disc....it goes with the turntable.👍
Charlie Mac what does or where does it go? THANKS in advance
It sits on top...that's what you put the record on.👍
Charlie Mac That's what I was saying to my phone while watching that part of the video! LOL
Kids......
Charlie Mac that’s what I thought, wasn’t sure though as I never used one
LOL! You're right up my alley, Taco! I dropped my husband off at his accountant's one afternoon and drove down the road to turn around... I hit the mother load! There was a guy cleaning out his garage for big garbage pickup! We got bicycles and everything else you can imagine! We got two pickup truck loads and made a few hundred dollars off of it! All of it would have gone to the landfill if we hadn't picked it up! GREAT VIDEO by the way!
In England we cant leave rubbish out like that,we have to pay for that type to be moved off our propertys.We also cant dumpster dive. :( interesting what people chuck out though :)
love your channel you are one of the few that have inspired us to start our own scrap/dumpster diving/our life channel keep up the good work my friend
omg that wooden table - easy fix, nice shaped legs. I just wanted to reach in and grab it lol
I liked the dressing table and full length mirror 😍
I only have a little Prius but every Sunday evening I go through my surrounding neighborhoods trash picking. I don't pick up scrap metal though since I have very little room. But I can get some surprisingly large pieces in my car with the seats folded down. This past week I got a 6' tall cabinet, wicker basket, and storage container full of fabrics. One of my favorite finds was a chest of drawers and a rocking chair with cane backing. I plan to refinish these pieces and sell them. My hope is to purchase a truck with my profits so I can get bigger stuff. Yay upcycling!
Once i found a jar full of coins, in a wealthy area!! $30 worth they just threw out!!Which is illegal in Australia to do anyway.
Im 62 now and not as healthy as I once was however I lived this life for many years! ROCK ON FRIEND!
Gosh, you work hard for a living!
It looks enjoyable with the gorgeous weather.
Fun vid! Just a word of caution about lamps; the harp (the part the shade is attached to) is not fastened on. It just slips into a bracket on the lamp itself, and frequently slips right out again if you pick the lamp up by it. I had to learn this the hard way, lol.
toothpaste cleans up the whites around the bottoms of sneakers really well!! Just a little tip. :)
I heard that.
Those weren’t just any sneakers tho. The air max’s could go for a couple hundred if cleaned properly
I'm so gratefully addicted to your channel!
Did you pick up the 3rd part of the bird bath? It's hard to stand a birdbath up without it's base.
I love that you are recycling/reusing/whatever, I do my part by putting stuff out there neatly organized so guys like you can take it before the garbage man does. I just put out all the steel from a trampoline that was only a few years old (the springs were all breaking off - terrible purchase) and the guys took the steel as my kids were dragging it all out there - they were thrilled. However, when I put electronics out there, I have to tape big signs to them stating they work, but still people cut off the cords and make them useless for anyone to reuse or repair, and they usually make a mess while doing it.
Lucky you don't seem to have any competitors out there. That's a great neighbourhood you have there.
I've found vacuums on the curb, taken air compressor to it and cleaned all the debree. They work great most of the time.
It was a really good day for you... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Love the ad on your video from Hyundai where they have our Canadian “ Stomping Tom” Connors singing Hockey Mom in the background and video of a kid playing hockey and his awesome Mom. It caught my attention as he was popular in Canada when I was young. Now I listen every time I see that ad on your videos. It’s appropriate too as he’s retro just like your picks.😌
If I remember correctly, Realistic speakers were made by Radio Shack.
Yep. Cheap sound though.
I think you're right.
They were sold thru Radio Shack.
oldsourdough49er Panasonic
😂😂 That is just too Funny! I grab lamps all the time and end up walking them back to the pile, I never knew it can be is humorous. Had to Sub after that 😂😂
I hate seeing when antique furniture is ruined liked that!
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One person's trash is another person's treasure. When a neighbor of mine moved, she gave me a beautiful coffee table with a glass top. She also left stuff at the curb, and I looked through it and found a jewelry box with costume jewelry in it and a few more pieces that were too nice to be thrown away. I also got an office chair with wheels and it was in perfect condition. I am sitting in it now. I've had it for several years and got it from next door when the people moved out. They put two used but new looking Raymour and Flanagan hairs out and I took them home and got compliments on them from family members. I love other people's trash.
Addendum: I need a new keyboard. It keeps making typos when I'm not looking. I thought I said chairs, and my keyboard said "hairs."/lol
Sell the cane at the flea market. Seniors pay a lot for canes. I buy mine at yard sales. We don't have flea markets near me.
S B No flea markets? That's kinda depressing. 😞
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Not only seniors. I had to start using a cane when I was in my mid 40s.
Denise Saunders We have lots of yard sales!
Awesome finds!!! You would NEVER find treasures for flea market like those on pavements outside houses in South Africa!
Would love to know if you could do a video of how much you make at the flea market and at the salvage place. Great finds!!!
That sure was a nice truck, you were using. I retired several years ago but found trash picking a greater profit margin worked that for 9 more years and ended up with more than the 30 prior years in spendable cash. Keep up the work and find the easy life a better place to be.
Probably not your thing but I see what looks like antique furniture that could be refinished fairly easy with chalk paint or if enjoy sanding and staining or painting.
Depending on your storage and workshop determines how much you take on. My son's are 21 and 24 and neither one is into woodworking. It's all engines, cars,am lawn equipment. Please look up chalk paint. Love to see that blue dressing table with mirror painted white or light grey and then sold at a flea market or online. Good luck from Texas!
Re-cycle, re-invent, and re-use ..... I have been living these mottos since I was 15 years old. We need to preserve our Earth for future generations and re-use items whenever possible. It is a mindset you just have live with in order to do your part to save the world.
Junking can bring many suprise worth while finds and in some cases leaves you wondering why the hell would the people be throwing out such a good item .Anyway my sister and I came up with a name we call ourselves SCABORIGINES ! LOL.😀
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taco a couple questions, 1. when you get home do you take all the metal items apart and discard the plastic and fabrick from a stroller Etc, before you take them to the scrap yard? 2. Do you strip the plastic and rubber off cords before taking them to scrap? I know you can't hear me but I'm a repurposer and sometimes I yell at you. Old dressers with real wood drawers are very popular right now, so take the drawers. People are screwing them to walls and using them as shelves very handy. 3. Can you record when you go to the scrap yard, show us how the scrap yard works, please thank you. 4. Why do you park so far away from the junk piles?
enjoy your videos TY
will u be taking us to the scrap yard one day..that would be interesting.???x
hopefully tomorrow!
this is a great video i love to go scrapping its so fun and you can find some really awesome stuff and all the scrap metal pays you something at the scrap yard its a win win look forward to seeing more videos!
Spray paint the wicker basket. That will look so nice. You could also paint those Lamps with sparkle paint and sell them.
When my kids were small we got the biggest kick of putting trash to treasure things outside and see how long it took before someone came by to claim it. They called it the magic curb! Rule one was it had to be still useable items. No junk. Kids are all grown now but truth be known, I still enjoy it! Hey if I can give it away to someone who can use it instead of throwing it away, it is a good day!!😁
You should have gotten the teddy bear 🐻 he looked so sad great video
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I thought the same thing! Looked like the bear was holding a green fleece blanket that didn't look like it had ever been used. Probably could have sold it for $2-3 at the flea market. I'm guessing he doesn't take stuffed animals b/c of possible bugs though.
For real hahaha i was like why he left that poor bear it looked nice
Its simply INCREDIBLE what you find.... I can't believe people don't donate some of that!!!! I mean I donate to the VVA and Breast Cancer all the time...they appreciate it so much!!!!
I would have taken that dresser with the caster wheels on it and refinished them. Made them bedroom side tables.
Mai Britton ..For some reason in his area furniture doesn't sell well at all. He's had some very nice pieces, priced really inexpensively and no one buys it at all. He talked about it in a recent video. He said that he has to store furniture in his warehouse, it takes up room, he can store lots of boxes of stuff that he knows will sell in the same space. Now that I understand I don't shake my head, as if he made a mistake, nearly as much. Lol
Angie D yeah I can see his point. Where I live we only have pick up days like that once a year. I think I would furnish my house that way.
Mai Britton that dresser with the caster is a vintage , i have one just like it and it’s almost 100 years old !! 1920’s could have restored it and re sell it . The mirrors have the date printed on the back of them that’s what makes it valuable.
Ariana Garneri I want to learn how to refinish furniture. I might even start my own business. Lol
Tru Dat!
Wow you got a lot of stuff! You can't put trash out like that here, unfortunately, because I would love to do what you do. Congrats on a great day and a great video!
You have to be careful taking furniture. My daughter took a dresser that a neighbor put out with his trash.the next thing you know we had bed bugs.that invaded each bedroom.the only thing that killed them was diatomaceous earth.it was a nightmare I used to sit up all night and sleep in the day.As soon as my daughter put the dresser on the trash my neighbor said that the dresser would be perfect for her son we told her about the bed bugs so we wrote bed bugs on it so no-one would take it but the trash men.We didn't. Want to see anyone else take it and go through. Bed bug invasion.
Ramona Henegan I never knew you could get bed bugs from something like a dresser! Good to know! Scary!! Is there any way to tell if something has bed bugs? I'll hv to Google it.
how long did it take to be rid of them with the DE?
Also get roaches in furniture
You could have just sprayed it with bed bug insecticede and would have killed them
Katerina Kiaha, diatomaceous earth, or DE, works pretty fast. a day or so once the bug gets it on it.
Once the little insects get the stuff on them, it actually cuts them like broken glass, and they evaporate through the cuts, then die from dehydration.
DE kills ALL exoskeletal creatures (insects). It is harmless to us, which is nice. I sprinkled it on the ground in summer to kill ants. They hated it, knowing that to them it was broken glass and would cut them everywhere they flexed. It worked until it rained, then it washed into the soil, being as fine as flour.
Diatomaceous earth is very fine silica, the leftover shells of ancient diatoms, tiny single-celled algae that developed a shell for their bodies. Look it up and check out the images. Pretty cool looking!
When the diatoms died, in some places their teeny tiny little shells built up like a fossil bed, but remained as silica, and built up a thick deposit that was eventually buried by other sediment, and became a dense layer in the earth that could be dug up, (like a vein of coal!) . From there, it is packaged like powdered sand, and sold in garden and hardware stores!
Well done on that day great to watch really enjoyed it thanks ❤
My gosh, I would love to find a solid bird bath like that! Those are so expensive!!
It's a squirrel feeder. Too flat for a bird bath.
Vicki Paczesny I have a broken bird bath that my dad had and he put moss in it and I put a concrete angel in the middle. I love it. Just an idea.
Fleeta Holt that sounds really nice! I would love to find an older bird bath or squirrel feeder made of concrete, they are hard to come by around these parts! :-)
Mary Dowell thanks for letting me know that. I didn't realize there was such a thing! Makes since, especially because it has a squirrel on it, lol!!
Mary Dowell - learn something new!
Taco I finally finished watching all your old vlogs as you call them seems you used to do better on the scrap when you first started compared to what you've been getting lately keep living the scrap dream brother
I gotta truck, I should go around doing this, I like finding things like this!
I found a brass bed frame once. That was a good scrap day 🌿💕🌿
I can't believe that the city will haul away that amount of trash! We have to recycle everything and are limited to one can of household trash a week.
At 19 I FURNISHED MY ENTIRE new apartment on trash day in NY.... and when I say and entire I mean in literally the entire apartment . All the livingroom furniture coffee table dining room table and chairs stools for the mini bar bowls and plates, microwave blender even dog on ice cube trays LOL pictures for the walls,, brand new in the Box's metal lamps with little fairies on them, microwave stand , I even got my bed but obviously decided to leave the mattress and that was one of the few things I had to buy new... and I was DARN PROUD !!!!!
Do you work full time along with trash picking & flea marketing?
Thanks for keeping those useful items, out of landfill.
You need a bigger van Taco! Lol
He dont need a bigger van, he needs to learn how to load properly...
Gosh thank you for doing this, save the Earth, God bless, good luck. ))