Bagged a 10" 1.5hp Baldor 3 phase bench grinder at a yard sale today, $15 with the lighted eye guards! This lists for over $800 in MSC. Too bad it's going to have to live in the shed until I can rearrange the shop to make room for it...
BTW, got a GPS receiver for my laptop. Using Streets and Trips, I "plan" a trip starting at home, and entering the addresses of any interesting yard sales. Do a little fiddling to sort for a reasonably efficient route and plot the trip. Just keep the GPS tracking icon on the green route, and viola! Hit more yard sales in less time, score more deals.
Jon