I saw an estate sale sign as I was running errands yesterday so I stopped by on my way back home. The street was full of cars and I almost went on home. Glad I found a parking spot and went to the garage in the backyard. I picked up between 2 and 3#'s of solder for $3. That's not bad and typical of my estate sale booty finds.
It looked too busy to get in the house but I saw an old co-worker holding a bunch of what looked like pewter goblets. I went over and asked her if I could look at them...real pewter! I told her I was looking for pewter and she said there was a bunch more inside. There were 5 more of the goblets for $12.50 plus 8-8" heavy plates and and 8-10" ones for $25 total. I didn't have enough cash to get everything so I got the plates.
When I got home I weighed myself twice on my digital bathroom scale holding them and twice without them. Net weight was 14 lbs., my best haul ever and at less than $2/lb. Not a bad deal all around!