All Tangled Up
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2014
I LOVE going to the thrift store or going to a yard sale. Share what you guys found and how much you saved here!
I agree it is the thrill of the hunt. The things I am looking for though are becoming really hard to find.I sell on eBay for a second job, so I spend tons of time at yard sales and thrift stores. I love the "thrill of the hunt." I also love when I find things for us at a super bargain. One of my favorite finds was a huge piece of artwork that perfectly matched my living room for $8 at a yard sale.
There are no goodwills around us but I have a good story about rare finds. My neighbor who I used to talk with every day and I used to help him around his home (he was older and had a hard time lifting some things) was having a garage sale because his kids wanted him and his wife to move in with them. I went over and noticed he had 4 milk crated full of albums. I asked him how much since i like their designs and my dad has a nice collection and he said for me $1. These were one his sons collection that he left behind after he moved away to the west coast. He said take it and consider it a gift for helping him out. I brought my dad over to look at them. The albums were in pristine condition and there were many rare albums worth thousands (signed by all 4 Beatles uk version white album and beatles introducing....the Beatles). I think the old man knew the value but did not want to bother with it.