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by john pennington on February 7th, 2008

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Have you ever found a real treasure at a thrift store, like Goodwill? like paying $2.99 for a first edition book and later discovering it was worth $75.00?

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  • by Teasdale on February 7th, 2008

    Teasdale

    I haven't found a treasure in a store, but my mom received a "costume" ring from her sister years ago - it's really gaudy and we used to laugh about it. When my mom passed away, God rest her lovely soul, I came across it again and when I took a good look at it I noticed it was 14K white gold. I took it to the jeweler and found out there are nearly 2 carats of real diamonds and it's valued at nearly $3,000. Wish it wasn't so ugly or I'd wear it - I'll have the stones re-set for my daughter or something. :o)

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  • by darthson decries derigible destruction on February 7th, 2008

    darthson decries derigible destruction

    Not exactly like that- in my studies, I have to buy a good number of expensive books. My mother-in-law, who works at a thrift shop, found a pile of books that she paid 25 cents each for a pile of twenty books that all together new would be well over three hundred dollars. (this is on the cheaper end of the books I have to buy, by far!)

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  • by Captain Bill on February 7th, 2008

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    Not a book, but I found a plate at Goodwill for $3. I put it on eBay and got $126 for it. Caution: This does not happen on a daily basis. If it did, eBay would be my full-time job.

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  • by luckygal on August 6th, 2008

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    Recently I went to my favorite thrift store and when I went to the counter to pay for a couple of summer dresses I noticed a shell necklace in the jewelry case. Recognizing it for what it was, a 30 inch 15 strand Ni'ihau Laki Rice shell necklace, I purchased it for $175. It's worth at least 10 times that. I'll never sell it - it's absolutely amazing!

    Last year, same thrift store, similar circumstances...waiting in line to pay, saw a sweet pair of old screwback silver earrings and bought them for $3. Turned out they were vintage Georg Jensen and I sold them on ebay for $133. Not a bad profit.

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  • by Sweet T on February 7th, 2008

    Sweet T

    I find a lot of great books at thrift stores, I buy many cookbooks that are usually $25-30 and I pay 2.00, you cant bet the price. My favorite find, was Gone with the wind.

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  • by Anonymous on July 2nd, 2010

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    I paid 50p for Black Sabbath - Masters of Reality and its worth £80+ because the vinyl is removed from the top of the album cover rather than the side and this was due to a small number of covers being misprinted. I would never sell it though :)

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