obviously Goodwill is filled with designer shoes .
Recently, IaskedtheBuzzFeed Communitymembers to tell us the best find they’ve ever gotten while shopping at a thrift store, garage sale, or Facebook Marketplace. Well, turns out people have really, really scored some treasures.
So, without further ado, here are the unbelievably amazing things people gotten second-hand:
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" I live in Florida . Five year ago I went to Goodwill to purchase a winter coat because I was going to Canada to visit family in the centre of wintertime for the first time ever . I tried on this childlike pelage that was very warm . I bought it for $ 12 .
foresighted account short , I found $ 10 K sewn inside the coat . I was so dismayed and honestly afraid . I go to the police because I had no estimate whose money it was . They said since it was found in a donate item they can essay to locate the original owner , but if not , I can claim it since I have proof that I buy the coat . owner were never located so I became $ 10 green richer .
I tell this news report all the sentence to people . You never make love . you’re able to become ' thousandaire ' just from thrifting . "
— heather136
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" A vintage Gucci purse for $ 10 at a thrift store . "
— Anonymous
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" I bribe a Le Creuset atomic number 79 gratin dish for 10 bucks at the most run - down flea market in a nearby city . I ran it through the dishwasher and then made some artichoke free fall . "
— jujubeanhead
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" About 15–20 years ago I ground aTitanic - era antique governance gimbal lamp at a grace for $ 4.95 . A Google search turned up an almost superposable one on Worthpoint for $ 200 that postulate to be rewired , mine works great . My good thrifting find ! "
5.
" My grandmother went through a box seat of junk jewelry and found a strand of ' bead ' that she thought looked like material pearls . She bribe them for 75 cents and generate them appraised and they were worth $ 750 . I still have them to this day ! "
— dtpapworth
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" I got a $ 2,000 Burberry trench at an estate sale for $ 400 ! ! ! Still had the tags on it ! "
— lowedown
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" I peck up a 14 - kart gold necklace intending to sell the amber . It also had a diamond pendant of which I did not think was veridical . I take it to the jewelry store and it wrick out to be material and specify in Pt It was valuate at $ 1,700 . I pay $ 12.00 . "
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" I found a $ 2,000 - plus Max Mara pelage in near perfect condition ( only matter ' damage ' with it is a hollow in the right pocket ) for $ 60 ! ! ! I still ca n’t believe I found it — I do n’t think I ’ll ever get as golden while thrifting again . "
— vravi
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" Found a 1959 mid - century Drexel Furniture Projection set at a thrift computer memory . Dining mesa and 5 chairperson for $ 29 ; two counter for $ 29 each ; and the china cabinet for $ 29 . "
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" I just latterly get hold a beautiful leather carry - on bag at an estate sale for $ 4 . If I bought it unexampled it would extend $ 250 . There was n’t a mark on it anywhere . I took it home and put some leather conditioner on it and it is just perfect . "
— scotts45bf998d7
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" A pair of red bottom [ Christian Louboutins ] in my size for $ 50 ! "
— desireedallas
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" I was rosy enough to find Dior canary that were retail for $ 1650 for $ 80 . Had a few scuff but cleaned them up and secure as new ! "
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" bewilder it for $ 80 on Facebook Marketplace . Always want to have one of these Queen Anne - style tall boy dressers since watchingThe Exorcist(the girl in the motion-picture show has a similar looking one in her sleeping room ) — so when I saw it on FB Marketplace I was like , ' Get out of my dreams and into my life ! ' 😍 . These ones typically sell from $ 590 to over $ 1,000 ! ! ! — e41f520302
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" Not from a store or parsimoniousness workshop or anything , but I saw a STUNNING woods loge / dresser on the sidewalk with a ' FREE ' sign of the zodiac intercept on it . I swing around but could n’t line up anywhere to quickly park on this minuscule city side - street , so I did a loop but still no destiny . I saw a couple standing by it but they had walked to the corner about 20 foot away , so I promptly twice parked , hopped out , grab it and threw it in my rider tail . I was rhapsodic !
Later on , after clean it a chip and doing research , I ’m 99 % certain this beautiful , perfect - condition Sir Henry Wood trunk is from the nineties and was used for traveling . ( There ’s even caravan stickers on the bottom with later dates and info ! ) I can not fathom how someone would leave this exterior for free , but I thank my lucky sensation for them and for keeping such bang-up tutelage of this antique . "
— rl19
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" I corrupt a first - version ofThe Lords and the New Creatures , a book of poesy by Jim Morrison for two dollars at a thrift store and sold it for $ 270 one dollar bill the next daytime on eBay . "
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" At a Vermont parsimony memory board do good local charity , I got an Hermes scarf , with the original box , original palm , and evidently never worn , for $ 3 . "
17.
" I once got a pair of Christian Dior sandals in gross experimental condition and a new style for just $ 5.00 at Goodwill . sell them for $ 400 on Poshmark ! "
18.
" Jimmy Choo pump for $ 15 at Goodwill . "
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And lastly : " I get $ 5,000 sofa for $ 10 ! ! ! I hate the people of colour , but it ’s OK . "
Note : Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity .
