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I Found This Fantastic Antique Salesman’s Sample Chair Off Of Facebook Marketplace A Few Months Back. I Knew What I Needed To Do

An Early 1960s, Based On The Label, Wilson Folmar. And It Has Pockets

My Thrift Store Find. Emerald And Diamond 18k Gold Ring. $16

When The Checker Asked Me What This Was, I Muttered That It’s For Making Coffee And Ran Away. $1200 La Pavoni Europiccola Espresso Maker For $6.50 At Goodwill

Stumbled Upon An Antique Salesman Sample Of A Four-Post Bed & Suddenly I’m Designing A Teeny Vintage Bedroom For My Cat

1899 B.W. Raymond Elgin R.R. Pocket Watch At Thrift $3.49

Just Found This Beautiful Baldwin Organ. Works Perfectly, And Got It For Only $170

They’re Vintage Giovanni Travasa Eva Chairs From 1965, And I Can’t Find Another 3-Piece Set In The World. I Paid $500

15$ For This Awesome Copper Table

15$ For This Awesome Copper Table

An Epic Marketplace Find – Like A 90s Nickelodeon Show Fever Dream

$2.99 For This Whiting & Davis Art Deco Mesh Bag From The 1920s. I’m Still In Shock

Found This Sitting By My Neighbors’ Trash Can, She Thought I Had Lost My Mind Over How Excited I Was, And Was More Than Happy To Let Me Dig It Out Of Her Trash

I Work In Junk Removal. We Often Find Treasures. My Co-Worker Scored This, And When I Offered To Arm Wrestle Him For It, He Was So Kind As To Give It To Me

Brought Home My White Whale Today: A 1960’s Scandinavian-Style “Magic Box” Desk

I Don’t Really Host Parties But I Couldn’t Resist These Guys For $4

Stained Glass Pineapple Lamp

Found This Unmarked 18k Gold And Sapphire Pin For $2

Found This A While Back In A Charity Shop For £10

Bentwood Rocking Chair. Posting To Remind Myself That Great Thrift Finds Do Happen

In Love With These Gold Earrings

Brand New Dr. Martens In The Box With Tags. $25. Got Them Off Of Facebook Marketplace From A Girl Who Just Didn’t Want Them

I Found This All-Leather, Hand-Crafted Owl Purse At A Garage Sale This Morning For $1. I’m Obsessed With It

Found This Tiny, East German, Travel-Size Alarm Clock For 7 Euros

Husband Just Walked In The Door With This Beautiful Needlepoint From Goodwill

My Boyfriend Thinks My New Chair Is Meh

My Best Thrift Find Ever, 18k Gold Necklace With 82 Diamonds

8 Years Ago I Posted These 1930s Salvatore Ferragamo Shoes That I Found For $8 At Savers. Today, They Are Being Shipped To The Museum In Italy

I Think I Have Found Real Pearls (A Bracelet) For $1.99. They’re Cool To The Touch And Heavy, And The Clasp Is Marked 14k

My Husband Has A Pretty Good Eye. He Found This Reformation Dress For Me When We Were Thrifting Today. Only $20

Snagged This Groovy Pineapple Lamp For $4

Gorgeous Singer! If My Research Is Correct, It’s A 1902 Model 27

Thrifted This 1960s Honeymoon Set Back In February For $10. Nightgown And Dressing Robe

Found This Lotus Lamp At My Local Thrift Store For $20

You Know That Feeling Where You See Something On The Shelf And Time Seems To Stand Still? And You’re Not Quite Sure If You’re Actually Seeing What’s In Front Of You?

Nostalgia Find! This Is Why I Thrift Right Here And It Works! I’m Not Gonna Lie I Cried A Little

35 Bucks At Goodwill. I’ve Peaked

Still In Disbelief Over This. 1947 Yankees Signed Baseball! Find Of My Life Time

Found A Van Gogh Classics 4-PC Fine Bone China Mug Set For $7

Real Jimmy Choo Heels $5 – Retail Starts At $925

Literally Just Found This Solid 14K Seiko Watch At Goodwill In A Bag Of Jewelry For $44. I Haven’t Even Left The Store Yet Because My Friend Isn’t Done Shopping

Obsessed With My New Kitchen Clock! It’s Signed And Made By Tasha Stairs And Victor Langer ‘97 And I Can’t Find Any Info On Them At All

Goodwill Haul. Lamp And Chair. $7.98 For The Lamp And $15 For The Chair

I Went In Today To Look For Perler Beads And Came Out With A $600 Gucci Handbag. Oh, And Some Perler Beads

Notorious American Outlaw “Billy The Kid” (Second From Left). The 1880 Tintype, Purchased In 2011 At A Flea Market For $10, Is One Of Only Three Verifiable Images Of The Outlaw

They Had Me At “Hello”

Watermelon Picnic Basket – Literally, My Heart Melted When My Eye Caught This One At Goodwill

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“The Frigidaire Flair Range By General Motors In Aqua With Matching Fridge”

“Spirograph Was Something I Could Play With For Hours”

“This Was The Jungle Gym We Had At My Elementary School”

“1975 Chrysler Imperial Front Seat. When Cars Came With A Living Room Couch”

“Play Wigs. I Always Wondered What They Looked Like On, And Then I Found These Little Girls Wearing Them”

“Scholl Exercise Sandals. They Always Hurt My Feet But I Know A Lot Of Ladies Loved Them”

“Tupperware 2 Quart Drink Container, I Know My Grandma Always Had One In The Fridge”

“In The Products We Don’t Use Much Anymore Category, Gummed Reinforcements To Fix Ripped Holes In Notebook Paper”

“1930sapartment Size Jadeite Enamel Kitchen Electric Stove And Oven”

“The Pokey Little Puppy Golden Book A Childhood Staple”

“Chinese Checkers Were A Weekend Favorite”

“Late 1970s Grocery Store Checkout With The “Scan Master”. Nothing But Brown Paper Bags”

“The Lunch Counter At Woolworths”

“Easy Bake Oven. One Of The Toys I Wanted So Badly But Never Got As A Kid”

“Pull Down Maps Used To Be In All The Classrooms”

“Teeter Totters Were Great Until Your Friend Jumped Off And You Slammed Your Rear Into The Ground”

“Frosted Bar Glasses With Gold Accents”

“I Had No Idea There Were So Many Different Types Of 45 Record Adapters”

“We Had The Exact Ice Cube As The One On Top. You Had To Be A Body Builder To Crack It Open If It Was Really Full”

“Just A Basic Tricycle, But It Brings Back Memories!”

“The Barbie Camper That Used To Take Road Trips In The Backyard”

“Trouble I Can Still Feel What It Was Like Pushing Down The Dice Dome”

“I Still Have A Box Of My Childhood Marbles (I Haven’t Lost All Of Them Yet)”

“Did Anyone Ever Live A House With These Antique Light Switches?”

“Apparently they were first introduced before 1900 but some stayed in use until the 40s. I seem to remember having a set in some house but can’t remember where”

“Back When Fast Food Places Had Ashtrays”

“We Had A Dustpan Like This. It Fit On The End Of The Broom”

“I Didn’t Realize Twiggy Had So Many Different Products”

“Until I Found This Picture, I Didn’t Realize Other People Had The Same Measuring Spoon Set That I Grew Up With”

“Gentlemen. Are You Going Out Tonight? Jcpenney Has Just The Fashions To Attract Those Ladies You Are Wanting To Impress And Don’t Forget To Top It Off With A Jaunty, Single Feather Hat”

“Mousetrap! I Loved Playing This!”

“There Was A Park That My Dad Used To Take Me To That Had This Slide”

“Green Stamps And The Machine That Spit Them Out”

“I Had A Little Metal Cash Register Just Like This”

“1976 Saturday Morning TV Guide”

“An Amc Gremlin Was A Prize On The Price Is Right In 1974”

“These Made Eating Corn On The Cob Even More Fun”

“I Had The Can Of Tinkertoys On The Left”

“When Ashtrays On The Back Of Seats Were A Thing Don’t Get That Burning Tip Too Close To The Upholstery”

“Everything Back In The 80s Needed A Ruffle Even A Denim Skirt”

“My Cousins Had At Least 2 Beanbag Ashtrays On The Coffee Table At All Times”

“Tupperware Mix-N-Stor”

“An Old Apartment Sized Stove, Sink And Fridge All In One”

“Clairol Herbal Essence Shampoo. This Was Some Of The Best Smelling Stuff!”

“GE Giant Screen TV With Integrated VCR From 1978 These Weighed In At Over 350 Pounds”

“Remember These Little Tupperware Mini Bowl Keychains? I Had One And Thought It Was So Adorable”

“My Mom Was Not A Fan Of Me Stomping Around The House On These”

“Standard 1970s Wicker Baby Bassinet”

“The Datsun B210. We Had A Neighbor Who Had The Hatchback Datsun Turned Into Nissan Sometime In The Early 80s”

“Heaven Scent Perfume By Helena Rubinstein I Think My Mom Had Some Of This”

“The 1960 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible Motorama Car With An In-Dash TV”

“If I Didn’t Ride The Horse, Then I Wanted To Ride The Rocket When We Went To The Market”

“An Alarm Clock With A Little Dancing Ballerina”

“Bench Seats. When Someone Could Tell You Get In And Slide Over”

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