Best ever secondhand buy?

grannybiker

Gorgeous pair of Ravel boots. Full length leather, lace up fronts.
"Worn indoors only, how about £3?" asks the stall holder. Quickly check the size underneath so she thinks I'm hesitating, "OK, £2.50 then."
What a bargain!

grannybiker

Oh, and the Russell & Bromley wedge-heeled sandals, similar wear, but 50p!

grannybiker

However, we won't mention the lovely pointy knee-high suede boots with the kitten heel & zip up the back. Brand new and only £1.
Tried one on and quickly paid, dead chuffed, until I got home...
Both right feet!!
How on earth did that happen?!
P.S. Did anyone buy a similar pair, only left feet, at Cheltenham car boot last year?!

essexgal

Went charity shop trawling last week:D (hadn't been in ages and was getting withdrawal symptoms:rolleyes: ) Had decided to see whether I could find any fabric I liked to make DD2 some summer clothes - sort of 70s prints.

Here's what I got:

Pink needlecord gypsy/western style tiered skirt in excellent condition for DD2 - 25p:j - and it has an adjustable waistband - hooray (she's a 'skinny minnie':rotfl: ) - this will do nicely for next autumn/winter.

Also for 25p - dark red summer top - shoestring straps and shirred elastic.

And then, I found a Brand New maxi skirt - still with tags- (from about 1972/3:rotfl:judging by the fact it says it's a size 16 and looks like a modern size 10 ) in a patchwork cotton print in oranges/browns/creams and deep ruffle hem - I reckon I can possibly get a skirt, top, shift dress, bandana, hairband (using the waistband), and have enough to trim a plain t-shirt........this was originally £8.25 - and was only £3.00 in the charity shop AND it was buy one get one free....so got DD1 a green floaty gypsy skirt so she didn't feel left out:o

ooh and did I mention the print also had cats in it....:j

Not a bad day at all;)

essexgal

LadyMorticia

I just bought a ps2 dance mat on ebay for £2.40. Pretty good considering the same one retails for £20!

xx

LadyMorticia

essexgal wrote: »

Went charity shop trawling last week:D (hadn't been in ages and was getting withdrawal symptoms:rolleyes: ) Had decided to see whether I could find any fabric I liked to make DD2 some summer clothes - sort of 70s prints.

Here's what I got:

Pink needlecord gypsy/western style tiered skirt in excellent condition for DD2 - 25p:j - and it has an adjustable waistband - hooray (she's a 'skinny minnie':rotfl: ) - this will do nicely for next autumn/winter.

Also for 25p - dark red summer top - shoestring straps and shirred elastic.

And then, I found a Brand New maxi skirt - still with tags- (from about 1972/3:rotfl:judging by the fact it says it's a size 16 and looks like a modern size 10 ) in a patchwork cotton print in oranges/browns/creams and deep ruffle hem - I reckon I can possibly get a skirt, top, shift dress, bandana, hairband (using the waistband), and have enough to trim a plain t-shirt........this was originally £8.25 - and was only £3.00 in the charity shop AND it was buy one get one free....so got DD1 a green floaty gypsy skirt so she didn't feel left out:o

ooh and did I mention the print also had cats in it....:j

Not a bad day at all;)

essexgal

You sound like a bargain hunter like me. lol.

I love charity shops. A lot of my friends stick their noses up at them, but I think they are great places to find bargains and one-off items.

xx

Tirian

Loads of stuff! Can't even remember half of it, but here's some highlights ..

Two Franco Maria Ricci limited edition luxury books, for £15 each from a second-hand bookshop that really should have known better ... they're worth about £300 apiece

Similarly, a very rare Megadrive game, worth about £300-£400 that I picked up for a a bit under £5 ... from eBay!

Loads of other stuff - a box full of brand new Dreamcast games and Star Trek game soundtrack CDs(!?!) from an Oxfam that I bought for £2 each sold all for an average of £15 each.

A 5 volume set on the History of Broadcasting in the UK bought from Oxfam for £40 and sold on Amazon for £160 (to a university library!).

heskpesk

Not the biggest bargain but my latest and most satisfying.

My microwave blew up on Saturday and I spent most of Saturday trawling the net and shops for a bargain replacement.

On Sunday I went to my local Boot Sale late and everybody was packing up as it was raining hard. I just happened to spot a couple putting a boxed microwave in their car. We got chatting and it was a Sanyo silver Microwave with grill still in box and celophane with manual. Unopened duplicate wedding gift (maybe maybenot but dont care). I know they retail for about £75. Anyway as raining and they were leaving offered a £10 and after a bit of haggling I got it for £10. Works great better than old one and just what we wanted!! Yippeeee:j

nephilim

one of my friends is a person who works for a council, who reposses houses and the items inside, from him I recieved a few laptops, some PC's, a washing machine, a tumble dryer and a dishwasher at £10 per item... was happy cuz the white goods went into my kitchen and the rest i fixed and sold on .

LadyMorticia

nephilim wrote: »

one of my friends is a person who works for a council, who reposses houses and the items inside, from him I recieved a few laptops, some PC's, a washing machine, a tumble dryer and a dishwasher at £10 per item... was happy cuz the white goods went into my kitchen and the rest i fixed and sold on .

Wow. Talk about bargains.lol.