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EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques

Marthe48

(20,380 posts) Mon Jan 6, 2025, 07:09 PM Jan 6

I read a clickbait link about what not to buy at thrifts stores [View all]

It was basically every single thing you'd buy at a thrift store: purses, clothes, baby clothes, electronics, small appliances, old clocks, toys. It had to be written by someone who doesn't collect and never had to buy used items. It was a bummer.

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I read a clickbait link about what not to buy at thrifts stores [View all] Marthe48 Jan 6 OP

Or someone trying to dissuade their competition JoseBalow Jan 6 #1

I saw a story years ago that resale was going to be a top market Marthe48 Jan 6 #3

Thrift stores locally offer tested items. bucolic_frolic Jan 6 #2

In Ohio Marthe48 Jan 6 #4

Don't let it be a bummer. You buy what you want, and where/when you want it. It's your money!! SWBTATTReg Jan 6 #5

I would but I worry that kind of article Marthe48 Jan 6 #7

Perhaps some but you sometimes can't get the new items unless you buy new, thrifting is a different sort of item, SWBTATTReg Jan 6 #8

I agree Marthe48 Jan 6 #9

My score today. multigraincracker Jan 6 #6

ooh. my grandma volunteered at a lutheran for years. she got me a 1910ish toaster for my birthday. pansypoo53219 Jan 7 #10

I've seen your posts Marthe48 Jan 7 #11

all recycling. if i had discovered estate sales earlier. of course, my grandma took ccollege courses later in life. pansypoo53219 Jan 7 #12