In our opinion "One man's trash is another man's treasure" should be the slogan for every thrift store in the world. Thrift stores are magical places where you can be thrown back a couple of decades back and find something that you've wanted for a very long time. If your hunt succeeds, your goodwill finds will be something you can definitely brag about.
Some people think thrift stores, yard sales, and flea markets are nothing but places to find piles of junk that other people don't want. Others see them as veritable treasure troves full of goodies just waiting to be discovered. And, as you can see from this list of best thrift store finds compiled by Bored Panda, it seems like both of those camps are correct.
While some lucky folks have managed to add signed copies of Hemingway novels and Arnold Palmer's old trunk to their collection of thrift store finds other people have parted with their well-earned cash for...well...just see for yourself. Our picks of best goodwill finds are sure to make you at least a tiny bit jealous, so go out there and find your own pot o' gold!
#61 Couldn't Handle The Almost $1000 Price Tag In The Store, But For $75...

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101points
#64 Picked This Bad Boy Up At The Thrift Store For $45. It Drove My 200 Lbs. Fatass All Over The Neighbourhood... For Testing Of Course

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98points
#66 A 73-Year-Old Woman Bought A Painting From A Thrift Store For $5 Only To Later Discover That, Thanks To A Fingerprint On The Canvas, It Was Actually An Unsigned Jackson Pollock Worth Millions Of Dollars

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98points
#68 This Framed Art Piece, Made With Six Uncut Dollar Bills, Cost Me 50 Cents At A Yard Sale

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96points
#70 Found This At A Local Goodwill. Came With 30 Pins And 4 "Bowling Balls". $15

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85points
#71 I Bought A Case With A Bunch Of Slides For $10. I Sold The Case For $40 And Bought This Table For $20 And Made The Shade From The Slides In The Original Box

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85points
#73 Found A Tiny Hat At A Garage Sale. It Only Really Fits One Member Of My Household

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84points
#74 "They're Not That Noticeable On Your Face" - Night Vision Goggles, $3

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81points
#76 Grandpa Bought An Old Trunk At The Flea Market In South Florida, Inside He Found Signed Letters, Pictures And More Of The Late Great Arnold Palmer. He Paid $5.00 For The Old Trunk

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80points
#78 My Girlfriend Purchased A Platinum, Diamond, And Spinel Ring For 35 Dollars. Here Is The Proof

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77points
#79 My Fave Item Of Clothing. Still The Best Thrift Shop Purchase I've Ever Found

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77points
#80 While Everyone Is Obsessed With That Unicorn Frappuccino, I Get To Have This Unicorn Mirror. $13

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75points









