#1 I Bought This 1989 Enesco Music Box. Yes It Works! Some Of The Mice And Parts Of The Machine Move. Absolutely Adorable Reminds Me Of Cinderella. Paid $11 Value Village, Marysville Washington
#2 This Gem Was Sitting Up High On A Shelf Where I Work (Medical Office). Apparently, It Has Sat There Half Hidden And Covered In Dust For Many Years. I Was Pretty Excited When They Said I Could Have It. Green Is My Favorite Color
#3 Got Her At A Garage Sale. The Lady Selling Her Made Her $2 So Pretty I Think
Bored Panda got in touch with the self-proclaimed “Weird Secondhand Finds Headquarters” to learn more about the group and they were kind enough to tell us more. “I always chuckle a bit when people ask about the motivation behind creating this group because it's kind of a mundane story with a wild outcome.”
“Weird (and Wonderful) Secondhand Finds That Just Need To Be Shared" was actually created specifically for our family to share finds with each other because we thought it would be easier than text messaging. When the group was created it was left as a public group, instead of being set to private, purely because it never occurred to us that anyone else would have an interest in this.”
#4 This Big Hippo Was Part Of A Large Lot Of Figurines I Picked Up At An Estate Sale. There Was A Smaller Pair Of Hippos With It
#5 Helped My Fil Clean Out His Garage And Found A Bunch Of These Acrylic Animals From The 70s. This Frog Was One Of My Favorite!
#6 At A Friend's Barn Sale And I Said Isn't That Depression Glass? She Said She Didn't Know What I Was Talking About And Never Heard Of It, Told Me To Take It Home For Free!
“But it turns out we're not the only oddballs out there. A couple of people we didn't know joined and we thought, well heck it might be fun to have a few non-relatives share things. Why not? Then people just kept joining and before we knew it we were up to almost three million members! We like to think that we just have a really big family now.”
#7 It’s Now One Of My Favorite Possessions And Has Taken Up Space Right On Our Kitchen Wall
#8 I Saw One Of These And Didn't Pick It But Found This One At A Thrift Store Called Eye Of The Beholder. If You're In Mn Check This Place Out
#9 Went To My Local Second Hand Store Found My New Fancy Dishes Got A Set Of 8 For $ 5 They Make Me Smile
Having heard that so many people joined this seemingly small group, we naturally wanted to hear the original admins' opinions on why this content has exploded the way it has over the years. “I think this content is popular for two reasons. One, finding something to post is like a treasure hunt where you almost always discover gold.”
#10 Found Some Neato Brass Ibex Book Ends At The Local Antique Shop Here In Salt Lake City
#11 I Bought This At The Flea Market In Athens, Greece 2 Weeks Ago. A Google Image Search Tells Me It’s Called Empoli Glass. I Was Drawn To It Because I Love Green
#12 Bought This Off Market Place In “Non Working” Condition. I Fixed It Up And Cleaned It. It Works!!
“And two, there's a whole huge community that wants nothing more than to celebrate your find with you. This group is so wonderful because its focus is not on finding the value or background of your item. It's not about making fun of or criticizing items or designs. It's purely about reveling in the delight of the existence of these weird and wonderful items,” they shared, a sentiment I think we can all agree on.
#13 Drove Across Town In Abq To Get This Magical Facebook Marketplace Snow Globe. It’s From The San Fransisco Music Box Company In True Mint Condition. Hardly Needed Cleaning And It Plays A Lovely, Whimsical Tune. It’s Perfect
#14 I’m In Love! I Got Lucky Today. Purchased For $0.99-$3.99 A Piece 🧛🏻♀️🍷 Goodwill- Cape Coral Fl
#15 One Of My Favorite Marketplace Finds Ever! Victor And Edgar Plushies From Tim Burton’s Movie, ‘Frankenweenie’. 🖤⚡️ A Whopping $10 In Fayetteville, Nc
We also got in touch with Miglė Vasiliauskaitė, environmental speaker, climate activist, and sustainability journalist at “Tvari Lietuva” to ask some questions about the value of thrifting and what the average person can do to help the plant. First and foremost, we were curious to hear how she defines sustainability. “I like this description: being able to do something forever. To me living sustainably also means having in mind that I don't live alone, it's about being considerate.”
#16 Found At A Local Thrift Shop And Came Home With Us. I Don't Know What He's Supposed To Be, But I Love Him!
#17 Inherited From My Grandma Recently Who Has Had This Bad Boy For 43 Years (Don't Worry, She's Okay, Just Downsizing!)
#18 Look At This Beauty I Found At An Antique Store Today! I Told The Owner How Much I Loved It And She Just Gave It To Me! I Cannot Wait To Find It Spot In My Home!
“As a person, but also as species: all of the resources that we have on this planet are meant for all living things. So everything I do or choose to use - I keep in mind that someone will also be using it after me: be it water, forests, air, dirt, etc. I really see how this pushes me to close the tap while brushing my teeth or turn off the lights while exiting the room.”
#20 Found This On Fb Marketplace For Dirt Cheap In Az! It’s Taller Than Me! I’m In Love
