#1 "Someone Posted Their Color-Coded Fiesta Shelves. And It Inspired Me To Post My Rainbow Depression Glass Shelves. I've Collected These Pieces From Various Thrift Shops, Antique Stores, And Yard Sales Over The Years. Some Are True Depression Glass From The 30s And Some Are Mid-Century. It Makes Me Happy Every Time I Look At This Bookcase
The founder of 'Weird Second-Hand Finds' opened up to Bored Panda about the inspiration behind the social media project and their passion for thrifting.
"Since I was a little girl, I loved to go through old items and explore them. When I grew up, I started to go with my dad to goodwill and flea markets. My father used to buy things to resell them and for our house as well," she said that her dad would buy things like tables, chairs, spoons, and others.
#2 "I've Had My Sassy Green Teapot For Years, Just Found His Baby At Goodwill Yesterday!"
#3 "My 86yo Grandmother And Her Handmade Needle Point Chair. 25 Years In The Making And 14 Threads Per Inch. She Used To Pick Up Road Kill From The Side Of The Road To Compare Thread Colours. She Also Bought A Peacock For Colour Comparison. I Am Not Allowed To Sit In It.”
"I just wanted to buy odd items and Google them and see what people say about them and their story," the founder said that she was interested in the story behind the vintage items themselves. She would do research about the cool things that she found and focus on the collecting aspect.
According to the creator of 'Weird Second-Hand Finds,' the pandemic had affected thrifting as a whole. They revealed to Bored Panda that some of their friends, who are secondhand item resellers, said that things are different from before Covid.
"Now, finding items with good prices is possible and likely, but the reselling is getting harder day by day," she said.
#4 "My Greatest Fb Marketplace Purchase To Date. $300. Do I Have Enough Friends To Fill It? No. Do My Dogs Treat It Like A Racing Track, Absolutely."
#5 I Found This Fantastic Antique Salesman’s Sample Chair Off Of Facebook Marketplace A Few Months Back. I Knew What I Needed To Do.august, My Himalayan, Also Knew What He Needed To Do
The founder of the project also had some advice to share with anyone who's planning on starting thrifting but doesn't know where to begin. "My advice is that thrifters should visit different locations like flea markets, garage sales, goodwill, antique stores to find cool items regularly," she said that with a bit of patience and a wider gaze, you can find some truly amazing things.
The ‘Weird Second-Hand Finds’ page has just over 17.5k followers, and has been entertaining us and the entire internet with some of the most peculiar thrift store treasures that we have ever seen.
It’s entertaining as heck, and it’s giving us an inner itch to go out and visit our local secondhand shops. You never know when you can uncover something spectacular, hidden underneath a pile of (what might seem like) junk. Or is that just us?
#7 Found This Gem In The Local Fb Marketplace..... It Was Cute Until I Saw The Back...
#8 "Amazing Kitchen Table And Chairs That My Parents Bought! “The Starry Night” Was Recreated With Melted Crayons And Then Covered In A Hard Lacquer. Then My Parents Had A Circular Piece Of Glass Cut To Fit On Top. Found At An Antique Shop In Inverness, Fl This Week."
#9 Goodwill Find For My Hubby, Who Loves Clocks. Set Me Back A Whole $3.00
There are a lot of lovers of secondhand goods, and plenty of communities that endorse thrifting. Not only is it good for your wallet, but you’re also helping out the environment by spending your cash on something old but good, instead of something new.
And the same goes for secondhand clothes as much as it does for furniture, random knick-knacks, and goofy items. By giving them a second life, a second home, you’re making the world a slightly better place. Not to mention all the joy that you bring to your friends and family when you finally end up showing them your latest score.
#10 "Alive In Wonderland Door Knob For My New Office, Acquired Recently From A Prop Maker"
#12 Bought At My Local Small Town Thrift Store.he Is So Cute!! I Think He Needs To Be Surrounded With Some Warm And Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Sustainable lifestyle blogger Alden Wicker told Bored Panda a while back that getting your quirky items through secondhand shopping is a much more sustainable and harmless pastime than shopping new on the internet.
"You're keeping something out of the landfill, you're reducing the climate impact that comes from producing and shipping products, and if you're shopping locally, you're circulating your dollars in your local economy instead of supporting a far-away factory that is potentially a sweatshop," Alden told Bored Panda.
"I think secondhand is great! The problem is that it takes a little more work and creativity, and people increasingly don't want to leave their computers and do the digging and face-to-face interaction it requires.”
#13 "I Ran Into This At A Yard Sale And I Had To Have It For All My Crystals. What Do You Guys Think?? It Came Home With Me."
#14 "Not Necessarily A ‘Find’ But Today My Uncle Gave Me This Chair, Which He Got From His Uncle Years Ago, Who I Believe Bought It In The 60s Or 70s. I’ve Loved This Chair Since I Was A Child And Was So Excited When He Offered It To Me."
#15 Me: “How Much Are These? There’s No Price.” Lady: “$10 For Both.”
Meanwhile, Casey, the founder and head moderator of the popular r/ThriftStoreHauls subreddit, a place that celebrates thrifting and secondhand finds, told us all about what drives people to do it. It’s all about the thrill of the hunt, for many.
#18 "Thank You To Who Posted These! I’m A Boudoir Photographer In Indiana And I Made The 4 Hour Drive For These Beauties "
"Sifting through racks upon racks of items. Seeing what could be useful to ourselves, or someone we may know. For some even, like myself, it's a place I enjoy going just for the number of things to look at and talk about,” they said. “I love finding stuff I want/need or would be cool to own, but I also just like looking at neat stuff."
#20 "My Beautiful Find On The Facebook Marketplace! 💜 I Could Not Love It More!"
