There is a certain dopamine rush from trying your luck at slot machines, potlucks and thrift stores, since people just love that feeling of possibility. So it’s probably not at all hard to understand why thrift stores and garage sales are so popular even if, on average, the things on display are basically junk.

The “Bearded Thrifter” runs a page dedicated to sharing cool, unique and just downright interesting thrift and secondhand store finds. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to add your own experiences in the comments below.

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#1 Woah Look At These!

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#2 Just Casually Walked Into Zoo World In Panama City And Got Slapped In The Face By This Majestic Stained Glass Parrot Chandelier

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#3 That Makes Two Mini Le Creusets This Week. Either I’ve Unlocked The Ant Chef Starter Pack Or The Thrift Gods Think I’m Hosting Dinner Parties For Chipmunks

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#4 If I Found These At A Thrift Store I Would 1000% Take Them Home

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#5 Garage Sale Gem! Snagged This Heavy Cast-Iron Cat Door Knocker For Just A Couple Bucks Today

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#6 Just Scored My New Garage Sale Power Pants. When I Roll Up In These Bad Boys, Prices Drop, Deals Pop, And Nobody Can Say No. Transparent Pockets = Transparent Negotiations

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#7 $5,000 For A Cheeseburger Lamp?!

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#8 Pretty Cool Retro Balancing Scale!

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#9 Feelin’ Nostalgic? These 80s Garfield Mugs Are Here To Serve Up Some Retro Vibes!

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#10 One Of You Found This Funky Little Mushroom Table And Honestly… It’s Kinda Cool

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#11 Vintage Toys Are So Much Better Than Toys Now! Fisher Price Phone From The 60s! Best Part Is That It Still Works Great

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#12 Picked Up This Ridiculously Cool Disney Popcorn Bucket For Just $1.50

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#13 Found These At The Thrift—perfect For When You’re Headed To A Tea Party At 3 And A Medieval Battle At 4

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#14 She Ran Up Like She Found Gucci… It Was This. I Nodded And Said “Wow” Because I Value My Life. Still Not Sure What I’m Missing Here

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#15 Look What Just Popped Up On Marketplace. This Is Freakin Awesome! Imagine Having All 4 Turtle Rocking Chairs

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#16 I Don’t Know If There’s An Eggplant Gravy Boat Collectors’ Club, But I’m Officially The Proud Owner Of This Little Mini Ladle Eggplant Sauce Boat

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#17 Vintage Care Bears Jackpot!

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#18 Apparently It’s For Baking Mushrooms… But I Can’t Unsee What I See

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#19 Okay… I’m Not Sure If This Is Real Or Not, But I Need One Now!

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#20 Snagged This Cool Garage Sale Find For Just A Few Bucks—Couldn’t Say No To Mickey

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#21 Check Out This Amazing Find For Only Roughly $7!

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#22 These Look Suspiciously Fresh For Someone Who’s This Proud Of Their Gas Game

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#23 Throwback To The Days When This Fisher-Price Horse Was The Ultimate Ride

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#24 My Favorite Thing Is When Someone Says ‘Like New, Only Used Once’ And It Comes Out Of A Dirt Pile Looking Like It’s Been To War… And They Still Want Crazy Money For It

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#25 Uranium Glass Always Catches My Eye—i Love When You Stumble Across A Great Display At An Antique Mall Like This!

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#26 This Mcm Owl Umbrella Holder

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#27 Just Found These Amazing Deer Hoof Ashtrays! The Condition On These Is Flawless And I Picked Them Up For $40 For The Pair

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#28 Mickey Mouse TV

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#29 My Favorite Find Of The Day! Beautiful Wooden Foldable Rocking Chairs

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#30 His Just Sold For Almost $300 At An Auction! Wicked Cool Piece For A Collector

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#31 Such A Cool Thrift Store Find

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#32 This Is A Beautiful Wooden Globe Drink Cart That’s Made In Italy That We Found Earlier This Year

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#33 I Couldn’t Leave These Behind For $20

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#34 Sure, Rae Dunn Isn’t Anything Crazy Anymore… But Over 50 Brand New Pieces For Just A Little Over $2 Each? Yeah, I’m Not Leaving It Behind

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#35 Garage Sale Find This Morning—For Just $3! Not Uranium, But Still Glowing In The Sun

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#36 These Are The Thrift Finds That Actually Excite Me. $2.99 Gary The Snail Slippers

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#37 How Could I Possibly Walk Away From A Jim Shore Bird For Just $2

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#38 When You Can’t Tell If It’s For Your Desk Or Your Nightstand…

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#39 Mushrooms Are Hot Right Now, And I’m Not One To Miss A Trend—especially When It’s Only $2!

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#40 Ugly Or Beautiful

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#41 Four Jellycats Rescued From The Bins Like It’s No Big Deal

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#42 Oh Cool, Just A Ziploc Full Of Dismembered Doll Parts Labeled ‘Property Of Jeffrey Dahmer.’ Totally Normal. Thrifting Is Fun

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#43 Couldn’t Pass Up This Aluminum Mickey Mouse Bowl For Just $5 – Bowl Comes Off The Feet Too!

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#44 Proof That Size Doesn’t Matter When It Comes To Holiday Spirit—these Mini Blow Molds Are An Awesome Auction Find

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#45 Sometimes You Find Those Hidden Gems At Garage Sales… And Sometimes It’s Just Rocks For $25

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#46 Garage Sales Better Watch Out… I’m Rollin’ Up In Those Jeans With The Clear Butt And A Shirt With More Holes Than Goodwill’s Pricing Logic

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#47 His Is Hands Down One Of The Coolest Vintage Crochet Finds Ever!

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#48 This Was Found At A Thrift Store… Anyone Missing Their Haunted, Slightly Judgmental Family Tree?

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#49 I Turned The Corner And Saw A $99.99 Nutcracker

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#50 Snagged This Fabulous Wicker Peacock Doll Chair At Goodwill For Just A Couple Bucks

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#51 Did Gatorade Get A New Logo I’m Not Aware About

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#52 Labubu. These Teletubby Babies Just Pulled Up And Stole The Show

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#53 Different Color For Every Day Of The Week

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#54 38 Brand New Annalee Dolls With Tags For $100 At A Random Flea Market

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#55 Whole Tote Of Video Games Sitting Untouched At 11am At Some Random Flea Market On Our Way Home… How?! 😳 He Said $3 Each, I Asked What He’d Take For All Of It—He Said $200 For The Whole Thing

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#56 All The Haters Finally Got To Me 🥲 They Said I’m Stealing From The “Poor,” So I Left This $7 Stick Behind

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#57 This $7.99 Thrift Store Urn Came With Wet Sand Inside… Either Someone Took Grandma To The Beach One Last Time, Or I Just Bought A Haunted Hourglass

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#58 There Are So Many People Who Give Me C**p For Selling Low-Dollar Items. Take This Bat, For Example—it Only Sold For $21, But I Picked It Up For Just Three Bucks

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#59 Getting Them Deals Today! $10 Flip Phone

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#60 I’ve Never Seen Such An Awesome Turtle. Thrift Store Score!

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