/diy/ - Do It Yourself

I have been going to thrift stores/garage sales/classified ads etc for over 10 years looking for deals. I will share some of my wisdom and things Ive learned as well as treasures I've found.

#1 is this should just be a hobby for you. NOT a way to make a living. Don't get me wrong I flip junk all the time, not on the regular, JUST when I see an opportunity. It takes all the fun away when you spend hours listing worthless shit on ebay, craiglist etc. now people flip shit on Instagram, facebook etsy too much now

Velvet tiki picture. Thrift store paid $2, unframed, custom frame I paid $60.

Japanese Flag. Looks old, dont know if real. Flea market $5.


Sea turtle shell. Purchased at thrift store paid: $200. This is currently my best find. I need to get it appraised but its worth over $1000 for sure. It was weird right purchase after I said I would buy it, all the staff at this large thrift store came to watch me pay for it (about 5 people), When I was paying an old man tried to say it would buy from the store for double and to cancel the payment. Another random old man jogged ahead of me to get the doors for me and tried to make a deal with me for it on the way out. Outside waiting were 2 more groups of people waiting for me. Some people thought I was a biologist and wanted me to tell about what it has. Another old boomer said we can make 5k each working together to turn that shell into guitar picks, I told him not a fucking chance bro.
>tl;dr bought a sea turtle shell and all the boomers got weird