I bought a $10 souvenir item at the thrift store and sold it for $130 on eBay
A THRIFTER has found a hidden treasure at a second-hand shop that earned him $120 from a mere $10 souvenir.
Searching through everything at a thrift shop can take so much time and more importantly, patience.
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What looks like a shelf full of bric-a-brac can be loaded with valuable items.
Tiktoker ThriftingTreasure spends hours upon hours scoping out local thrift stores for profitable finds.
He's gained over 129,000 followers who watch for tips and tricks on how to shop better at thrift shops.
In one of his most recent videos, he showed a large shelf packed with all different types of knickknacks.
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"Do you see the $130 item sitting on the thrift store shelf," he asked.
Among a Santa Claus mug, a fisherman statue, and a ton of kitchen platters sat a Wicked snow globe.
The Broadway show first debuted in 2003 and is now being turned into a movie starring Arianna Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
The TikToker explained that the snow globe is rare as there weren't many listings for it online, driving up the price fans are willing to pay.
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He said he listed it for $130, but he could have sold it for as much as $180.
It ended up selling less than 24 hours later, and the buyer paid for shipping.
While many people pass on snow globes at thrift stores, he said he's resold them for as much as $500 online.
ANOTHER VALUABLE FIND
Nancy Cavaliere is a TikToker who found something truly unbelievable at a second-hand shop.
She used to stop into the thrift store that was on her way every day.
On a random day in 2017, she went in as part of her usual routine and was ready to leave until something caught her eye.
She said: "I see nothing, I almost leave. I go back when they put out new stuff and I see these sitting on the aisle."
The video shows a stack of four black plates that had been painted, and one had a very important feature.
On the bottom of one of them, she noticed a signature from Pablo Picasso himself.
Nancy said: "Although I am very well versed in art furniture, period styles, etc. I did not know Picasso made ceramics."
She bought the plates for $1.99 each and then went home and "almost cried and passed out" when she saw how much they could sell for.
One of the plates was sold in 2018 for $16,250, and the other two sold for around $12,000 and $15,000, respectively.
"I was in my office on my lunch break crying my eyes out...this is huge," she said.
Nancy kept the plate with the signature as an investment piece to sell in the future.
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Another shopper found a $349 dress for only $13.
And a TikToker might have scored herself an authentic vintage designer bag for just $8.
