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CHARITY SHOP BARGAINS

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If you saw something in a charity shop that you knew was worth a lot of money yet they were only asking a small amount for it, what would you do? Would you tell them or buy it very cheap?

If you found out later that an article you had bought for 50p was worth a lot of money, what would you do? Give a donation or say nothing?
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Say nothing :D
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What you been getting comeonthen? (we wont tell) :wink:
My mate reckons he's going to a convention for retired shoe repairers today.
Load of old cobblers if you ask me.
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Say nowt !!!!!!!

cheers.

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champion. wrote:What you been getting comeonthen? (we wont tell) :wink:
Up to now everybody is saying nowt so I am saying the same.
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If you only paid say a few pounds, then found out it was worth thousands :o ...come on...I for one would make a donation to the charity...and if truth be told..I bet many others would do the same :) cheers Rainbow
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Dream on. :D
Most op shops have a valuer who looks at china/jewellery or any items that could possibly have any big value before they go out for sale.
Never used to happen in these shops but it usually does now.

First off, I probably wouldn't know a secretly valuable item if I fell over it. I think I have actually tossed out stuff that was worth money and I have kept the stuff that isn't. :lol:
I used to go to garage sales a lot. I have a friend who does know her stuff but dealers usually go through the sales even days before and get the good stuff first. We once bought a minor collectable (a small brownie downing plate) for 50c and later sold it on ebay for over $20. Did we tell the lady at the garage sale? Nope as we had no idea what it would actually get till we sold it. My friend said it was a collectable and would get a few dollars but we weren't talking a fortune in profit and on ebay you do work for it, writing ads, packaging, posting etc

If I bought something at an op shop and later got a fortune? (chances=buckley's and none) Yes, I would give some to the charity. I don't know if I would feel right otherwise.
Same as if I won a huge lotto prize-half the joy of money would be to be able to help out family and friends and some to charity.

A small profit I think, when you sell something, is okay if you can get it-an unexpected bonus. But to make a fortune is another thing.
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First off, I probably wouldn't know a secretly valuable item if I fell over it.

Sherri :lol: :lol: :lol:
Um I would prolly say nuthin :lol: :lol: :lol: :D
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say nothing ...and be thankful :D
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Scrappy wrote:
First off, I probably wouldn't know a secretly valuable item if I fell over it.

Sherri :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Well, sadly it is true, scrappy.
You know that garage sale item I told you about?
The little Brownie Downing plate?
I would never have bought it. It was my friend Marg who prodded my ribs and said-that plate for 50c and I said, "You reckon??" She said 'Yes, definitely" and i said okay, if you say so.

It turned out to be our biggest profit margin ever-50c to over $20. wowee. But if I had been on my own at the garage sale, I would not have bought it.

I would know now, of course. :D
But I've got a feeling comeonethen is talking about a fortune even bigger than $20. :lol:
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it wont happen that often
most charities pay a bloke to assess things 1st
even a waste disposal company
i work at
pay a bloke to value peoples rubbish that gets thrown out
where theres muck
theres money
so they say
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Yes, they're all on to it now, sless.
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I buy and sell "antiques" for a living .the problem when I buy something that is priced at a low price say £5 that's worth £100 from a charity or from a dealer ,if I say that's too cheap here is another £5 / £10 /£20 or even £95 they think I've robbed them and don't really welcome my custom next time.better to say nowt and give a donation or buy something next time that's too dear .
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