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Title: Best Thrift Store Finds You Ever Had?
Post by: parryscereal on September 17, 2014, 04:25:45 PM: What do you consider your best/luckiest thrift store find? I'd love to see some pics! I think my favorite find was a trunk of AG clothes, including the beautiful Gala outfit(2004 I think)! (not my pic, it's from the American Girl website)

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Post by: Azteca on September 17, 2014, 05:04:05 PM: American Girl baby and clothes & the completed My little pony Friendship is magci fan fave set#1
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Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on September 17, 2014, 05:11:39 PM: Finding these girls for $5 each:
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Post by: Moony on September 17, 2014, 07:13:19 PM: Mimic for $0.99! I also found a NWT She Ra duffle bag for $3 that I sold on Ebay for $85 :)
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Post by: LittleSpiffy on September 17, 2014, 07:27:27 PM: As a far as dolls go, two vintage Saucy Walker dolls with hand-made outfits from the 50's.

I don't think I have pictures of them any longer, but they were spectacular. They were about $5 each and sold for about $80 each.
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Post by: Sprinklecupcake on September 17, 2014, 11:11:39 PM: MH Holt doll bagged with a Sweet 16 Frankie for a few bucks...... for some reason I DIDNT grab it! :cry: soooo much regret.
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Post by: Aerora on September 18, 2014, 12:26:33 AM: LLL Duchess Ravenwaves, DS Merida, and (broken-legged, but complete) signature Raven Queen are my best finds. :)
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Post by: kadytheredpanda on September 18, 2014, 11:26:48 AM: Wow! Lots of American Girl!

My best find was a complete (unboxed) Jewel Hair Mermaid Barbie. I had one as a child and at $2 and in that condition I couldn't pass it up. I found a Totally Hair Barbie, also complete, at the same location a day earlier but wasn't able to get it because I forgot my wallet D: I'm guessing some adult collector of 90s Barbies had to donate (or their estate did it).
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Post by: DreamLight on September 18, 2014, 03:57:23 PM: My MH high school playset and my g1 salon playset
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Post by: parryscereal on September 18, 2014, 04:15:25 PM: Whoa--these are amazing finds! I think another one of my favorites was a bag full of little Kenner Strawberry Shortcake figurines. Not as great value wise per-say, but one of my personal favorites is a nude vintage Belle doll I found and promptly turned into Saison Marguerite (to the best of my ability--it was my first time sewing Barbie-sized clothes.)
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Post by: kittyberry on September 18, 2014, 04:26:54 PM: Quote from: parryscereal on September 18, 2014, 04:15:25 PM
Whoa--these are amazing finds! I think another one of my favorites was a bag full of little Kenner Strawberry Shortcake figurines. Not as great value wise per-say, but one of my personal favorites is a nude vintage Belle doll I found and promptly turned into Saison Marguerite (to the best of my ability--it was my first time sewing Barbie-sized clothes.)

oh my god please tell me that's a "the most popular girls in school" reference.

as for thrifting, though, i have had next to no luck in ponies. i have however found a few breyers, a vintage friend bear care bear, and some fab vintage clothing from the 60's.
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Post by: Radiance on September 19, 2014, 09:46:50 AM: I found a FS Applejack when they were going for crazy prices on ebay. Just the pony w/ no accessories sold for almost $90! Not bad for a $2 investment :)

For things I've kept though, I found a minty G1 Brightglow and a minty G1 Baby Beachball :)
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Post by: kakenterprise on September 19, 2014, 12:40:13 PM: lets see I've found 3 american girls (one new in box!!)
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A mimic for $5.00.
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A hoard of Matchbox Carousal Horses.
A huge box of Polly Pockets (5.00).
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(just a small sampling)
This barbie bag was amazing it cost me I wanna say 7ish
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My fav is a bit strange a howdy doody monkey zippy. He's in such nice shape and oddly I still have him.
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Post by: parryscereal on September 19, 2014, 03:06:57 PM: Quote from: kittyberry on September 18, 2014, 04:26:54 PM
Quote from: parryscereal on September 18, 2014, 04:15:25 PM
Whoa--these are amazing finds! I think another one of my favorites was a bag full of little Kenner Strawberry Shortcake figurines. Not as great value wise per-say, but one of my personal favorites is a nude vintage Belle doll I found and promptly turned into Saison Marguerite (to the best of my ability--it was my first time sewing Barbie-sized clothes.)

oh my god please tell me that's a "the most popular girls in school" reference.

as for thrifting, though, i have had next to no luck in ponies. i have however found a few breyers, a vintage friend bear care bear, and some fab vintage clothing from the 60's.
Why yes, it was! Now I want the whole mpgis cast!
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Post by: invaderhorizongreen on September 19, 2014, 05:46:48 PM: I found a lady lovely locks doll in great shape with her dress, she went into a trade.
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Post by: Strawberry Swirl on September 19, 2014, 06:33:37 PM: 20+ ponies at Saver's. Almost all were G3!

It was my first time ever visiting, and I didn't know they had baskets. My most clear memory is running around the store, looking for my dad, with bags
and bags of ponies higher than my head in my arms. I must've dropped them like, 5 times.

Still my favorite thrift store to check! I've never not found any ponies at that Saver's, not once. I even got 2 G1's from there!
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Post by: andibgoode on September 20, 2014, 02:25:31 AM: Ooh great topic! Loving hearing about everyone else's finds. My best was probably this small lot of vintage Barbie stuff:

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Vintage Barbie finds at the op shop today! (https://flic.kr/p/nxLyfz) by Andi B. Goode (https://www.flickr.com/people/37116997@N04/), on Flickr

Not as impressive as friends who've found Swirl Ponytails but I gasped out loud when I saw Skooter's little face in a plastic bag :D
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Post by: DazzleKitty on September 20, 2014, 10:03:47 AM: Is this for dolls only? Mine are mostly pony related.

Tux n' Tails for $3 at a flea market.

SS Angel for $2 at a flea market (amongst many other cheap ponies)

MO Mommy Pony from a dealer for $30 from a toy dealer. I thought it was a steal.

A bag of mint ponies including TE Bright Eyes, Fizzy, and one of the glow n' show ponies (the unicorn) for only $5 from an antique mall.

A lot of about 30 mint ponies for $25 from a flea market seller. They were all MINT.

An adult Keyper (the bug one) for $1 at the flea market (I thought she was pretty nifty).
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Post by: kadytheredpanda on September 20, 2014, 06:16:05 PM: Quote from: andibgoode on September 20, 2014, 02:25:31 AM
Ooh great topic! Loving hearing about everyone else's finds. My best was probably this small lot of vintage Barbie stuff:

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Vintage Barbie finds at the op shop today! (https://flic.kr/p/nxLyfz) by Andi B. Goode (https://www.flickr.com/people/37116997@N04/), on Flickr

Not as impressive as friends who've found Swirl Ponytails but I gasped out loud when I saw Skooter's little face in a plastic bag :D
That is amazing! She looks in decent shape too, considering her age. The clothes look in super shape from the photo as well.
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Post by: andibgoode on September 21, 2014, 01:19:03 AM: Quote from: kadytheredpanda on September 20, 2014, 06:16:05 PM
Quote from: andibgoode on September 20, 2014, 02:25:31 AM
Ooh great topic! Loving hearing about everyone else's finds. My best was probably this small lot of vintage Barbie stuff:

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Vintage Barbie finds at the op shop today! (https://flic.kr/p/nxLyfz) by Andi B. Goode (https://www.flickr.com/people/37116997@N04/), on Flickr

Not as impressive as friends who've found Swirl Ponytails but I gasped out loud when I saw Skooter's little face in a plastic bag :D
That is amazing! She looks in decent shape too, considering her age. The clothes look in super shape from the photo as well.

Thank-you! I was so surprised. And she is. Her arms and faced are a little discoloured but she cost me less than $1! And the clothes are great too.
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Post by: alkevin on September 21, 2014, 03:00:11 AM: Bought a bamboo tablet for 3€ and the World of war Craft game and expansions for 5€. visitors can't see pics , please register or login
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Post by: Spike on September 22, 2014, 08:04:17 PM: Bought an MP ringlet ash blonde peach skinned Aussie My Child Doll at a Second Hand store for $3. Sold for $300. I didn't even know it was a My Child Doll when I bought it. I looked it up when I got home and couldn't believe how much they go for. It was by far the best find I've ever found. :)
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Post by: Loona on September 24, 2014, 02:13:09 AM: dollywise I consider my Moxie Teenz Tristen my best find - she was nude and wigless, but cost me less than a dollar. she was the nasty one who started all the dolly love, muhaha XD

ponywise my best finds are Mountan Boy Lightning and Macau Lemon Drop, for less than $2 each (found separately).
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Post by: Sprinklecupcake on September 24, 2014, 06:13:58 AM: Oh! I also found a Barbie Pink Label Korean Princess in her box with all her parts, factory hairstyle, authenticity certificate, pretty much like new for $8! I thought that was pretty neat! :) She sits on my oriental table next to my caligraphy set!
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Post by: Gingerbread on September 24, 2014, 06:43:28 AM: I love hearing about everyones bargains!

In charity shops I have found a big bag of vintage Sindy clothes for a fiver, a bag of G1s including FF Minty for £3, and a couple of Sindy horse for £2 each. From bootsales I have had more luck - Flower Fairies squirrel for 50p, box of unopened G1 partyware including letter of how the original owner won a competition for it, for 50p, a couple of Moxie Teens doll for 50p each (one had her wig), and various Sindy bits for pennies.
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Post by: Azteca on September 25, 2014, 03:06:07 PM: Just recently a SS paradise and both FS Celestia and Luna along with two bags full of tomy pokemon figures
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Post by: cuddlebuggy on September 25, 2014, 07:14:46 PM: Found a Steiff Bambi for $.99 and sold for $100+
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Post by: iluvponiez on October 02, 2014, 11:44:51 AM: I've long since sold her but I found a TAF Baby Sugarberry for a quarter once.
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Post by: Shenanigans on October 02, 2014, 12:06:16 PM: I found Diamond Dreams in a bag of toys for a dollar :)
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Post by: SunnieBunny on October 02, 2014, 06:14:08 PM: I think my best thrift Store Finds would have to be

Barbie:
MIB 1990's Pink Camper Brand new never opened I found about a year or so ago. But I've opened and played with and is in my closet know lol
not my pick but this is what it looks like...
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Monster High: I've found about 6 Dolls so far mostly the Gloom Beach and Skull Shores but still I've found'm

My Little Pony:
I found a bag of G1 full of ponies, Earth, Unicorn Summer Wing and rare sea pony, and another time a bunch of Family ponies and i think there were 2 Daddy ponies in the mix of those. But my most recent is an Excellent Condition Lullaby nursery almost complete that has not yellowed for $6.

Tyco Quints:
Back in the early 2000's mom and I were at the thrift store shopping when she spotted a lady bringing in a donation of Quint items. My mom ask if she was donating them and she said yes and my mom asked if she could have them and the lady gave them to her aka ME. YEAY! the funny thing was i did a ebay search for quint stuff that previous night and didn't tell any, one so what are the odds of that?
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Post by: Loona on October 03, 2014, 02:43:21 AM: Quote from: Pinkamena on September 24, 2014, 06:43:28 AM
a couple of Moxie Teens doll for 50p each (one had her wig)
aww, you're too lucky! ^^ right now I wish I were you :3
I would love to find Bijou this way... in fact, I believe the only way I would be able to get her would be this way, unfortunately I just can't justify the price she's usually going for on eBay >_<
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Post by: Sprinklecupcake on October 03, 2014, 03:10:21 AM: Quote from: cuddlebuggy on September 25, 2014, 07:14:46 PM
Found a Steiff Bambi for $.99 and sold for $100+

:dropjaw: OMG I LOVE that Bambii! SO JELLY! I would stick him right by my doorway! ahhhh! Seriously, .99cents!???
:drunk:
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Post by: Gingerbread on October 03, 2014, 06:29:50 AM: Quote from: Loona on October 03, 2014, 02:43:21 AM
Quote from: Pinkamena on September 24, 2014, 06:43:28 AM
a couple of Moxie Teens doll for 50p each (one had her wig)
aww, you're too lucky! ^^ right now I wish I were you :3
I would love to find Bijou this way... in fact, I believe the only way I would be able to get her would be this way, unfortunately I just can't justify the price she's usually going for on eBay >_<

Just had a look at the completed listings on eBay - I didn't realise they went for that much!!! I don't know much about them at all. I do love my girls though!
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Post by: SeashellnBubbles on October 03, 2014, 12:53:34 PM: Let's see....This week I found SHS Sunblossom with intact earring and pink hair, Party Time with almost no regrind, NBT baby Dibbles, Sunshine pony Beach Ball with NO head/body mismatch, perfect symbols and hair that is smooth and soft and still changes color! Also found G1 Bride, Sunshine Sundance with soft color changing hair, regular Sundance, Peachy, and the best EVER, Slugger with his bandana! Slugger has a couple of small spots of regrind but it isn't horrible, his hair is soft and long, and he even had his MINT bandana!
I've also found lots of Monster High, Deluxe Rarity and blue crowned Twilight EQG's, vintage Jem dolls, LLL herself and 2 Silky Manes and an entire bag full of every accessory for the G1 Nursery (including bow) and it had a bunch of other pony stuff in it, including the green Big Brother frog brush!
The most wonderful, valuable and precious one I've found is when I was in Toronto and my BF was in surgery having a kidney and pancreas transplant. I just couldn't wait in the waiting room for 6 hours, so I went thrifting to pass the time and get my mind off the worry and maybe make time go faster. I went into the last thrift before heading back to the hospital when a little orange foot caught my eye. It was Fashion Style Applejack with ALL her accessories for $2.99!! I knew then that it was a sign and that he'd be Ok, and he was. I'll never sell this pony because of that :)
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Post by: cuddlebuggy on October 05, 2014, 12:12:20 PM: I also found Bonnie Bonnets, Princess Serena, Hula Hula and I forget who the last one was plus a baggie full of accessories including a lollypop barrette! Each was $1.65.
My Mom called me about MIB Strawberry shortcake dolls in an antique store across town and had all of them put on hold for me. I picked up like 6 for $12 each and sold them for $35 to $50 each.
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Post by: brightberry on October 05, 2014, 05:09:00 PM: Ooo... I love hearing about finds. It gives me hope.

I haven't found anything really rare. But there are two that I just love.

A Liv doll. She had a mark on her forehead but it came right off and a mystery barbie. I don't normally like Barbies, but she looked so familiar and lost that she had to be rescued. It would have been like leaving family or something. I think my sister had one just like her.
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Post by: lemonice on October 12, 2014, 07:57:44 AM: Hollywood barbie :) :) and a barbie from 1962 :)
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Post by: Sprinklecupcake on October 12, 2014, 09:25:59 AM: I recently found a Bambi ornament from the 60s-70's! Hes all old lookng and flocked in fuzzies. Appatently he was part of the Walt Disney Production collection ornaments and were sold at Sears, there were 3 different Bambi ornaments. I recently restored him since he looked all beat up!

I also found a lion king print from the 90's someone framed, but I didnt think to buy it.