What timing. I just came from our bins where I rescued three 1930s Kantlee mercury glass candy canes that miraculously were INTACT in a crate of smashed Xmas ornaments. Can't believe the comps on ebay!!
I’ve been going to the bins every Tuesday for some time. I get just enough to sell that it pays for my gas to get there (it’s almost 30 miles). It is like a horde of locusts! People start filling their carts at lightning speed, then go off to the side and sort through it. I’ve mostly bought things that I (or my family) can use. I’ve bought sewing notions, crochet hooks, knitting needles, vintage Christmas to make wreaths, “thirty-one” brand totes, toys for grandkids, canning jars... My husband has found some tools and hardware. My daughter found a $100 camera case. A couple weeks ago, I found a Stone Mountain crossbody leather bag that looks like new, except for a missing zipper slide. As a bag maker, I have those on hand, so I now have a new purse that’s great for thrifting. We are among the few that mask, and we always wear gloves. It’s an experience! Oh, and they never weigh my purchase! They just look through what I’ve got and say “54 cents”. Once, we got charged almost $4 for a cartful, but usually it’s under $2. We are always nice to them, and let them keep the change, and they are very generous in their pricing.
How bad is it that when I saw that wrench, the first thing I think “that’s a murder weapon!!” 🤣😂🤣 don’t freak, besides being a former law enforcement officer, I am married to one AND The Walking Dead is one of my favorite shows ever!
It always breaks my heart when I see all that breakage at the bins. If they would just have a sale isle at the store , for the same money as the bins, think of what they could save from the landfill!!
I think every thrifter in the world would agree with you. Problem is with pricing - if people know it will eventually be marked down, they will wait to buy, possibly hurting income. In business marketing, your “discounted” price is actually your real price and the stores know it.
The first time i went to the bins, i found a silver bar(tiny, I think1 gram-$5 worth) butit was exciting. But the bins in reynoldsburg oh never has “breakables” makes me sad.
My sister and I went to Goodwill today, we both thought of you...lol Our local Goodwill isn't so good, we took a 30 mins drive to the "Good Goodwill" according to my sister....great day !
02:13 The green, purple and gold combination would make it appropriate for Mardi Gras. 03:38 Yes, all the vanes are missing. 05:07 That looks like it might be a real 19th-century Coes monkey wrench. Are there any maker's marks on it? 06:20 It's pretty neodymium glass and well worth picking up, but proper alexandrite it ain't. Real gem-grade Ural alexandrite goes for $15,000 per carat. 07:07 It's a big-*ssed liquid carrier/dispenser, probably best used for coffee or tea. You couldn't ever sterilize it enough to ensure safety with milk, which ain't to mention it may be made with materials that would react adversely with milk. 08:10 Either way, I bet they sell well. That's'a kind of thing some rich dude uses to serve drinks on his cabin cruiser. 09:39 Make sure its antenna(!) and companion mouse are there. 10:32 Glom onto it, even if it's not the original box. Early Tuco Workshops puzzles were made from heavier gauge "upsom" board (they used heavier dies to cut the pieces) and are quite desirable. That one's going to date from the 1930s or 1940s. 14:33 It would act _exactly_ like an American Bisque piece and shed every scrap of its paint, and we both know it. 19:13 I wonder how many of those hangers make a pound? At my supermarket they get $2.25 for fifteen, so that could be an economy, depending. 19:58 Dang, that's a nice cloche. I wonder about cleaning it too. 23:18 Twenty to thirty is a fair guess. I found one X-lib copy being offered on ABE in what I consider pretty questionable condition, and that dealer's wanting fifteen for his; there's another X-lib being offered for ten on Biblio in an equally unprepossessing state. If yours isn't X-lib, then I'd agree you won.
Goodwill is a charity that helps the disabled. The Salvation Army and St. Vincent DePaul are also good places to donate items. Savers stores are for profit, not Goodwill.
@@chrisnalina1755 They employ the disabled at a discounted rate. That is the only thing they do. Check to see if they are listed with IRS as a nonprofit. Not.
I went to your bins when I was there in October and I was standing next to a young woman who let out a happy Yelp. I asked her what she found and it was a wallet with a $20 in it. I was happy for her because she was shopping with her toddler and I knew she could use the money. So Andrew's not the only one who finds money in the bins.
I found NWT MacKenzie Childs at the bins. Ceramic Christmas tree, Reed & Barton dish and a Georges Briard Christmas Plate to name a few bins items! Love the bins!!
I was at Goodwill a few days ago and they were clearing out the older items from the shelves. They were dropping the dishes into a box that was about four feet deep and many were definitely breaking there before they went to the bins store! Anything that makes it in one piece to the bins store is a survivor and deserves rescue!
🤔 - I THINK ANDREW MUST HAVE SOME MAGICAL “RESALE POWERS”. ALSO. HE OFTEN FINDS SOME REALLY NICE ITEMS WHEN HES OUT SHOPPING OR AT A FLEA MARKET. Anyone Agree??? 👍👍👍 😁
I have my fathers yearbook from 1943. He left in January of his senior year and signed up for the merchant navy, after the Army rejected him due to his age (he hadn't turned 18 yet). He brought his year book with him when he signed up, so it is signed by guys he met during recruitment and some of the things they wrote in it were hilarious. I also have a memorial book, written up in a way that greatly resembles a school year book, that was written about the fallen men from WW1 from the local units where I grew up. It contains the story of how my Great Uncle Steven fought and died in northern France and so many great photos. I've looked up where he is buried in France and I've traveled so close in the past, but never got chance to visit the cemetery. One of these days.
Always love your post, never miss them. But driving and glancing at your phone not cool. Nothing is that important. In our state it’s illegal. Be extra careful with baby on board. Congratulations! 💕👶🏻🚼
That Puzzle is really old!! I have 4 of them . They are very unique because each of the pieces are cut out into a animal or figure. They are a favorite in our family. Nice Find 👍
It's hard to believe you find all those good items. The part of the country where I live never has anything like what you are finding there. This store has one stuff than I have found on the last 3 years shopping at good will. By the way I live in Tennessee. Anybody else have this problem?
I understand the sentiment completely. My yearbook has Bill Cartwright in many photos. He was center for the Chicago Bulls for a season. He also was a friend so he singled it too. I have had it valued at $80. I payed 25 in 75.
@@shelabrehio1050 That's fantastic. Tom and I went to the same schools and he was one grade ahead of me. He was a very personable guy. Tom is in my yearbook as a senior and is in quite a few photos. He was pretty active in school, especially in drama class. It's just so surreal looking back at those pictures. :)
That little girl figurine you found after horse was a Joseph original which is vintage it was made in 1940-1969 and is worth decent money on eBay and the one you found was a wind up music box the plastic bottom winds up and when music plays the doll twirls and dances
I hate it when Goodwill is so rough on the items they get. They obviously don't care even though no broken pieces are going to be purchased. It's a wonder you find anything unbroken in those bins! That yearbook was the year my mother was born. Andrew does find some cool stuff! Awesome you found sterling! 👍🏻 Dagny is so stinkin cute! I would like to learn how to flip items. Not to make a living. But to do a clean out every once in awhil.
I have never really spent time looking at the glasses and glassware. From now on I shall be looking very carefully. I was looking at some glasses in the Humane Society in Vero Beach while on vacation last week. They had gold owls on the sides with a name next to the owls. I handled them and thought they were a bit gaudy. They were about the only thing I looked at in that store that I didn't look up on my phone. It wasn't until the next day I thought I would google these owl glasses and found out they were Culver. There were small and large glasses, about 8 of them. I have been kicking myself ever since discovering what they were. This store was an hour away and my husband didn't want to drive back - they'd probably have been snapped up anyway. I have a feeling this was my once in a lifetime Culver find.
I love paper goods- especially yearbooks. I have a few from a local high school. Just by reading through you can tell all about the students. They are so and sweetly personal-💛
I always scour the bins after the frenzy has moved on. Things I always find are art/craft supplies, gold and silver jewelry, and cash. It pays to take your time and look through the little stuff at the bottom.
The old year book Andrew picked up gets my vote for most fascinating find! And---I LOVE the carved horse you picked up at GoodWill----so glad you saved it from going down the slaughter pipeline to THE BINS.
I live through your videos, I used to live in PA and go to that bins and moved to FL a few years ago. Its nice to be able to reminisce, the bins in my area now are so bad :( not worth going to
Dear Lord Jocelyn, no wonder the place was picked out tonight! I was there at around 5:30-6ish. You beat me to all the good stuff! 😂😂😂 I did find a ton of Ironstone at another Lancaster Goodwill though, so it was still a good night.
