Best Charity Shop Bargain!

[purplefan]

I got an original dinky toy from the Sci Fi series space 1999
I got it for £3.00 I sold it later for £270.00
Found out it was the original proto type that dinky used in the early line.

[amaeru]

Whoa!! - well done on that one PF
I remember that show.. I loved it when I was a kid. It's hilarious now of course

[john d]

Good buy there PF
I got a R2-D2 alarm clock with a flip top lid that projects a image of Luke Skywalker on to the ceiling
Turned out to be not worth much more than I paid but who knows one day it might be

[amaeru]

Sounds fun though

[purplefan]

John d. That's the great thing about collecting. You just never know. Try not to buy suff that says limited edition. Go for promotional stuff like fast food toys and get the complete set.
Wimpy toys are very collectible. You always get at least one piping up from a wimpy promotion.

[john d]

I've been to the british heart foundation shop today and got a 2 disc version of Tapestry by Carole King for 1:99.the 1st disc is the original classic album and the 2nd disc is live piano and vocal versions of the album recorded in 1973
Bargain!

[john d]

Last week I got me a blue leather jacket for 3 pounds and it had 4 pens in the inside pocket two of which were parker pens! Bargain!

[EJ]

How do you get the time to go round so many charity shops John ? I like to look but there aren't many bargains to be had locally. We found some 'home maker' plates once that we sold on. We also have some of the spitting image egg cups. OH has the rare ones like Ronald Reagan and Maggie Thatcher whic I think is a tea pot. The others were in a crate in somebody's barn I think. We used to collect egg cups but not common or garden ones rare ones with whistles and German marks. They were fun.

[Suzi]

Awesome!

[john d]

Got to love an egg cup or three.
I have a simple formula for finding time to do so much charity shop bargain hunting EJ and this is it.
Morning = work = money
Afternoon = freetime = shopping!
Happy hunting