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Star Wars weekends is amazing. People all dressed up in Star Wars gear.

They have a large building set aside for just selling Star Wars items for the Star Wars weekends.

21 cash registers and a line to get in outside the door.

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Do not limit yourself to just picking at yard sales, thrift stores, estate sales, flea markets.

Expand your thoughts and you can make some crazy money.

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Todays buy of the day at the thrift store.

A complete in case flatware set in gold.

Paid 9.99 should sell for 100.00 easily.

Has the wooden carry case with felt lining.

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The goodwills and thift stores down here suck big time, they are picked clean before you even get there by well excuse my racism, Haitians. It is their cultural thing i guess.

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What about other sources? estate sales, auction houses, flea markets, online etc.

I bought a huge lot of Walt Disney vintage items last night online.

I am in Florida and half the people do not speak a word of English and clean the shelves off of items I would not want to buy anyway.

What state are you in?

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Thanks for posting the Star Wars event photos - that is quite the draw - amazing. Exclusive too, wow

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Some good money can be found with old books. I keep my eye out for ones from the 1900s and earlier, illustrated and/or 1st editions that are hard cover.

Turned 2 x .10 items into 50 and 95 each. Found out the author of the $95 book wrote a sequel on the same subject that is easily 300+.

Antiques roadshow has shown multiple books in the $1000+ range also, the idea of finding one of these just keeps me searching whenever I see them!

My county library has a separate drop-off location to the side right after the entrance, and anyone can look through what was left and take books for free (they were donated anyway!)

Not all books are expensive though, stay away from Book Club editions (should say inside the front cover) as they are essentially worthless. If it's super old and super cheap, why not take the small risk? Learn something new along the way too!

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Thanks for sharing. This was the intent of the thread at the beginning to get members here helping each other.

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Having been involved with books, O/P (out of print) editions, POD and lightning source produced books are nice. Some of the medical type books are very rare and have insane margins. If you can find them there are some real gems!

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I have bought car, motorcycle repair manuals by the box fulls at auctions and did very well with those always.

Todays find!

1960's Flexible flyer sled.

Like new other then minor rust on the metal.

Paid 19.99 for it.

Does not need any restoration or anything. Top is like new.

Should get 100-150 range.

Remember--- people love to buy back things they had as a child.

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Ironical Florida.

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Just checked my inbox and won 4 auctions last night on items online.

These items were on a online auction site and not ebay.

You can buy without leaving your home easily.

These items were amazing pieces that I was shocked to win each one of them.

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Agree with you all the way on this Sandy D especially if they are local auctions cause you can just go pick up and saves you on shipping cost. Plus most ppl don't know about the small local auctions just last nice I won a box lot of vintage G.I. joes dolls,clothes,guns all kinds of goodies and only cost me $12.78!

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Awesome for you!!

Exactly why I started this thread so we can share our experiences and help each other.

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Today's find was a set of Fenton Burmese vases for 6.99 each.

They mark a milk glass bowl for 9.99 that is worth 5.00 and these for 6.99.

Does not make any sense but hey, these are 75.00 each per vase easily.

And a stack of sealed DVD movies for 0.59. All recent hits.

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This week good finds from thrift stores, yard sales and estate sales

Vintage Larry Bird Celtics jersey.

4 unopened sealed character Monopoly games.

Marble King bag full of vintage marbles.

Black Forest coo coo clock.

Brass ship light. 1900s.

Fenton Glass Gone with the wind lamp. 1960s pristine condition.

14" Steiff teddy bear.

Large Persion rug.

1950s spice rack with spice jars.

I am preparing to hire another lady to help sort, clean and pack items for me as I am buying large amounts of items both online and in person.

The items are out there, all you need to do is be out and about.