Saturday, May 19, 2012

Thrift Wish List Item Found

I have wanted a set of owl patio string lights and on Friday, I found two sets at Goodwill. This is the Goodwill in Weston that I don't get to go to much and it was by chance we went. My niece had skipped out of morning classes, so my sister had to drive back home and take her to her afternoon classes. She asked if I wanted to go along and we could stop by the Weston GW since we would be in the area.

They were all tangled up on the shelf but I knew what they were when I spotted them.


It took me 10 minutes to untangle them and another 5 minutes to clean them. There are two strands with 7 blow molds.



Do you see the .25 cent garage sale sticker? I wish I could have found them at that garage sale. And I wish GW would remove those price stickers. I don't want to see what I could have paid for it.


What did I pay for them? See the yellow Goodwill tag? Normally, I would not spend that much on one item but I knew these could sell for $75 + and with summer coming up, there is a good chance of a higher profit.

10 comments:

  1. i love those! i saw a set of the cat ones at the flea market last summer and fell in love. great find!
    my husband has started selling on ebay, inspired by you, and made over 100 bucks in his first week selling bags he bought at the goodwill outlet! pretty amazing!

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  2. They are absolutely adorable!!!

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  3. Woo Hoo, yes they go for big bucks. When camping season starts everyone wants a set for their RV. Not me, I'll take the money please.
    Way to go...

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  4. I want some for our camper, too! When I was a kid, my grandma had a set she hung up to use a night lights for us. I have such good memories of lights like this!

    Congrats on the find!

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  5. I have a set of these with the original box that someone GAVE to me!! I put them on a Christmas tree in my store and I could have sold them a hundred times but I just use them to tease people!!lol

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  6. Great find. You really have a radar for owls. Aren't you a little tempted to keep them?

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  7. Nice find - Me like!...Dude @MoneyintheGarage.com

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  8. OY!! love those--living in Alaska I have no need for patio lights in the summer and wouldn't use them in the winter!! good find though :) happy selling!

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  9. There was a set in the vintage camper we bought this spring. I knew they were old but to be worth that much, I had no idea. Now I am a little scared to use them.

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