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Making Money At Thrift Stores

Many folks like to make money. Outside of the stock market, there are many ways to make money.

One way that I found effective were "thrifting". A lot of my friends use this technique to purchase things at thrift stores, to be resold either online, or on Craigslist.

Personally I did this before. My personal gain was I once purchased a Guess Watch for $10, good condition. I resold it for $50.

If you really do some research you can make a really good gain.

Now take a look at this shirt. It looks cheap right? -- I mean it has to be, I mean this shirt was purchased at $4.25 at a thrift store, but what did it sell for??? Well, it was sold for....



... $95!

For more information on the shirt click here:
http://www.polyvore.com/yves_saint_laurent_vintage_long/thing?id=61325593

Another Item that was thrifted and resold on eBay was a Signed Painting of Mountains. This painting was a garage sale pick up. He purchased it for $5.00, guess how much it sold for???



... $249.00!!!

It's amazing that treasures can be found in one's back yard. Thrifting or Yard-RE-Selling is one way to make some extra cash. If more people get interested on this topic, we can expand on this topic. This can bring extra cash into peoples pockets. :)

For more info on the painting see here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Signed-Painting-Mountains-River-Bridge-Dock-Farmhouse-Barn-Spring-Meadow-Pastel-/160970070459?ViewItem=&rd=1&item=160970070459&nma=true&si=5P8sfCg5623vZXSfZlib6RdvcRw%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557