Wowza! Can you imagine getting a $700 play structure for $5. Just $5? That’s what Rachel did this week, thanks to a garage sale.
Here is what Rachel wrote in her email to me:
“I was doing just a quick stop at a garage sale one Friday morning and I brought my two young daughters. We pulled up to this house with this giant Little Tikes 8-in-1 play structure outside. I let my girls play on it while I looked around. I didn’t give it any attention since it wasn’t something I needed. On our way out, I went to pick up my girls off the slide and as I walked by, I saw the little yellow sticker price tag on the side $5. Yep! Just $5. This structure retails new for $700 (source: Little Tikes website).
I took a picture so I would know how to put it back together, told the guy I would be back to pick it up later and he had it disassembled for me when I got back. After an hour of good power washing at home, it is as good as new. A little faded but for a couple hours of my time and a five dollar bill. . . a steal!”
What a find for $5. That’s a savings of 99.99% off, plus think about all the money you saved on sales tax. I bet your girls just love it.
Secondhand Sunday is a series I’m doing through to feature deals that readers are finding secondhand – either at a thrift shop, garage sale or on Craigslist. It’s to encourage us all to consider secondhand purchases when we try to save money. Rachel will get a $10 Amazon gift card for sending in her secondhand treasure! So really. . .it’s like she actually came out $5 ahead. Love it.
Since we started this series, here are some of the secondhand treasures we’ve featured:
- Keurig coffee machine, only $1 at garage sale, received a new one from Keurig (reg. $180)
- Bought old violin for $5, resold for $125!
- Chicco Double Stroller $40, valued at $299
- A FREE Baby Grand Piano valued at $1,000
- Beth saves 97% off a KitchenAid Professional Mixer
- Seneca saves 99% off a Harveys Seatbelt Designer Purse
- Kristyle saved more than $160 off a Bissell Spotbot
- Kendra’s Gucci purse for just $30
Send in your secondhand treasures and if I feature your score here on the blog, you’ll get a $10 Amazon gift card!
- I’ll be featuring one secondhand score each Sunday
- If I feature your thrift-store or garage sale treasure here on the blog you’ll get a $10 Amazon gift card!
- Please email me a photo at thehive@queenbeetoday.com – include in the email a short description of what you found secondhand, what you paid for it and what you think it retails for. Use subject line Secondhand Treasure when you send the email.
- Try to take a photo that is not blurry and is in good light (try natural light, no flash, if possible). The better your photo the more likely it will be to make it on the site. People want to see what you got!
- If you bought something secondhand and restored it or improved it somehow – I’d love before and after photos!
I’d love to hear – have you ever found a pair of brand new shoes secondhand?
heidi says
she did get a sweet deal! I sold mine this last spring on craigslist and got 200 for it