yes but are they helping the needy, more like helping the greedy

Love watching those antique shows and seeing the amazed looks on faces when told their 5 pound buy is worth thousands.

Never walk past what may look like costume jewelry either.....a ring that had 3 huge stones found by my ex on Toorak Rd was thrown in the drawer being thought as a piece of costume jewelry. No markings on the band either showing it was gold. Years later a friend said to get it valued.....those stones were diamonds and valued at $9000!!!!!! We turned in to the police station but it was returned 3 months later after no one claimed it and no lost report was found. Sold it for $3000

yes but are they helping the needy, more like helping the greedy

We can only hope. I'm sure the people on the ground are sincere. What happens in the higher echelons is anybody's guess.

All I ever find in junk shops is other people's junk 🙂

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A lot of the OP shops do have appraisers now, but occasionally something slips through.  wow Twinks! what a great find was that! I don't think I've ever been lucky enough to come across any good jewelry.

Icy I would'nt buy that either, lol,

i tend to mainly stick to buying what I like & haven't made a fortune yet, not likely too either 

I remember years ago in a St Vinnies op shop seeing two genuine Persian rugs , very dirty but

absolutely beautiful, selling for $20 each.  Me and my big mouth told them they

were valuable and to get them appraised, and they thanked me very much. 

They didn't appear back in there.  Wonder what happened to them. 

Me and my big mouth!

Hi Bright :-x

You did the right thing.

I wouldn't know a valuable Persian rug from any old Spotlight one lol.

most oppies are way to pricey now, people can go to kmart ect and buy same priced stuff brand new.

Yes that's true.

There's a Salvos at Gladesville here in Sydney that charges top dollar. I bought a (new unused) handbag there a cpl years ago, $15 from memory, the handle broke 3 days later, they have a no refund no exchange policy. The Vinnies just around the corner is just as pricey. I know they have overheads to meet, but geez...

I rarely go there.