15+ Absolute Treasures That People Came Across In Thrift Stores

Most of this is simply quartz with some pyrite mixed in and since pyrite is commonly known as "fool's gold," that says a lot about how valuable it isn't.

However, someone at the counter apparently missed that this chunk also has pieces of actual gold in it as well.

More specifically, they found a part of the brand's "Les Legendes de l’Arbre" collection, which is known for detailed, artistic scenes like this.

This person also said that this scarf still had the tag indicating that it was made from 100% silk, which brings its value up to at least $300-$400.

This guy might not be worth much more than the $3 someone paid for it, but its condition and the fact that it's machine washable made it a perfect bedtime buddy.

And that's a staggering value considering that both the pearl and the gold in the necklace are genuine.

The pearl was originally part of a different necklace, but this person considered that one hideous, so they replaced it with this thin, gold one.

what we're looking at is a Ralph Lauren button-up that he sadly doesn't have many opportunities to wear because he recently had to move back to a tropical country.

Although I suppose that would sound like a pretty comfortable problem to a lot of us.

For that, they managed to acquire a whole laptop with six gigabytes of RAM and a 500 gigabyte solid state drive. All they needed was a charger, which just set them back another $10 on Amazon.

It's mind-blowing to think that the charger's price came out to over a third of what they paid for the laptop itself.

That's because they bought it for about $3, but were able to sell it to a refiner for $120 through a friend who runs a jewelry store.

Better yet, the $15 Adidas jacket had apparently never been worn, while the $20 Lacoste shoes were only lightly used.

This had them worrying that they were "abusing an antique," but others didn't think it was too likely that it was all that expensive to make at the time.

If you're not sure why that's significant (don't worry, I wasn't either), the orange label denotes that Levi's designers were able to get more experimental and move away from the strict design standards the brand sets for their red label clothing.

This practice started in 1969 and older orange label designs have become collectibles in the years since. And lucky for the thrifter, this hat was made back in the '70s.

Although it's considered pretty reasonable to resell this for over $200, they were able to snag it for only $50.

For instance, one lucky shopper was able to buy an original Alice Scott Morris etching for $8.

The artist apparently said it insures for $800-$1,000.

However, even they had to admit they were amazed by the fact that they picked up a unit that normally retails between $200 and $300 for only $40.

And it works very well, too.

And no, that's not because they stole this Lafayette 148 Tweed Blazer that normally retails between $600-$800.

It's because somebody on the Facebook marketplace gave away two garbage bags of clothes for free and this happened to be among them.

Not only were these antiques apparently made all the way back in 1895, but they've also got some gold in them.

Even though it was in mint condition, they only had to spend about 10 euros on it because thrift shopping apparently isn't that popular in less metropolitan areas of the nation.

For about $19, somebody was able to pick up this little decorative tree made with 14 karat gold and an array of genuine gems.

Because in addition to featuring a pretty rad skull, this bag was apparently designed by fashion icon Alexander McQueen.

They aren't sure what exactly those stones are made of, but cubic zirconia seems to be the most likely candidate because it failed their diamond tests.

However, the real star here are the earrings themselves, which are 18 karat gold.

Thanks to a garage sale runner who was either extremely generous or didn't know what they had, the uploader only ended up paying $5 for these.