I've bought some for VERY reasonable prices ($25 max for a well-finished quilt, but usually $10 or less) at garage sales, estate sales, auctions and thrift stores ... and from craigslist. My only advice is to shop carefully, bargains are out there but so are ripoffs. One auctioneer sold 2 used quilts, a cutter quilt, a baby quilt, some feed sacks and bed linens as a box of rags - all for $10 ... that's been my best deal yet ... and it was at the end of a long day. I don't get that lucky very often; most of the time I walk away with nothing ... or at least, my money in my pocket.