Windfalls
07-13-2010, 06:49 PM
#11
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: western australia
Posts: 1,793
I find lots of bargains in the local op shops. mostly of cuts but now and then they have mtrs of material and at a fraction of what it would cost normaly, I will have to take more note now that I am quilting. I would have missed out on so much,
07-13-2010, 07:14 PM
#15
Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Rockville, Maryland
Posts: 53
It finally happened to me - last weekjend I was wandering around my goodwill store and found an older Elna SP in a cabinet that was in great condition. Plugged it in at the store and it seemed to work. Th price was marked as $45.95 and I decided to go ahead and get it. Got the register and all furniture was 50% off - so I got it for $23. Took a while to figure out how to load the thread and bobbin but it seems to be running great. I haven't named her yet, but I'm thinking on it.
07-13-2010, 07:28 PM
#18
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: New Zealand in the South Pacific
Posts: 1,115
I believe it takes persistence, I have not found anything worth millions Lol, but I do find some good fabrics at the Salvation Army (Op) shop in the city when I visit, and over time I have gathered a small stash.
My best buys although not related in any way to quilting was years ago when I was a young girl I found some black earrings in a junk shop which the lady said were plastic, ( I thought differently) I cleaned them up to find they were sterling silver and onyx and I paid only 10c, they are now valued at about $150 dollars! The other thing was an old chiming clock which was made in 1913 in Germany, I paid $45 for it and at last count after I had it serviced a few years ago the clockmaker said it was worth $3,000!
These were things I bought a good many years ago tho!!
Gal
My best buys although not related in any way to quilting was years ago when I was a young girl I found some black earrings in a junk shop which the lady said were plastic, ( I thought differently) I cleaned them up to find they were sterling silver and onyx and I paid only 10c, they are now valued at about $150 dollars! The other thing was an old chiming clock which was made in 1913 in Germany, I paid $45 for it and at last count after I had it serviced a few years ago the clockmaker said it was worth $3,000!
These were things I bought a good many years ago tho!!
Gal
07-13-2010, 08:28 PM
#19
Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Deep in the Heart of Texas!
Posts: 57
While living in Hawaii, my sister sent me a link for a sewing machine on E-Bay. It is a Singer 201, a real workhorse (with stainless steel gears) and he was going to ship the machine head which weighs about 50 plus pounds, and was going to junk the cabinet which was in pretty bad shape! We watched the auction, and since no one was willing to pay to have it shipped, we bid on it and won it for a mere $59.00!! When I got there, he said I could have it in the cabinet for no extra charge! She purrs like a kitten, and hubby refinished the cabinet--now a real beauty! She does not have the pretty decals that you see on many old Singers...but she is a dream to sew on! Just a straight stitch, but I do all of my piecing and some FMQ on her....her name is Gracie! God really blessed me with this deal! (Thanks Sis!)
Aloha, Andy
Aloha, Andy
07-13-2010, 08:52 PM
#20
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Elizabethtown, KY
Posts: 749
I went to Michael's today because so many on this board have said they have found fantastic buys on fat quarters that are on clearance-they had them for 99 cents each rather than bundles of them for 49 cents like others have found. I was somewhat dissapointed even though that is a good price.
