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A box labeled 'broken porcelain' stored for decades in an attic turned out to be Chinese antiques worth $200,000

A box of broken crockery found in an English attic turned out to be centuries-old Chinese porcelain…

Mia Jankowicz   


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A thrift store called the cops after someone donated a WWII grenade they'd been using as a paperweight

"Well, you never know what you can find when thrifting and yesterday proved that to be true," the A…

Kwan Wei Kevin Tan   


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I took my 6-year-old to Los Angeles. I was surprised by how kid-friendly the city is.

We live in Maine and we did more in a week in California than we do in a month at home. I can't wai…

Conz Preti   


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Thrifting is more popular than ever. It's also never been worse.

The resale clothing market is projected to be worth $350 billion in 2027. Too bad thrift stores are…

Kelsey Vlamis   


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An anthropologist spotted a real human skull on display in the Halloween section of a Florida thrift store

A staffer at the thrift store said she knew the skull was real and priced it at $4,000 because she …

Erin Snodgrass   


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A woman bought a painting for $4 from a thrift store. Turns out, the art could be worth $250,000 and experts have 'no idea' how it got there.

The thrifter had been shopping for a frame when she came across the genuine N. C. Wyeth painting in…

Grace Eliza Goodwin,Amanda Krause   


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I'm a mom of 3 and I prefer to vacation with each of my kids individually instead of traveling as a family

Flying five people is expensive, and we always need two rooms. Instead I travel alone with each of …

Kate Loweth   


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'Style bundle' sellers on TikTok are offering thrifted personal styling services on a budget

Secondhand sellers on TikTok are giving people an affordable personal stylist experience, some of t…

Fern McErlane   


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A bride wore a $24 wedding dress that she bought at Goodwill years before she was even engaged

Maranda Vandergriff went viral on TikTok for sharing how she transformed the thrifted gown into her…

Celia Fernandez   


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Interior designers share the 11 mistakes you're making when shopping at thrift stores for furniture and decor

Professionals say you shouldn't pass up picture frames because of bad art or underestimate the cost…

Sophia Mitrokostas   


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Thrifting is the latest trend on Indian Instagram, and it is a great one for the environment

What began as a simple website to upload photographs online is currently enabling a cultural, econo…

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A TikToker is redesigning thrift store displays for free to show people that buying second-hand clothes can be 'just as stylish'

Fashion TikToker films herself redesigning thrift store windows with trendy items to entice younger…

Andrew Lloyd   


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A thrift-store volunteer is sharing how she creates stunning window displays using items she has on hand and a lot of imagination

A thrift store volunteer wants to inspire people to use their imagination more by sharing the displ…

Andrew Lloyd   


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Here's how I thrift and style the best coffee table books for my living space

Insider's reporter found that large books from the art, travel, home, and design sections make the …

Gabi Stevenson   


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13 mistakes to avoid when shopping for clothes at a thrift store

Experts shared with Insider some of the biggest mistakes people make when thrift shopping for cloth…

Celia Fernandez   


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GenZs, millennials are turning to thrift stores to upgrade their wardrobe while saving the environment

In an attempt to reduce fashion’s carbon footprint on Earth, young millennial and GenZ consumers ar…

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I thought I'd have to get my driver's license to move out of NYC until I visited this car-free neighborhood in Arizona

Business Insider's reporter can't drive and dreaded learning to move out of NYC. Then, she toured C…

Joey Hadden   


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TikTokers are showing off the fabulous outfits they're thrifting, buying, and putting together to go see the 'Barbie' movie

In anticipation of the release of the "Barbie" movie, TikTokers have been revealing the vibrantly p…

Charissa Cheong   


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An influencer said she found her dream designer wedding dress in a thrift store for $50 and is offering to give it away to a follower who wants it

The TikTok star Ophelia Nichols said she bought the luxury Romona Keveža dress, whose tag said it w…

Charissa Cheong   


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A thrift-store manager found a first-edition copy of 'The Hobbit' in the backroom. It just sold for $13,000.

A manager at a UK thrift store found a rare first-edition copy of JRR Tolkien's "The Hobbit." The b…

Joshua Zitser