45 Weird And Wonderful Secondhand Finds That Turned Heads At Thrift Stores

If you love the thrill of thrifting, hunting for vintage treasures, or stumbling on secondhand gold, Weird and Wonderful Secondhand Finds on Facebook is your happy place.

They’ve got it all. Funky flea market gems to hilarious garage sale oddities and Craigslist discoveries only true thrifters would buy.

It’s a celebration of hidden gems, thrift store finds, and the pure joy of finding the unexpected. Whether it’s quirky, bizarre, or oddly charming, this group is a must-see for secondhand fans.

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1. “Definitely the most unexpected thing I’ve ever found at a thrift store: a 1970s McDonald’s rolling high chair.”

2. “I showed these to my sister, and she yelled, ‘JOOTS!’ Found (and left) at Goodwill.”

3. The text reads: “$50,000 – This Money Dome contains chips of approximately $50,000 in genuine United States currency. These chips come from legal tender that has been withdrawn from circulation by the Federal Reserve System, as officially authorized by the Department of the Treasury.”

“I bought this for $2.99 at the Goodwill in Tukwila, WA.”

4. “I have some questions. Found at an antique shop outside of Chicago—and it stayed there.”

5. “Today’s marketplace find! A Randy Savage Slim Jim store display/holder. I had to make a trip to Walmart to snag a new Savage Slim Jim for it.”

6. “Nope, Goodwill Austin , TX”

7. “When you can’t resist a $20 Craigslist find and only realize you’re buying a nearly 6-foot Taco Bell sign when you show up to pick it up.”

8. “Found at Goodwill! I thought it was cool, lol.”

9. “Saw this at an antique shop: a dresser designed to resemble a Volkswagen van, complete with working headlights.”

10. “Golden Girls combat boots spotted at Goodwill in Lawrence, KS. Thank you for being a friend… Sadly, I didn’t buy them because they were too small for me. I believe they were a size 8.5 and priced at $29.99.”

11. “‘Let me slip into something more comfortable…’ — Precious Moments lingerie, found (and left) at an antique store in Independence, MO.”

12. “I found my new favorite sweater at Goodwill yesterday for only $12.”

13. “Found (and left behind) this broccoli sweatsuit at a Savers in Reno.”

14. “Thrifted—just because I thought it was cool. It’s a tissue holder.”

15. “Dinosaur toilet paper holder. RAWR.”

“Found at the Merritt Island, FL Goodwill.”

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18. “I’m a dental hygiene instructor, and one of my former students gave me this gorgeous piece of jewelry today that she found at a thrift store for $2.”

“I didn’t know I needed a ring with teeth and orthodontic brackets, but here we are. I swear, my students are the best weirdlings ever!”

19. “Thrifting at Goodwill with my sister, I spotted this out of the corner of my eye.”

21. “A planter found in Value Village. Left there for sure.”

22. “What should we do today, Brain? Sadly, it was left behind at Goodwill in Scranton, PA.”

23. “Thrift store find—no clue what it is, but it’s kinda neat.”

24. “Found at the Goodwill in Cookeville, Tennessee. They stayed.”

25. “I picked up this fine fellow off Marketplace in WI today. Paid a whole $5 for him! He’s going to live in my kitchen. I need suggestions for a name and ideas for what to put on his tray.”

26. “A few days ago, my boyfriend went to an estate sale at his uncle’s house and came home with this bronze, glowing-eyed cat lamp. From what he found online, it was apparently made in Austria and may be over 100 years old. It’s a little creepy, but we love it!”

27. “Saw this little Bob Ross doll at a thrift store in Philadelphia, PA. He didn’t come home with me—I’m not paying $5.00 for him!”

28. “My friend found this at a yard sale years ago and gifted it to me”

29. “I’ve come across a lot of strange and unusual items over the years, but today’s find (from an estate sale in Indianapolis, IN) might just be my favorite! Behold my Kewpie Head Tea Set!”

30. “Found this guy at a Value Village a while back. A good cleaning, along with some fresh clothes and shoes (also from Value Village), made him a truly unique find!”

31. “I left these at Goodwill, but I’m tempted to go back for them.”

32. “Spotted this handsome fella in the window display at a charity shop just as I was leaving, and I waltzed right back in to bring him home with me!”

“This group is the only place I know where people will appreciate him just as much as I do!”

33. “Look at this potato bowl I found at an estate sale! It’s pretty big, and now I just need to fill it with something awesome.”

34. “I came across this… unique lamp at a local thrift store. It did not come home with me.”

“Location: Just Stuff, Tulsa, Oklahoma”

35. “Not at all weird, but most definitely wonderful. I always wondered what was behind the house hippo trend—until I spotted Hyacinth on the thrift store shelf, being her absolutely cute and fabulous self.”

36. “Stayed up all day after my midnight shift to drive two hours and grab this gem I found on Marketplace! I just had to have it.”

37. “Found at my local thrift store. I’m so tempted, but this doesn’t match the way my house is decorated at all. Plus, it’s huge—easily 3 x 2.5 feet!”

38. “I found these in my dad’s house after he passed. They are Cracker Jack prizes from the 1940s and 1950s.”

“There must be hundreds—I’ve never counted. The weird part? I never saw him eat a single Cracker Jack!”

39. “I was at the thrift store, and this was $10—originally marked $20 but 50% off. I had to have it! No markings, just heavy glass.”

40. “Found this today in a thrift store and had to bring it home with me. I had one just like it in my room when I was little.”

41. “Estate find… A very weird, very heavy piece of stone. It has amazing striations and has been polished.”

42. “I found this today and thought you might like it. Discovered at a thrift store in Kentucky!”

44. “Okay Goodwill”

45. “My new bobble head I found in a Nelson thrift store”