Thrift Store Score!!! Finally!! Updated...
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:16 pmSo I had to work this morning. I am a photographer. I was taking pictures of a local little league organization. We had a break while the opening ceremonies were conducted. So I told by coworker why don't you go first on your break and I'll watch the equipment. He got back and it was my turn to go. I had remembered seeing a little Thrift shop not to far from our shoot location. I walked in the door and first thing I did was check out the glass cases. I did not see anything right away. I finally spotted a nice looking necklace in a box. I asked to see it since the price tag was turned away and I could not see how much it was. She handed it to me and I saw it was marked $30.00. I looked at the clasp and could just make out Italy 925. Nope it's gold plated sterling. 
Well these guys know what they have so there probably won't be anything else in here. I almost walked out the door. But my gut told me to take a look around anyway. I walked through the electronics and took a look. Nothing. So I turned down the next isle and there was the flatware and serving sets. I started browsing through all of it. I came across a small goblet. It was among several identical one's. So I took a look at it and turned it over.. No Way!!! Sterling!!! stamped on the bottom of it!!! I flipped it back over to check the price.. $4.98 So I grabbed all of the rest of them a total of 7 in all. I went and grabbed a hand basket to carry them in. I walked back over to the same isle and looked at the rest of the items. I picked up a small dish and flipped it over... Sterling!!! I could not believe it.. The price tag was again marked $4.98 So I picked up the larger dish that the smaller one had been nested in. I turned it over and looked for a mark... Sterling!!! Holy Crap is all I could think.. I looked at the price tag on it and it was marked $4.98. I searched the rest of the store except the flatware bin. I need to go back and check it. I did not have time to go through it, since I had to get back to work. So the rest of the time that I was working I could only think about the silver sitting in my car that I just paid $44.82 for. I finally got home and could not get the scale out fast enough. I checked one of the goblets first. I had estimated about 20 grams. My estimate was waaaay offff.. It weighed in at 50 grams. I had a smile from ear to ear. I put the small dish on the scale and it weighed in at 77.5 grams and the larger dish weighed in at 150.5 grams!! For a total of 578 grams of sterling silver!! 17.19 Troy ounces of silver for $44.82!!! I am still in disbelief. I have been looking at Thrift stores for a couple of years now and never came across anything that was sterling. Only silver plated. Well that is my story for the day.. Thanks for reading. 
I went back to that thrift store this evening. I picked up a candy dish with a handle. It was not marked at all. I figured maybe it had been worn away from all the cleaning. I got it home and it turns out that it is silver plated brass. . But the trip back was worth it. Because in the process of purchasing the candy dish I found out that Veterans get a 20% discount! So I mentioned that I had served in the Air Force and the clerk told me that if I bring in my receipt from earlier I could get the discount on the previous purchase. Luckily I still had the receipt in the car and I got $9.00 back on the earlier transaction!! I also found out when they get new items in. So I will be back on those days..
Here are the pics as promised..
Well these guys know what they have so there probably won't be anything else in here. I almost walked out the door. But my gut told me to take a look around anyway. I walked through the electronics and took a look. Nothing. So I turned down the next isle and there was the flatware and serving sets. I started browsing through all of it. I came across a small goblet. It was among several identical one's. So I took a look at it and turned it over.. No Way!!! Sterling!!! stamped on the bottom of it!!! I flipped it back over to check the price.. $4.98 So I grabbed all of the rest of them a total of 7 in all. I went and grabbed a hand basket to carry them in. I walked back over to the same isle and looked at the rest of the items. I picked up a small dish and flipped it over... Sterling!!! I could not believe it.. The price tag was again marked $4.98 So I picked up the larger dish that the smaller one had been nested in. I turned it over and looked for a mark... Sterling!!! Holy Crap is all I could think.. I looked at the price tag on it and it was marked $4.98. I searched the rest of the store except the flatware bin. I need to go back and check it. I did not have time to go through it, since I had to get back to work. So the rest of the time that I was working I could only think about the silver sitting in my car that I just paid $44.82 for. I finally got home and could not get the scale out fast enough. I checked one of the goblets first. I had estimated about 20 grams. My estimate was waaaay offff.. It weighed in at 50 grams. I had a smile from ear to ear. I put the small dish on the scale and it weighed in at 77.5 grams and the larger dish weighed in at 150.5 grams!! For a total of 578 grams of sterling silver!! 17.19 Troy ounces of silver for $44.82!!! I am still in disbelief. I have been looking at Thrift stores for a couple of years now and never came across anything that was sterling. Only silver plated. Well that is my story for the day.. Thanks for reading. I went back to that thrift store this evening. I picked up a candy dish with a handle. It was not marked at all. I figured maybe it had been worn away from all the cleaning. I got it home and it turns out that it is silver plated brass.
. But the trip back was worth it. Because in the process of purchasing the candy dish I found out that Veterans get a 20% discount! So I mentioned that I had served in the Air Force and the clerk told me that if I bring in my receipt from earlier I could get the discount on the previous purchase. Luckily I still had the receipt in the car and I got $9.00 back on the earlier transaction!! I also found out when they get new items in. So I will be back on those days..Here are the pics as promised..
The wife walks over to the computer as peeks over my shoulder..... " Whatcha looking at dear." Nude pictures of men from closed lots on Ebay of course. Ummm ummm ummm thanks Thogey!!!
