We venture into a big thrift store in this episode, and watch some amazing finds happen! Valley Thrift Store in Fairfield, Ohio is a destination for Jocelyn @CrazyLampLady, so she takes Kate @Followthatbugvintage and me to see what we can all find.

There's a lot to learn about thrifting in this one, but the biggest lesson is that timing is everything! We give up our empty cart to a fellow shopper who's already found a handful (including the familiar 1970s Tupperware jello ring), just in time to find a good piece of Fostoria Navarre and a Victorian style cranberry bowl...so it's back up front to get another cart!

Missed it by that much! Just then, we see a lucky buyer find a newly placed shelf of really good, big 1950s metal toys from Texaco and others that we were sad to miss. That tells us that we need to circle back through the toy section to see what else they're putting out...and a Tonka Jeep appears! We head back through the stacks of merchandise, pointing out anything vintage of merit (even a clarinet), talking about why it's better to buy tableware sets rather than odds-and-ends, figuring out when it's worth buying something for parts and when it isn't...all things that we've learned over our years of thrift store antiquing excursions!

In the end, we find a good set of stems (and talk about why we left one behind), useful replacement pieces for vintage readerboards, and a number of other things our collectors will enjoy. Now, is there room in the car for all this? We'll make it happen!

————————————————————

☀️ Do you want more info about an item you own? I am a certified appraiser!
Whether you need a "verbal approximation of value" or a "formal written appraisal," I can do it all—in person or remotely.
Submit your information here: https://bit.ly/3kxiNUb

————————————————————

☀️ Subscribe to my LIVE CHANNEL! https://bit.ly/3e6wi9B
☀️ Subscribe to my SHORTS CHANNEL! https://bit.ly/3fkbYoz
☀️ Check out my WEBSITE! https://bit.ly/3BfVNPt

————————————————————

Are you interested in exclusive content and special perks that help support this channel?
☀️ Become a channel member: https://bit.ly/32dfTcz
☀️ Join my Patreon community: https://bit.ly/3xkh4Ix

————————————————————

Follow me on social media, check out my eBay listings, and buy my book!

☀️ Facebook http://bit.ly/33TG9J9
☀️ Instagram http://bit.ly/2KOJcur
☀️ Twitter http://bit.ly/30BjrU9
☀️ TikTok http://bit.ly/3oTA4FQ
☀️ Rumble https://bit.ly/3QUcffH
☀️ Minds https://bit.ly/3aWsPcA
☀️ Odysee https://bit.ly/2ZUep69

☀️ My eBay listings: https://ebay.to/2mg7yDM

☀️ My book on Treasure Craft Pottery: https://bit.ly/3eAfaZM

————————————————————

If you love what we do, consider donating to the channel!

☀️ Buy Me a Coffee: https://bit.ly/3r7KSUM
☀️ PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dLxmx3
☀️ Venmo: https://bit.ly/380DIHH
☀️ Cash App: https://bit.ly/3ANanNi
☀️ BTC: bc1qhcx6e3gp5kxv3rx696mhmsqfe0pv3chvpps0ku
☀️ ETH: 0xBbddAF1231944e7E6D0EA097Cb0609F1640537eF

————————————————————

☀️ Send me stuff:

The Antique Nomad
PO Box 33
Dawson Springs, KY 42408

————————————————————

Icons made by: https://www.flaticon.com/authors/smas...