Turned $1 into $1000 in 1 day! Scavenge of the week +++

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This topic has 15 replies, 11 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by Chewy.

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- 03/14/2017 at 3:57 pm #14447
  MoCoyotes
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  Location: St. Louis
  @thegoodoletwo
  Found this Polo hat at an estate sale on Saturday. I went to the sale because I had seen a bunch of US Open golf hats, and those always sell. I threw those in my bag and started looking at shirts in the closet. I moved some shirts aside and found some hidden hats…including this 1993 Polo Team Cycling hat! My heart skipped a beat!
  
  Went home and washed it and listed it that evening. I listed it for $3500 or best offer, because I was 100% sure the value. I thought $1000 but wasn’t sure. I received an offer of $1000 within minutes and took it! The buyer paid and the hat shipped out.
  
  I think thats the right price. Right before I accepted the offer another ebayer emailed me saying my price was ridiculous and the hat was worth $800. So, anyway, I got more than $800.
- 03/14/2017 at 4:01 pm #14450
  MoCoyotes
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  Location: St. Louis
  @thegoodoletwo
- 03/14/2017 at 4:12 pm #14453
  Ryanne
  Keymaster
  Location: Virginia
  @ryanne
  nice find! the ‘Lo heads found ya.
- 03/14/2017 at 4:24 pm #14455
  Jay
  Keymaster
  Location: Virginia
  @jay
  Huge congrats! Jackpot!
  
  Its all about the research. Lots of other sellers would have sold it for $20.
- 03/14/2017 at 4:42 pm #14457
  whiskey
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  @whiskey
  Score!!! Congratulations.
- 03/14/2017 at 5:12 pm #14459
  MoCoyotes
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  Location: St. Louis
  @thegoodoletwo
  Thanks all!
  
  When I first saw it, I thought $250. Then with some research thought $1000, but was still unsure.
  
  The only place I found a picture of the hat was in an interview with a hip hop industry guy. So I went high with make and offer. ?
- 03/14/2017 at 5:19 pm #14460
  MoCoyotes
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  Location: St. Louis
  @thegoodoletwo
  Oh my gosh Ryanne, great article!!
  
  Sincerly,
  Ryan
- 03/14/2017 at 6:25 pm #14463
  MyCottage
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  @mycottage
  Wow!!!! Congratulations!
- 03/15/2017 at 6:56 pm #14597
  Terri
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  @terri
  Congrats on a great find!
- 03/19/2017 at 11:40 pm #14852
  MoCoyotes
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  Location: St. Louis
  @thegoodoletwo
  Thanks for the shout on the podcast! My kids where cheering in the car!
- 03/20/2017 at 6:31 pm #14924
  mcgallicher
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  Location: Virginia
  @mcgallicher
  Congrats and thank you for sharing!
  - This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by mcgallicher.
  - This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by mcgallicher.
- 03/23/2017 at 12:00 am #15113
  michael d
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  Great find!
  
  I saw this video a few years back about lo heads.
  
  http://www.hypemeanseverything.com/2012/03/26/meet-the-lo-heads-documentary/
  - This reply was modified 9 years ago by michael d.
- 03/24/2017 at 8:01 am #15220
  MoCoyotes
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  Location: St. Louis
  @thegoodoletwo
  Thanks for the video link! Love it!
  
  I love selling RL. Before this hat we had sold a star front sweater for $300 and a 1967-1987 small crest sweater for $150. But this hat has been the best by far…so far.
  
  Don’t wear RL myself though. I prefer 1970s JCPenney. 😅
- 03/24/2017 at 12:14 pm #15232
  BourbonTrailBazaar
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  Location: Indiana
  @bourbontrailbazaar
  I love finding old RL stuff! I always pick it up. Unfortunately, I have never found anything quite like this, but I have found 3 of the teddy bear items. Two sweatshirt and a pullover fleece. Paid less than $8 for all three (not the same place or time) and sold them for around $300. Seemingly anything RL that is unusual will sell. I have also sold RL puffer ski vests and jackets along with the more modern baseball caps and they all sell quickly and well and you can usually get them very cheap!
- 03/28/2017 at 10:57 pm #15526
  TiffanyT
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  Thanks Ryanne for the video. I had no idea the value of RL stuff or what a ‘Lo Head’ was!
- 03/30/2017 at 6:58 am #15616
  Chewy
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  Wow stunning find 🙂
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