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I’ve never purposely gone out dumpster diving but I always look in the dumpster where I work before I put the trash in. I got a nice sewing mannequin, and I had been looking for one to take clothing photos with(came from a wedding dress shop). Ask and ye shall receive, lol. My husband got a really nice kitty condo sitting by the dumpster where he works. Like new. They sell the same one at Petsmart for $99. My cats LOVE it. He has also pulled a bike from that dumpster and some old 60s office chairs. We sometimes find things in the dumpster in the alley behind our own house. Bikes, garage sale leftovers. Just sitting on the top or next to the bin. Found a huge box of old sheet music and a really beautiful vintage coat with bakelite buttons.
If it were my kid doing this, I’d want someone to report it. There should be consequences and if he gets it now maybe he won’t do something worse as an adult.
Has anyone ever been to a movie studio tour? We did the Warner Brother Hollywood tour 2 summers ago, and got to roam around one of the prop storage buildings. I can imagine there are people out there whose job it is to buy vintage items for prop use. How fun would that be? I once did sell a 70s hand painted garden gnome to “Fox Searchlight Pictures” in NYC. Now I keep looking for it on TV. 🙂
I think I do best at rummage sales. More specifically the community rummage sales in the retirement communities. They don’t happen too often but they will put everything at 1/2 price on the last day and that is when I’ll go. Garage sales in the retirement communities are also usually very good but they are not super common. I enjoy meeting these people, too. They are usually very friendly and often will tell you about the items you buy from them or tell you a great story. I bought a vintage cheerleader uniform from a gal last week and she told me all about it. I know the year it is from and the high school and city/State. Great information to add to the listing. That information only makes your items worth more, IMO.
