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Jul 09, 2023

I bought a designer shirt for $7 at Goodwill

ATTENTION to detail has helped a thrifter spot a valuable shirt among others that looked just like it. When looking for items to resell, the smallest detail can be the difference between a few bucks

ATTENTION to detail has helped a thrifter spot a valuable shirt among others that looked just like it.

When looking for items to resell, the smallest detail can be the difference between a few bucks and several hundred dollars.

An avid thrifter found a special button-down shirt on a rack with hundreds of others.

Cameron (@cameron.bowser) regularly shares his thrift finds and offers tips on how to find valuable items among the endless piles of donations.

In one of his most recent TikToks, he explained that anyone who is trying to make money reselling should be on the lookout for anything from Ralph Lauren.

The company has several brands under its name that vary in price.

At Goodwill, Cameron found a purple linen shirt from Ralph Lauren.

This specific dress shirt had a purple label sewn inside that showed it was made in Italy.

Cameron explained that Ralph Lauren products with the purple label are high-end items and some of the most expensive ones sold by the company.

The shirt was priced at $7 in the store and Cameron said it could resell for as much as $70.

The U.S. Sun found a nearly identical Ralph Lauren shirt on eBay that sold in June for $100.

This is truly a steal as a brand new linen shirt from the brand goes for an eyewatering $495.

In the same store, he found a wool sweater from Polo by Ralph Lauren that he says can resell for $35.

After that, he found a Lauren by Ralph Lauren orange sweatshirt that could resell for around $20.

In order to be successful at the thrift store, shoppers have to be eagle-eyed when looking at the products.

One shopper explained how she almost walked away from a big ticket item before inspecting it a little closer.

In a TikTok, Diana (@dianas._.closet) claimed that another shopper tried to hide a popular Lululemon jacket among other items.

“Side eye to whoever tried to hide this Lululemon define jacket at the thrift,” she said in the video, pulling the jacket out of a cluttered rack.

She claimed that the previous owner, or a sneaky shopper, tried to hide the brand of the jacket by pulling off a bit of the tag.

“...thought they were slick for removing the tag,” she said.

“But not slick enough cause she’s mine now.”

She was able to snag the jacket for just $18, while Lululemon currently retails various Define Jackets for anywhere between $69 and $128, depending on the style, fit, color, and availability.

Another avid thrifter found a large tote bag for just $30 that sells for over $200 on eBay.

Plus, see how a shopper stumbled upon a Dior coat for just $10.