Found a glass table top in the dumpster one day many years ago. Not a scratch on it. Now covers the $20 garage sale pure wood coffee table! Fits perfectly after refinishing the table. Looks expensive retail!
I used to stop by a couple of apartment complexes on the last day of the month and look in their dumpsters. I found a whole garbage bag of laser tag toys. Found working TVs. Found a table saw and router. I would often take my daughter with me (she was 8 or 9), she loved the adventure, plus it was easy for me to put her in the dumpster. ;o) She got the bug of dumpster diving and in college she made extra money by pulling things out of her apartment dumpster and then selling the stuff on Craig’s List.
My son bought a set of eight, high end wine glasses at a thrit for $15 and resold them individually online for $40.
GF bought a landscape painting by a well known local artist for $10 at Goodwill and sold it online for $400.
I bought a set of spatulas and a pillow for the dog.
Oh, forgot about a church sale this past spring. I picked up a 2500psi pressure washer with a Honda engine for $25.
Started on the first pull too.