Budget-Friendly Vintage Shopping at Estate Sales & Thrift Stores

The pictures don’t look great, the neighborhood isn’t the best, and the estate sale manager is a bit off. But somehow, this combination leads us to a 50-year-old house brimming with treasures on the first day of half-price sales!

We’re scoring big at this sale in St. Louis, Missouri, where everything is priced lower than thrift store items, and there are so many fantastic vintage pieces just waiting to be snapped up. We grab a signed sports pennant for $2.50, adorable dog paint-by-numbers for just 50 cents each, Pyrex pie plates for a few dollars, Blendo tumblers for nearly nothing, and so much more! How is a $100 Fostoria cake plate only $5 on day 2? Watch as we explain why we had a feeling this under-advertised sale would have something special, even though the promotional materials didn’t exactly inspire confidence.

Our excitement continues as we thrift our way around St. Louis Lambert Airport. While the St. Vincent de Paul store doesn’t quite impress, another thrift shop offers amazing deals on 1930s Manhattan glass (25 cents each!), lovely antique portrait plates, and a Hummel Full Bee candleholder priced so low it’s a steal—even by today’s standards!

Max & Moo’s, a charming antique-thrift hybrid store in the airport neighborhood, also catches our attention. With affordable 1930s dining furniture, a stunning 1920s triple mirror under $50, and a vast selection of early 20th-century pottery, porcelain, and glass, we can’t resist exploring further. We leave with some sparkling 1960s rhinestone jewelry (including a pair of signed Kramer earrings), feeling so glad that our estate sale instinct led us to this unexpected area for fantastic vintage and antique finds at thrift prices.

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