A TIKTOK user has made hundreds of dollars in profits at a thrift store.
The content creator said that he made profits by reselling thrift purchases – he expected to make hundreds off "some middle-aged mom."
"You'd be amazed how much money you can make buying stuff at thrift stores and selling it online," TikToker, Wyatt (@rewildedreselling) said before showing his thrift store haul.
Wyatt exclaimed, as he video taped finding a Cricut EasyPress 2: "Who donates this kind of stuff?"
The Cricut EasyPress is an arts and crafts machine that was popular in the 1990s.
The machine is the standard bearer for heat-transfer project – particularly for creators making graphic T-shirts.
Heat-transfer art projects use high temperatures to transfer images or designs onto textiles.
Artists can compress the design into a shirt using a transfer vinyl – a sheet with an image or design printed on it.
A new Cricut heat press sells at Best Buy for $199.
Wyatt listed the machine for $60 on a local Facebook group.
"I'm sure some middle aged mom will be chomping at the bit to pick this up for less than 100 bucks," Wyatt said.
The Cricut was one of several items that Wyatt found in the thrift store.
Wyatt also picked up a few other thrift purchases he aims to sell for a profit.
"Today I found just 4 items at Goodwill that will yield me a couple hundred dollars," Wyatt said in the video's caption.
"This side hustle can be enough to make a great day’s income if you know what to look for!"
The content creator found a Domino's Pizza shell jacket for cheap.
"I should be able to get $35 plus shipping on eBay," Wyatt said.
He also found a cheap pair of men's Ugg Boots and and an RV part.
Not all of Wyatt's finds were well-received.
Wyatt fell into controversy in the video's comment section.
Viewers chided the creator for intentionally driving up the price of thrift finds.
Many people pointed out that individuals with less access to money may need to thrift to find these items on the cheap.
"This is wrong," one viewer said about the profiteering. "Thrift stores are literally for people who need cost effective clothing."
Another added: "Ppl [people] who buy out thrift stores and resell the s**t they got online for more than they bought it for literally make thrifting inaccessible."
Wyatt responded with a simple: "I'm sorry."
The U.S. Sun reports on all sorts of thrift finds – here is something someone thrifted for 26 times less than the product's value.
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