Second Hand Goods Shopping

There are some rich people who purchases items and use them only for a few times and then give them away. Often they are not satisfied with the product.

So when you are going for second hand shops to purchase items target the shops in the wealthy regions first. They are the ones which have the good material. After that you can go to the second hand shops in the middle class area etc.

Also be very picky when selecting the items especially electronics. I do not recommend buying second hand laptops which are more than 3 three years old.

There are some items which are really worthwhile to buy in second hand shops. Below are a list of some of them.

Art supplies: You can buy lot of art supplies like brushes, oil paints, crayons, clay, easels etc. for you children to use for their art projects. You can even find magazines which can help your child for these projects.

 Gardening supplies: Some times you might require a shovel, spade for an occasional job in the garden instead of buying a new one for a one time job. Buying a second hand one works really well. You will also find Hedge trimmers, Weed trimmers, Rakes. Be careful when buying hose’s because there might be a slight crack or cut in the middle which may go unnoticed.

Hand tools:  you may find screwdrivers, spanners, drills, hammers etc. in second hand stores. Usually these items are used very rarely in the household. So you can buy such items just to do the specific job, instead of buying tools and keeping them locked away for lot of years.

Toys: You can buy toys for your children from second hand shops. Ys your children tend to break them anyway and when they get a bit older these toys remain as useless junk. Also note the type of toys they like depends on the age group. And usually after a few months they use a toy they don’t even look at them again.

Books: Usually the books found on the second hand shops are read only once. They are as good as new. You do the same thing if you are using a library, unless you are in really impatient to read a particular book I find really no reason to buy a new book.

Bicycles: yes, there are second hand bicycle shops that repair broken, leftover bicycles and sell them. This is also good for your children because as they keep growing up you will require bicycles from small sizes gradually to larger ones. Then the small cycle will be a piece of junk in your house.

Home Décor: Of course there are lots of decorative items with small damages in second hand shops. But these small damages can be kept in such a way that will not be seen to guest. For example, the damaged side of the item is kept facing the wall.

Video games & Movies: you will mostly play such items only once so why pay more money for such items when you can easily get them in second hand shops

Musical instruments: Majority of the musical instrument dealers sell second hand goods. You may have to run around a bit for finding the particular instrument. But if you are not a professional and just using for some leisure time, I find it is ok. Sometimes we just buy to have a try to learn and if thing does not go well it will be lying in the dust.

 Furniture: You can get furniture in second hand shops which are really good. If you need furniture for the guest room why spend lot of money for furniture which will hardly be used.


Mobiles: Usually some people have the craze to have the latest mobile phones and they sell their almost new model to buy the latest model. You can really find an good mobile if you search a little.