SHE thought it was something else when she picked it up in a charity shop for £3.
But little did Liv know that she’d actually stumbled across a plush toy that was going to bring in a massive profit.
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She took to her TikTok page to share her story, as she held up the soft toy in question.
“I picked him up a while back from the charity shop for £3,” she began.
“I picked him up because I actually thought he was from something different!”
However, she soon found out that the toy was actually from a show called Terror Teds, and was made way back in 1986.
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“I’d never even heard of it before,” she said.
“But I did a quick eBay search while I was in the shop and saw that they go for a lot of money and they’re quite rare!”
She initially listed the bear for £85, and “waited out the sale for a couple of months”.
And now she’s accepted an offer of £76 – as she reminded viewers once again that she’d paid just £3 for it.
“Our guy has sold!!” Liv in the caption.
“Can’t believe it hahaha – it just shows the random little gems you can find when you’re out and about!
“It isn’t often I find really good profitable items but it’s great fun when you do.”
People were quick to take to the comments section, with one writing: “Oh my god I’ve seen them in my charity shop I go to!
“There was 3 of them – I know where I’m heading in the morning!”
“Omg!!! Go get them!!” Liv replied.
“That’s fricking amazing Liv – amazing find!” someone else praised.
“And incredible profit!
Top charity shop tips for bagging a bargain
Ross Dutton has been a manager for Crisis’s charity shops for four years and currently runs the charity’s Finsbury Park shop in London.
Choose your area – As a rule of thumb, the posher the area, the better quality the clothes that are donated.
Don’t hang around – If you see something you like, buy it, as it’ll likely be gone when you come back
Look out for cut-off labels – Some of your favourite high street stores will have deals with local charity shops to donate stock that isn’t sold during their own sales. Often part of the deal is that they need to cut the labels off the clothes.
Stay at home – While some charities have their own site, like Oxfam and Crisis. many also sell from dedicated eBay stores, such as British Heart Foundation and Scope. You won’t get the range of bargains that you would get in a physical store, but if you’re looking for something specific it may be worth checking online too.
“He was born same year as me! He’s old!”
“Woohoo!! Love finds like this!” a third commented.
“It always happens with the most unexpected things as well!”
“Well done! I love a good rummage in the teddy basket,” someone else smiled.
“At first I thought he was Five Nights at Freddy’s.”
“Same – that’s why I originally picked him up!” Liv responded.
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