I bought an iconic $8 kitchen item at a thrift store – they’re worth up to $1,000 and people are thinking the brand is “insane”

ANOTHER saver was shocked to discover his clean and cheap second-hand find was worth much more than its purchase price.

It’s no longer a surprise for a thrifty shopper to find an expensive handbag or expensive piece of memorabilia discarded by mistake, but what that shopper could profit from is less common.

A Redditor posted a image from their vintage kitchen found on a /thriftstorehauls forum, a KitchenAid mixer they bought for less than $8.

“Kitchenaid mixer and accessories for $8. Not a bad day,” they captioned the image, further clarifying that they actually spent $7.99.

The stand mixer may bring back feelings of nostalgia for some as a staple in many families’ kitchens.

This is a white variation, probably from the early 2000s, and can cost a lot on resale.

According to Kitchenaid websitemixers can cost between $250 and $1,000.

Other users of the site went wild over the discovery of the original poster, expressing their jealousy.

“Awesome. I hope I find one… My deity killed two mixers. What thrift store? I know it wasn’t Goodwill or it would be online…” shared one user.

“I every time I see someone post their mixer discovery. Haha,” another user wrote alongside a meme that reads “Jesus, I’ve seen what you do for other people and I want that for myself.”

One user explained that they had almost the exact same model and even remembered how much they originally paid for the product.

“I have this exact same color!” they wrote. It was the Lowe’s model for $100 20 years ago,” they shared.

“I thought I had died and gone to heaven…$7 is crazy. Beautiful.”

Depending on the age, model and accessories provided, KitchenAid mixers can sell for thousands.

Even one like the original poster found, a fairly standard white model, is usually resold on sites like eBay for between $200 and $500.

This user is not alone in their vintage finds, as many other secondhand shoppers have made a killing by scouring the racks and racks of stores like Goodwill and Savers.

A fashionista paid just $15 for a pair of designer jeans that cost around $100.

Another buyer, typically a professional dealer, paid what seemed like a large sum for a vintage camera, only to discover that it could fetch thousands.

Some have even turned resale into an entire career, generating much more than the average 9 to 5 salary position.

A 27-year-old woman made nearly $300,000 from her clothing resale business over a six-year period.

For about $3,000 a month, another dealer is about to quit his job and start selling full time.

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