Anyone else watch the Crazy Lamp Lady on youtube?

I do. She always finds the best stuff. I really enjoy watching her, but not a fan of Sue.

Darn it. I don’t watch much YouTube, but I’m going to have to check this one out. There goes some of my productivity today. Lol.

That's part of her success. The more you go, the more you find. In the past I have had some really great finds, but since I don't go thrifting that often they aren't that frequent. None of my finds have been at Goodwill. The local ones (I'm not too far from you) are overpriced and just average at best with stock. It seems the best deals from Goodwill are from the 'bins', but we don't have one of those locally. It seems the stores in other states have better stuff. No idea why though.

My best finds have been from local charity thrift stores and garage sales. However, the charity thrifts have for the most part gotten savvy and have really raised their prices. They are also selling things on eBay/Instagram, as well as doing live Facebook sales. The days of finding an authentic Hermes scarf for $4 are pretty much over around here!

I used to follow her but drifted away. I watched Sue's channel for a bit too.

My favorite thrifters to follow are Laura and Selena of The Recycled Life and their independent channels, Laura Caldwell/Left Coast Revivals and Vintage Bombshell. They each have a specific aesthetic and the knowledge to inform their shopping. Laura prefers mid-century and boho (as Selena would say "brown and wooly") and Selena is ultra-feminine and romantic. She loves her some angel babies!

They both have online shops and run online jewelry sales together. They both love turquoise and statement pieces, so definitely check them out if you like those styles.

Also, they are local to me and I always wonder if I'll run into them, though thrifting went out the window for me due to the pandemic.

Love them!

I watch and enjoy her videos. I just assumed she and Sue were being careful since Sue is older and probably higher risk. Also, Sue has had a bout with Bells Palsy.

And I realize the camera microphone amplifies sound, but the way she bangs glass around just makes me cringe.

The thrift stores in my area never have anything close to what she finds.

If you like CLL's finds, you might like The Old Curiosity Shop (Scott's) YouTube channel also. He concentrates mostly on items from the 1920s-1950s; I've learned quite a bit from him. I think he is in PA also. Maybe NJ or NY.

If you want to watch someone who went full-bore into shopping for Ebay resale and who buys a wide variety of items, the Lavender Clothesline channel is a good one. Her resale basement looks like a mini warehouse. Also PA. Hmmm.

And coincidentally, the next Recycled Life jewelry sale I mentioned previously is tomorrow! www.the-recycled-life.com/

If anyone knows others to follow, especially non-clothing, mid-mod, please share!

Yes, I watch CLL every day. Have definitely learned a lot from her. I resell also but have a booth in a vendor mall (no eBay). I am definitely always on the prowl for treasures. My booth is some vintage, but mostly cool clothing, jewelry, and home decor. My thrift stores are shopped a lot harder, so I have to be more diligent, go more frequently, and be targeted. I have had some good luck. My problem is that much of what I bring home doesn't make it into the booth because I fall in love with it. Need to be better about that.

I also love Selena and Laura. GREAT style. I try to pick up both vintage/romantic and mid-century/boho items, so I channel both of them. chendra you mean "naked cherub babies"!

I got hooked on Jocelyn about 18 months ago.  I am not a thrifter, but I do love her personality and love of the chase.  I watch other people on occasion, but I enjoy her every single day.  While she does find treasures, I love that she loves weird pieces, interesting art, and animal pieces that others would poo poo.  Her cart isn't filled with stuff that is always worth a lot, but I think the fact that she puts out videos every single day and has 180K+ subscribers helps sell some of the more unusual pieces.  You can go to her YouTube channel and find her eBay and see what things are going for currently.  She found this small stuffed cat the other day and didn't know anything about it other than she liked it.  It is currently at $35 and will probably sell for more than that.  Don't remember for sure, but she paid maybe $5 for it.  She's just fun to watch.  It's like hanging out with a friend for 18-24 minutes a day.

It doesn't hurt that they lease/rent a large store in PA that will house many of her treasures by the end of the year.  She must being doing very well to have a space for almost a year before they have it up and running.  

I believe they did.  I know that at some point there was something I heard about $ and videos that Sue was in with her.

But, I think the real division happened when someone said something about Ashley Rose, another You Tuber, and later the video was taken down.

Sue had a video out about people getting along.  So, I think Sue called them on the bad mouthing.  She has never specifically said why they aren't hanging out together.

chendra, I watch The Recycled Life. I used to enjoy it more before. They used to be more spontaneous and we'd see them finding more stuff. Now, it feels like they are making it more like a reality tv show, it's almost like it's too perfect sometimes. I know they do want to have a show so perhaps they're trying to edit it more in that style. They do find some wonderful things.

Have never heard of her. Just watch a few of her videos. I am surprised that she can make much profit on items from a Antique Mall. The vendors usually know the value of the items they are selling.

I never go to the Goodwill. Their stuff usually sucks and is overpriced. But when I go, I am not looking for stuff to re-sell. I wouldn’t know what was valuable, when it comes to most antiques.

I love watching CLL and think she has the greatest dimples!

CLL always says don't overlook Antique Malls/Vendor Malls. When I price my items for my booth, I always look up the value on eBay for solds. I then price my items between what I paid and what they are selling for on eBay. I could make more money on eBay, but I don't want to sell on eBay/store items/ship/deal with customers, etc. So I have my items in a booth. I rely on walk through traffic and try to catch the average shopper, along with someone who might be shopping for eBay. It's hard to get eBay prices in a mall. So her advice make sense, unless the items are very large or heavy where shipping doesn't make sense.