Finding autographs at Thrift Shops...yes, it does happen!!

[DeathBoyTheSick]

In my area they do. All the signed books have a sticker on the cover that say's "Signed by author". I couldn't say if this is all Dollar Tree's, or just all the ones in my area.

[nicole175]

I've found a few here and there over the years at Goodwills, yard sales and also the dollar store is a good place to find them. There are 3 dollar tree's within a 20 minute drive from me and they always have a bunch of signed books. Picked up a few over the years. My best find ever though was in '94, I went to a yard sale with my mom and grandmother and came across the book Orr on Ice, Bobby Orr's hockey training book. It was signed NICELY on the first page and it only cost me 25 cents. I sold it years later for 40 bucks. lol.. Good return! Always keeping an eye out for more.

Dollar Tree has signed books??

thats what I was thinking also. it has to just be in your area cuz I havn't ever seen a sticker like that at anyone of them here but I'll have another look for it next time I'm in there

[Ink&Bones]

Must be just your area....which means you're VERY lucky!! I've never seen signed books at Dollar Trees in Florida, Georgia or Kansas.

[Tabby]

Missouri doesn't have that either. I haven't seen that at any dollar trees here.

[DeathBoyTheSick]

Wow, I honestly always believed it was all of them. lol.. Although, I've never been to a Dollar Tree anywhere but here. lol.. Next time I make a trip there, I'll pick one up and show you a picture of it.

[JasonS]

My best find ever though was in '94, I went to a yard sale with my mom and grandmother and came across the book Orr on Ice, Bobby Orr's hockey training book. It was signed NICELY on the first page and it only cost me 25 cents. I sold it years later for 40 bucks. lol.. Good return! Always keeping an eye out for more.

Nice! He charges $80 for any signed flat item now.

[DeathBoyTheSick]

Man.. should have held off selling it. lol.. I think that one was a pretty unique find, but I'm always looking for another..

[ilickstamps]

I had no idea, Thrief Stores smell bad..but if i could end up finding sme autographs im there. Next time i have nothing to do i will look at every book...every paige till i find them all...you know what they say, one mans trash is another mans.....Autograph!!!!!
It coul be my new hobby, going there an looking at the books. Sounds lik my cup of tea!!!

[ilickstamps]

Anybody have any tips for me on looking for signed books at thrief stores????? I got to one but theres like a millon books!!!!!! Anything would help, do I just go in and start opening to the first paige of every book????

[RYAN J.]

do I just go in and start opening to the first paige of every book????

Yep pretty much! I usually start with books by people I recognize first, if your thrift store has them all catergorized by type, start with the autobiography's as that's where your most likely to find some.

After that just scan down all the rows and any ones that look interesting to you, pull it out, flip through the first few pages and also the back few pages.

When you do find one, don't freak out & scream as you might worry the employees and surrounding customers. Just contain your excitement till you get out of the store.

RYAN J.