10 Thrift Finds That Sell on eBay Before Christmas (2026)

An old pair of Ray-Bans sold on eBay for three hundred twenty-five dollars on October thirtieth. A hanging lamp sold for six hundred dollars, and the listing showed three hundred twenty-six dollars and ninety-three cents more, just for delivery. So in this video: ten thrift finds selling on eBay right now, what each one really sold for, and the dates to beat if you want them delivered by Christmas. One of them is a ski jacket that usually sells for about thirty dollars, but one with a famous name on it sold for five times that. One is a game console where the model number on a sticker is worth almost forty dollars. And if you ship clothes on Depop, something just changed. Let's jump right into it.

So here's the clock. Black Friday is November twenty-seventh, and Cyber Monday is November thirtieth. And U S P S recommends sending by December seventeenth for Ground Advantage and December eighteenth for Priority Mail, for delivery by Christmas in the lower forty-eight. So whatever you find this weekend has about six weeks to get listed, sold and shipped. List it before Black Friday, and you're in the window. I ranked these ten by the typical sale price, from eBay's sold listings, so number one is the most money per item. Every price you'll see comes from real sold listings, and every single sale shows the date it sold.

Number ten: Spyder ski jackets. And let's be honest about this one. A plain used Spyder is a modest sale. The middle half of about ninety-eight used sales from October twenty-sixth to November sixth landed between about twenty and forty-five dollars, and the typical one was around thirty. The money is in the loud nineties jackets and the U S Ski Team pieces. A U S Ski Team jacket sold for sixty-five dollars on November sixth. And an orange and navy nineties jacket, listed as a Tommy Moe jacket, sold for a hundred forty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents on October twenty-second. One sale. Tommy Moe won Olympic gold in the downhill in nineteen ninety-four, so that name is worth looking for. So flip the collar, read the labels, and check every zipper. A plain one is only worth it if it's cheap.

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Number nine: UGG Tasman slippers, and this one moves. I counted a hundred thirteen used sales in about two weeks, October twenty-fourth to November sixth. The middle half landed between thirty and fifty dollars, typical around forty. Clean colors and the newer versions go higher. A pink Tasman Two sold for ninety-five dollars on November fifth, and a men's pair listed as worn once sold for ninety. A used black pair went for twenty dollars and ninety-nine cents. Look for the braided collar around the opening and the UGG branding on the shoe. Fakes are common, so check the labels and the sole before you pay. And they ship in a small box.

Number eight is a nineties toy: Mighty Max. Most are shaped like a skull, a monster's head or a creature, and they open up into a tiny playset with little figures inside. With this one, complete is everything. Complete single sets: the middle half of seventy-two sales from October seventeenth to November sixth landed between thirty and sixty dollars, typical around forty-one. Incomplete ones, mostly just the shell, typical around fifteen. The big sets are the money. A complete Dragon Island with the lights working and the instructions sold for a hundred forty-nine dollars on October thirtieth. A complete Skull Dungeon sold for a hundred four dollars and ninety-five cents. So open it up at the store and count the pieces against a sold listing's photos.

Number seven: mid-century bar glasses with twenty-two karat gold patterns, made by Culver. Sets: the middle half of ninety-four set sales from October thirteenth to November sixth landed between forty and a hundred dollars, typical around sixty. A set of eight Valencia glasses sold for ninety-five dollars on November fifth. And a red paisley cocktail set with the pitcher sold for three hundred twenty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents on November second. That's one sale, not the norm. A set of four in a plainer pattern went for twenty-five. Bright, unworn gold is the money. Check the rims for chips. And the delivery charges on these sold listings ran from about twelve to forty-two dollars, so wrap every glass on its own and charge the real shipping.

Number six: old Ray-Bans from before nineteen ninety-nine, when Bausch and Lomb made them. Those say B and L. Eleven of fifteen recent pre-owned sales landed between forty and a hundred fifty dollars, typical around seventy. A black Wayfarer sold for ninety-nine dollars with seventeen bids. A gold-filled aviator sold for a hundred twenty-seven dollars and fifty cents with nine bids. And that Wayfarer from the start, with the green G fifteen lenses, pictured with its case, sold for three hundred twenty-five dollars on October thirtieth. One sale. On most pairs from the mid-seventies on, look for a tiny B L etched in the lens near the hinge, and B and L Ray-Ban U S A on the frame. Check the sunglasses case by the register. And they ship in a small box.

Number five: nineties wrestling shirts, from back when it was still the WWF. The middle half of fifty-six sales from October seventh to November fifth landed between fifty-five and a hundred twenty dollars, typical around eighty. A nineteen ninety-eight The Rock shirt sold for eighty dollars. A Hitman Bret Hart all-over print sold for a hundred ninety-five. A nineteen ninety Macho King shirt sold for two hundred dollars on November third. And a nineteen ninety-six Mind Games shirt sold for four hundred ninety-nine dollars and ninety-six cents on October fourteenth. One sale. But a modern WWE shirt from around twenty fifteen? Typical around seventeen dollars. So read the copyright line under the print. Titan Sports and a nineties year is a good sign. But reprints copy that line, so check the tag too.

Number four: Dale of Norway wool sweaters. The middle half of a hundred sixteen sales in just eleven days, October twenty-seventh to November sixth, landed between eighty and a hundred forty dollars, typical around a hundred. The Olympic designs and clean pewter-clasp cardigans went higher. A Vancouver twenty ten Olympic sweater sold for two hundred ten dollars on October thirty-first. A Salt Lake twenty oh two Olympic sweater sold for a hundred nineteen dollars and ninety-nine cents on November sixth. And a red cardigan with pewter clasps sold for a hundred fifteen. Look for the Dale of Norway label at the neck, and the pewter clasps on cardigans. Then check the cuffs and underarms for moth holes. The worn ones I found sold at auction for about forty to seventy-five dollars.

Number three: the Game Boy Advance SP. Flip it over and read the sticker. You want A G S one oh one. That's the version with the brighter backlit screen. The middle half of a hundred thirteen sales of original A G S one oh ones, from October twenty-second to November sixth, landed between a hundred ten and a hundred sixty-five dollars, typical around a hundred thirty-eight. The older A G S zero zero one? Typical around a hundred. That sticker is worth almost forty dollars. A pearl blue one with the charger, and four games in the photo, sold for a hundred sixty-four dollars and ninety-nine cents on November fifth. A graphite one, complete in the box, sold for three hundred thirty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents on October twenty-seventh. One sale. Watch out, a lot of SPs have been reshelled or given new screens. Those aren't these prices. Open it, check the hinge, and turn it on.

Number two: Red Wing Irish Setter moc toe boots. This one's slower: twenty-four used sales in about a month. But the middle half landed between a hundred five and three hundred dollars, typical around a hundred sixty-five. A pair of sixties Irish Setters sold for a hundred sixty-five dollars on October thirtieth. An old pair listed as fifties or sixties, with the dog tag label, sold for three hundred ninety-nine dollars on October twenty-eighth. One sale. And a nineteen-seventies pair with plenty of wear still brought sixty. Look for the Irish Setter dog tag label inside the shaft, made in U S A, and the white wedge sole. They're heavy, so weigh the box before you set the shipping.

And number one: vintage oil rain lamps. Oil runs down a curtain of strings around a statue, often a goddess, and a little pump in the base keeps it going. They're slow, thirty-eight sales in sixty days, but the middle half landed between two hundred and four hundred dollars, typical around two hundred ninety. A tabletop one listed as tested working sold for two hundred forty-nine. A hanging Three Graces lamp sold for six hundred dollars on November fifth. And one listed for repair still brought a hundred twenty-four dollars and fifty cents, with eleven bids. Now, the twist from the start. That six hundred dollar lamp's listing showed three hundred twenty-six dollars and ninety-three cents for delivery. A three hundred dollar hanging lamp showed a hundred seventeen dollars and forty-four cents. So price the shipping in, pack it like it's glass, or sell it locally. And plug it in at the store. Listen for the pump.

Now, if you sell clothes on Depop, here's what changed. Depop's own help page says that from October twenty-eighth, the Other shipping option is gone for new U S listings. Everything you list from that date uses Depop Shipping, their prepaid label. Listings you set to Other before that stay that way until they sell. But if you delete and relist one, it switches over. And if a listing is on Depop Shipping and you ship it some other way, Depop says you're not covered by its seller protection, and the order may be canceled and refunded. So if you've been buying your own labels, that's over for new listings. Check what the label costs in the app for your usual package before you set a price. And here's the fee side on a sixty dollar item, the item price alone, from each site's own page. Depop's payment processing is about two dollars and forty-three cents. Mercari takes six dollars. eBay's rate for most categories comes to about eight dollars and fifty-six cents. And Poshmark takes twelve. Fees aren't the whole story, though. Where the buyers are matters more.

So here's your list-by plan. This weekend, hit the sweater racks, the shoe wall, the glass shelf, the toy bins, and the case by the register. Weigh and measure everything before you list it, so the shipping is right, especially the glass and the lamps. List it all before Black Friday, November twenty-seventh. And put December seventeenth on your calendar, U S P S's recommended Ground Advantage send-by date for Christmas.

So, which one of these ten have you seen at your thrift store and walked right past? Tell me in the comments. And if this gave you something to grab this weekend, a like helps it reach more resellers. Have a blessed day.