A dedicated charity shop fan made what he described as his “greatest ever find” when he scooped a set of retro gaming items for just £20. “I still cannot believe it,” he said.
Charity shops are full of bargains ready to be discovered. Whether it’s clothes, toys, homeware, or something a bit more unusual, they’re jam-packed with items usually at a fraction of their original price.
One dedicated charity shop fan made what he described as his “greatest ever find” when he scooped a set of retro items for just £20. The man, known on social media as RK Gaming, where he has a combined following of more than 25,000 people, describes himself as a “charity shop hunter”, and regularly shares some his incredible finds, which he often sells on for massive profits.
In a recent TikTok video he showed off what he described as “my greatest charity shop find ever”. “I still cannot believe it,” he said.
The clip starts with the man going into an Age UK charity shop and browsing the shelves, looking through DVDs, video games, and toys, saying he had previously found a Mario Kart remote control car in the store. He then goes to a different charity shop, where he says he finds “two of my greatest pickups ever”.
“I was informed I missed something and the beginning of the week that’s worth a lot so I’ve come back today to pick it up,” he said. “Over to where it was when I last came in and it was gone, because it was sat in between these clothes.”
Picking up a toy of the were-rabbit from the 2005 film Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, he added: “It last sold on eBay for £70.” Showing the pricetag, he reveals he got it for just £3.
He continued he’d asked if they had more gaming items in stock to be given a bag containing a goldmine of retro goodness. “I couldn’t believe what it was,” he said.
“A Sega Master System 2 with so many games and accessories. One of the games was Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, which sells at CEX for £45. And the best thing about it all, she only wanted £20 for the whole lot.”
The Sega Master System 2, released in 1990, was a cheaper model of the video game maker’s Master System console, which originally went on sale in the UK in 1987. It featured games including Sonic the Hedgehog, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, and Phantasy Star.
Viewers were amazed by the find. One said: “Oh my good what a find, crazy.”
Another wrote: “I did two charity shop hunts yesterday. Nothing exciting but I loved a rummage. Replying, RK Gaming said: “90% of the time I get nothing. I just go into so many.”
The commenter replied: “It’s not gaming but I picked up a Care Bears book from 1984 for 25p. That’s getting flipped.” RK Gaming replied: “I need to look into books a bit more. Some good money to be made!”
Another commenter said: “Alex Kidd! Great game! But seriously what an amazing find.”
And someone else wrote: “Lol it was me who pointed out about the Were Rabbit plush, so glad it was still there. That Master System find was insane, you definitely don’t find things like that in charity shops anymore. Not in the last 15 years I’ve been doing this anyway.”
Another shared their own amazing find. They wrote: “My greatest ever charity shop find was finding one of my favourite books in a hard back sprayed edges for 50p only to find when I got home it’s worth £700+.”
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