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Daily Record
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Man stunned by 'rare' £2 charity shop find and it's worth a small fortune
Kev was amazed when he stumbled upon a "rare" find and he can't believe the hefty sum it sold for online Charity shops can often be gold mines for those with a keen eye for hidden gems, as one ardent deal-seeker recently found out. Rooting around the board game shelf at his local charity shop, one man struck upon something rather unexpected. Kev, as he simply goes by online, couldn't wait to share his thrift store haul on TikTok, buzzing about snatching up a bargain for a mere £2. He declared: "You're never quite sure what you are going to find when you walk into a charity shop. But this one definitely surprised me." Monopoly sets are a familiar sight in second-hand shops, but Kev highlighted that it's the lesser-known editions that merit attention. With its release stretching back to 1935, Monopoly has spawned well over a thousand special editions, creating an enticing challenge for collectors scouring for something distinctive. As he delved deeper, Kev admitted: "I've never seen this Littlest Pet Shop version before." Hasbro, which also oversees Monopoly, owns the Littlest Pet Shop, known not just for its toys but as an animated series too, reports the Manchester Evening News. The reason Kev was taken aback by his discovery was simple: "There's good reason why - it's a pretty rare game." He mentioned the critical step of verifying whether all necessary components are in place. Luckily for Kev, his due diligence paid off splendidly. Victorious, Kev confirmed: "There they are - the four playable pieces that this game comes with - as well as what looks to be the complete set." When Kev presented his unpriced treasure at the counter, he casually asked how much it might cost. The response from the staff member was music to his ears: "Games are usually £2," she stated. "I'll take that then," Kev exclaimed joyfully, before announcing: "There we go - board game secured for £2 - absolute bargain." Upon getting back, Kev checked the contents of the game and was pleased to find it was "fully complete" and in "really, really good condition". Kev noted: "The playable characters, the cards, the money - it even had the discard cards in there - this has not been played with at all." Everyone was eager to know the actual value of the game. Kev showed an eBay screenshot indicating a similar Monopoly set had recently sold for a sizable £115.12. "It's exactly the same," he underscored, then revealed further prices. He disclosed another version sold earlier fetched £73.08 and one piece from the game astonishingly went for £52. "Pretty crazy," admitted Kev, mentioning there were no exact matches of his version currently up for auction. With optimism, he said: "Fingers crossed I should be getting that £115 or maybe a bit more." Another individual stated: "That is absolutely crazy... great find." While a third praised his eagle eye: "Wow! I would have completely bypassed this, thanks for the tip Kev! Cracking find." Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
Daily Mirror
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'I paid £2 for board game at charity shop and true value left me floored'
A charity shop customer has shared his joy on social media after discovering a board game in his local store on sale for £2 that he believes is worth much more We all love a charity shop bargain - and it's even better when we discover one that is related to one of our hobbies and interests. That proved to be the case for one customer who made his way to the board game section in his local Essex store and quickly stumbled upon an item of interest. Hailing the hidden gem, Kev took to TikTok in excitement after spending just £2 on it. "You're never quite sure what you are going to find when you walk into a charity shop," he began in a video. "But this one definitely surprised me." Noting that copies of Monopoly are commonplace in charity shops, Kev said if it's a version you haven't seen before then sometimes it is worth taking a closer look. The property game, which first hit shelves in 1935, now comes in more than 1,000 versions and special editions. These include everything from Wicked to Peaky Blinders, so the possibilites are endless. But seeing something he'd never seen before, Kev confessed: "I've never seen this Littlest Pet Shop version before." Littlest Pet Shop is a franchise and cartoon series owned by Hasbro - who also has the rights to Monopoly. "There's good reason why - it's a pretty rare game," Kev added. "With a game like this, it's important all the pieces are there so I popped open that sellotape just to check." Kev was soon delighted to discover that everything was indeed in check. "There they are - the four playable pieces that this game comes with - as well as what looks to be the complete set," he hailed. Heading to the counter, Kev asked a member of staff for the price due it to its lack of sticker. "Games are usually £2," responded a female worker. "I'll take that then," Kev said gleefully, before declaring: "There we go - board game secured for £2 - absolute bargain." Revealing its contents in full when he got home, Kev sorted the pieces and was able to confirm the game was "fully complete" and in "really, really good condition". He added: "The playable characters, the cards, the money - it even had the discard cards in there - this has not been played with at all." Of course, the burning question is what is the game's true value? Sharing a screenshot from eBay's sold listings, Kev noted that the last Monopoly game in this format sold for a jaw-dropping £115.12. "It's exactly the same," he acknowledged. Meanwhile, a second copy sold earlier this year for £73.08, whilst one figure alone from the game sold for a staggering £52. "Pretty crazy," Kev admitted, before highlighting that there are currently no identical versions of the game at auction. "Fingers crossed I should be getting that £115 or maybe a bit more," he closed. Writing in response, one TikTok user shared: "I once found a Ghettopoly set in mint condition for £2.99... I resold it for £100. That was my one and only ever bargain!" A second person commented: "That is absolutely crazy… great find." A third added: "Wow! I would have completely bypassed this, thanks for the tip Kev! Cracking find."
Scottish Sun
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
I hit the jackpot with a £2 charity shop buy that is worth £115 – it's why you should always check a certain section
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THERE are more and more resellers raiding charity shops in a bid to find bits to sell on for a profit. So it can often be a bit disheartening when you scour the shelves and end up coming away empty handed. 6 A reseller has explained there's a section in the charity shop that should never be ignored Credit: TikTok/@kevthereseller 6 And that's the board game section - where he found this special edition Monopoly Credit: TikTok/@kevthereseller 6 The game has a Littlest Pet Shop theme, and is very rare - so he was chuffed he got it for just £2 Credit: TikTok/@kevthereseller 6 He double checked that everything was inside the box before purchasing Credit: TikTok/@kevthereseller But that could be because you're looking in the wrong places, one reseller has explained. The shopper took to TikTok to share one of his recent finds - a £2 buy that ended up being worth a whopping £115. The product in question? A Littlest Pet Shop version of Monopoly. And Kev added that the purchase is proof that you should always check the board games on sale in your local charity shop. "This Monopoly game is worth crazy money!" he wrote over the top of his video. Adding in the caption: "Always worth checking out those board games!" "You're obviously never quite sure what you're going to find when you walk into a charity shop, but this one definitely surprised me," Kev began the video. "Of course you're always seeing the board game Monopoly in charity shops, but if it's one that you haven't seen before, sometimes it's worth taking a closer look. "I had never seen this Littlest Pet Shop before and there was good reason why, because it is a pretty rare game." Kev removed the sellotape on the box to have a look inside, to find that the four playable pet pieces were inside and in mint condition. The secret part of the charity shop you're forgetting to check for unique buys - I found a perfect dress in mine for £4 The rest of the game also appeared to be complete. There was no price on the box, so Kev took it up to the till, where he was told that board games are sold for £2 each. "And there we go, board game secured for £2, absolute bargain!" he said. "After a few minutes of sorting everything out, I got the pieces together and it was fully complete and actually in really, really good condition. "The character playable pieces were really good, the money, the cards, even had the discarded cards in there, this has not been played with much at all." Kev then had a look on eBay to see how much the game could potentially fetch - and was stunned to see one exactly the same as his that had sold for £115. Top charity shop tips for bagging a bargain Ross Dutton has been a manager for Crisis's charity shops for four years and currently runs the charity's Finsbury Park shop in London. Choose your area - As a rule of thumb, the posher the area, the better quality the clothes that are donated. Don't hang around - If you see something you like, buy it, as it'll likely be gone when you come back Look out for cut-off labels - Some of your favourite high street stores will have deals with local charity shops to donate stock that isn't sold during their own sales. Often part of the deal is that they need to cut the labels off the clothes. Stay at home - While some charities have their own site, like Oxfam and Crisis. many also sell from dedicated eBay stores, such as British Heart Foundation and Scope. You won't get the range of bargains that you would get in a physical store, but if you're looking for something specific it may be worth checking online too. "There is another one that sold for £73 and one of the figures on their own also sold for £52, pretty crazy!" he grinned. "Looking at what's actually currently listed at the moment, there is nothing, none of the full game whatsoever, just bits and pieces, so fingers crossed I should be getting that £115, maybe a bit more!" People were quick to comment on the video, with many sharing their own similar finds. "I once found a Ghettopoly set in mint condition for £2.99 … I resold it for £100," one wrote. "That was my one and only ever bargain!" "I found a sealed snoopy limited edition one for £1.50 few years ago in charity shop, and Ghetto Monopoly," another added. "Wow!!!! I would have completely bypassed this, thanks for the tip Kev! Cracking find," a third praised. With someone else calling it "an awesome find". 6 When he got it home, he was even more pleased to see that everything was in pristine condition - even the pretend money Credit: TikTok/@kevthereseller
The Sun
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
I hit the jackpot with a £2 charity shop buy that is worth £115 – it's why you should always check a certain section
THERE are more and more resellers raiding charity shops in a bid to find bits to sell on for a profit. So it can often be a bit disheartening when you scour the shelves and end up coming away empty handed. 6 6 6 But that could be because you're looking in the wrong places, one reseller has explained. The shopper took to TikTok to share one of his recent finds - a £2 buy that ended up being worth a whopping £115. The product in question? A Littlest Pet Shop version of Monopoly. And Kev added that the purchase is proof that you should always check the board games on sale in your local charity shop. "This Monopoly game is worth crazy money!" he wrote over the top of his video. Adding in the caption: "Always worth checking out those board games!" "You're obviously never quite sure what you're going to find when you walk into a charity shop, but this one definitely surprised me," Kev began the video. "Of course you're always seeing the board game Monopoly in charity shops, but if it's one that you haven't seen before, sometimes it's worth taking a closer look. "I had never seen this Littlest Pet Shop before and there was good reason why, because it is a pretty rare game." Kev removed the sellotape on the box to have a look inside, to find that the four playable pet pieces were inside and in mint condition. The secret part of the charity shop you're forgetting to check for unique buys - I found a perfect dress in mine for £4 The rest of the game also appeared to be complete. There was no price on the box, so Kev took it up to the till, where he was told that board games are sold for £2 each. "And there we go, board game secured for £2, absolute bargain!" he said. "After a few minutes of sorting everything out, I got the pieces together and it was fully complete and actually in really, really good condition. "The character playable pieces were really good, the money, the cards, even had the discarded cards in there, this has not been played with much at all." Kev then had a look on eBay to see how much the game could potentially fetch - and was stunned to see one exactly the same as his that had sold for £115. Top charity shop tips for bagging a bargain Ross Dutton has been a manager for Crisis's charity shops for four years and currently runs the charity's Finsbury Park shop in London. Choose your area - As a rule of thumb, the posher the area, the better quality the clothes that are donated. Don't hang around - If you see something you like, buy it, as it'll likely be gone when you come back Look out for cut-off labels - Some of your favourite high street stores will have deals with local charity shops to donate stock that isn't sold during their own sales. Often part of the deal is that they need to cut the labels off the clothes. Stay at home - While some charities have their own site, like Oxfam and Crisis. many also sell from dedicated eBay stores, such as British Heart Foundation and Scope. You won't get the range of bargains that you would get in a physical store, but if you're looking for something specific it may be worth checking online too. "There is another one that sold for £73 and one of the figures on their own also sold for £52, pretty crazy!" he grinned. "Looking at what's actually currently listed at the moment, there is nothing, none of the full game whatsoever, just bits and pieces, so fingers crossed I should be getting that £115, maybe a bit more!" People were quick to comment on the video, with many sharing their own similar finds. "I once found a Ghettopoly set in mint condition for £2.99 … I resold it for £100," one wrote. "That was my one and only ever bargain!" "I found a sealed snoopy limited edition one for £1.50 few years ago in charity shop, and Ghetto Monopoly," another added. "Wow!!!! I would have completely bypassed this, thanks for the tip Kev! Cracking find," a third praised. With someone else calling it "an awesome find". 6
The Irish Sun
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
I hit the jackpot with a £2 charity shop buy that is worth £115 – it's why you should always check a certain section
THERE are more and more resellers raiding charity shops in a bid to find bits to sell on for a profit. So it can often be a bit disheartening when you scour the shelves and end up coming away empty handed. Advertisement 6 A reseller has explained there's a section in the charity shop that should never be ignored Credit: TikTok/@kevthereseller 6 And that's the board game section - where he found this special edition Monopoly Credit: TikTok/@kevthereseller 6 The game has a Littlest Pet Shop theme, and is very rare - so he was chuffed he got it for just £2 Credit: TikTok/@kevthereseller 6 He double checked that everything was inside the box before purchasing Credit: TikTok/@kevthereseller But that could be because you're looking in the wrong places, one reseller has explained. The shopper The product in question? A Littlest Pet Shop version of Monopoly. And Kev added that the purchase is proof that you should always check the board games on sale in your local charity shop. Advertisement Read more Charity shop stories "This Monopoly game is worth crazy money!" he wrote over the top of his video. Adding in the caption: "Always worth checking out those board games!" "You're obviously never quite sure what you're going to find when you walk into a charity shop, but this one definitely surprised me," Kev began the video. "Of course you're always seeing the board game Monopoly in charity shops, but if it's one that you haven't seen before, sometimes it's worth taking a closer look. Advertisement Most read in Fabulous "I had never seen this Littlest Pet Shop before and there was good reason why, because it is a pretty rare game." Kev removed the sellotape on the box to have a look inside, to find that the four playable pet pieces were inside and in mint condition. The secret part of the charity shop you're forgetting to check for unique buys - I found a perfect dress in mine for £4 The rest of the game also appeared to be complete. There was no price on the box, so Kev took it up to the till, where he was told that board games are sold for £2 each. Advertisement "And there we go, board game secured for £2, absolute bargain!" he said. "After a few minutes of sorting everything out, I got the pieces together and it was fully complete and actually in really, really good condition. "The character playable pieces were really good, the money, the cards, even had the discarded cards in there, this has not been played with much at all." Kev then had a look on eBay to see how much the game could potentially fetch - and was stunned to see one exactly the same as his that had sold for £115. Advertisement Top charity shop tips for bagging a bargain Ross Dutton has been a manager for Crisis's charity shops for four years and currently runs the charity's Finsbury Park shop in London. Choose your area - As a rule of thumb, the posher the area, the better quality the clothes that are donated. Don't hang around - If you see something you like, buy it, as it'll likely be gone when you come back Look out for cut-off labels - Some of your favourite high street stores will have deals with local charity shops to donate stock that isn't sold during their own sales. Often part of the deal is that they need to cut the labels off the clothes. Stay at home - While some charities have their own site, like "There is another one that sold for £73 and one of the figures on their own also sold for £52, pretty crazy!" he grinned. "Looking at what's actually currently listed at the moment, there is nothing, none of the full game whatsoever, just bits and pieces, so fingers crossed I should be getting that £115, maybe a bit more!" People were quick to comment on the video, with many sharing their own similar finds. "I once found a Ghettopoly set in mint condition for £2.99 … I resold it for £100," one wrote. Advertisement "That was my one and only ever bargain!" "I found a sealed snoopy limited edition one for £1.50 few years ago in charity shop, and Ghetto Monopoly," another added. "Wow!!!! I would have completely bypassed this, thanks for the tip Kev! Cracking find," a third praised. With someone else calling it "an awesome find". Advertisement 6 When he got it home, he was even more pleased to see that everything was in pristine condition - even the pretend money Credit: TikTok/@kevthereseller 6 And when he looked on eBay, he found this one was selling for £115 Credit: TikTok/@kevthereseller
