OP SHOPS APPRECIATE TINNIE FINDS

WORLD War II trench jackets, movie set memorabilia, motorbikes, even a tinnie.

Michelle Muir has seen it all in her time as retail co-ordinator of the Animal Welfare League of Queensland op shops.

Some of the more unusual items donated to the 13 stores over the past few years include: a Darcy Doyle painting, sold for $3500, props and costumes fromThe Flammable Children, antique furniture, kayaks and an awning. But that’s not all.

Ms Muir said people were sometimes too eager to give to the charity, donating things better left in the bedroom. “We’ve had a couple of naughty items, I don’t know if we should mention them,” she said, adding the items were not sold on.

Ms Muir said op shops valued donations on Google, with more interesting items selling for more than $100. The donated tinnie was sold for $3000 while the World War II jacket will likely find home in a museum.

It comes as the shelter celebrates Op Shop Week.

Ms Muir said the shelter would not operate without the donations, volunteers and customers. “Every cent we make goes towards the animals for a brighter future.”