Oh man, I forgot the other HUGE savings! I've had the same wool coat for 10 years now. Needless to say, it's getting VERY worn. Namely, the elbows are entirely threadbare, as are the cuffs. When my mom asked me what I want for Christmas, I thought, ah! wool coat. But I wanted to show her the style of the one I've had, since it works best for me. (The narrower cut ones currently popular don't give me enough range of motion in the arms, since I'm relatively broad shouldered for a woman). In searching for a picture of the coat to send her, lo and behold- the EXACT coat on ebay, in my size, same color. So for $23 ($8+$15s&h) I get to replace my jacket with a virtually unworn identical copy. All the new jackets I was seeing that would work were $85 minimum, up to like $150.
I had this same revelation with my hiking shoes last year. You'd think I'd remember by now to just check ebay and see if I can get the same thing again!