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I've been thrifting recently, mostly at my local Goodwill, what's everyone's favorite thrift store score? I'm tempted to say the AI bomber that fits me perfectly for $9, but I managed to grab this for $6, and 6 D batteries later it works like new! 
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I used to work in a thrift store. I've found all sorts of things; Crack pipes, weed and booze. A vintage medical doctor anti hysteria vibrating dildo (made by Hamilton Beach). It had a giant ac adaptor base and was controlled with a foot pedal. Kinky! A cali king size headboard made by a big name designer. We sold it for $4000. It was shipped to an auction house and sold for $35,000. The donor said it was used in a porn once. If I can remember more I'll come back and post 'em!
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Apr 5, 2017 15:37
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100% subbed to this thread because one of my small dreams is to find something way way rad at a thrift store.
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Apr 5, 2017 15:47
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Another time I found an urn. Probably had a dead dog in it but you never know. My awful rear end hole bad man manager threw it in the trash.
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Apr 5, 2017 15:56
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A copy of Action 52. I paid $5 for it, and thought I got ripped off, but I kept it anyways, and I still have it.
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Apr 5, 2017 16:04
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One morning, I went out back to open the trash compactor chamber and tidy up. Once the hydraulic ram started moving backwards I heard a man inside start screaming and banging on the inside. If I hadn't heard him he would've been crushed as the ram moved back under the hopper. He was homeless and looking for a dry place. I gave him a blanket and called him an idiot.
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Apr 5, 2017 16:08
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This is a terrible idea for a thread but I haven't had a chance to share my stories in awhile. Tip: shop thrift in well-to-do cities during sorting hours, then you get the best stuff. Another tip: clear your laptops/hard drives before donating. I never went through personal data but I know for a fact my coworker had a collection of USBs, memory cards and even polaroids.
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Apr 5, 2017 16:12
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A copy of Shenmue in mint condition - $6 Sega Genesis and Sega CD in the boxes with all the manuals and instructions and even the wee cardboard band around the pack of discs with the Sega CD intact: $30 Konami DDR ps2 game pad: $5 The exact model of keyboard from my childhood PC: $3
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Apr 5, 2017 16:29
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Macrowave Oven posted:A vintage medical doctor anti hysteria vibrating dildo (made by Hamilton Beach). It had a giant ac adaptor base and was controlled with a foot pedal. Kinky! That reminds me of the time I found a box for a Hitachi magic wand... It was empty 
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Apr 5, 2017 16:39
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If you ever hear a thrift store talk up their Good World Citizenship and how they recycle and resell unsold items, don't believe them. Each week tons of unsellable items were sold (sold!) to third world markets. This did two things; 1) save the thrift store money from having to properly dispose of their trash and 2) achieve the audacious goal of making money off of free garbage twice! Capitalism is death. Consume like locusts and eat the poor! Edit- I am referring to large chain thrift. Mom and pop and consignment are good for the planet.
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Apr 5, 2017 16:41
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Not a thrift store per se, but I shop the flea markets in New York City every time I'm in town. I've gotten a few good cameras from there, with the best being a Kodak Junior Six-20 for $40 and a pink Kodak Starflash outfit (the entire boxed package, including flashbulbs), for $50. Both were in good to excellent condition.
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Apr 5, 2017 16:47
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Coffee And Pie posted:That reminds me of the time I found a box for a Hitachi magic wand... You're brave opening that box. A common donation is "The Suitcase". You know? The little black bag full of thread-bare crotchless panties and unwashed marital aids? Shopping thrift can be kinda gross. Working thrift is undeniably gross.
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Apr 5, 2017 17:06
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chitoryu12 posted:Not a thrift store per se, but I shop the flea markets in New York City every time I'm in town. I've gotten a few good cameras from there, with the best being a Kodak Junior Six-20 for $40 and a pink Kodak Starflash outfit (the entire boxed package, including flashbulbs), for $50. Both were in good to excellent condition. Hasselblad 503cx camera with 80mm and 150mm kit lenses: $0 It was donated in a shaving kit bag with a moldy exterior and was going in the trash. The camera and lenses were fine.
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Apr 5, 2017 20:30
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Meaty Ore posted:Hasselblad 503cx camera with 80mm and 150mm kit lenses: $0 Jesus Christ that's amazing
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Apr 5, 2017 20:58
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LooksLikeABabyRat posted:Jesus Christ that's amazing I know; it reminds me of that guy who picked up a $30k watch at Goodwill for something like six bucks. A little brand ignorance and an attitude of "who uses film anymore, anyways? Plus that bag is gross" go a long way sometimes.
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Apr 5, 2017 21:35
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Sega Dreamcast with ac adapter and controller for $2.50. Not surprisingly, the clock won't keep, but everything else works fine.
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Apr 5, 2017 22:55
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I don't really find underpriced great stuff at thrift stores (except clothes, but they're not that interesting). The things I remember are weird or cool. -a video showing how to style an 80s clothing line of "modular" clothing. I wish I still had it, it was pretty fun to watch. -a book of Colette's novellas (Claudine at School, L'Envers du music hall, Mitsou, Cheri, The Last of Cheri, and Gigi) that I bought a few years ago out of curiosity. Colette is now one of my favorite authors. -piano bench that is now my bedside table -loads of vintage patterns, most of which I buy just for the illustrations -blue-and-white cat statuette that is a reproduction of an antique chamberpot -last week I saw this kit at a thrift shop, but most of the stuff was gone and six bucks was too much to pay for what was left. Ugh, this list makes me sound twee. My mom also liked thrift shopping and we actually got my college graduation dress at a thrift store. It had a Hawaiian-looking tag inside and was in a print so hideous that I can't even blame on the seventies. I still love that ugly, ugly dress.
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Apr 6, 2017 00:07
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This thread inspired me to go to a couple thrift stores at lunch yesterday but since 2 were Goodwills they didn't really have anything worth while. I did get an Erector Set ($2.50) for my kids. It was missing the manual and probably some parts but there were batteries in the motor still and it works. I can get build instructions from the website and more parts from another set later.
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Apr 6, 2017 17:23
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I do a lot of thrift stores, flea markets, estate sales, garage sales etc, and resell a lot of it. Here's just a tiny bit of what I've found, these things are specifically from thrift stores. Nintendo Wii, complete in box with 2 wiimotes for $30. Endless PS2s for next to nothing.      
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Apr 7, 2017 14:53
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We don't really have thrift stores around here, there are general second hand stores but they mostly just have used clothes at somewhat better than new prices. I tried like 3 different stores when I was on holiday in NYC but didn't find poo poo. Mostly middle of the road brand clothes at meh prices. So I'm extremely jealous whenever I see someone find some actually cool poo poo. mobby_6kl has a new favorite as of 16:24 on Apr 7, 2017 |
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Apr 7, 2017 16:20
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Man, I basically grew up in thrift stores and I never found poo poo. My personal version of Hell will be endless shelves full of clothes that don't fit and electronics that are just slightly too old to be useful or interesting.
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Apr 8, 2017 00:42
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Found an enormous Mr. Drippy plush at a Goodwill for only $10.   I put a driver's cap on to scale.
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Apr 8, 2017 00:57
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In 2004 I found my all time favourite jacket at a Value Village for 10 bucks. It was very 70's with a huge collar and gold fabric inside. I don't really have any other pictures of it so excuse my Bad Teen Hair
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Apr 14, 2017 16:35
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When I was 16 or so I found an antique Dentists air compressor at Goodwill for $5. Being 16 I naturally converted it into a bad rear end steam punk pressurized bong. It worked fantastically for that purpose but unfortunately it was stolen by an idiot stoner friend.
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Apr 15, 2017 14:21
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The Great Burrito posted:In 2004 I found my all time favourite jacket at a Value Village for 10 bucks. It was very 70's with a huge collar and gold fabric inside. I don't really have any other pictures of it so excuse my Bad Teen Hair Actually the hair goes very well with the jacket.
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Apr 15, 2017 17:17
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It's a very 2004 look, but in a good way
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Apr 15, 2017 17:28
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Just found my second pair of Allen Edmonds. Brown Cliftons. They were $8, definitely need to be professionally cleaned up and a few scratches fixed up, but they're structurally good. My last pair was a black Fifth Avenues that I got married in after I took them to a cobbler. Here's the before for those:  and the after: 
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Apr 16, 2017 01:06
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When I started off working/being a professional all my suits came from the thrift shop,and still have a few from there. You can find like new suits for 6.50 or something like that and they would cost you hundreds from a department store. This really depends on your size though.
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Apr 16, 2017 04:52
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The Great Burrito posted:In 2004 I found my all time favourite jacket at a Value Village for 10 bucks. It was very 70's with a huge collar and gold fabric inside. I don't really have any other pictures of it so excuse my Bad Teen Hair Hey Steve!
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Apr 16, 2017 20:43
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treiz01 posted:Hey Steve! ...hey. I also got the Planet Earth series on Blu-Ray for 10$ when it was still in the 80$ range
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Apr 17, 2017 06:13
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Macrowave Oven posted:I used to work in a thrift store. I've found all sorts of things; Please do an A/T thread! Goodwill Outlet: brand new (as in, still shrinkwrapped) Apples to Apples game for 35 cents. Also the most amazing grandma-goes-to-church hat covered in silk flowers that the guy just shrugged at and said "Take it" when I asked the price. -- Incidentally, if you see a brand-new toy or game at a thrift store and it has all its pieces, buy it and give it to a teacher friend. Or donate it elsewhere. You would be surprised how much of their own money teachers have to spend to get basic supplies for their classrooms, let alone fun stuff. I've also gotten buttloads of designer clothes and shoes that are absolutely brand-new, some with the tags still on. For example, I bought a Kate Spade t-shirt for three bucks last summer. Tags. Got Coach shoes for five. Totally nuts. Dinosaur mood necklace (it totally works, you guys, I feel blue and it's blue RIGHT NOW!) An organ (my brother found this; it was great until his cat scratched a hole in it) Terrifying outsider art. If you want an inexpensive housewarming gift for your weird friend, go to Goodwill and buy a scary-ugly painting. It will be cheap as chips and your weird friend will think you are a wacky good time. A whole bunch of used needles and Kleenex! Oh, Goodwill Outlet, you are a magical and terrible place. Also, never discount thrift shops in lovely towns; they frequently have the best weird poo poo. I was stuck in Spokane for 24 hours last summer and could have easily spent over a hundred bucks on vintage dress patterns from the 70s, had my husband not reminded me that I can't sew and also don't have a sewing machine and also we live in China so buying a shitload of useless dress patterns to haul back with me would have been stupid.
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Apr 17, 2017 09:21
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I work in a thrift store and this one time, someone I guess must've had an epiphany and donated what must've been over one hundred of those anime girl figures. So for a fair while, we had big titted aeroplane legged bikini animes scattered amongst our regular boring grandma fare. Another time, we received a briefcase full of old white bed sheets, each with a single hole through the middle. I found my old favourite childhood book about dinosaurs
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Apr 17, 2017 09:53
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Brick Shipment posted:Another time, we received a briefcase full of old white bed sheets, each with a single hole through the middle. Someone running a brothel for Orthodox Jews in your area?
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Apr 17, 2017 10:04
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:Someone running a brothel for Orthodox Jews in your area? If they were, it's no longer there because we have* all their sheets. *have thrown them the gently caress away
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Apr 17, 2017 10:07
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Brick Shipment posted:If they were, it's no longer there because we have* all their sheets. I'm always tempted to buy vintage bedsheets with my childhood cartoon heroes on them, but then I think about what condition a set of sheets have to be in for me to finally throw them away and I just can't bring myself to touch 'em. You must see some egregious poo poo. The worst I've ever heard of is from a friend who used to volunteer at her church's thrift store; someone literally donated an empty popcorn bucket full of cat turds. To this day, she wonders about it.
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Apr 17, 2017 10:20
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:I'm always tempted to buy vintage bedsheets with my childhood cartoon heroes on them, but then I think about what condition a set of sheets have to be in for me to finally throw them away and I just can't bring myself to touch 'em. You must see some egregious poo poo. Yeah sometimes we just get people's literal garbage. Like they'll donate a pair of pants or something and be like 'gently caress it' and throw in some old food packaging or whatever into the bag. We haven't had turds yet, but we've definitely opened up bags that smelled like they could've been. It's not all terrible though. There are people out there are clean, have amazing fashion sense and are the same clothing size as me! For content: That time a guy donated 7 office guillotines was pretty cool. I bought one, and in theory it sounds like something useful to have around, but it really isn't!
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Apr 17, 2017 11:42
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Brick Shipment posted:For content: That time a guy donated 7 office guillotines was pretty cool. If your office had as many mice as mine does, you might not be so quick to dismiss 'em...
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Apr 17, 2017 12:52
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Brick Shipment posted:I work in a thrift store and this one time, someone I guess must've had an epiphany and donated what must've been over one hundred of those anime girl figures. I loved it when whole collections came in. My favorite, which I really wished I had bought, was an entire library of Heavy Metal comics. I used a copy of Heavy Metal 2000 to test our VCRs.
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Apr 17, 2017 19:50
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I don't have one favorite score but I do have over 500 VHS tapes I've picked up over the years. Stuff ranging from the highbrow (A Woman Under the Influence! Big box Arguirre: The Wrath of God!) to extreme lowbrow (The Mutilator! Blood Diner!) to the outright weird/ephemeral (motherfucking Surviving Edged Weapons!) I can post some photos later, if anyone's interested. Not a ton of super rare stuff but a pretty handsome collection all the same.
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An XFL "HE HATE ME" jersey, and an unopened Best Buy Fridge Edition of the complete Seinfeld for $20 which I then promptly sold on eBay for over $300.
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