How often do you go to thrift shops?

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Busie23

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How often and what were some of you best finds?

I picked up a game worn Florida Orange bowl jersey for $5. It had the official patches, etc. all over it. Later sold it for $120 at a sports card place.
 
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Eli

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Originally posted by: Jehovah
I go there as much as Bruce Lee drinks sporkfuls of illegal Coke while leghumping the mods.
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LOL..

Maybe once a month. My girlfriend buys the 50 cent romance novels at Goodwill, and I like to find stuff to take apart so I can add to my "Stuff that I would like to use for something but probably never will" collection.

 
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huey1124

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Originally posted by: Busie23
How often and what were some of you best finds?

I picked up a game worn Florida Orange bowl jersey for $5. It had the official patches, etc. all over it. Later sold it for $120 at a sports card place.
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i think what you did may be illegal.

 
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Busie23

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Originally posted by: huey1124
Originally posted by: Busie23
How often and what were some of you best finds?

I picked up a game worn Florida Orange bowl jersey for $5. It had the official patches, etc. all over it. Later sold it for $120 at a sports card place.
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i think what you did may be illegal.
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How so?

 
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MercenaryForHire

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You're about eight hours too late and sixty IQ points too low.

If you'd noticed the amount of hardcore neffing that occured last night, you would have realized that attempts at posting a serious thread would be futile.

- M4H
 
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AstIsis

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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
You're about eight hours too late and sixty IQ points too low.

If you'd noticed the amount of hardcore neffing that occured last night, you would have realized that attempts at posting a serious thread would be futile.

- M4H
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I did notice all the locked/worthless threads while looking back at last nights posts. Must have been insane.



As for the thrift shop topic, I might browse one every few months but I prefer flea markets and antique stores. You never know what you will find which is part of the fun.
 
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Mr N8

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I go maybe once a month. In March, I picked up a set of depression glass plates, cups, and saucers for $20. Sold it on Ebay for a profit of $350. I usually look for antiques that the dealer has no idea what price to sell it for. Then, I talk them down on it. ;)

Yeah, I'm cheap.

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I prefer estate sales and flea markets for this kind of stuff.
 
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gravediggah

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Maybe once a month. My girlfriend buys the 50 cent romance novels at Goodwill, and I like to find stuff to take apart so I can add to my "Stuff that I would like to use for something but probably never will" collection.
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I have one of those types of collections, actually 2 boxes full of stuff and my g/f wants me to get rid of it, but that will never happen
 
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Went earlier this week to drop off a bag of stuff. Otherwise I went last October for a halloween costume (bought clothes and destroyed them for a struck by lightning costume). The only time before that Mrsskoorb wanted to check one out for clothes and quite honestly I felt depressed being in there like the life was being sucked out of me looking upon all the crap. I mean that in as little a snotty way as possible and we have friends who buy a lot of their stuff from a thrift store (he's not hard up for money - just appreciates the deal), but for me personally the atmosphere is very depressing.
 
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I have no idea whenever i make a decsion to go. I pickup computer parts that i cant afford at retail store or online like an 17inch monitor.
 
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TheNinja

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I haven't in the past but I plan on going now. Have you seen the type of clothes they are trying to sell in the trendy stores now? It looks like stuff from the 70s or earlier. The guys shirts have flower/plaid designs with pearl face buttons on them. I think I'm going to the thrift store and getting them for a buck instead of $40.
 
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Killbat

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We score big at the Salvation Army in Rolla, MO.
I've got some crud I couldn't get anywhere else, a collection of home-recorded (pirated?) movies on Betamax, a Beta player, a unique jar, audio cassettes of creepy firey sermons. Good stuff.
'friend of mine got a cardboard Karl Malone from there.
 
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Busie23

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Originally posted by: Killbat
We score big at the Salvation Army in Rolla, MO.
I've got some crud I couldn't get anywhere else, a collection of home-recorded (pirated?) movies on Betamax, a Beta player, a unique jar, audio cassettes of creepy firey sermons. Good stuff.
'friend of mine got a cardboard Karl Malone from there.
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Nice find. I have only seen maybe two or thre stand ups before. I got a Jordan there for $5 once. It was great timing too. My sister destroyed mine original Jordan standup and about a week later I found the same one in great condition at a store around here.

 
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sciencetoy

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There's one in the same strip mall as one of my main electronics suppliers, so I go in there a few times a week. Get books, kid clothes/games, kitchen junk, all sorts of stuff for way cheap. Got a great mug collection from their stuff. Buncha Kilban cat mugs.

I felt depressed being in there like the life was being sucked out of me looking upon all the crap. I mean that in as little a snotty way as possible and we have friends who buy a lot of their stuff from a thrift store (he's not hard up for money - just appreciates the deal), but for me personally the atmosphere is very depressing.
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I know some people feel like that, but I don't. I personally feel that the atmosphere in those really expensive, snotty stores is much more depressing. I was in Neiman Marcus the other day (wife) and they have $350 T shirts. What kind of idiot spends $350 on a T shirt??? Give me thrift stores any day!
 
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