Thrift Store Scores

[Inorganic]

I think it’s fair to post flea market scores in here, right? I don’t know why but I’ve wanted a type writer for years now Well at my local flea market here in PDX I picked this gem up for $15 and took it for a quick tune up+ribbon (further $20). It feels nice, sounds great and we’ll see if I use it as intended.

[Mizmazzle]

@Inorganic you should start a pen pals thread and get a mail correspondence going. That thing is sweet!

[GraemeE]

@Inorganic is it bad form to ask which flea market you go to?
I'm always looking for new spots to check out in the Portland area

[Inorganic]

@Mizmazzle ha! I am going to type a letter to my parents and see how much of a pain that is. I haven’t had a pen pal since the 90’s. Is that still a thing anymore? It would be cool for my son to try that.

[Inorganic]

@GraemeE no problem at all. I go to the Eagles market every Sunday pretty much. Have been going for over a decade now (even found a $30 pair of wesco’s 6yrs ago!!) It’s in a sad state now vs it’s glory days (ie lots of stolen stuff & a reflection of Portland’s woes as of late) but there are a few gems to be found from time to time. It’s from ~7a-1pm, Sundays @N Lombard & N Exeter up in St Johns. Come thru & let me know when you do if you wanna check it out - or let me know what you score!

[Inorganic]

@GraemeE for the sake of posterity to remember when the Eagles was at its most special. I picked up this Jacob sheep skull there a few years back. Clean it up, drilled it out, welded up a holder and it now watches over my home office ( & prolly was the catalyst for a few nightmares for my son!)

[GraemeE]

@Inorganic I may have to make a trip over to that side of town on a Sunday - I live deep south but work in inner NE so I tend to hit up Lombard at least a few times a month on weekdays to pop by Too Many Records or the Goodwill

[steelworker]

@jordanscollected so Jeff, this thrift shop-where did you say it is?

[jordanscollected]

@steelworker Ed, most of my stuff was thrifted by others and handed down to me. I have very little patience for digging through dusty piles of clothes and shoes while my wife looks for paintings to add ghosts to.

We spent a bit of time in vintage clothing shops down in New Orleans but most of what i found for men was old Montgomery ward's union work shirts in size XS or XXXXL and extremely scratchy Pendleton wool shirts.

[GraemeE]

New shelf for records In my office - so long wooden apple boxes

[Mizmazzle]

@GraemeE now that’s a score!! Finding record storage can be tricky. Looks like that piece was made for it!!

[GraemeE]

@Mizmazzle I don't want to use the "I" word around these parts but I'm just thankful I didn't have to resort to something made out of particle board that I would have to assemble myself

[Matt]

What!?!?!? I love IKEA. Free babysitting and a cafe that serves coffee and meatballs. It’s a married couple’s perfect date spot.

[Mizmazzle]

@GraemeE I hear ya man. I build a front facing storage shelf into the wall down in my basement. It’s small though and I’ve outgrown it already.

[GraemeE]

@Matt you're worry is whether your IH purchase is a "divorce peice"
Mine is whether the act of trying to assemble a bookshelf together is a divorce task

[GraemeE]

Bonus is that I have enough room to bring another box out of storage

[scarfmace]

@Inorganic love that skull very 666, makes me want to get one! maby we should start a taxidermy tread? I have a couple of contributions

[Inorganic]

@scarfmace yeah this skull is rad! From the underside it has elements of a human form which I often trip out on. This is the only taxidermy piece I have, I’d love to see yours.

[darbycrash]

kind of a lame post since i dont have pics as this was many years ago, but i dont think i have ever topped finding a complete silvertone 1484 at a goodwill. was in school for electronics engineering at the time and my professor helped me get it working. i was young and broke so ended up selling it for rent money years later at a fraction of what they go for now even with the reverb we never could figure out how to get working...i also once found a silvertone bobcat in a dumpster. you guessed it, sold that for peanuts too

[Cents or Non Cents]

I picked up the below with tags at Buffalo Exchange right across the street from Self Edge LA a few years back, $14 for the two. I ended up selling them for a good %, that was for sure.