Thrift Store Scores

[Aetas]

Looks like you have a theme in your space right now . Looking cool!

[sabergirl]

Very cool, Eli! Fits right in with the rest of the decor

[Inorganic]

@Seul nice score indeed. looks to be in great condition

[GraemeE]

Picked up this guy today for a few bucks - looks to be early but I'm not great at deciphering the military label codes.
A little too small for me so it may be a catch and release but a cool find all the same

[Inorganic]

@GraemeE that's a good score and looks to be in great condition

[GraemeE]

@Inorganic totally - every once in a while the lone Value Village left in our region comes through with something cool

[GraemeE]

$1 find from the week before holiday madness

[GraemeE]

Greatest hits of t-shirts I thrifted in '23
Some kept for me, my wife or kids.
Some given away to friends.

[Matt]

Where the hell is this thrift store? A Mdou Moctar T?!?!

[GraemeE]

I know.....ridiculous
That was a goodwill find

[Seul]

I didn't buy them but thought they'd be pretty awesome (in the right setting)...

[popvulture]

Autechre and Neil Diamond? The thrift is strong.

[Seul]

Leo Jordaens.

[chrisjohnnick]

My local thrifts have been sooooo picked over lately with the boom of hype resellers, and lots of new local "hip" vintage antique malls in my area. Not to mention the fact that the local Goodwills and such are starting to up a lot of their pricing as well. I've seen a decent price on a jacket at a Goodwill and passed on it, only to see it the next day at an antique mall booth for 5 times the price. I am glad to see the vintage tshirt pricing starting to go down again, but lately, I've just found most of my good clothing scores at my local Buffalo Exchange. Still a few local vintage shops with almost laughable pricing, though.

Lately I've found that pawn shops have a lot of good pricing for obscure stuff that they don't know much about. Have picked up a few good scores that way in the last couple of years.

[GraemeE]

@chrisjohnnick I'm seeing a lot of the same trends in the portland area.
My per-visit success rate is pretty low but my strategy is frequency.

There are 8-10 larger spots (goodwill, salvation army etc) within a few miles of me so I stop by one every other day or so when I'm out and about.
Typically I can get in and out in under 30 min if there isn't anything decent.

[GraemeE]

Found these massive pants that appear to be deadstock/unworn.
Ideally I'd like to be able to repurpose the fabric into something cool but worse case scenario I'll have a lifetime supple of ODG fabric for patches .

[Matt]

That’s a big Boy Scout.

[Seul]

Wall needs some cleaning but it's up...

[scarfmace]

Super nice find going through old stuff in Antwerp, astral /zodiac globe from 1975. And the most insane part, it's brand new

[scarfmace]

Also found this little gem! It's a preserved head of a meko shark.