Thrift store scores?

I snagged an Armani button-down for $3.99, but it was one of those days where orange tags were 50% off so it was $2.

I got a "bag" cellular phone for $5. It was useless except for the fact that I bought an 80's suit and used it in a few movies/TV shows that were set in the 80's when I lived in L.A.

I accidentally donated my rear view mirror once. Went back the next week and it was in a 50-cent bin.

I've never even been in a thrift type store except the Goodwill when I'm hunting for Halloween costumes but I might have to try a few.

The ones in better neighborhoods are the best?

Oh yeah. You can find some amazing E36 M3 in them.

bastomatic wrote: Bought a box of cameras and lenses for $150. Sold the contents for almost $8600. It was all Leica bodies, lenses, and accessories.

I was going to say that I got a working Olympus XA rangefinder camera with flash for $6, but now that just seems sad.

LopRacer wrote: … Pinarello Road Bike for $35.

I gotta start going to the thrift stores you guys go to.

SEADave wrote: I was going to say that I got a working Olympus XA rangefinder camera with flash for $6, but now that just seems sad.

Hey now, the Olympus XA is one of my favorite cameras of all time. It's a work of art. $6 was a great score!

If they made a modern XA in digital form with a full frame sensor and the classic controls I would spend any amount of money to buy one.

SEADave wrote:

bastomatic wrote: Bought a box of cameras and lenses for $150. Sold the contents for almost $8600. It was all Leica bodies, lenses, and accessories.

I was going to say that I got a working Olympus XA rangefinder camera with flash for $6, but now that just seems sad.

LopRacer wrote: … Pinarello Road Bike for $35.

I gotta start going to the thrift stores you guys go to.

Those are incredible scores.

I bought a pair of YSL sunglasses for 99¢ and sold them for $80.

Picked up an Akubra Snowyriver that didn't show any real signs of wear for $25 normally they go for about $125-$150. Makes for a darn good fishing and outdoors hat for out here. Keeps the rain off my head during our worst down pours and the sun off on some of the hottest nastiest days in the high desert.

Oh also picked up a Pendleton blanket for $40.

I scored an Oscar Brand record, "The Wild Blue Yonder" for $.25. Mint. Its worth $80.00.

I just bought a pre-war Rolleiflex, complete with case, for $30. It needs a little refurbishing, but it's complete and functional.

I have scored all sorts of cool crap over the years, mostly focusing on video game stuff. I can't even remember most of the stuff I've gotten. I have a lot of vintage gaming gear.

In automotive-related things, I scored this awesome Ferrari F-40 painting recently for $6. It looks like someone did it in high school or something, and there's a signature from 1988 on it, but whatever, it's awesome.

Also, I like to hit up Yard Sales and Flea Markets too. You usually have better luck at those around here for the big money items.

I have an Olympus XA. The one with the manual focus (Near and Everything Else.) It takes FANTASTIC pictures. I bought it for $106 in Singapore back about 1984 or so. I've carried it around the world 2.5 times, to Sturgis in my Tour Pack probably 8 times, and more. When you take the flash attachment off, the thing is tiny. Too bad 35mm is dead.