Thrift Stores

P.C. · Jan 28 08 08:59

Does anybody do this ?

I was looking for some pictures on-line of Vancouver past for a scrapbook. They are few and far between. So I went to the local thrift store here, and came away with 9 hard-cover coffee table books of Van for under 6 bucks. (time of publication was perfect for what I was looking for)

There's always a little 'creepy factor' shopping at thrift stores, but there is some neat stuff there, if you've got it in you to have a good look around.

Anybody every shop at a thrift store ? And if so, did you come across a good find ?

Sportsdude · Jan 28 08 09:09

city of vancouver has a great before and after photo's but they're not really pictures.
no i can't say i've shopped at a thrift store, except a few times when i was younger.

purelife · Jan 28 08 09:20

I browse the thrift stores once in a while, PC. I don't buy the clothes, shoes, and bags there. Don't trust where it has been. Actually, the only things that I would trust buying are knick knacks, glass stuff, vases, and the occasional book if it looks to be in decent shape. I do however much prefer garage/yard/moving sales and have found many great deals through them instead.

The smell in these thrift stores get to me.

Lil Me · Jan 28 08 09:34

I love thrift stores!

I usually buy funky retro t-shirts, strange or retro coffee mugs/beer steins/shot glasses and books.

A lot of Mr LM's work clothes (jeans, swestshirts) have come from the Sally Ann- why pay full price when something is going to get covered in grease and dirt anyways?

purelife · Jan 28 08 10:08

Oh, and I also like consignment stores.

P.C. · Jan 28 08 10:35

I've also bought several games there. They are SO expensive regular price. I picked up a game we really wanted, but it was $45 in the stores. The box was in mint condition, had the rule book, but it looked like there were pieces missing. I saw a second one, with a tattered and torn box, no rules but had more pieces. I bought them both for a total of 2 bucks...combined them and threw out the left overs. (kept a few pieces in case we lost anything) [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/froehlich/g015.gif" border=0]

Gopher · Jan 28 08 10:53

Thrift stores? - Love 'em!

P.C. · Jan 29 08 11:15

What's your best 'find' there Gophie ?

Gopher · Jan 29 08 11:20

More or less everything I'm wearing at this very moment - if you keep visiting them you eventually strike a day when one of the big stores taken down a heap of stock it's decided to clear out to make way for something new.

P.C. · Jan 29 08 11:25

We have 'liquidator' stores here that get the closeout stock from other stores. All items are new though, whereas our thrift stores are probably 98% used items.

Gopher · Jan 29 08 11:27

I wait until the thrift stores get new (i.e. in their original packaging), it doesn't happen very often, but when it does I find that it's been worth the wait.

P.C. · Jan 29 08 11:34

I'm coming to YOUR thrift stores.

I find lately, the thrift stores equate anything old, with being valuable. Sometimes old is just old, but I actually enjoy the hunt. I once found a Grade One, Dick and Jane book for 10 cents. I bought for nostalgic purposes, but curiosity drove me to look it up on line, where I discovered it's worth anywhere from $200 to $400.

NSgirl · Jan 29 08 07:22

P.C. wrote:
I'm coming to YOUR thrift stores.

I find lately, the thrift stores equate anything old, with being valuable. Sometimes old is just old, but I actually enjoy the hunt. I once found a Grade One, Dick and Jane book for 10 cents. I bought for nostalgic purposes, but curiosity drove me to look it up on line, where I discovered it's worth anywhere from $300 to $400.

Where on line do you find out these type of prices? I have some old books and would have no idea how to find out the value!

P.C. · Jan 30 08 02:03

I should clarify that. These are asking prices, not worth. I just looked it up again, and all I can find now says it's worth $160. Still a pretty good profit.

NSgirl, I usually start by googling the title and author, or I check places like Ruby Lane or Rare Books.

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