Todays thrift store score..

Nicely done sir.

Sledge- Can't help but hearing "I'm gonna pop some taaaaags.. I got $20 dollas in my pocket"

Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot

..not the big whale we all seek but.....

Funny you should choose that word... Last week, down at the bottom of one of my totes from my thrift store run, I came across this little guy. With brass under $2/# here, and he only weighs 3.6oz (according to my scale I got 2 weeks ago from, you guessed it, the thift shop!) He's safe from the scrapyard...... for now.

Originally Posted by auminer

Funny you should choose that word... Last week, down at the bottom of one of my totes from my thrift store run, I came across this little guy. With brass under $2/# here, and he only weighs 3.6oz (according to my scale I got 2 weeks ago from, you guessed it, the thift shop!) He's safe from the scrapyard...... for now.

I think the quarter is worth more right now than the lil whale.

Does Gumby work? He's cute!

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

I think the quarter is worth more right now than the lil whale.

I was wondering who'd spot that first. Yeah, the quarter has about 8.25 times the value of the whale at current prices. I got that particular quarter out of a slot machine payout in Central City Colorado about 17 years ago, back when one-armed bandits still payed out on the spot. I heard it clearly... thunk-thunk-thunk-thunk-TINK-thunk-thunk-thunk.


Anyway, back on topic... I think next week I'll post pics of my truck when I get home from my thrift store run each day, just to show the doubters just how lucrative those connections can be.

Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot

So it's Saturday, the day I pick up at one of my local thrift stores. No I didn't find a motherlode of gold, but hey it was free, an I helped them out by taking what would of ended up in the trash.

So..what did I find in my tote today?

Bout 15lbs of various computer cables.
Bout 20lbs of laptop batteries..!
Bout 15lbs of general household electronic cords,thats not including the wall adapters(Wall warts..lol)
3 cordless phones, with charger base an charging cords. Testing now, if work will go up on my local CL or thrown in the wife's yard sale. If they don't..they'll be scrapped.
1 Home stereo built in tuner, 6 CD player, tape decks, an speakers - Cd player doesn't work, but will keep the working unit for my shop downstairs as we all know i enjoy good tunes. An the speakers aren't blown!
Crappy kind of coaxial or whatever. the steel clad kind.

And wait for it....wait for it...wait for it....
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A little bendable computer camera guy! Haha! I shall name him Gumby, an mount him somewhere in my shop.

Again..not the big whale we all seek but, it's free I helped out my shop, saved stuff from the trash, an will cash in all the various stuff. So a score for me. YEY! Oh an the computer cords will be clipped an tossed in my "OMG it's gold!" bucket(tm pending..Lol)

Hope everyone had a profitable and/or a good day!

Sirscrapalot - Amused by his bendable camera guy.

You know, I hit up my local thrift store and they have nothing because they send stuff to other stores when it doesn't sell. However, I have a local guy that sell use it again stuff and hits me off with lots of stuff, especially electronics. Since no one picks up tv around here, I'm known as the tv guy/king