The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Part II (May 2015 - Sept. 2018)

[SpooPoker]

@Nobleprofessor thank you sooooooo much!

 

[matty long legs]

Guys, I have to plug RAVE Fabricare. I e-thrifted a Canali Kei sport coat a few months back that had a soiled collar. Significantly brown and disgusting. I dropped it off at the best local dry cleaner and got it back in the same nasty condition. Desperate, I heard about RAVE from PTO and Dieworkwear so I sent it off to Phoenix. Just received it and the jacket is perfect. No indication it ever was as soiled as before I sent it off. Cleaning wasn't cheap but it was absolutely worth the money.

 

[sashae]



^^^

re the cucinelli chukkas, i had a chance to look at/try on a couple pairs of cucis a few weeks ago... i wasn't impressed with the build quality, very light and the leather actually seemed sort of cheap to me. afaik they actually make their own shoes in whatever medieval Italian town that is, so i'd expect to feel the same about all of em. i think i'd try the Loake before the cuci. .02.

100% agree. I love Cucinelli but their shoes sorta suck.

 

[kbadgley84]

Rando free stuff from a garage sale

 

[sashae]



Today's finds.

So sick!

 

[Cj52racers]

Couple stops on the way home from NHRA today..

Some LE Trafalgars, Titmus Cabana sunnies, and vasques


And now...
The money shot.


Late 50s/early 60s and with a big school. Good **** maroki.

 

[concealed]

Quick stop while out running errands; no clothing, grabbed a couple books tho:



Punk book is cool, not worth anything. The other book is this one:




...two other copies are active right now - one is $179, the other is $325. Not bad for $2.92 + tax.


Probably the coolest thing I discovered this week:
After I got home I went to look them up on eBay, and found that the barcode scanner on the eBay app does a good job of finding matches (assuming the same item is listed or had been recently ended on eBay, that it had a barcode, and that the seller entered the barcode in their listing).
Next time I'm in GW I'm gonna run up & down the book aisles, scanning barcodes for a while - see if I get any good hits.

Quick stop while out running errands; no clothing, grabbed a couple books tho:



Punk book is cool, not worth anything. The other book is this one:




...two other copies are active right now - one is $179, the other is $325. Not bad for $2.92 + tax.


Probably the coolest thing I discovered this week:
After I got home I went to look them up on eBay, and found that the barcode scanner on the eBay app does a good job of finding matches (assuming the same item is listed or had been recently ended on eBay, that it had a barcode, and that the seller entered the barcode in their listing).
Next time I'm in GW I'm gonna run up & down the book aisles, scanning barcodes for a while - see if I get any good hits.

the amazon app is better and a better platform to sell books

 

[Nobleprofessor]



@Nobleprofessor thank you sooooooo much!

You are welcome! Wear it with an attitude!

 

[sashae]



No I didn't go I wasn't feeling well plus I haven't been finding as much stuff as I'd like and got disheartened. You hop on the thread and see Kiton, Zilli, Brioni.... and when you go out all you find is some Jeans. I am really spoiled now, did you get those Dunhill shoes?

I didn't, I literally came for solely the dopp kit and the Pendleton carpet bag. I don't have the energy to compete on window stuff 99% of the time

 

[drlivingston]

You are welcome! Wear it with an attitude!

Are you kidding? He has to make the difficult decision every day of whether to drive the Ferrari or the Maserati... Attitude is a given. #damnitfeelsgoodtobeagangsta

 

[TheNeedMachine]



the amazon app is better and a better platform to sell books

Will give the amazon app a try - thx!

 

[fiercekrypton]

Posting my first thrift find. Grabbed these guys down in Florida at a goodwill. Both have been worn lots but taken care of. Allen Edmonds chester and fifth st.

 

[jdrizzy]

Posting my first thrift find. Grabbed these guys down in Florida at a goodwill. Both have been worn lots but taken care of. Allen Edmonds chester and fifth st.

shieeet, those look cleann

 

[drlivingston]

Posting my first thrift find. Grabbed these guys down in Florida at a goodwill. Both have been worn lots but taken care of. Allen Edmonds chester and fifth st.

Your first thrifted shoes had trees in them... You are in for a big let down in future purchases.

 

[jdrizzy]

Your first thrifted shoes had trees in them... You are in for a big let down in future purchases.

@silverwarebandit