The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)

[sliq]

This 35mm Olympus OM-1 bad boy came with its warranty papers, a couple of extra lens, some Hoya filters and it's travel bag.

I have the modern day OMD-EM1 so it feels like I've come full circle. Lens adaptor and I'm set!

 

[sliq]

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[WoolyLamb]

Hold for @Purplelabel

If @Purplelabel isn't interested I would be. Mine would likely wear it this fall-spring and maybe the next… if he keeps chewing food at the speed of tobacco.

 

[Jackstraw001]

Hey gang, any interest in resurrecting Thriftmas this year? I'm happy to organize if you guys want to do it with the idea of kicking it off sometime early Nov. Let me know!

 

[silverwarebandit]

Hell yeah

 

[wumpyfish]

+1, kudos @Jackstraw001 ping @HansderHund for the administrator password at https://sneakysanta.com/

 

[Nataku]

Count me in as well!

 

[WoolyLamb]

What is thriftmas?

 

[Jackstraw001]

What is thriftmas?

Basically its a "Secret Santa" gift exchange of thrifted items between forum members. Any forum member with 100+ posts is eligible. We register through a site called "Sneaky Santa" where members set up a profile that details what kind of stuff they like. "Sneaky Santa" will randomly assign each participant someone to send thrifted swag to -- its a lot of fun.

Check out these threads to get a better idea of what its all about:

10th Annual Thrift Thread Gift Exchange

If you participated in this year's gift exchange, this thread is a great place to show off your gifts and offer a quick "thanks" to your gift exchange partner! If you'd like to sign up for this year's exchange, here is the post with all of the relevant information...

www.styleforum.net

9th Annual Thrift Thread Gift Exchange Unveiling

If you participated in this year's gift exchange, this thread is a great place to show off your gifts and offer a quick "thanks" to your gift exchange partner! If you'd like to see last year's thread, click here: 8th Annual Thrift Thread Gift Exchange Unveiling Last year's donation: Here...

www.styleforum.net

8th Annual Thrift Thread Gift Exchange Unveiling

If you participated in this year's gift exchange, this thread is a great place to show off your gifts and offer a quick "thanks" to your gift exchange partner! If you'd like to see last year's thread, click here: 7th Annual Thrift Thread Gift Exchange Unveiling Last year's donation:

www.styleforum.net

 

[LaundryRoom]

Both men’s…

 

[Nataku]

Some more stuff from weeks past. Marantz still had the plastic face plate protector! I've never seen one that still had that before. With the exception of the Hot Wheels, the toys are all sealed/deadstock.

 

[starwarsocean]

Hey gang, any interest in resurrecting Thriftmas this year? I'm happy to organize if you guys want to do it with the idea of kicking it off sometime early Nov. Let me know!

Count me in

 

[jplicks]

LC on these?

 

[Nataku]

@Nataku That deadstock Pendleton is great - Almost a museum piece. But is it really deadstock condition with all those empty moth cocoons attached? Any damage? Really curious how and why a Pendleton like that was just left sitting for 56 years or so.

So that’s what those things were. Haha. I thought they were cobwebs at first. The jacket had a plastic cover over it, which may have helped it. I cleaned it up and there are a few holes and a few bare spots, but surprisingly nothing major. I was out garage sailing and followed a sign that had no arrows or anything. Just an address written in microscopic letters. The sale was a good 7-8 blocks away from where the sign was, so it was a good thing I got the address. They had a good amount of stuff for sale, including about 3-4 racks of what looked like 90’s vintage clothing in the driveway. I inquired about any more clothing, and they said “the house is full”. That was all they had time to bring out. They let me inside and the place was packed, floor to ceiling. It was the guy’s sister’s house who recently passed, and him and his daughter were slowly selling the contents. All the clothing I found was in closets that likely had not been accessible since the 80’s. One was 70’s stuff, end to end. Nothing in there was newer than the late 70’s. I had to climb on a pile of boxes and junk and swim over to the closet with my back scraping the ceiling. Wish I had the sense to get a photo of that closet. Here’s some other pictures I got. Check out the dust. That stuff has been sitting forever.

Not the closet I had mentioned above, but a similar situation in another bedroom.

The Pendleton after I cleaned the crud off it.

 

[WoolyLamb]

Man. I helped my wife’s family clear out and clean up a hoarder relatives house after she passed away. What an ordeal! So many treasures though.