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

[ocooney]

Cobbler Union

Thanks!

 

[WhyKay]

This '80s lounger is probably the closest I'll ever get to the Eames white-whale, but can't complain for $29

 

[bboowwyy]

Favourite find from this week;

 

[SimonC]

Favourite find from this week;

Ah, you picked that up. Lovely fabric hey?

 

[greekgeek]

If you didn't already know, if you find yourself picking up older HiFi gear these 2 cans are your best friends

Thanks for the tip. Have heard of deoxit but never tried it. Looks like I should grab a can or two... Apparently these buttons are notorious for a little corrosion and indeed, one of them is already a tad bit scratchy already. Mechanical motion not enough...

I can totally see vintage audio becoming my latest hobby rabbit hole.

 

[Jackstraw001]

Thrift finds are all over the place these days, seems to be a lot more traffic the past few months so quantity has definitely been reduced significantly. Bad weather in my area this week so just a couple quick stops.

Sid Vicious orphan but looks good as a sport coat.


Vintage women’s Made In Italy Benetton, really nice quality. I love finding vintage sweaters, quality is so much better than most everything new.


1985 single stitch Harley shirt


I can’t stop myself from picking up cool ties even though I have a box of probably 250-300 high end ties I need to sell. Holland & Holland, would love one of their shotguns, lol.

 

[Letric]

A true finished before/after so your head doesn't hurt from not seeing the other one finished:

Also a pair of one of the most beautiful shoes ever made in the best colour:

 

[jkidd41011]

I can’t stop myself from picking up cool ties even though I have a box of probably 250-300 high end ties I need to sell. Holland & Holland, would love one of their shotguns, lol.
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Agree 100% on the Shotguns. Would you part with one of the ties?

 

[AdoubleU13]

This '80s lounger is probably the closest I'll ever get to the Eames white-whale, but can't complain for $29

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Is that a David Lance Goines on the wall? Love his stuff; found a couple of his pieces in my thrifting adventures. Nice find on the chair

 

[Woofa]

There is actually a Holland and Holland store here in Dallas. Small but they do have shotguns ( and ties) to look at. Fun little stop if your ever in the area. Located on the second floor of a high end jewelry store selling Pateks amongst others. You could drop half a mil pretty easy between the two stores.

 

[popman1967]

Deadstock.
What model are these
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Those look early maybe mid 1970s...?

 

[hedfunk]

Beams

RLPL

Pendleton x Edwin 100% Wool shirt from 2010

Mr Porter Sample

Percival x Campari - sold very quickly for a lot more than I expected

 

[Purplelabel]

never seen a rack get shredded so fast before today. Holy **** it was like a piranha feeding frenzy but I didn’t see anything worth taking until the next one came out and had to grab this before it stopped.

Sorry, eazy I was a vulture today. But this one guy was furious I sniped it. Kept looking over to see if I would put it back for about 20 minutes.

Giving it a good clean and will use for personal.

 

[Sartoriamo]

Agree 100% on the Shotguns. Would you part with one of the ties?

I think I posted this tale here a decade or so ago, but will repeat for the newer denizens: when I got out of college in Scotland, I worked as an assistant gamekeeper at Lord Cadogan's estate in Glenquaich. His son, Lord Chelsea (later assuming his father's title, and recently deceased) had a beautifully engraved matched set of Holland & Holland shotguns. Just stunning, perfect weight and balance. Really as good (and expensive) as it gets. Chelsea came out in a fury one day to say they'd been stolen, and not long after revealed he'd had a call from the police: "Sir, there's good news and bad news. The good news is we found your shotguns. The bad news is they've been sawn off". [Regular shotguns are typically sawn off illegally as the close-quarters concealable weapon of choice by bottom-feeding British crooks of the Vinnie Jones type]. The idiots probably sawed them for a $300 corner store robbery when they were worth a hundred grand apiece before they did . . . True story.

 

[Purplelabel]

I think I posted this tale here a decade or so ago, but will repeat for the newer denizens: when I got out of college in Scotland, I worked as an assistant gamekeeper at Lord Cadogan's estate in Glenquaich. His son, Lord Chelsea (later with his father's title, and now deceased) had a beautifully engraved matched set of Holland & Holland shotguns. Just stunning, perfect weight and balance. Really as good (and expensive) as it gets. Chelsea came out in a fury one day to say they'd been stolen, and not long after revealed he'd had a call from the police: "Sir, there's good news and bad news. The good news is we found your shotguns. The bad news is they've been sawn off". [Regular shotguns are typically sawn off illegally as the close-quarters concealable weapon of choice by low-end British crooks of the Vinnie Jones type]. The idiots probably used them for a $300 corner store robbery when they were worth a hundred grand apiece . . . True story.