Charity store bin diving? Am I the only one that suffers this addiction?

There there’s a GW in Saint Louis where I found the first 5 Fresh Aire albums ( (3 through 5 were unopened!) for 50 cents each!

My best finds.

JD

@minkwelder This song reminds me of your post. It is about buying LP’s in the 90’s:
Artist: Jeffrey Lewis and the VoltageSong: LPs
Link to spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2f8fVIHxUaPCeb9sOJuXqw?si=asTw9fWsR1K0UvWLzAxwWQ 
Not sure if the song is a style you like but the lyrics are great!

GW's in my neck of the woods are pretty slim pickings. Craigslist is where the action is. Fortunately we have a local book store with an impressive selection of $2.00 vinyl.

I have to say Goodwill are probably the last charity shops I will visit anyway.
The pickings are very slim and the CEO awards himself a huge salary, yes very charitable.
Now The Salvation Army is a total different story.
Better goodies and a CEO that takes a nominal small salary.

Yes I am being hypocritical.... Lol.

I have had relatives tell me about nice clothes they found at Goodwill, but I seldom ever went there, and especially not for electronics.  Same with pawn shops.  I assumed that any equipment at such places had lived a hard life.  Now, had I known what to look for and could repair items myself, I probably would have.  But I would think that if the item played in the store, it would shortly breathe its last gasp back at my house.  

More than likely I would be the guy on PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow” who would approach the appraiser, hopeful for some good news:  “Bob, you say you paid $75 for this artwork?”
”Yessir!”
”Well this signature down here that looks like Van Gogh . . . that is actually “van lines” and this is probably an advertisement for a moving company.  If you like the picture, then you can keep it.  Otherwise, line your bird cage with it”.

But reading the entries here has me thinking I should make the rounds and see what I can find.  The ritzy areas here have Goodwill’s and maybe even a Salvation Army store, but for the church-affiliated thrift stores and the pawn shops, those are in the poorer areas of town and I assumed they wouldn’t have much.  But I can check and see.