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


Pretty much as the title says, lol.
I frequent a number of local charity store or thrift shops if you prefer.
There are good and bad days for lp,s and cd,s.

Today was an exceedingly good day!

4 original Deep Purple albums, Billy Cobham, Grand Funk, Styx, Animals, Live, Metallica. etc etc

22 albums total for just $12.

Anybody else addicted to the thrill of the hunt?
uberwaltz
Bob
Just my opinion but you should steer well clear of any pawn shops, you are correct that ANYTHING in there is either way over priced or had a very hard life.... or both.

Goodwill tends to have more knowledgeable staff checking through the donations before offered to the public so sometimes you never see "the good stuff" as they take it out and list on ebay themselves.

However I am not saying we should all run along and see what we can get to resell for a profit from the charity shops.

My main aim was to see what others experience in charity /thrift stores was like.
I don’t want to be a human cootie catcher so I’m minimizing time spend in any local thrift stores and washing my hands like crazy when leaving. 

uberwaltz OP10,262 posts03-18-2020 7:23pmI have to admit that today I found the album equivalent of a Faberge egg.

I picked an album up in truly mint shape that I had a feeling was rare.

It was not till I got home and added it to my discogs catalogue that I found out how rare.
My cost $1.89.
Only one for sale on discogs in the UK.
Their price ....£1000 Sterling.
My oh my......

>>>>What a tease! You’re not going to tell us what it is? I have a funny feeling it’s not all that. Lots of things on the Internet have outrageous prices. That’s the way the system works. 
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GK
Nope, not telling.
And yes I seriously doubt that the asking price would ever be realised, certainly not in today's climate.

But checking recently sold examples shows all into three figures so still a very lucky find whatever.
Not that I am interested in selling,it's a keeper.