thrift store ,very slim pickings lately
leftwinger57
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After hearing that alot of you guys shopped around at Goodwill and other thrift stores I gave it a whirl.It did pay off w/ my Sony caasel 5 disc player w. remote for $15 even and bargin cds.Today I went again after months and it seems that the Old Bridge store does not carry electronics any more and the East Brunswick store has the same schlock of vhs,cable boxes and just garbage. There was one other source that I know near me that sells used gear. It's called the Trading Post on RT1 NEAR RT.18.It's like a pawn shop for electonics were people bring thier stuff get a price then the guy resells it fine. Now I'm at this store and looking for something specific and it's there.The Adcom GFS-6 speaker selecter and the guy would not let it go. He's a real pain in the butt and I've dealt w/ him before and he always has some excuse that he's going to use it for a set up in the store or some nonsense like that.I told him that a high bin e-bay price was $55 and I was going to deal ,he wanted no part of it .He's one stubborn guy.
ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS ON WHERE TO GO,i KNOW OF ONE OTHER GOODWILL ON RT.22 IN UNION
ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS ON WHERE TO GO,i KNOW OF ONE OTHER GOODWILL ON RT.22 IN UNION
2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E
H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-
Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-
Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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i agree. I have been to Goodwill about the last dozen times and left empty handed. I did find a good one today though...
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in near mint condish for $1.25.Too much **** to list.... -
^Same here. Last several times for me, nothing. My last score was a pair of Celestion DL4 bookies for $4.00. Ken lives closer to the GW's here. He beats me there everytime.--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out. -
It also varies on where you live.
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Lefty, where are you located? I've visited that goodwill store many times, picked up some monitor 10s there.
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The Goodwill store here in L.A. are gettin 4 bucks apiece for LP's!:evil:
I have stopped even going to them because the never have anything and even if they did, all the good **** goes to their effin' Eprey stores.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Dawg,I'm in central east Jersey. It's kind of a borough of Old Bridge called Parlin. East Brunswick,Marlboro,Manalapan,Sayerville are the sorounding towns.What's prettycool about this location it's so centrally located I have every major road system within just a few miles in any direction.EX. RT 9, RT18,GSP,TURNPIKE,RT22,IS287 and others.On a good day only 45 minutes out of the city also.2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E
H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-
Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc -
people are no longer donating used electronics that I would be interested in it seems.. plus in the last few years.. other people wised up and started going after the vintage electronics as well.. so the competition is fierce now. i just don't have time to waste and peruse the GW's anymore. sad, because I sure enjoyed it a few years ago.. flipped a lot of gear.. but those days are gone.
even on Craigslist the deals aren't as good anymore.. people often want a shiny new dime for their used gear.. oh well.PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
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Northern NJ seems better selection than one in New brunswick....one recently opened in Paramus has good selection....but too many people
Dover has many thrift shops in downtown and it's pretty good too...Video: LG 55LN5100/Samsung LNT4065F
Receiver: HK AVR445
Source: OPPO BDP-93
HT: POLK SPEAKERS RTi6, FXi3, CSi5, VTF-3 MK2
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danger boy wrote: »even on Craigslist the deals aren't as good anymore.. people often want a shiny new dime for their used gear.. oh well.
There is a guy locally that has a nice pair (not mint) of 3.1 TL's for $700. he wont budge on that price and claims they were $3000+ back 20+ years ago and they are worth more than his asking price... certainly not what I would pay.
