The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[concealed]

"service unavailable"

how am i supposed to sell my itemz?!?!!?

 

[pnutpug]



I'll buy Radiohead as maybe a tie for most-pretentious, but you just can't get more pretentious than REM. I'll accept that Jay-Z is probably more overrated than Springsteen. Jerry Miller played guitar for Moby Grape, was deemed the 68th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone a few years back (ahead of Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and Angus Young, all of whom play/played decidedly different styles than Miller) and, at last check, played beer joints in Tacoma well into the night for no money at all. Gram Parsons, while influential, is on most everyone's radar, so he doesn't count.

 

[grendel]

Wtf is ebay search down for everyone else (just search, none of the other pages)?? How am I supposed to foolishly throw my money away, ebay?!?!?!?

Also, Allen Edmonds is having a 90th anniversary sale...19.22% off a bunch of stuff (including a bunch of shoe care stuff)

Good thing I got my 2 purchases in earlier

 

[grendel]

I'll buy Radiohead as maybe a tie for most-pretentious, but you just can't get more pretentious than REM. I'll accept that Jay-Z is probably more overrated than Springsteen. Jerry Miller played guitar for Moby Grape, was deemed the 68th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone a few years back (ahead of Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and Angus Young, all of whom play/played decidedly different styles than Miller) and, at last check, played beer joints in Tacoma well into the night for no money at all. Gram Parsons, while influential, is on most everyone's radar, so he doesn't count.

Dood, REM is my hometown band... Up until the early 90's they were awesome. U2 Rattle & Hum and beyond is 100x more pretentious than anyone else I can think of... Maybe 90's Sinead O'Connor comes close.

 

[Madroaster]



Jeans are a tricky item. For denim-heads, they have to be dark (no or very few washes) selvedge. Japanese denim is good, but this embroidered and screen-printed nonsense is a huge negative; done to appeal to the rap types who jumped on the expensive denim train. Some Evisu's sell well, but these won't do anything outstanding. They are quite faded and have features that will prevent those really into denim from wanting them.
...also you have to watch out for fakes...you have to know a true selvedge edge as well as the markings used by the real manufacturers. A fake pair is worthless.

I'm pretty sure the ones I saw were real, but they were really, really bad. They were selvedge, heavy, deep indigo and NWT, but here's the rub (as if the jeans aren't already obnoxious enough): See that big M across the pocket? Picture that, in white, 3" wide, across the entire back of the jeans, as if it were painted on, going from mid-calf to mid-ass. They were ridiculous.

 

[horse's_ass]

I would describe the sound produced by U2 to be roughly equivalent to two ***** being rubbed together.

 

[Achilles_]



Good thing I got my 2 purchases in earlier 

It works on my phone

 

[GMMcL]



Most over-rated artist: Bruce Springsteen
Most full-of-themselves group with no real talent: U2
Best album by Pink Floyd: Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Engage.

Clearly with you on the Bruce thing. I can overlook the U2 talent comment, but Piper at the Gates as best Floyd album?? That's not even their best Psychadelic album. For me, WYWH rules the day, with Dark Side and Final Cut a very tight 2/3. But if you're talking Psychadelic, I thim Atom Heart Mother takes it for me.

 

[AndroFan]

Ok, this is a bit of a sidebar

...but this is indisputibly fake, right? And a REALLY bad one at that? (HP label looks off, Japanese sizing label, LP label doesn't look right, no working cuffs, sewn faux buttonholes, no hand stitched lapel, etc.):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...l6HvHM%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc#ht_4000wt_1163

I didn't realize/wouldn't think that nice SR tailors would be faked. It just doesn't seem like they're widely known enough to fake. Though I guess it makes sense...anything high cash value makes for a good target.

 

[rayxlui]

Facconable made by Cantarelli EU56



S: 19.5
C: 46
BOC: 32
A: 26

Handmade Gravati shoes 10.5



Bespoke Foster and Son



Bespoke Foster and Son



Handmade Varvatos 10.5

 

[GMMcL]



Figured it was not recent, it's in great shape, looks less than 5 years old. Fits me pretty well.

I have a suit from this vintage. Navy pinstripe, flat front trousers, single vent 2 button. Trousers even have a "modern" (read: narrow) leg opening. Fits me like a glove and is very well constructed. To be sure, its closer to the "travel/beater" pile than the "wear to next meeting with CEO" pile, but still. Feels nice to breathe life and purpose into a suit that survived this long intact and that still looks good.

 

[tben]

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Did I mess up by not grabbing these?...Resident art expert?

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Don't know about the others, but the original of that Renouf (Boat painting) sold at auction in 1988 for about $150,000.

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Apparently the Renouf is quite popular and there are a lot of copies: http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/bulletin.aspx?searchtype=DISCUSS&artist=11064422

"The Helping Hand"
This painting used to be in the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery in Washington DC in the 2nd floor grand gallery - a room kept similar to the original use of the building as the Corcoran's Gallery's first building in the late 19th century. But the painting belonged to the Corcoran which sold it to a private collector in the 1990s due to a cash crunch, Many in Washington miss it.

The art museum in Honfleur France has several other paintings by Renouf.




I really like the third and fourth ones, especially the third, but I have no idea what they are.

Know nothing about this stuff, so probably just going to pass, again, thanks for the help guys.

 

[pnutpug]



Clearly with you on the Bruce thing. I can overlook the U2 talent comment, but Piper at the Gates as best Floyd album?? That's not even their best Psychadelic album. For me, WYWH rules the day, with Dark Side and Final Cut a very tight 2/3. But if you're talking Psychadelic, I thim Atom Heart Mother takes it for me.

The Final Cut? Please.

 

[pnutpug]



I would describe the sound produced by U2 to be roughly equivalent to two ***** being rubbed together.

You have to listen closely to hear two turds rubbed together. U2, unfortunately, has amplifiers.

 

[dblb48]

Hey guys looking for some advice. I like to thrift, but Ill admit I know jack about suits, blazers, etc. Im much more into streetwear. However, I have recently in the market for a nice blazer to go w/ jeans, sneakers, whatever. I found a navy blue window pane patter blazer under maker "racquet club". Is this brand worth a damn? (I live in Iowa, so many of these makers I see on here will never be found, best I can hope for is Brooks Bros..) It fits me decently well, but would need slight tailoring, is it worth it?

Thanks