THE 2018 OFFICIAL CHEAPIES THREAD - THRIFTED FIND OF THE YEAR

[Woofa]

Oops. Fixed that. Thank you.

 

[Fueco]

I nominate @FENWAY for his Momotaro haul today.

Grabbing all 8 pair of these big boy Momotaro Japanese selvedge denim jeans.

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[Fueco]

Double

 

[kbadgley84]

Yo @kbadgley84 more pics of the polo youre going to win with

Completely forgot about this thread!

 

[Fueco]

Another nomination, @Dirt for the vintage Levi’s Type 1 denim jacket.

Have more recent thrift acquisitions to post but thought I’d share this e-thrift with you guys that just arrived today.

$55. Pure ******* insanity.

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[Dirt]

As they say around the Oscars, it’s an honor just to be nominated!

 

[Mr. Moo]

I nominate @HansderHund

I haven't had the chance to post for a week or so due to my schedule. I have lots of stuff to post.

First, some background:

It was suggested that I get in touch with a guy because he had "a bunch of stuff to get rid of." I've heard this before and I always follow-up with a lead. However, most of the time it's a bust. Without any information, I get in touch with this guy and he's happy to hear someone may be interested in his stuff.

I drive to him to meet and he turns out to be an incredibly nice guy. I also get some more details: His father died and he has all of his stuff. He's an only child and doesn't need anything.

He suggests that we put the bags on hold and take a look at some of the accessories he put together for me. He wasn't sure what I wanted, so he said I could take a look. He has a giant moving box filled with stuff. Most of it is still in old, original shopping bags but I know all of the stores. I opened 2-3 of the bags and told him that this is great stuff and I'd happily pay for it. He said "that's great news, because I've got 10 more boxes."

We start talking about the bags and prices and he said "Look, I live out of the country and would love to get rid of all of the bags before I leave. Let's try to make a deal with this." I ended up buying all of the bags, which thrilled him. We started pricing the boxes filled with accessories individually but that was tedious. We started pricing by the pile/room. Eventually, I said I'd take it all and sort it out.

It took me a few days to get it all and it's a LOT. It's not all great, lots of things to donate, but incredible stuff throughout. He was thrilled that I took it all, he thought he was going to have to make multiple trips and do it himself. It wasn't like he didn't know what he was selling...I told him prices if he wanted to go at it alone. He said he has no need for it himself and wouldn't possibly have the time/desire to sell it himself.

So, I'll do multiple posts of this stuff over the next few days.

Availability: Right now, nothing is available for trade. My wife watched our 1 year old and 2 year old without me for the better part of the week, taking them all out with our dog. Since I haven't organized it completely, nothing will be available until I recoup costs. I like to think everyone understands that position.

As I was organizing it, you can see some of the stores. All of the stuff was from the '60s-00s and unopened since it was originally packed in the store. It's the most fun I've ever had opening stuff.

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The red looking bag isn't SAB, but the two brown are I believe. Stamped John Sharp.

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He liked certain brands, so when he had 1...

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He'd have others:

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This is unmarked, but I knew what it was. It is one of the first times I've ever felt really bad about an animal product.

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More to come later tonight...

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[HansderHund]

I nominate @HansderHund

Wow, I’m honored! I think this is my first nomination since the first year of the Thrifties.

 

[dadjeans]

Nominating Frenchy for the insane Brioni/Zegna/Polo/BBBF haul.

Brioni are all suits so are the 14mil zegnas,polo is made in Italy cashmere
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[Dirt]

Nominating @leftofthedial for an absolutely insane find. This probably looks like nothing to a lot of you guys but not only is this piece incredibly valuable (low-mid 4 figures), it is so insanely rare to find a surviving piece of authentic Vietnam era tigerstripe camo. Museum quality thrift find here, boys.

Saw the pattern from a few feet away and it got my blood pumping. Shout out to @Dirt and @Nataku foe their help!Still haven't totally nailed it down, but I think it's legit. Anyone with more experience, info is appreciated!

1963 South Vietnam Marines Tiger Stripe Shirt
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[Mr. Moo]

Nominating @JohnAAG for this once in a lifetime Levi's Type 1.

@Fueco congratulations!!!

I found something a little older* than a baby. I also wouldn't put a baby in my car trunk ...

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A big shoutout to @Dirt for helping me id this one! More stuff to share later! Cheers!

* @impuntura Can I call this old?

 

[silverwarebandit]

Self nom, and also first ever bins purchase. No lie. I’ve been to the bins a couple times (6 or so) but never bought anything. Needless to say I’ll be a regular.

@Nataku your polo country needs to be in here @SpooPoker your thriftening you posted yesterday and probably a lot of other finds I’ve forgotten

 

[SpooPoker]

Sorry, I had to take my kid to a breakfast with Santa that turned into afternoon cocktails with spoo.

But long story short, a drug dealers storage locker went into lapse and went up for auction. I got linked up with the guy who bought the locker through a friend I met at the thrifts. I bought a bunch of stuff from him in the first half of the sale as posted, the Supreme glasses and Eye Trunk which were a no brainer 2K profit. But then my guy connected me to the source and I met up with him at the storage locker last night. I bought the rest of the unit which was about 7 pairs of NIB Yeezys, 10 NIB Jordans of various vintages, 5 Off White Nikes including the Jordan 1s, Air Max 90s, Air Max 97s. 6 more pairs of deadstock Supreme x Louis Vuitton Mask sunglasses. Few other things. I sold the 7 Yeezys in about 20 minutes for more than I paid for the entire unit last night and still have the rest to go.

But the best part? The guy not only bought hype, he bought rare. Pictured below are 3 pairs of some of the rarest and most coveted ***** out right now, Tom Sachs Mars Yard 2.0, Louis Vuitton x Kanye West Don, and the Air Yeezy NRG 2. And some screenshots of the last sales on them for anyone who doesn't know about them.

PPU $125

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nominating myself.

 

[SpooPoker]

One stop.

I’m sure you’ve all heard of Simon malls right?

Ties-
4 zilli
17 brioni
22 Stefano ricci
38 assorted charvet Italo ferretti Napoleon etc

Shirts -
6 zilli
5 Turnbull And Asser
16 Stefano Ricci
13 Brioni
12 assorted Borrelli Ferragamo Fray Napoleon

Shoes -
3 Lucchese one ostrich one deerskin
1 tres outlaws hand tooled
1 mauri alligator monkstrap

Random
1 Napoleon silk waist coat
2 suspenders lizard tab Cole haan And trafalgar

Suits -
2 Norton / E. Tautz madder silk lined bespoke
9 Brioni / Napoleon 3 of them cashmere blend - one brioni 3 piece cashmere blend
1 belvest suit

Jackets -
1 norton and sons madder silk lined bespoke
1 belvest
1 NWOT Davenza S150s
15 Brioni :
2 100 cashmere
4 cashmere blend
3 silk blend
3 100 silk including a ridiculous blue velvet with enamel buttons
1 Kiton 100 cashmere white dinner jacket

175 pieces = $1800 = PPU $10 and change

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nominating myself.

 

[kbadgley84]

One of the best finds and personal record sale