The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[valium]

Ideale saddles = cash. One of my neighbors has a nice Ideale on his bike that he locks outside through all of the elements. I thought about leaving a note on there and offering a nice, more durable saddle in trade but I haven't seen the bike in awhile. BTW, if it has an alloy base, it's worth a serious amount of money.

mine is the 39 model,not worth much but definitely a keeper..i think the 59 model is the alloy rails one, recently went for $1900 recently on ebay to japan (where else)

ps i got the bike and the saddle for $9.99 already had an offer for the bike for $120

 

[valium]

no all black,the Record Du Monde model

is it a Maroon frame perchance? with yellow accent and white decals? If so, I rode this frame for about 8 months while studying in London

 

[AndroFan]

Brianpore, you at all in need of workhorse shirts? I found these that might interest you:


Brooks Brothers "Original Polo" shirt; light blue 14.5/32

Brooks Brothers traditional fit; solid white 14.5/32
Brooks Brothers slim fit; solid white 14.5/32
Brooks Brothers slim fit; solid white 14.5/32


All freshly dry cleaned and in great shape.

EDIT: Damnit, sonafabitch table won't post right. Anyhow, it's 4x Brooks Bros standard shirts, 2 slim fit 2 regular fit, 3 white, 1 blue, all 14.5/32.

 

[GMMcL]



Gods don't deliver like this... that boy has made a deal with the devil

T.H.I.S.

 

[pnutpug]

Today was a good day, at least, for around here, especially for trousers. Below is some of what I found:

First, the rare-as-hen's-teeth flat-front Zanella:

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With, unfortunately, not at all rare holes. I am counting on those who recently said to go ahead, thrift damaged high-end items because even stuff with holes is easy to flip to get in touch--you know who you are. Then again, I paid $2 for these.

A pair of Santorellis, pleated, one of two pair that I found with some nice Italian trousers all next to each other on a rack they were getting ready to put out. Haven't measured yet, but I suspect they are all 36x34, which is the tagged size of the BB khakis I found along with the dress pants

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The second pair of Santorellis

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Zanella

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Haven't heard of this brand, Premiere. Anyone?

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Britches, another brand I don't know

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Found these in a different store, NWOT, unhemmed and half-off, meaning they didn't cost much at all. They're pleated

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Not pictured are a pair of as-new BB Elliot khakis, a pair of BB light green poplin flat front trousers and several athletic jerseys--Priest Holmes, Tony Gonzalez, Marshall Faulk, John Stockton--that are usually painless flips on eBay. I see stuff like that, not every day, but often enough. I do not see trousers like this every day, however, and for sheer volume (I went to five stores, one more than usual, and struck out at two) this is a pretty good outing. Not minding pleats, the above trousers will likely work for me, but undecided on whether to keep or flip.

 

[SpooPoker]

Does anyone else hate selling pants as much as me?

 

[330CK]



i know you like bikes...found a 1970's french made Peugeot today (not too exciting) but it had a nice french made IDEALE leather seat (exciting)

Awesome find! So... You're telling me this because you plan on trading me for some menswear, right?

 

[GMMcL]



Darkmatter wins the internets this week.

This is 2007. DM7 is Tiger Woods. And we're all Phil, Vijay, et al.

My point is: DM7 wins the interwebs EVERY week.

 

[pnutpug]



mine is the 39 model,not worth much but definitely a keeper..i think the 59 model is the alloy rails one, recently went for $1900 recently on ebay to japan (where else)

ps i got the bike and the saddle for $9.99 already had an offer for the bike for $120

I once saw an empty box for Campagnolo pedals sell for more than $200 to someone in Japan. A friend sent me the link, and we both bemoaned all the empty Campy boxes that had passed through our hands and straight to the trash.

 

[lastdonb]

I think it's time constrained also, I bought something a couple years ago and my account has that time frame, thus the 25 limit. If you just posted/bought recently, I could see the ten total posts limit.

But at best it's 90 days then there is no limit (unless you have negative feedback).

hmm i tried creating one last week and it said ten total for new members,but im in canada maybe thats why? i know members in china and india are limited to that as well but would think Canada was different.

It's still 25 per catagory.

 

[pnutpug]



Does anyone else hate selling pants as much as me?

They're not as big a pain as suits or sport coats, in my experience. Not as much measuring, easier to package and ship. Bonus if they're all the same size and you can make a package deal. The market isn't as robust, though. I suppose we'll see with this batch.

 

[rayxlui]



I have to respond to a bunch of you, but I have to get to class.

 

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BALLER!

 

[Brianpore]

With, unfortunately, not at all rare holes. I am counting on those who recently said to go ahead, thrift damaged high-end items because even stuff with holes is easy to flip to get in touch--you know who you are. Then again, I paid $2 for these.

Only problem is....these arent high end items with holes....I'm one of the people that said you can buy high end items with a small hold here and there, but by high end I (and I am assuming others) mean RLPL, Brioni, Oxxford, Kiton, Isaia, etc suits or sport coats and the holes have to be small and inconspicuous. I would almost just re-donate those or try to give them away and cover you cost with the shipping.

Does anyone else hate selling pants as much as me?

Nope, I love selling pants, then again I love selling pretty much everything....I HATE going though the pants and finding them to sell though.

 

[goneAWOL]

Today was a good day, at least, for around here, especially for trousers. Below is some of what I found:
First, the rare-as-hen's-teeth flat-front Zanella:


With, unfortunately, not at all rare holes. I am counting on those who recently said to go ahead, thrift damaged high-end items because even stuff with holes is easy to flip to get in touch--you know who you are. Then again, I paid $2 for these.

A pair of Santorellis, pleated, one of two pair that I found with some nice Italian trousers all next to each other on a rack they were getting ready to put out. Haven't measured yet, but I suspect they are all 36x34, which is the tagged size of the BB khakis I found along with the dress pants


The second pair of Santorellis


Zanella


Haven't heard of this brand, Premiere. Anyone?


Britches, another brand I don't know


Found these in a different store, NWOT, unhemmed and half-off, meaning they didn't cost much at all. They're pleated


Not pictured are a pair of as-new BB Elliot khakis, a pair of BB light green poplin flat front trousers and several athletic jerseys--Priest Holmes, Tony Gonzalez, Marshall Faulk, John Stockton--that are usually painless flips on eBay. I see stuff like that, not every day, but often enough. I do not see trousers like this every day, however, and for sheer volume (I went to five stores, one more than usual, and struck out at two) this is a pretty good outing. Not minding pleats, the above trousers will likely work for me, but undecided on whether to keep or flip.

When people say it is worth thrifting high-end items with small damages, they are talking about the top-tier stuff (RLPL, Hermes, Charvet, Brioni, etc). Zanella definitely wouldn't fall into that category. I'm guessing those pants are worthless, or close to it.

I probably would have passed on almost all of those pants, except maybe the 36 navy Zanella's. They all look relatively old, and I would agree with Spoo that selling pants is a pain **********. A good pair of pants is worth about the same or less than a dress shirt, and they require way more measurements and more storage space. Plus probably 50% of dress pants in thrift stores have nasty piss stains.

 

[darkmatter7]

Thanks for all of the

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Sorry for inducing

, and no I've made no deals with the

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Please don't let my posts get you down. Two months ago I was posting Christian Dior diffusion thinking it was the ****.

Read the thread, figure out your city's demographics and your thrift stores' distribution networks, and get your timing down. It is possible that LA is just thrifting heaven, but I don't think that is the case. If you're in a large city, following the guidelines above and spending A LOT of time thrifting should net you some pretty good finds.