The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[DanM]

First time poster, long time thrifter.
Finds from 15min of looking at goodwill on sunday-
60's navy&black (midnight?) herringbone cashmere Oxxford suit in excellent condition.

 

[Cotton Dockers]

First piece of "Warriors of Radness" I've seen in a thrift. Usually I'm not a big fan of their stuff, but I'm considering rocking this:














In other outerwear news, this weird Helmut Lang, made in Italy with a covered placket and velcro fasteners:
















Found some AE Waldens (11b) and took them from this:



To this:



And a pair of Maui Jims in decent shape:







Shoes, Glasses and Helmut Lang piece are available. WOR available if it doesn't end up fitting right.

 

[horse's_ass]



My little brother caught schizophrenia, my dad had a heart scare, an editorial regime change jettisoned what would have been my first significant publication, my tooth got infected, my ladyfriend walked out, my cat died, and my zip code became ground zero for the west nile virus. Guess it's been a tough month.
In the plus column, I just found my first Chester Barrie sport coat, what what...?

jesus christ brother
hang in there

 

[grendel]

Found some AE Waldens (11b) and took them from this:



To this:

Wow! Nice job!

 

[jcubzzz]

picked up some stuff today, all the shirts are available so pm me if you are interested..

Gitman Bros size xl







Hickey Freeman woven in Italy size xl



Brooks Brothers 161/2 34



Burberry Polo size Medium. Can I get an authenticity check?








I thought this izod lacoste jacket was pretty cool

 

[acosbysweater]

I also don't think Jil Sander has ever made menswear.

LOL. Stick to trad bro.

eBay is weird that way - you can list something 2 or 3 times and it gets no attention, and the next time you get multiple people bid-warring over it.

Word. Many thanks to Jesse at Put This On for linking to one of my (handsome) offerings and thus bringing attention to all of my listings as a result.

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/J-Press-sil...944770649?pt=US_Mens_Ties&hash=item19d4d2da59

 

[Evil Abed]

Spooooo! (insert signal here). Or anyone else that "has wise".




All caps, background color same as a color in the tie, number assigned to this model


Thread of good fortune



Survey says?
This one totally slipped by the tie nazi at the shop it was had at. They have a glass case with ties that will never sell at $20/each.

 

[VLSI]

Preliminary assessment, very real. Hermes ties just falling from the skies lately.

 

[tben]

Spooooo! (insert signal here). Or anyone else that "has wise".




All caps, background color same as a color in the tie, number assigned to this model


Thread of good fortune



Survey says?
This one totally slipped by the tie nazi at the shop it was had at. They have a glass case with ties that will never sell at $20/each.

Authentic.

 

[GMMcL]



. . . "YOUR A SENIOR CITIZEN RIGHT?" . .  [/SIZE]....I am 32....[/SIZE][/SIZE]

Is your name Dennis by any chance?

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[Hipsterly insert cool you-tube recording of "Welcome Back Cotter ... ah, it's late. eff it] Good to have you back, bro. We were worried. You don't call, you don't write...

And, you have no idea. Really.

Srsly, Spoo. For a dude with some of the best taste evar, you got some serious gaud to deal with in terms of sheet and carpet style. Just 'cause it's expensive don't make it good. Isn't that one of the lessons of this thread? How often can they recycle greek key designs and disembodied mythological heads?

MYSTERY GIVEAWAY ROUND​

Hate to pile on, but what is this, the Bank Bailout, with the absence of strings attached? Can we get at least a "Must Post Thrift Fit" qualifier?

 

[guyver00]

I vote legit, based on the loop and the diagonal weave of the silk.

 

[Evil Abed]

Sweeeet! This was the last place I ever thought I'd find a tie this nice, mostly 4 inch wide polyester stuff in between stained may co. pieces.

Funny enough, a worker was hanging some things up, saw me and asked if I'd found anything good yet. I told her not yet and then this jumped into my hands.

 

[ChetB]

Spent the weekend visiting family out of state. No time to hit thrifts, except for one next door to a restaurant I was at with family. Everybody found something:

me: Chipp sharks emblematic tie
dad: Isaia suit
mom: recent J. Crew trench coat
bro: Brooks Brothers OCBD from the 70s

My best score, though, was a Mont Blanc Meisterstuck ballpoint my dad gave me from his collection.

 

[grendel]

Spent the weekend visiting family out of state. No time to hit thrifts, except for one next door to a restaurant I was at with family. Everybody found something:
me: Chipp sharks emblematic tie
dad: Isaia suit
mom: recent J. Crew trench coat
bro: Brooks Brothers OCBD from the 70s
My best score, though, was a Mont Blanc Meisterstuck ballpoint my dad gave me from his collection.

Sounds like your dad kicked your ass

 

[Mox C]



This would just be for the house, not to flip. But I don't really want to buy a print. I'll go take a look again tomorrow and decide.

From my admittedly limited experience, unless it's a signed and numbered print (often an original style lithograph), most of the monetary value will be in the frame. If it's an offset lithograph (poster), then the resale will be piddly.

A lithograph will have colors of solid ink; an offset lithograph will be made up of many colored dots. A Giclée (inkjet) print will also have solid color, so that can get tricky to identify.