The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[grendel]

I picked up this same thing a few weeks ago with the intention to see if it'd flip. Was around $50 or so? Seemed interesting enough

There was no Marshall's tag on it so I left it. How did it do for you?

 

[ilikethelights]



There was no Marshall's tag on it so I left it. How did it do for you?

Threw it there for $200 OBO, have some watchers but no bites.

 

[barrelntrigger]

My first thrift fit. Thanks to 1ofthecoolkids, K4lnamja, and SeaJen!




Is that a Boston Terrier? Oh, BTW, nice fit. I would lengthen the sleeves by 1/2 inch or so. Looks good overall.

 

[Fueco]

Q

M
mountain Hardwear is among the top outdoor manufacturers. I'd rank them like this:

1. Feathered Friends
2. Bibler
3. Western Mountaineering
4. Arcteryx
4. Patagonia
6. Mountain Hardwear
7. Marmot
8. Sierra Designs

Where's North Face????

My list was quality, not flippability. TNF will flip to wannabe gangstas. Old school TNF will flip to mountain people. The other brands will flip to people who actually use the stuff.

I made a $100 flip on a Sierra Designs down jacket. I also forgot Outdoor Research and MSR.

 

[nolanmjj]

BS today...went to Marshall's...found a 40L Ralph Lauren Rugby (yes, the Rugby brand that is no longer here) Made In Italy...2 roll 3 herringbone grey...perfect fit. $50. I go up and then they look at the price and decide it was a mistake and the manager says "well, it's supposed to be $159.99 but I'll give you a $10 discount for $150".

"No".

sigh.

 

[sn0wman]

Yes, Pal Zileri makes their own. I'm surprised it's so much bigger than tagged. What's it measure?

It was 20" shoulders, 23" pit-to-pit, 21" waist, 24 1/2" sleeves and 31 1/2" length. An extra inch on the sleeves and length and it would fit my 44L perfectly.

Marked as a Taglia 50 though.

 

[tubs]

Is that a Boston Terrier? Oh, BTW, nice fit. I would lengthen the sleeves by 1/2 inch or so. Looks good overall.

Yep, Darwin. He loves to jump into photos. I have a hard time taking photos of clothes with him around.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I had tried on the jacket once or twice, but after wearing it and seeing the pic, I could let sleeves out some.

 

[Nataku]



Couple things I picked up recently. Jansport made in the USA 90's vintage internal frame backpack. I don't really come across these very often. The last one I saw was a beautiful Mountain Hardware version that was perfect except for a large repair patch on the sleeping bag compartment.

Great find! The music note RG is $$$.

I'm not really feeling too bad for you Nataku & MZHammer... You ONLY have Nordstrom left and ONLY have one place that sells Zegna and Cucinelli... Well, that's better than 90% of us have got.

That is true.

My first MMM!

And a filson shooting shacket.

Please tell me you grabbed this.....

Great finds everybody. Pretty crappy day here, my cat passed away when I got home. At least I was there for the end.

My condolences.

 

[Fueco]

Remind

BS today...went to Marshall's...found a 40L Ralph Lauren Rugby (yes, the Rugby brand that is no longer here) Made In Italy...2 roll 3 herringbone grey...perfect fit. $50. I go up and then they look at the price and decide it was a mistake and the manager says "well, it's supposed to be $159.99 but I'll give you a $10 discount for $150".

"No".

sigh.

Remind them that, by law, they have to give you the marked price unless they can prove you altered the price tag.

 

[Shiny]



Vintage Notre Dame/N.Dak varsity cardigan. I'd guess late 50's? Size 42

This will do well.

And this might be my favorite tie of all time... and a popped cherry for me.

I can do $39, proxy fee and ship if you find another one.

 

[grendel]

I can do $39, proxy fee and ship if you find another one.

I would have grabbed all of them if there were more than one. I barely found this one because it was in a section of random one-off ties... The other sections were all big groups of Countess Mara, Nautica, Penguin, etc.

 

[Randy]

Where in the Pittsburgh, PA area are good places to thrift?....Besides the usual GW and SA stores..

Sorry, brother, I don't know Pittsburgh, but if you ever get to Minnesota you'll want to pick up a copy of this:

 

[SeaJen]



Q
My list was quality, not flippability. TNF will flip to wannabe gangstas. Old school TNF will flip to mountain people. The other brands will flip to people who actually use the stuff.

I made a $100 flip on a Sierra Designs down jacket. I also forgot Outdoor Research and MSR.

I don't know about that. I take my advice on outdoor wear from the guy on the right. He lives at 9k ft, fought with the SF in the Afghan mountains, and swears by TNF. They have several ranges on stuff much of his is silver-reflective lined, which differs from the stuff you can pick up from the mall, but it's definitely North Face.

 

[Randy]

M
Quote: mountain Hardwear is among the top outdoor manufacturers. I'd rank them like this:

1. Feathered Friends
2. Bibler
3. Western Mountaineering
4. Arcteryx
4. Patagonia
6. Mountain Hardwear
7. Marmot
8. Sierra Designs

Extremely helpful, thank you.

 

[caseyfud]



Remind
Remind them that, by law, they have to give you the marked price unless they can prove you altered the price tag.

what a dick thing to do. we look through old clothes for a hobby, but surely there's enough of pride or shame left in us that we wouldn't do that.