What is something cool you've found in an thrift shop?

[LandBoatBuick]

EA Sports  B I G

[Geonovast]

I got a 22" 1600x900 monitor for $3.

 

...or was it 1680 x 1050?  One of those.

Edited July 3, 2019 by Geonovast
Wrong resolution? Maybe?

[benzman]

I usually just look for vintage clothing, but if I ever find a slide rule I buy it.

 

[Skipper123]

5 hours ago, benzman said:

I usually just look for vintage clothing, but if I ever find a slide rule I buy it.

 

Me too, I also like vintage clothing.

[kerbiloid]

A have a slide rule, so I don't visit a thrift shop.

[Nuke]

i tend to stick to the dumpster behind the thrift shop. so far the best thing i salvaged was a mechanical keyboard, it had 3 missing keycaps so obviously they threw it away. i could order keycaps but because of the wanky nature of mechanical keyboard people they tend to be expensive, so i just printed some replacements. they since put a chain on the thing because hell forbid anyone get anything for free in america. 

Edited July 4, 2019 by Nuke

[guesswho2778]

I once found one of those chocolate fountain things for $5 we got it as a gift for our families yearly "games" a family reunion where we play old amusement park type games and buy each other the most annoying gifts we can

one time the was a plastic rotten apple core that when recived would be put back in the gift pile the next year

[benzman]

I have a friend who delights in giving oddball presents.  Last year he got my wife a couple of polished coprolites (fossilised dinosaur poo) for her birthday.  In a thrift shop my wife found the ideal present for him, a set of bagpipes!

 

[Moach]

I got an FAA Approved Airplane Seat Belt Extender/Demonstrator for $6 bucks at Salvation Army once.

I adapted it and use on my Sim-Pit for a seat belt - it really helps prevent slouching and bad posture.

 

Lots of things on my Sim Pit came from Thrift Stores and other similar pot luck sources

See here:

 

Things found in thrift stores include the power distributor, that plate where the SpaceNavigator is mounted, a bracket which props up the main monitor to keep it vertical and a bunch of other bits and pieces (mainly junk) which have been assembled in various creative ways

Edited July 8, 2019 by Moach

[TheSaint]

My wife and kids found a Perplexus sphere when they were at Goodwill looking for clothes for the kids a couple of weeks ago. Picked it up for $4. Been driving them nuts ever since.