A week in the life of a thrift store "auminer"

Another light-ish day today. Googled the 1976 Snoopy & Woodstock phone, going to take it back tomorrow. That happens a bit, as you've seen. Chandelier was thin-walled brass mostly, found the short they mentioned when I had it almost all the way apart. 2 pounds of brass in mah bucket! Tub thing on the left is one of those foot wax things with wax still in it. T i v o smoked when plugged in. Bummer cuz I want one, or something like it. Oh, well. should be a good board or two in there.





Edit: When I spelled the word t i v o properly, it made a hyperlink in my browser. I don't like that, I don't TRUST that, so I changed it.

Originally Posted by NamVet

I love this thread. It amazes me all the great stuff u get off this one place. Gives me hope i may find a place like it some day.

Start by asking them if you can have their old, maybe 10+ years old CRT TVs. They'll be grateful to get rid of them & it'll develop from there.

Originally Posted by scrapping4ever

Is that a game boy below them speakers? Don't scrap that!

It won't power on. Bummer.

Originally Posted by hobo finds

A place by me has about 15 of them priced at $4.50 each

This store has some pretty high 'velocity' requirements. Stuff's gotta move or they toss it.


Had another good haul today. Kinda weird stuff for what I usually get, but good nonetheless.

First up, playing a little catchup on not getting any TVs yet this week. One junk vac, and one Kirby that jgholino will be getting a PM about... wonder if it's even feasible to ship a vac from DFW to KC?



Next, and here's some of the wierdness I was talking about... plumbing & door hardware. Never got that kinda stuff from them before, BUT I LIKE IT! Almost all off the plumbing stuff is solid brass... almost all of the door stuff is not. Brass on the tailgate, zinc/steel in the bed. EDIT: those hair masher thingies, to the right of the brass, left of the alarm clock,,, sometimes the part that (I presume) actually contacts your hair is extruded aluminum. Tossed a bunch of those before I realized that.



A closer gander:



More door stuff (again brass on the tailgate), a radio, a printer, and an empty router box. ?




Can't complain about 10-15 pounds more brass in the bucket!!