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I am really excited, because I scored a nice record player that works at a thrift store today! I think I might do a few mods to the player, but I am not sure yet. To think, I almost told my girlfriend to go to the thrift store by herself!
Sweet! What kind is it? Post pics if you can!
Cool. Three of the last 4 turntables I bought came from thrift shops. Also two sets of speakers (Altec 1010s for $75 and Klipsch KG4s for $80. BTW my main turntable a Dual 701 is a thrift shop buy.
I've recently discovered that thrift stores can be a source for unusual treasures. I haven't found anything as cool as a record player yet, but that will definitely be something I'll keep an eye out for.
Color me jealous! I'm keeping an eye out for a turntable at a thrift store but haven't seen one yet. Hopefully I'll have your luck soon.
I've never come across any really great steals while thrift store shopping, but my sister-in-law did. She and my mother-in-law went to the local Goodwill and came back with a boombox-style stereo, complete with a 6-cd changer. Not my kind of stereo, personally, but it's loud with deep bass and it was only $6.
Sounds like a gem. You can find some really quality, vintage stuff at thrift stores. People should not knock them until they have tried them.
That's the thing about thrift stores. You never know what you're going to find there. Turntables especially are a pretty cool find because more times then not, they work and still put out decent sound.
Congratulations on the find. The best deals I ever found at a thrift store (it was actually the local flee market) were a couple of Iron Maiden records at 10 cents a pop.
Yeah, flea markets are a good place to go to. There is a thrift store right down the street from me and I've been wanting to check it out for awhile now. There's no better time then the present I suppose.