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Post Your Thrift Store Finds!

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applefan1997

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I think there was another thread like this a while ago, but I cant find it. Anyway, post interesting things you bought in thrift stores!

I've found a few that I'll try to post.

First is what I believe is the Japanese version of the SNES, the Super Famicom. I got it for $5, with the AV cables. I don't even know if it works. Looks pristine. How much is that worth anyway?
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Anyone else?
 
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Ttownbeast

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applefan1997 said:
I think there was another thread like this a while ago, but I cant find it. Anyway, post interesting things you bought in thrift stores!

I've found a few that I'll try to post.

First is what I believe is the Japanese version of the SNES, the Super Famicom. I got it for $5, with the AV cables. I don't even know if it works. Looks pristine. How much is that worth anyway?
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Anyone else?
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It probably does and I figure it will probably take the SNES cartridges we used here but from the looks of it you may have to use a screwdriver to remove the case to plug them in to play on it. the slot looks a bit different.
 
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Abstract

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applefan1997 said:
How much is that worth anyway?
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A Super Famicom? Not much. I think maybe $30.

To get it to work, you'd probably just need to use an adaptor to stick onto the bottom of non-Japanese version of the games. I had one that converted Japanese SNES games to the non-Japanese version. There's probably an adaptor that goes the other way.
 
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iPhone 62S

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Got this at a car boot sale for £3:
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No idea if it actually works, got no cables, monitor, keyboard or mouse.
 
aafuss1

aafuss1

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A.A.'s thrift store/car boot sale finds

Got a nice Sony CD Walkman recently at a "Lifeline" charity shop -a D-EJ611 for $1.

What's interesting about this model is the CD Walkman uses the old Walkman logo.

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Also from the same store, a Nintendo Game Boy Advance:
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At a car boot sale-a Epson Stylus TX100 printer:
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In the US the Epson Stylus TX100 is known as the Epson Stylus NX100 and was released last year.
 
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Zaap

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Got his Toshiba Portege Laptop for $50 at the W6TRW swap meet here in Redondo Beach, CA. (One of the most awesome places anywhere to find virtually anything tech-related for sale cheap).

I thought I might have to spend some time fixing it up, but I turned it on and it booted right up, running XP. Works great, weighs about 3 lbs. Perfect for a small writing laptop.
 

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aafuss1

aafuss1

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Got a nice Philips AZ1316 CD Soundmachine today for $20.

It has:
-DBB bass boost
-casssette deck
-CD player
-plays CD's/CD-RW/MP3 CD's
-digital tuning for the radio
-bass reflex speaker system
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applefan1997

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aafuss1 said:
Got a nice Sony CD Walkman recently at a "Lifeline" charity shop -a D-EJ611 for $1.

What's interesting about this model is the CD Walkman uses the old Walkman logo.

img0073.jpg
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I had one of those from a thrift store too, for maybe $7 in '05 or so I dropped it in school though. I believe they were the first CD Walkman model. Previously, they were branded 'Discman,' until the whole portable line consolidated.

Zaap said:
Got his Toshiba Portege Laptop for $50 at the W6TRW swap meet here in Redondo Beach, CA. (One of the most awesome places anywhere to find virtually anything tech-related for sale cheap).

I thought I might have to spend some time fixing it up, but I turned it on and it booted right up, running XP. Works great, weighs about 3 lbs. Perfect for a small writing laptop.
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Nice! I purchased several PowerBooks before (vintage). I was given a 1400cs in 03 as my first Laptop by a thrift store. I resist urges to pick every laptop I see in those.

aafuss1 said:
Got a nice Philips AZ1316 CD Soundmachine today for $20.

It has:
-DBB bass boost
-casssette deck
-CD player
-plays CD's/CD-RW/MP3 CD's
-digital tuning for the radio
-bass reflex speaker system
img0076o.jpg
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I need to post the kick-butt 1980's Sony boombox I found for $5 a short while ago.
 
aafuss1

aafuss1

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Got a Aiwa XP-EV500 portable CD player for $1.

Like Sony's CD Walkman models it has bass boost and anti-shock protection-instead of being known as "MEGA BASS" and G-Protection, on Aiwa cd players these are known as :
DSL (Dynamic Super Loudness)
On the XP-EV500, this is 2 stage
E.A.S.S. GP


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Hilmi Hamidi

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aafuss1 said:
Got a Aiwa XP-EV500 portable CD player for $1.

Like Sony's CD Walkman models it has bass boost and anti-shock protection-instead of being known as "MEGA BASS" and G-Protection, on Aiwa cd players these are known as :
DSL (Dynamic Super Loudness)
On the XP-EV500, this is 2 stage
E.A.S.S. GP


xpev500.jpg
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1 buck! damn!
 
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