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Picked up an HP EliteBook 840 G5 from Value Village the other day, everything worked I just had to transplant my Dell Latitude 5480's storage and RAM and everything went well from there. Overall it's a much smoother experience, and it's a bit lighter as well! The only problem is that it's missing the battery. All i all it might be the only functional HP I've ever had the pleasure of using!
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Picked up an HP EliteBook 840 G5 from Value Village the other day, everything worked I just had to transplant my Dell Latitude 5480's storage and RAM and everything went well from there. Overall it's a much smoother experience, and it's a bit lighter as well! The only problem is that it's missing the battery. All i all it might be the only functional HP I've ever had the pleasure of using!
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Picled up one of those clip on monitors for laptops from Value Village today. The only minor annoyance is that all the ports are on the opposite side of the device.
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Picled up one of those clip on monitors for laptops from Value Village today. The only minor annoyance is that all the ports are on the opposite side of the device.
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Latest thrift store find, a wooden Jerusalem cross. I don't often find a lot of Christian symbols or paraphernalia in Value Village, so this was a nice surprise.
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Latest thrift store find, a wooden Jerusalem cross. I don't often find a lot of Christian symbols or paraphernalia in Value Village, so this was a nice surprise.
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Picked up an iMac 18,1 from Value Village, I've never worked with a screen this big before. It had a borked MacOS Ventura install which I converted to Fedora 44, and now I'm on to installing my writing defaults. I think I've become an Apple convert at least in terms of hardware.
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Picked up an iMac 18,1 from Value Village, I've never worked with a screen this big before. It had a borked MacOS Ventura install which I converted to Fedora 44, and now I'm on to installing my writing defaults. I think I've become an Apple convert at least in terms of hardware.
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Picked up a Toshiba Satellite Pro 435CDS from Value Village and am excited to see if I can get it to work. Does anyone have any recommendations for a distro that'll work on this dinosaur?
#VintageComputers #laptops #vintagelaptop #Linux #ThriftStoreFinds #ValueVillage
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Picked up a Toshiba Satellite Pro 435CDS from Value Village and am excited to see if I can get it to work. Does anyone have any recommendations for a distro that'll work on this dinosaur?
#VintageComputers #laptops #vintagelaptop #Linux #ThriftStoreFinds #ValueVillage
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Had my first decent Goodwill haul this year with an offering plate for Lucifer, plug tower, MagSafe 2 charger, and a Logitech M570 with the dongle!
I also popped up at Value Village (big surprise, right?) and came out with a new cover for my gifted Kindle Oasis, an Amazon Echo Glow, and a dual-wielding monitor arm!
All in all I'm really pleased with my finds, maybe I'll post pictures later.
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Had my first decent Goodwill haul this year with an offering plate for Lucifer, plug tower, MagSafe 2 charger, and a Logitech M570 with the dongle!
I also popped up at Value Village (big surprise, right?) and came out with a new cover for my gifted Kindle Oasis, an Amazon Echo Glow, and a dual-wielding monitor arm!
All in all I'm really pleased with my finds, maybe I'll post pictures later.
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Now I understand why Craigslist isn’t the place anymore where both seller and buyer are happy. Buying and selling used stuff is all about making the big bucks.
#usedbooks #SalvationArmy #ValueVillage #craigslisthttps://thewalrus.ca/thrifting-was-about-frugality-how-did-it-become-all-about-profit/
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Now I understand why Craigslist isn’t the place anymore where both seller and buyer are happy. Buying and selling used stuff is all about making the big bucks.
#usedbooks #SalvationArmy #ValueVillage #craigslisthttps://thewalrus.ca/thrifting-was-about-frugality-how-did-it-become-all-about-profit/
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I keep finding these beautiful devices at Value Village. This Thinkpad T61P works beautifully, even with an Intel Centrino processor. The ram is maxed out at 8GB and it still runs like a champ. At some point I'll probably replace the HDD with an SSD and reinstall. Other than that it makes a wonderful writing device.
My only pain point is that neither shift key works. Don't know the issue yet.
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I keep finding these beautiful devices at Value Village. This Thinkpad T61P works beautifully, even with an Intel Centrino processor. The ram is maxed out at 8GB and it still runs like a champ. At some point I'll probably replace the HDD with an SSD and reinstall. Other than that it makes a wonderful writing device.
My only pain point is that neither shift key works. Don't know the issue yet.
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Awesome haul from Value Village today!
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Awesome haul from Value Village today!
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If I want to spend $50 on a laptop that doesn't work, I'll get one at Value Village.
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If I want to spend $50 on a laptop that doesn't work, I'll get one at Value Village.
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Thrift store score, nice.
#gaming #gamer #ps#playstation #mastadongaming #retro #retrogaming #thrift #thriftstore #valuevillage
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#valuevillage haul. Was gonna put it together to see if all the pieces were there. I was shocked to see it's brand new 😂.
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#valuevillage score. #supermario mug 😁
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#valuevillage find. #thrifting always has #gaming gems.
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@rdearman I'll add check the charity status of who you donate to. Value Village/Savers is for profit. Anything they sell goes to billionaire owners, not programs for the poor. Salvation Army and Goodwill are not without their issues but are better than VV/Savers. Smaller local charities that need clothes for people down on their luck and trying to get back into the work force or kids going to school are probably the best. But it varies between cities.
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@rdearman I'll add check the charity status of who you donate to. Value Village/Savers is for profit. Anything they sell goes to billionaire owners, not programs for the poor. Salvation Army and Goodwill are not without their issues but are better than VV/Savers. Smaller local charities that need clothes for people down on their luck and trying to get back into the work force or kids going to school are probably the best. But it varies between cities.
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I love 50% off book month at Sally Ann. Picked up this Hardy Boys starter set for $10. Will put it up for $15. Value Village would want $50 for this. Fuck them. I could probably charge more but happy to get a bit o' magic into some 10 year old's hands for a decent price.
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I love 50% off book month at Sally Ann. Picked up this Hardy Boys starter set for $10. Will put it up for $15. Value Village would want $50 for this. Fuck them. I could probably charge more but happy to get a bit o' magic into some 10 year old's hands for a decent price.
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$149.99 CAD
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Yikes. Well, I guess I'll stick with either Goodwill or the Salvation Army Thrift Store and bypass Value Village.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-cheat-sheet-feb18-1.7117775
#ValueVillage #CBC #ThriftStore #Reuse #Clothing #Marketplace #Fraud #Canada #Goodwill
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Yikes. Well, I guess I'll stick with either Goodwill or the Salvation Army Thrift Store and bypass Value Village.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-cheat-sheet-feb18-1.7117775
#ValueVillage #CBC #ThriftStore #Reuse #Clothing #Marketplace #Fraud #Canada #Goodwill
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❌ Thrift store underwear
but are thrift store socks in the same area?? 🤔
I mean, wash it in hot enough water surely it kills any kind of bullshit in it??
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I predict within five years Value Village will start charging people who give their stuff to this for-profit biz $20 a carload to "donate".
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I predict within five years Value Village will start charging people who give their stuff to this for-profit biz $20 a carload to "donate".
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@RevXenoFact Excellent question. There are three resale shops in my area. Habitat for Humanity's ReStore sells soft covers for $1 and hardcovers for $2. Sally Ann sells softcovers for $2 and hardcovers for $3.99. The best deal though is Goodwill. They sell softcover/hardcover for $1 but you can also get 10 books for $7. It's those days when you really hit the motherload (whoa a whole lot of William Gibson/Game of Thrones/Witcher...) that you reduce your unit cost. Once in a while I'll find 8 or 9 and can't find 1 or 2 more. Then I'll find some mom shopping with her kid and say "grab two books, they're free at this point".
Value Village is complete crap. Sometimes they have some book they think is old and put it on for $1.99 but its actually quite rare or a classic work with a classic pre-movie/tv series cover. But even that's getting rarer these days. $3.99/$5.99 seems to be their general pricing. They'll have totally beaten up copies of Game of Thrones for $5.99+ tax. If I have, like, Ender's Game, Xenocide, and I can't find Speaker for the dead, I might then pick it up at Value Village for $3.99 to complete the set.
All n all, it's pulling a slot machine lever. But the hunt is fun and I enjoy reselling the books, meeting people, and also not reselling them for stupid amounts of money. Like if I can get Lord of the Rings for $6, I'll sell it for $12 when people want $30. Or Game of Thrones for $15 when people want $50.
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@RevXenoFact Excellent question. There are three resale shops in my area. Habitat for Humanity's ReStore sells soft covers for $1 and hardcovers for $2. Sally Ann sells softcovers for $2 and hardcovers for $3.99. The best deal though is Goodwill. They sell softcover/hardcover for $1 but you can also get 10 books for $7. It's those days when you really hit the motherload (whoa a whole lot of William Gibson/Game of Thrones/Witcher...) that you reduce your unit cost. Once in a while I'll find 8 or 9 and can't find 1 or 2 more. Then I'll find some mom shopping with her kid and say "grab two books, they're free at this point".
Value Village is complete crap. Sometimes they have some book they think is old and put it on for $1.99 but its actually quite rare or a classic work with a classic pre-movie/tv series cover. But even that's getting rarer these days. $3.99/$5.99 seems to be their general pricing. They'll have totally beaten up copies of Game of Thrones for $5.99+ tax. If I have, like, Ender's Game, Xenocide, and I can't find Speaker for the dead, I might then pick it up at Value Village for $3.99 to complete the set.
All n all, it's pulling a slot machine lever. But the hunt is fun and I enjoy reselling the books, meeting people, and also not reselling them for stupid amounts of money. Like if I can get Lord of the Rings for $6, I'll sell it for $12 when people want $30. Or Game of Thrones for $15 when people want $50.
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Why does Value Village want $20+tax for a photo of a rando guy in cheap frame?
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Why does Value Village want $20+tax for a photo of a rando guy in cheap frame?
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Value Village abruptly dropped a nonprofit partner, costing a #charity that advocates for people with developmental #disabilities $150,000. The Washington state supreme court is ruling soon on the state's case against the for-profit thrift store company, which is accused of misrepresenting how much it gives to charities. My latest story, republished at Investigate West: https://www.invw.org/2022/12/13/wa-supreme-court-to-rule-on-value-village-lawsuit-after-5-years/ #disabilitymastodon #disability #ValueVillage
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Value Village abruptly dropped a nonprofit partner, costing a #charity that advocates for people with developmental #disabilities $150,000. The Washington state supreme court is ruling soon on the state's case against the for-profit thrift store company, which is accused of misrepresenting how much it gives to charities. My latest story, republished at Investigate West: https://www.invw.org/2022/12/13/wa-supreme-court-to-rule-on-value-village-lawsuit-after-5-years/ #disabilitymastodon #disability #ValueVillage
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More from my #figures cabinet.
I found the #Anna and #Elsa #DisneyInfinity characters at a #ValueVillage #thriftstore the other day. They had a few others, but they were characters I already had, and my 6 year old *really* wanted me to get them (she occasionally still plays the game on our #WiiU). This is my miscellaneous shelf for DI.
In the foreground are the #LordOfTheRings figures that came with the extended edition DVDs back in the day. #Argonath #bookends #Gollum #MinasTirith
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More from my #figures cabinet.
I found the #Anna and #Elsa #DisneyInfinity characters at a #ValueVillage #thriftstore the other day. They had a few others, but they were characters I already had, and my 6 year old *really* wanted me to get them (she occasionally still plays the game on our #WiiU). This is my miscellaneous shelf for DI.
In the foreground are the #LordOfTheRings figures that came with the extended edition DVDs back in the day. #Argonath #bookends #Gollum #MinasTirith