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10th December 11, 03:21 PM
#21
Re: Thrift Store find of the year/lifetime!
 Originally Posted by ForresterModern
At 6'5' and 270#, wearing typically either a 50 or 52 (US) jacket with Long or Extra-Long sleeves, the likelihood of me finding something that would fit and be usefull to me is so remote that I do not bother wasting my time in thrift stores, although I envy those of you who have such success as above. Well done you. But pictures are definitely a requirement---soon.
Another guy with my problem... I feel less alone now!
"Two things are infinite- the universe, and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein.
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10th December 11, 08:33 PM
#22
Re: Thrift Store find of the year/lifetime!
 Originally Posted by Nighthawk
Another guy with my problem... I feel less alone now! 
Three of us.... Though the houndstooth tweed jacket I modified several years ago was a thrift shop find. It's too small, now. It was marginal at the time, now with the weight lifting...ha!
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10th December 11, 09:34 PM
#23
Re: Thrift Store find of the year/lifetime!
What Luck!! I hope you bought a Lottery Ticket!!
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10th December 11, 10:14 PM
#24
Re: Thrift Store find of the year/lifetime!
Heck of a find!! Some guys have all the luck. Finding an argyle in the US is as rare as hen's teeth. You found one that basically fits too.
Go buy some lottery tickets! Maybe you're on a run of good luck.
The grass is greener on the other side of the fence...and it's usually greenest right above the septic tank.
Allen
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11th December 11, 12:37 PM
#25
Re: Thrift Store find of the year/lifetime!
 Originally Posted by creagdhubh
Well done! I found a Prince Charlie coatee in excellent condition several years ago, and purchased it for the hefty sum of around $8.00. Since I do not wear that style of coatee (more of a Regulation Doublet man), I dhad it dry-cleaned, and promptly put it up on Ebay. I sold it for around $200.00! Quite a nice, little profit I'll say!
Cheers,
Hopefully not from a thrift shop! Indeed there are some bargains (deals) to be found but to make a profit wouldn't be the point of such places. I regularly saw a man who owned a second hand shop who would be seen frequenting the Salvation Army store (in my student town)... looking for bargains to flogg in his own.
Cheers,
Michael
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11th December 11, 01:23 PM
#26
Re: Thrift Store find of the year/lifetime!
 Originally Posted by saxandpipes
Hopefully not from a thrift shop! Indeed there are some bargains (deals) to be found but to make a profit wouldn't be the point of such places. I regularly saw a man who owned a second hand shop who would be seen frequenting the Salvation Army store (in my student town)... looking for bargains to flogg in his own.
Cheers,
Michael
*** Exactly what I was thinking, saxandpipes.
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19th December 11, 06:12 PM
#27
Re: Thrift Store find of the year/lifetime!
Great find. Good for you.
I've been a thrift store junkie for years and years. Never found anything as cool as that but I did find a nice new black kilt belt once (sans buckle). I think I paid 5 bucks? I also found a very "entry level" little sporran too once. Still dreaming of the day I stumble upon a full on kilt or a great jacket.
Again, congrats man.
"Fide et Fortitudine"
(fidelity & fortitude)
ALBA GU BRAW!!!!!
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19th December 11, 07:38 PM
#28
Re: Thrift Store find of the year/lifetime!
Good on you. Karma must have been hot. Enjoy!
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