Introduction:
A lot of additions to my collections are found via thrifting. Most of my finds are for my own collections and in general I do not really "hunt" to re-sell or turn a profit. I also tend to grab "cheap" stuff to gift to friends of family.
I do tend to take "gambles" on things like music CD's to see if I like it, and hopefully re-sell if not. I also try to re-sell to recoup costs made on stuff I end up not using or end up being unable to fix.
In general I care more about how much I personally like an item then its monetary value and rarity, it is a really great feeling when you score something "normally" expensive for cheap tho.
A lot of additions to my collections are found via thrifting. Most of my finds are for my own collections and in general I do not really "hunt" to re-sell or turn a profit. I also tend to grab "cheap" stuff to gift to friends of family.
I do tend to take "gambles" on things like music CD's to see if I like it, and hopefully re-sell if not. I also try to re-sell to recoup costs made on stuff I end up not using or end up being unable to fix.
In general I care more about how much I personally like an item then its monetary value and rarity, it is a really great feeling when you score something "normally" expensive for cheap tho.
2024-09-23 - 2024-09-27:
Combined the finds from one week. Found a lot of stuff for my figure & toy photography.
Found a Vol. 1 My Hero Academia Manga as well as Vol.3 from the spin-off light novel series. And finally a Status Quo LP.
Combined the finds from one week. Found a lot of stuff for my figure & toy photography.
Found a Vol. 1 My Hero Academia Manga as well as Vol.3 from the spin-off light novel series. And finally a Status Quo LP.
2024-09-20:
A bunch of music again and 2 books. The Sherlock Holmes book has a lot of overlap with a book I already own, but both contain stories the other one doesn't have.
A bunch of music again and 2 books. The Sherlock Holmes book has a lot of overlap with a book I already own, but both contain stories the other one doesn't have.
2024-09-13:
Found even more kits to build, this time they are FALLER H0 scale houses for use in my figure & toy photography. The flamingo mini float is also for the photography as well as the mat on the right.
Battle Royale is one of my favourite movies, but I never knew it was based on a book. So this was a good find for me. Manga is always nice to find, especially of a series I know and a first volume. And lastly as far as books are concerned I found a art "Cobra Art Company" book.
And finally grabbed a Ghibli movie DVD and two Ikea KALLAX boxes.
Found even more kits to build, this time they are FALLER H0 scale houses for use in my figure & toy photography. The flamingo mini float is also for the photography as well as the mat on the right.
Battle Royale is one of my favourite movies, but I never knew it was based on a book. So this was a good find for me. Manga is always nice to find, especially of a series I know and a first volume. And lastly as far as books are concerned I found a art "Cobra Art Company" book.
And finally grabbed a Ghibli movie DVD and two Ikea KALLAX boxes.
2024-09-10:
Found an other Plastic Model Kit to add to my backlog of kits I have already laying around. 1 book as a gift for my nephew and another for my "Japan" collection. And finally some music, the condition of the Johnny Cash didn't look great but for 1 euro I decided to take the gamble.
Found an other Plastic Model Kit to add to my backlog of kits I have already laying around. 1 book as a gift for my nephew and another for my "Japan" collection. And finally some music, the condition of the Johnny Cash didn't look great but for 1 euro I decided to take the gamble.
2024-09-06:
2 little board games and 3 singles, the Mario game is not that great supposedly but I got it for the IP.
2 little board games and 3 singles, the Mario game is not that great supposedly but I got it for the IP.
2024-08-30:
I am not as active with game collection as I use to be in the past, but I could not leave these behind for cheap.
Also got 2 books, the Airbrush Book contains Art, History and Technical information.
I am not as active with game collection as I use to be in the past, but I could not leave these behind for cheap.
Also got 2 books, the Airbrush Book contains Art, History and Technical information.
2024-08-16:
A lot of little props and small figures for use in my figure & toy photography.
In general I do not collect DVD's anymore (Only looking for any good Anime or Godzilla ones mainly), but I wanted the FF one and it was a 5 for X€ deal so I picked up a couple of aditional ones.
Finally grabbed a "lego" type Rubix cube, might give it to my nephew if he is still interested in those things.
A lot of little props and small figures for use in my figure & toy photography.
In general I do not collect DVD's anymore (Only looking for any good Anime or Godzilla ones mainly), but I wanted the FF one and it was a 5 for X€ deal so I picked up a couple of aditional ones.
Finally grabbed a "lego" type Rubix cube, might give it to my nephew if he is still interested in those things.
2024-08-08:
A lot of comics this time, also found a whole series of "Torchwood" books. I already owned the digital photography book, but I droped the old one down the stairs completely destroying the cover.
The cars and doll shower set are for use in my figure & toy photography.
A lot of comics this time, also found a whole series of "Torchwood" books. I already owned the digital photography book, but I droped the old one down the stairs completely destroying the cover.
The cars and doll shower set are for use in my figure & toy photography.
2024-07-26:
Mostly some props for my figure & toy photography.
Next to that I got a 3D Puzzle, a CD and finally the Star Wars clock and plushy are for 2 of my friends.
Mostly some props for my figure & toy photography.
Next to that I got a 3D Puzzle, a CD and finally the Star Wars clock and plushy are for 2 of my friends.
2024-07-16:
This time I got a big book with early 2000s digital artwork and the book where the Metro videogame series is based on.
Also found a small gizmo gremlins plushy and a small ape for use in my figure & toy photography.
This time I got a big book with early 2000s digital artwork and the book where the Metro videogame series is based on.
Also found a small gizmo gremlins plushy and a small ape for use in my figure & toy photography.
2024-07-11:
Found an old comic, a Mincraft novel, a Pokemon DVD and a smoke detector for cheap. Also found some other smoke detectors for cheap on an earlier thrift but did not make a post about that one.
Found an old comic, a Mincraft novel, a Pokemon DVD and a smoke detector for cheap. Also found some other smoke detectors for cheap on an earlier thrift but did not make a post about that one.
2024-07-04:
Found a bunch of comics and these wallboxes now hang in my kitchen filled with figures ect.
The small rubber duckies are for use in my figure & toy photography.
Found a bunch of comics and these wallboxes now hang in my kitchen filled with figures ect.
The small rubber duckies are for use in my figure & toy photography.
2024-06-25:
Found some nice books. I have some big nostalgia for the "Griezel Handboek" one. Did not realy need the speakers but they are still new in plastic and for the price I could not leave them. Paid 95 cents for the game console which is probabbly about 90 cents to much for the games that are on it....
Found some nice books. I have some big nostalgia for the "Griezel Handboek" one. Did not realy need the speakers but they are still new in plastic and for the price I could not leave them. Paid 95 cents for the game console which is probabbly about 90 cents to much for the games that are on it....
2024-06-07:
Took a gamble on a super 8 player, sadly I could not get it to work so I will try to sell it to hopefully recoup the cost. Also found a big Ice Age pluch and some chopstics. The wooden is for use in my figure & toy photography.
Took a gamble on a super 8 player, sadly I could not get it to work so I will try to sell it to hopefully recoup the cost. Also found a big Ice Age pluch and some chopstics. The wooden is for use in my figure & toy photography.
2024-06-04:
One of the shops I visited had a bunch of Manga, but sadly most where in languages I can not read. Did pick up the 3 in 1 Vol. 3 Fullmetal Alchemist one as it was the only one in English. Also grabbed a Manga Art book from another store.
Checked BGG and the Boonanza game had an oke score so I picked it up. Also was gifted for free a really small (I think bootleg) DBZ Cell Jr. figure.
For music I got 2 vinyl Maxi-singles and a bunch of CD's.
The wooden black houses are for my figure & toy photography.
One of the shops I visited had a bunch of Manga, but sadly most where in languages I can not read. Did pick up the 3 in 1 Vol. 3 Fullmetal Alchemist one as it was the only one in English. Also grabbed a Manga Art book from another store.
Checked BGG and the Boonanza game had an oke score so I picked it up. Also was gifted for free a really small (I think bootleg) DBZ Cell Jr. figure.
For music I got 2 vinyl Maxi-singles and a bunch of CD's.
The wooden black houses are for my figure & toy photography.
2024-05-28:
Been thinking about maybe downscaling some of my collections including my retro computer one. I still ended up grabbing this 8-bit SHARP, but I should be able to get back about what I paid for it if I do end up selling it again.
Also found a lot of CD-I / VIDEO-CD stuff, a couple of CD's and a Ome Henk CD-ROM for my collections.
The mask I picked-up for someone else and the small white rug is for my figure & toy photography.
Been thinking about maybe downscaling some of my collections including my retro computer one. I still ended up grabbing this 8-bit SHARP, but I should be able to get back about what I paid for it if I do end up selling it again.
Also found a lot of CD-I / VIDEO-CD stuff, a couple of CD's and a Ome Henk CD-ROM for my collections.
The mask I picked-up for someone else and the small white rug is for my figure & toy photography.
2024-05-24:
This time I found a JVC S-VHS player, 2 science books, 4 comics and a tripod. The tripod is smaller then one I had before and will be used to take with me on some outdoor shoots.
This time I found a JVC S-VHS player, 2 science books, 4 comics and a tripod. The tripod is smaller then one I had before and will be used to take with me on some outdoor shoots.
2024-05-14:
Happend to come by some thift-stores while on a random roundtrip with the motorbike.
Found a lot of small furniture for my figure & toy photography.
As for toys I found a Tamagotchi style virtual pet. This one still had the battery blocker slide in it so it is probably unused. Also bought 2 Transformers.
The book I already saw before, but at that time they wanted way to much for it. Now that it was reasonable priced I picked it up.
Bought some "nice to have" keyboard and scart converters and a Keyboard as well. Not sure about what keyboard it is exactly as it has no markings, it looks a lot like the keyboard from a Compaq SLT/286 so I think it is from a simular type of machine.
Also grabbed 2 VHS tapes to use as displaye pieces and a CD.
Happend to come by some thift-stores while on a random roundtrip with the motorbike.
Found a lot of small furniture for my figure & toy photography.
As for toys I found a Tamagotchi style virtual pet. This one still had the battery blocker slide in it so it is probably unused. Also bought 2 Transformers.
The book I already saw before, but at that time they wanted way to much for it. Now that it was reasonable priced I picked it up.
Bought some "nice to have" keyboard and scart converters and a Keyboard as well. Not sure about what keyboard it is exactly as it has no markings, it looks a lot like the keyboard from a Compaq SLT/286 so I think it is from a simular type of machine.
Also grabbed 2 VHS tapes to use as displaye pieces and a CD.
2024-05-10:
A varied thrifting day. First I went to a local small free flea-market, here I only got a small fire fighter playset (not pictured) to use in my figure & toy photography.
Afterwards I visited some thift-stores in the neighbourhood with some varied finds:
1. Grabbed some various cables and converters for cheap.
2. A small toiletpaper prop to be used in my figure & toy photography.
3. 3 CD's: Dutch version of the Aladin soundtrack, Music from SpongeBob SquarePants and a album from Mud.
4. A small Modern Warfare 2 Game Art Book for 25 cents.
5. A German book about Japan.
6. A National Geographic "100 Best Photos of the 21st Century" book.
7. A Double Tape from Pavarotti.
8. A medicine box.
9. A red placemat to be used as under / back-ground for my figure & toy photography.
A varied thrifting day. First I went to a local small free flea-market, here I only got a small fire fighter playset (not pictured) to use in my figure & toy photography.
Afterwards I visited some thift-stores in the neighbourhood with some varied finds:
1. Grabbed some various cables and converters for cheap.
2. A small toiletpaper prop to be used in my figure & toy photography.
3. 3 CD's: Dutch version of the Aladin soundtrack, Music from SpongeBob SquarePants and a album from Mud.
4. A small Modern Warfare 2 Game Art Book for 25 cents.
5. A German book about Japan.
6. A National Geographic "100 Best Photos of the 21st Century" book.
7. A Double Tape from Pavarotti.
8. A medicine box.
9. A red placemat to be used as under / back-ground for my figure & toy photography.
2024-05-06:
The Nintendo plushies where in a sealed bag when I bought them and it turned out they smelled really bad. Luckily they survived a round in the washing machine. This seemed to have removed most of the bad smell, enough atleast to be able to display them somewhere around the house.
The Avengers clock I now use in my hobby room, also grabbed a LP, a book about music and a book that will be a gift.
The Nintendo plushies where in a sealed bag when I bought them and it turned out they smelled really bad. Luckily they survived a round in the washing machine. This seemed to have removed most of the bad smell, enough atleast to be able to display them somewhere around the house.
The Avengers clock I now use in my hobby room, also grabbed a LP, a book about music and a book that will be a gift.
2024-04-27 (King's Day):
27 April is King's Day over here, this is basically the best day for thrifting for the entire year as there are free public flea markets everywhere.
And these are mostly done by "normal" (non commercial) people. So not people trying to turn a profit, but just people selling their old unwanted stuff (mostly) for cheap.
Pretty happy with my finds overall and even got the Toad figure, 2 CD's and some of the comics for free.
The best finds this year for me are the PSone in box (this one will replace the broken one I currently own), the Bayonetta 360 game and the Keith Parkinson art book.
27 April is King's Day over here, this is basically the best day for thrifting for the entire year as there are free public flea markets everywhere.
And these are mostly done by "normal" (non commercial) people. So not people trying to turn a profit, but just people selling their old unwanted stuff (mostly) for cheap.
Pretty happy with my finds overall and even got the Toad figure, 2 CD's and some of the comics for free.
The best finds this year for me are the PSone in box (this one will replace the broken one I currently own), the Bayonetta 360 game and the Keith Parkinson art book.
2024-04-25:
A quick round in my most local store paid off in a good way, mainly due to the Assassin's Creed Valhalla art book.
A quick round in my most local store paid off in a good way, mainly due to the Assassin's Creed Valhalla art book.
2024-04-23:
Went on a 3 store round trip a little further away to some stores I had not visited before.
The best find this time was the Coal Chamber CD, for the rest it was basically the standard fare of some books, music and figure photography props.
Went on a 3 store round trip a little further away to some stores I had not visited before.
The best find this time was the Coal Chamber CD, for the rest it was basically the standard fare of some books, music and figure photography props.
2024-04-19:
Amazing score this time. Found an Infinity BETA C360 center speaker for cheap. This one is an upgrade over my old Paradigm center.
The boardgame and Pikachu I grabbed for one of my friends and also picked-up a Conan #1 Comic and a The Police CD.
Amazing score this time. Found an Infinity BETA C360 center speaker for cheap. This one is an upgrade over my old Paradigm center.
The boardgame and Pikachu I grabbed for one of my friends and also picked-up a Conan #1 Comic and a The Police CD.
2024-04-15:
I have been pretty lucky with my AniManga finds lately. This time I found multiple Manga volumes. Already had the Kingdom Hearts ones on my "plan to read" list and enjoyed the Chobits Anime way back in the day. Grabed the Legal Drugs ones because they have the same author as Chobits, this one turned-out to be a Shojou Manga however, so I can hopefully re-coup my cost and sell these to someone who is more in the targeted demographic.
Next to the Manga I also bought a book, a CD, some Mincraft invitation cards and 2 props to be used in my figure photography.
I have been pretty lucky with my AniManga finds lately. This time I found multiple Manga volumes. Already had the Kingdom Hearts ones on my "plan to read" list and enjoyed the Chobits Anime way back in the day. Grabed the Legal Drugs ones because they have the same author as Chobits, this one turned-out to be a Shojou Manga however, so I can hopefully re-coup my cost and sell these to someone who is more in the targeted demographic.
Next to the Manga I also bought a book, a CD, some Mincraft invitation cards and 2 props to be used in my figure photography.
2024-04-11:
Went to a local thift-store I had not visited before. The main score this time are a lot of CD-I Video-CD movies.
Also grabbed some CD's and 2 Uncharted PS3 games, forgot to check and already owned the Uncharted 2 one.
The Metal Gear Solid Game is a bootleg and I am not sure why I bought it to be honest.
Went to a local thift-store I had not visited before. The main score this time are a lot of CD-I Video-CD movies.
Also grabbed some CD's and 2 Uncharted PS3 games, forgot to check and already owned the Uncharted 2 one.
The Metal Gear Solid Game is a bootleg and I am not sure why I bought it to be honest.
2024-04-05:
Went for a 4 thift-store trip of stores in a nearby city that I only visit sporadically. And I am super happy with the finds of this trip.
First of all, I found 2 orginal anime Displate metal posters. Decided to take a quick look into a section I normally don't really bother with as it mainly contains furniture I am not interested in.
On the walls were some art works and tucked away behind a fold-up guest bed I spotted the Death Note Ryuk poster that I quickly grabbed, this prompted me to have a beter look and on the way back I spotted the Rukia from Bleach one. This made me pretty happy as I am a big fan of both shows as well as Anime stuff in general being really rare to find in thirft-stores around here. Sadly the Rukia one has a small fold in one of the corners and both are missing the magnetic wall mounts. But I am still happy grabbing them for cheap as the Rukia sized one would have costed around €90 and the Ryuk one around €45 (excluding shipping) to get new.
Below the CD's and books is also a multi photo frame I will use to display some of my figure photos on the wall. The rolled up poster in the middle is a gift for one of my friends.
Next-up I found a Philips S-VCR. This is not a normal VCR however as it is made for edditing videos etc.
Also found a lot of music with some (for me locally) rarer finds like the Queen Live At Wembley Stadium double CD, the Normaal Hels As 'n Jagdhond and Thunderdome ones.
And finally to finish it all off I found 3 books: A book with a lot of (now) old Easter-Eggs in computer programs and DVD releases, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and lastly a 3 in 1 the original Star Wars trilogy book.
Went for a 4 thift-store trip of stores in a nearby city that I only visit sporadically. And I am super happy with the finds of this trip.
First of all, I found 2 orginal anime Displate metal posters. Decided to take a quick look into a section I normally don't really bother with as it mainly contains furniture I am not interested in.
On the walls were some art works and tucked away behind a fold-up guest bed I spotted the Death Note Ryuk poster that I quickly grabbed, this prompted me to have a beter look and on the way back I spotted the Rukia from Bleach one. This made me pretty happy as I am a big fan of both shows as well as Anime stuff in general being really rare to find in thirft-stores around here. Sadly the Rukia one has a small fold in one of the corners and both are missing the magnetic wall mounts. But I am still happy grabbing them for cheap as the Rukia sized one would have costed around €90 and the Ryuk one around €45 (excluding shipping) to get new.
Below the CD's and books is also a multi photo frame I will use to display some of my figure photos on the wall. The rolled up poster in the middle is a gift for one of my friends.
Next-up I found a Philips S-VCR. This is not a normal VCR however as it is made for edditing videos etc.
Also found a lot of music with some (for me locally) rarer finds like the Queen Live At Wembley Stadium double CD, the Normaal Hels As 'n Jagdhond and Thunderdome ones.
And finally to finish it all off I found 3 books: A book with a lot of (now) old Easter-Eggs in computer programs and DVD releases, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and lastly a 3 in 1 the original Star Wars trilogy book.
2024-04-02:
Found a bunch of camera stuff for cheap, will look at what I can actually use.
Also found 3 black Ikea "DRÖNA" boxes that I needed anyways for one of my Kallax cupboards.
The book is a rulebook for an expension to a wargame. Tought it was a stand-alone so will try to re-sell it to try and recoup the cost.
And lastly grabbed 2 small Transformers figures and a LP.
Found a bunch of camera stuff for cheap, will look at what I can actually use.
Also found 3 black Ikea "DRÖNA" boxes that I needed anyways for one of my Kallax cupboards.
The book is a rulebook for an expension to a wargame. Tought it was a stand-alone so will try to re-sell it to try and recoup the cost.
And lastly grabbed 2 small Transformers figures and a LP.
2024-03-21:
A really great haul this time. Went to a smaller store I had not been to before and found some really beautiful books.
Next to the books I also grabbed some vinyl singles, a CD, a "The X-Files" comic and some props for my figure photos. And finally the "Legally distinct jumping guys and dinosaur carnaval beanbag tossing game (without bean bags..)" they gave me for free and I gave it to one of my friends for his kids to play with.
A really great haul this time. Went to a smaller store I had not been to before and found some really beautiful books.
Next to the books I also grabbed some vinyl singles, a CD, a "The X-Files" comic and some props for my figure photos. And finally the "Legally distinct jumping guys and dinosaur carnaval beanbag tossing game (without bean bags..)" they gave me for free and I gave it to one of my friends for his kids to play with.
2024-03-08:
It is really rare to find anything Anime / Manga related over here (excluding Pokémon etc.), so I was pleasantly surprised when this Re:Zero photo stand caught my eye.
It seems to be from a Loot Crate so that might explane why it ended up at the thrift-store. I immediately went to "work" and made a photo for it:Rem in a Re:Zero Photo Stand.
The Stratego jr. I picked-up for one of my friends, grabbed the book for my nephew and the rest I just grabbed because they where really cheap "nice to haves".
It is really rare to find anything Anime / Manga related over here (excluding Pokémon etc.), so I was pleasantly surprised when this Re:Zero photo stand caught my eye.
It seems to be from a Loot Crate so that might explane why it ended up at the thrift-store. I immediately went to "work" and made a photo for it:Rem in a Re:Zero Photo Stand.
The Stratego jr. I picked-up for one of my friends, grabbed the book for my nephew and the rest I just grabbed because they where really cheap "nice to haves".
2024-03-01:
A nice prop I am plannig to use for a figure photo.
A really small and simple platic model kit.
The Star Wars thing contains really small starwars figures and I picked that one up for one of my friends.
A nice prop I am plannig to use for a figure photo.
A really small and simple platic model kit.
The Star Wars thing contains really small starwars figures and I picked that one up for one of my friends.
2024-02-15:
Was still missing a Wii Fit board in my collection, finally found one that was not ridiculously overpriced. I don't think it will get much actual use but wanted it for the collection.
Happy with the Cinderella CD, that one will end up in my CD changer for sure.
The Weerwolven game I grabbed as a gift for someone.
Was still missing a Wii Fit board in my collection, finally found one that was not ridiculously overpriced. I don't think it will get much actual use but wanted it for the collection.
Happy with the Cinderella CD, that one will end up in my CD changer for sure.
The Weerwolven game I grabbed as a gift for someone.
2024-02-13:
The chain that owns most of the thirft-stores around here has sadly been getting worse and worse, removing loyalty bonus stamps for discounts and rising (overall and base) prices of stuff. Everything that might actually be worth picking up for the new base prices are priced separately for the same or even more than the online / e-bay prices. /rant.
Anyways, I did end up having some success at the non brand stores atleast. First off all I grabbed a Philips FP145 Linear Tracking Turntable, it will need some TLC but hopefully I will be able to get it up and running again.
Also got some CD's (one of them is one of those CD lens cleaning ones) and comics, the Blink-182 tape is sadly only a couple of samples (only a couple of seconds of the beginning of the song).
The chain that owns most of the thirft-stores around here has sadly been getting worse and worse, removing loyalty bonus stamps for discounts and rising (overall and base) prices of stuff. Everything that might actually be worth picking up for the new base prices are priced separately for the same or even more than the online / e-bay prices. /rant.
Anyways, I did end up having some success at the non brand stores atleast. First off all I grabbed a Philips FP145 Linear Tracking Turntable, it will need some TLC but hopefully I will be able to get it up and running again.
Also got some CD's (one of them is one of those CD lens cleaning ones) and comics, the Blink-182 tape is sadly only a couple of samples (only a couple of seconds of the beginning of the song).
2024-02-09:
As most of the times lately I got some stuff for my figure photography.
Also got a CD and a (knockoff?) mogli for The Gremlins plush.
As most of the times lately I got some stuff for my figure photography.
Also got a CD and a (knockoff?) mogli for The Gremlins plush.
2024-02-08:
Grabbed a Pioneer DVD Recorder for cheap.
The 2 small pillows I got for free with the DVD Recorder and I want to use them for my figure photography.
The 3 rubber fidget toys I got as a back-up for when mine breaks again and lastly got two vinyl singles.
Grabbed a Pioneer DVD Recorder for cheap.
The 2 small pillows I got for free with the DVD Recorder and I want to use them for my figure photography.
The 3 rubber fidget toys I got as a back-up for when mine breaks again and lastly got two vinyl singles.
2024-01-29:
Could not really go out much last couple of weeks, and when I did the finds where not even worth posting.
The Mario Kart folder for one euro was one of the only nice finds lately, will probably be used as a gift.
Could not really go out much last couple of weeks, and when I did the finds where not even worth posting.
The Mario Kart folder for one euro was one of the only nice finds lately, will probably be used as a gift.
2024-01-12:
The first proper thirft of the year.
The main find this time is a Philips Audio CD Recorder, almost paid nothing for it compared with what it is going for online.
Found a set of Minecraft figures / props, might be fun to do a photoshoot with one day. The Yo-kai Cat figure behind is a nice addition to the one I found on 2023-07-07 and the pink scooter I grabbed to use as a prop for my figure photography.
Finally the comic is a Marvel Annual for the Iron Man 2 movie. and the Star Wars thing is a gift for one of my friends.
The first proper thirft of the year.
The main find this time is a Philips Audio CD Recorder, almost paid nothing for it compared with what it is going for online.
Found a set of Minecraft figures / props, might be fun to do a photoshoot with one day. The Yo-kai Cat figure behind is a nice addition to the one I found on 2023-07-07 and the pink scooter I grabbed to use as a prop for my figure photography.
Finally the comic is a Marvel Annual for the Iron Man 2 movie. and the Star Wars thing is a gift for one of my friends.
2023-12-01:
Some really nice comic / manga finds, it is rare to find any manga in the wild over here so immediately grabed these.
Also a small fidget toy and some props for my figure photography.
Some really nice comic / manga finds, it is rare to find any manga in the wild over here so immediately grabed these.
Also a small fidget toy and some props for my figure photography.
2023-11-14:
Again some props for my figure photography.
The small step exercise machine I got to see if it can be used with my standing desk.
Also found a new addition for my Zelda collection.
Found a stack of 5 (what seem to be bootlegs) Video-CD's, they had a 10 for €x sale so I combined it with the DVD, music CD's (got he Otis Redding CD at another store) and a book.
As far as vinyl I grabbed 1 for nostalgia, 1 for my Novelty, special and curio vinyl collection and 2 with classical music.
For books I found 2 old Anime magazines, a book for my collection of old computer books, one book about photography, a grapical novel and a DuckTales comic.
Again some props for my figure photography.
The small step exercise machine I got to see if it can be used with my standing desk.
Also found a new addition for my Zelda collection.
Found a stack of 5 (what seem to be bootlegs) Video-CD's, they had a 10 for €x sale so I combined it with the DVD, music CD's (got he Otis Redding CD at another store) and a book.
As far as vinyl I grabbed 1 for nostalgia, 1 for my Novelty, special and curio vinyl collection and 2 with classical music.
For books I found 2 old Anime magazines, a book for my collection of old computer books, one book about photography, a grapical novel and a DuckTales comic.
2023-11-10:
2 Goofy photo folders, a Guns & Roses DVD and the roll I grabed for my figure photography.
2 Goofy photo folders, a Guns & Roses DVD and the roll I grabed for my figure photography.
2023-11-03:
A pretty unique pick-up this time as I found a "The Idolm@ster" themed model airplane kit. Looking forward to building it one day (already dreading the decaling process tho).
Also grabbed a small lightweight tripod that will hopefully come in handy when I will take the camera with me outside in the future.
Next to these highlights I also got nice Southpark plushy, a Japanese language book, a vinyl single and a prop for my figure photography.
A pretty unique pick-up this time as I found a "The Idolm@ster" themed model airplane kit. Looking forward to building it one day (already dreading the decaling process tho).
Also grabbed a small lightweight tripod that will hopefully come in handy when I will take the camera with me outside in the future.
Next to these highlights I also got nice Southpark plushy, a Japanese language book, a vinyl single and a prop for my figure photography.
2023-11-03:
Found a Children of Bodom CD in the wild, also grabbed a book about (Playboy) photography.
Found a Children of Bodom CD in the wild, also grabbed a book about (Playboy) photography.
2023-10-24:
Got my self some comics to add to my collection, I already own a variety of volumes from the Turtles comics and hope to someday somehow randomy complete the set by thrifting.
The DuckTales is a nr. 1 of the classic one and the Kung-Fu ones I just liked the look of. Sadly apparently there are some new people responsible for handeling the books / comics at this thrift-store that decided that it was a good idea to put the price on the front cover with a pen instead of with a pencil inside.
The book on the right is more of an artbook then a comic as it contains page filling illustrations. The book on the left was in one of the comic boxes and I picked it up because it was only 50 cents.
The LP I grabbed mostly just on a whim. The cassette I grabbed out of nostalgic reasons. The purple case is one of those slim wallet things I wanted to give a try before actually spending more money on one. And finally the Star Wars Nerf gun I picked-up for a friend.
Got my self some comics to add to my collection, I already own a variety of volumes from the Turtles comics and hope to someday somehow randomy complete the set by thrifting.
The DuckTales is a nr. 1 of the classic one and the Kung-Fu ones I just liked the look of. Sadly apparently there are some new people responsible for handeling the books / comics at this thrift-store that decided that it was a good idea to put the price on the front cover with a pen instead of with a pencil inside.
The book on the right is more of an artbook then a comic as it contains page filling illustrations. The book on the left was in one of the comic boxes and I picked it up because it was only 50 cents.
The LP I grabbed mostly just on a whim. The cassette I grabbed out of nostalgic reasons. The purple case is one of those slim wallet things I wanted to give a try before actually spending more money on one. And finally the Star Wars Nerf gun I picked-up for a friend.
2023-10-15:
My first flea market since early 2022, and man that was a big old disappointment. Pre 2020 I used to go almost weekly to these kinds of markets, but this one was way worse in the amount of for me interesting stuff and overall prices. I hope this was a fluke and that this is not the new standard for these kind of markets these days.
What I did end up grabbing was these 3 vinyl.
My first flea market since early 2022, and man that was a big old disappointment. Pre 2020 I used to go almost weekly to these kinds of markets, but this one was way worse in the amount of for me interesting stuff and overall prices. I hope this was a fluke and that this is not the new standard for these kind of markets these days.
What I did end up grabbing was these 3 vinyl.
2023-10-12:
Found a lot of really amazing stuff.... But sadly it was all overpriced so I did not end up buying it.
It always sad to see when they try to pull "this is what it is worth online" prices for stuff. I go to a thrift-store to find random cool stuff. They get their stock for free and the fact that it is random and unpredictable what you are going to find should have as a positive trade-off that it is way cheaper then when you specificly search for something online. Or else I would be better off just buying exactly what I want for premium prices on E-Bay, Marktplaats, Amazon, Etc. /Rant
What I did end up picking up are mostly some gifts for others like the Pikachu and the books.
For my self I got a vinyl single and some random stuff for my figure photography again.
Found a lot of really amazing stuff.... But sadly it was all overpriced so I did not end up buying it.
It always sad to see when they try to pull "this is what it is worth online" prices for stuff. I go to a thrift-store to find random cool stuff. They get their stock for free and the fact that it is random and unpredictable what you are going to find should have as a positive trade-off that it is way cheaper then when you specificly search for something online. Or else I would be better off just buying exactly what I want for premium prices on E-Bay, Marktplaats, Amazon, Etc. /Rant
What I did end up picking up are mostly some gifts for others like the Pikachu and the books.
For my self I got a vinyl single and some random stuff for my figure photography again.
2023-10-06:
Quick little visit after an apointment in the neighbourhood netted me this score. Was looking for an extension cord for my headphones and found this one.
The 2 Metallica CD's are a Chinese bootleg of the Metallica & Symphony album. The other 2 I am not sure about, but I will give them a test listen to see if I like them.
Also got a vinyl Single and the book is about astronomy.
Finally the little photoframe is for my figure photography again.
Quick little visit after an apointment in the neighbourhood netted me this score. Was looking for an extension cord for my headphones and found this one.
The 2 Metallica CD's are a Chinese bootleg of the Metallica & Symphony album. The other 2 I am not sure about, but I will give them a test listen to see if I like them.
Also got a vinyl Single and the book is about astronomy.
Finally the little photoframe is for my figure photography again.
2023-10-05:
Some nice CD's, already own 2 of them so they will end up going to one of my friends or end up in my car. Did not had the self titled Soulfly album, and it is even the LE so pretty happy with that find.
Absolutely loved Garfield & Orson when I was still a wee little boy. There are a millions of Garfield books floating around and I stopped actively collecting them, but the Orson ones are way rarer to see so did picked this one up when I saw it.
The brown mini chair is for my figure photography of cource.
Just as the stacks of Photo print paper I got for cheap. Already did some printing
Photo Collage of some of my figure photos. of my favourites
Figure photo on my Eva shelf.
Some nice CD's, already own 2 of them so they will end up going to one of my friends or end up in my car. Did not had the self titled Soulfly album, and it is even the LE so pretty happy with that find.
Absolutely loved Garfield & Orson when I was still a wee little boy. There are a millions of Garfield books floating around and I stopped actively collecting them, but the Orson ones are way rarer to see so did picked this one up when I saw it.
The brown mini chair is for my figure photography of cource.
Just as the stacks of Photo print paper I got for cheap. Already did some printing
Photo Collage of some of my figure photos. of my favouritesFigure photo on my Eva shelf.
2023-09-15:
Found a boardgame that had a somewhat reasonable score (7.8) on boardgamegeek.com, might be fun to give it a go around Holoween.
Also found 2 CD's and a CD-i, nice to find any other Within Temptation then just the Mother Earth one.
The "De Kosmos en ik" (The Cosmos and me) book i already gave to my little nephew as a gift. And the "The Witcher" book I accidentally picked up as I tought it was a different one from the one I picked up on 2023-08-11, so one of them will go to one of my friends as a gift aswell.
Found a boardgame that had a somewhat reasonable score (7.8) on boardgamegeek.com, might be fun to give it a go around Holoween.
Also found 2 CD's and a CD-i, nice to find any other Within Temptation then just the Mother Earth one.
The "De Kosmos en ik" (The Cosmos and me) book i already gave to my little nephew as a gift. And the "The Witcher" book I accidentally picked up as I tought it was a different one from the one I picked up on 2023-08-11, so one of them will go to one of my friends as a gift aswell.
2023-09-05:
Just 2 books this time. Already owned the frist 2 Dune books, but this one has 3 and takes as much space as the 2 loose ones.
Just 2 books this time. Already owned the frist 2 Dune books, but this one has 3 and takes as much space as the 2 loose ones.
2023-08-31:
Books where on discount for 25 cents a piece, also scored a (sadly incomplete) Black OX from Chou Dendou Robo Tetsujin 28-gou FX and a puzzle.
Books where on discount for 25 cents a piece, also scored a (sadly incomplete) Black OX from Chou Dendou Robo Tetsujin 28-gou FX and a puzzle.
2023-08-11:
A pretty varied score this time.
Found a Deadpool poster for 50 cents, I haven't opened it up yet to check it out fully.
The other roll is decorative foil that I want to use for a project.
The game "Manga Manga" is actually not that great of a game according to it's BGG Rating but I picked it up for it's theme anyways.
The Aramada book I got as a gift for one of my friends, the other 2 books are for my own collection.
The 2 10/15cm frames I got to put some of my printed figure photography photos into, the tiny computer themed one I used for a trimmed version of this very old photo of me using our first computer
Me using our first computer.
For music I got 2 singles and 2 CD's. Not familiar with the bands from the CD's so need to test them first to know if it was worth the pick-up.
And finally some other small props to use for my figure photography.
A pretty varied score this time.
Found a Deadpool poster for 50 cents, I haven't opened it up yet to check it out fully.
The other roll is decorative foil that I want to use for a project.
The game "Manga Manga" is actually not that great of a game according to it's BGG Rating but I picked it up for it's theme anyways.
The Aramada book I got as a gift for one of my friends, the other 2 books are for my own collection.
The 2 10/15cm frames I got to put some of my printed figure photography photos into, the tiny computer themed one I used for a trimmed version of this very old photo of me using our first computer
Me using our first computer.For music I got 2 singles and 2 CD's. Not familiar with the bands from the CD's so need to test them first to know if it was worth the pick-up.
And finally some other small props to use for my figure photography.
2023-08-03:
Some more props to use in my figure photography, a puzzle that I have a lot of nostalgia for and 2 books. The Metallica book is for one of my friends and contains sheet music for the guitar.
Some more props to use in my figure photography, a puzzle that I have a lot of nostalgia for and 2 books. The Metallica book is for one of my friends and contains sheet music for the guitar.
2023-07-28:
3 albums on CD and a Green Jelly Maxi-Single. Normally I do not pick-up CD singles anymore but this one has a special nostalgic place in my heart so I could not skip it.
The "spreuktegel" says "Toen ik de mensen leerde kennen kreeg ik de dieren lief" which translates to something like "As I started to learn to know people I started to like animals".
3 albums on CD and a Green Jelly Maxi-Single. Normally I do not pick-up CD singles anymore but this one has a special nostalgic place in my heart so I could not skip it.
The "spreuktegel" says "Toen ik de mensen leerde kennen kreeg ik de dieren lief" which translates to something like "As I started to learn to know people I started to like animals".
2023-07-20 & 2023-07-21:
A really great find this time.
Found 3 comics, the Turtle one I already have and is a gift for one of my friends. Also found a how to draw Manga book from a series I already owned a couple of.
But the main find this time is the Jamo J10 Sub. My Paradigm sub died years ago but I did not found it necessary to immediately go out and spend a lot of money on a replacement. I did however kept my eyes open for any potentially good deals while thrifting. Then today I finally found this Jamo 10″ one for only €7,50. The sub was marked as "Hobby", most of the times this means one of two things, 1: "We tested it and it did not work but we think it is worth to try to sell it for a small amount anyways" or 2: "We do not know how to test this so we do not know if it works". I gambled it was going to be option 2 again and was right. This sub had a new price somewhere in the ~€200 to €300 range so I think €7,50 was a pretty good deal.
A really great find this time.
Found 3 comics, the Turtle one I already have and is a gift for one of my friends. Also found a how to draw Manga book from a series I already owned a couple of.
But the main find this time is the Jamo J10 Sub. My Paradigm sub died years ago but I did not found it necessary to immediately go out and spend a lot of money on a replacement. I did however kept my eyes open for any potentially good deals while thrifting. Then today I finally found this Jamo 10″ one for only €7,50. The sub was marked as "Hobby", most of the times this means one of two things, 1: "We tested it and it did not work but we think it is worth to try to sell it for a small amount anyways" or 2: "We do not know how to test this so we do not know if it works". I gambled it was going to be option 2 again and was right. This sub had a new price somewhere in the ~€200 to €300 range so I think €7,50 was a pretty good deal.
2023-07-13:
Already had Assassin's Creed 3 for the PS3 but added 2 Assassin's Creed games (Liberation & Black Flag) I was still missing to the collection with this 3 in 1 pack. Also added Crackdown for the 360 to the collection and found the "Official Game Instruction" (strategy guide / walktrough) book for the classic The 7th Guest game. The Rubix cube key chain is a little gift for my Rubix cube loving nephew.
Already had Assassin's Creed 3 for the PS3 but added 2 Assassin's Creed games (Liberation & Black Flag) I was still missing to the collection with this 3 in 1 pack. Also added Crackdown for the 360 to the collection and found the "Official Game Instruction" (strategy guide / walktrough) book for the classic The 7th Guest game. The Rubix cube key chain is a little gift for my Rubix cube loving nephew.
2023-07-07:
Another varied score this time.
First of all 2 Rondò Veneziano vinyl and a vinyl from the carillon of the Domtower in Utrecht.
Next up 2 CD's. One is a compilation from Large (Dutch EMP), I already own more of these and mainly use them in my car. The other one is from a band I do not know but like the genre of.
Then I also got 2 books, one with stories from famous rock artists and the other is about the news from my year of birth.
Further more I got 3 PC games, a big box with bith BloodNet and MegaRace and a jewel case with Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business.
Additionally to this I also found 2 chairs and a small bicycle to use in my figure photography.
Next there was also a Bob Ross Puzzle that I grabbed, it had a sticker saying that it was compleet so I hope I was not lied to.
And finally there is the small Yo-kai watch figure and an Original Stormtrooper Galactic Gin glass bottle infusion set. The Stormtrooper set I got as a gift for one of my friends.
Another varied score this time.
First of all 2 Rondò Veneziano vinyl and a vinyl from the carillon of the Domtower in Utrecht.
Next up 2 CD's. One is a compilation from Large (Dutch EMP), I already own more of these and mainly use them in my car. The other one is from a band I do not know but like the genre of.
Then I also got 2 books, one with stories from famous rock artists and the other is about the news from my year of birth.
Further more I got 3 PC games, a big box with bith BloodNet and MegaRace and a jewel case with Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business.
Additionally to this I also found 2 chairs and a small bicycle to use in my figure photography.
Next there was also a Bob Ross Puzzle that I grabbed, it had a sticker saying that it was compleet so I hope I was not lied to.
And finally there is the small Yo-kai watch figure and an Original Stormtrooper Galactic Gin glass bottle infusion set. The Stormtrooper set I got as a gift for one of my friends.
2023-06-29:
A really good score this time.
First of all the "Sealed Rory Gallagher CD + 1 DVD Box-set".
Next to these I also found a lot of good CD's and Vinyl singles for my self. The 3 Atari 2600 games a friend picked up for me, but I also received them from him today. And lastly the Three Headed Snake
Next to my other multi headed monsters. I just liked and picked-up because it was less then an Euro.
A really good score this time.
First of all the "Sealed Rory Gallagher CD + 1 DVD Box-set".
Next to these I also found a lot of good CD's and Vinyl singles for my self. The 3 Atari 2600 games a friend picked up for me, but I also received them from him today. And lastly the Three Headed Snake
Next to my other multi headed monsters. I just liked and picked-up because it was less then an Euro.
2023-06-22:
Pretty good score this time.
An as good as new Ticket to Ride Europe boardgame, a still sealed Wii game including a Wii racing wheel accessories, a vinyl single, a CD-video and ofcource the main pick-up a XBOX 360 S.
I did not had a S version of the 360 so this was a nice find for me.
Pretty good score this time.
An as good as new Ticket to Ride Europe boardgame, a still sealed Wii game including a Wii racing wheel accessories, a vinyl single, a CD-video and ofcource the main pick-up a XBOX 360 S.
I did not had a S version of the 360 so this was a nice find for me.
2023-06-09:
Found some more CD's and a book. I already own the book in english so I grabbed this one as a gift for someone.
Found some more CD's and a book. I already own the book in english so I grabbed this one as a gift for someone.
2023-05-30:
Found some interesting stuff this time. First of all Chopstics from the official Limited Edition version of the WoW Mist of Pandaria Strategy Guide (Only the Chopstics without the actual guide). Also found the Cult Classic Harvester PC game on CD-Rom. And finally the Turtles Memo game I picked up for one of my friends.
Found some interesting stuff this time. First of all Chopstics from the official Limited Edition version of the WoW Mist of Pandaria Strategy Guide (Only the Chopstics without the actual guide). Also found the Cult Classic Harvester PC game on CD-Rom. And finally the Turtles Memo game I picked up for one of my friends.
2023-05-23:
Picked up some doll furniture to use in my figure photography.
Next to that I picked up an Art book and a DVD of the classic comedy "Hot Shots" (as the DVD's where discounted).
Picked up some doll furniture to use in my figure photography.
Next to that I picked up an Art book and a DVD of the classic comedy "Hot Shots" (as the DVD's where discounted).
2023-04-13:
The first thrift of the year.
Due to some health issues I am sadly unable to properly thrift at the moment. And the "score" of the first thrift of the year is also not the greatest.
The KALLAX turned out an actual door with insert that you bolt to the cupboard and not what I thought (and was looking for) a loose box for in the cupboard, luckily I paid next to nothing for it.
The green mat is a card game playing mat, but I plan to use the other completely green side as an underground for my figure photography.
The first thrift of the year.
Due to some health issues I am sadly unable to properly thrift at the moment. And the "score" of the first thrift of the year is also not the greatest.
The KALLAX turned out an actual door with insert that you bolt to the cupboard and not what I thought (and was looking for) a loose box for in the cupboard, luckily I paid next to nothing for it.
The green mat is a card game playing mat, but I plan to use the other completely green side as an underground for my figure photography.
2022-12-30:
The last thrift of the year.
I am looking into buying a propper photo camera at some point in the (near) future so I was keeping my eyes out for a tripod and was glad to pick this one up for cheap.
Next to that I found 2 big Garfield books and a Star Wars "Kylo Ren's TIE fighter" model. The model is missing some parts, but you can not really see this because I hanged it on the ceiling.
The last thrift of the year.
I am looking into buying a propper photo camera at some point in the (near) future so I was keeping my eyes out for a tripod and was glad to pick this one up for cheap.
Next to that I found 2 big Garfield books and a Star Wars "Kylo Ren's TIE fighter" model. The model is missing some parts, but you can not really see this because I hanged it on the ceiling.
2022-12-28:
Came home with a puzzle ball still new wrapped in plastic a Sonic comic and a book. The RPO book is a gift for one of my friends.
Came home with a puzzle ball still new wrapped in plastic a Sonic comic and a book. The RPO book is a gift for one of my friends.
2022-12-24:
This time I found an old iMac accessory pack with keyboard and mouse as well as a soundtrack LP and some DVD's. The Yu-Gi-Oh! DVD's I bought for my nephew.
This time I found an old iMac accessory pack with keyboard and mouse as well as a soundtrack LP and some DVD's. The Yu-Gi-Oh! DVD's I bought for my nephew.
2022-12-05:
Found 3 books, 2 for my self and one will be a gift for one of my friends. Really happy with the Lego art book.
Found 3 books, 2 for my self and one will be a gift for one of my friends. Really happy with the Lego art book.
2022-11-24:
Took two gambles today, one on a SMART Podium ID370 toutch screen and another on a Technics SL-B2 record player. Both were in unknown condition and untested. It seems like the SMART Podium needs a special pen to work that was not included, luckily I did not pay that much and can probably recoup the investment by selling it on. The Technics SL-B2 is missing it's belt, but the motor etc. seems to work. So I ordered a new belt and hopefully it has no other faulths besides that.
Also picked up a PS1 Disney Demo Disc, an LP and a awesome Dragon.
Took two gambles today, one on a SMART Podium ID370 toutch screen and another on a Technics SL-B2 record player. Both were in unknown condition and untested. It seems like the SMART Podium needs a special pen to work that was not included, luckily I did not pay that much and can probably recoup the investment by selling it on. The Technics SL-B2 is missing it's belt, but the motor etc. seems to work. So I ordered a new belt and hopefully it has no other faulths besides that.
Also picked up a PS1 Disney Demo Disc, an LP and a awesome Dragon.
2022-11-10:
2022-11-05:
Found a big stack of Commodore books including some nice "Type-in" game books.
Also got some music, a game, a still sealed anime dvd and a Transformers knockoff toy.
Found a big stack of Commodore books including some nice "Type-in" game books.
Also got some music, a game, a still sealed anime dvd and a Transformers knockoff toy.
2022-10-31:
A great find this time with two model kits, comics and a dual (English & Japanese) language book.
A great find this time with two model kits, comics and a dual (English & Japanese) language book.
2022-10-14:
A small little card / board game for my LotR board game collection and a METAL CD, not familiar with the band tho.
A small little card / board game for my LotR board game collection and a METAL CD, not familiar with the band tho.
2022-09-22:
I was not familiar with the King Arthur boardgame, but it looked interesting with it having a electronic "game master" aspect. This kind of reminded me of an older boardgame that I own called Legend of Zagor.
The LP on the left is Pink Floyd - Animals, sadly it is missing the cover and does not seem to be in a great state. But it was only 20 cents so I will give it a good cleaning and see if it plays without skipping.
Also pick-up an cheap ergonomic keyboard, will give it a try to see if I like the feel of it. If so I might get a propper mechanical one someday.
I was not familiar with the King Arthur boardgame, but it looked interesting with it having a electronic "game master" aspect. This kind of reminded me of an older boardgame that I own called Legend of Zagor.
The LP on the left is Pink Floyd - Animals, sadly it is missing the cover and does not seem to be in a great state. But it was only 20 cents so I will give it a good cleaning and see if it plays without skipping.
Also pick-up an cheap ergonomic keyboard, will give it a try to see if I like the feel of it. If so I might get a propper mechanical one someday.
2022-09-02:
Found another Hero Quest boardgame. Sadly this one was not 100% complete, but it was also really cheap so worth the pick-up. Mine also missed some small things and had some wornout pieces, so I combined them making one complete version with some extra / backup pieces. I will try to sell some redundant pieces on their own to cover the costs.
Also found some CD's and games. The Spider-Man I apparently already owned, but is was really cheap so i will try to sell it. The Slipknot album I also already owned, but it is nice to have an extra copy for in my car.
Found another Hero Quest boardgame. Sadly this one was not 100% complete, but it was also really cheap so worth the pick-up. Mine also missed some small things and had some wornout pieces, so I combined them making one complete version with some extra / backup pieces. I will try to sell some redundant pieces on their own to cover the costs.
Also found some CD's and games. The Spider-Man I apparently already owned, but is was really cheap so i will try to sell it. The Slipknot album I also already owned, but it is nice to have an extra copy for in my car.
2022-08-18:
Pretty nice pick-up for the €4 spend, hopefully the lamp will prove usefull when taking pictures in the future.
Pretty nice pick-up for the €4 spend, hopefully the lamp will prove usefull when taking pictures in the future.
2022-06-24:
I like old novelty Vinyl so I had to pick up this Card Backed Flexi-disc. This one sided single plays a "personal" birthday song and message to someone / everyone called Angela and was sold as a birthday gift. The same (Hoera! ... is jarig) disks but for people with various different other names were sold as well. Ended up getting it for free.
Not sure if the digital Organizer still works, will have to replace the batteries and check, but it was cheap enough to take the gamble.
I like old novelty Vinyl so I had to pick up this Card Backed Flexi-disc. This one sided single plays a "personal" birthday song and message to someone / everyone called Angela and was sold as a birthday gift. The same (Hoera! ... is jarig) disks but for people with various different other names were sold as well. Ended up getting it for free.
Not sure if the digital Organizer still works, will have to replace the batteries and check, but it was cheap enough to take the gamble.
2022-06-21 & 2022-06-22:
Another small score from two days combined.
The Wii game I picked up while I was making a trip on my bike again, the rest was on a "normal" visit to another thrift-store the day after.
Normally I do not like buying puzzles from 2nd hand places as they are always incomplete, this one was still sealed however.
The CD I picked-up purely on it having "Hard-Rock" as it's genre on Discogs, still need to check if it is actually good music.
The DVD's are again for my nephew.
Another small score from two days combined.
The Wii game I picked up while I was making a trip on my bike again, the rest was on a "normal" visit to another thrift-store the day after.
Normally I do not like buying puzzles from 2nd hand places as they are always incomplete, this one was still sealed however.
The CD I picked-up purely on it having "Hard-Rock" as it's genre on Discogs, still need to check if it is actually good music.
The DVD's are again for my nephew.
2022-06-17 & 2022-06-18:
A small score from two days combined.
For two days in a row I happend to be in the neighborhood of a thrift-store. On Friday I was making a trip with my bike and decided to make a quick visit to a random thrift-store, here I picked up the cassette and ps/2 to usb dongle. The next day I had to pick up a figure at a "geek store" and made a quick visit to a thrift-store on the way back. There I picked up the LP and CD.
A small score from two days combined.
For two days in a row I happend to be in the neighborhood of a thrift-store. On Friday I was making a trip with my bike and decided to make a quick visit to a random thrift-store, here I picked up the cassette and ps/2 to usb dongle. The next day I had to pick up a figure at a "geek store" and made a quick visit to a thrift-store on the way back. There I picked up the LP and CD.
2022-06-14:
Picked up an nice set of CD's and an always good to have spares of cable. The Drowning Pool and 3 Doors Down CD's already earned their place in the CD changers, the others I will decide later if they are "worthy".
Picked up an nice set of CD's and an always good to have spares of cable. The Drowning Pool and 3 Doors Down CD's already earned their place in the CD changers, the others I will decide later if they are "worthy".
2022-06-08:
A varied pick up again. Already owned an Alice novel, but this is a nice edition with pictures. The Warcraft novel I will probably give to one of my friends as I do not really like books in the Dutch language.
A varied pick up again. Already owned an Alice novel, but this is a nice edition with pictures. The Warcraft novel I will probably give to one of my friends as I do not really like books in the Dutch language.
2022-05-11:
Some completely different things this time, my chair in my hobby room was literally falling appart so I picked up a "new" one when I saw this nice chair at the thirft-store. Still testing to see if it sits good enough to keep or if I going to re-sell it.
I also do not have any cooling in my hobby room so I also picked up a fan. Next to that I got a stack of birthday card for free and a thingy for measuring, drawing and cutting etc.
Some completely different things this time, my chair in my hobby room was literally falling appart so I picked up a "new" one when I saw this nice chair at the thirft-store. Still testing to see if it sits good enough to keep or if I going to re-sell it.
I also do not have any cooling in my hobby room so I also picked up a fan. Next to that I got a stack of birthday card for free and a thingy for measuring, drawing and cutting etc.
2022-04-29:
Was in the neighborhood of a thrift-store because I was visiting an other store nearby, picked-up 2 board games for cheap.
Was in the neighborhood of a thrift-store because I was visiting an other store nearby, picked-up 2 board games for cheap.
2022-04-27 (King's Day):
It was King's Day in the Netherlands on April 27, on this day there are a lot of festivities and flee markets everywhere. These markets are mostly done by "normal" families and children instead of the normal "profesional" stand holders. Sadly I was not able to go really really early when the local markets opened to get the actual good deals so I only got to pick-up some of the scraps.
Still pretty happy with what I was able to get (for what I paid for it). Sadly A lot of the games had either no box or the box was completely broken.
It was King's Day in the Netherlands on April 27, on this day there are a lot of festivities and flee markets everywhere. These markets are mostly done by "normal" families and children instead of the normal "profesional" stand holders. Sadly I was not able to go really really early when the local markets opened to get the actual good deals so I only got to pick-up some of the scraps.
Still pretty happy with what I was able to get (for what I paid for it). Sadly A lot of the games had either no box or the box was completely broken.
2022-04-08:
Picked-up some random stuff, already owned a copy of the DBZ DVD so this one will go to my nephew.
Picked-up some random stuff, already owned a copy of the DBZ DVD so this one will go to my nephew.
2022-03-14:
Went with a specific goal in mind this time, I was looking for a frame and a tripod. Sadly no proper tripod was to be found. But a frame I was able to score. Grabbed some singles as a "bonus".
Went with a specific goal in mind this time, I was looking for a frame and a tripod. Sadly no proper tripod was to be found. But a frame I was able to score. Grabbed some singles as a "bonus".
2022-03-11:
Grabbed some CD's with some CD-Roms hidden among them. Especially happy with the Linkin Park CD.
Grabbed some CD's with some CD-Roms hidden among them. Especially happy with the Linkin Park CD.
2022-03-04:
A pretty varied little score again today.
Found some more games for the collection. The Altered Beast is sadly missing the cover and booklet, but this game is a somewhat rare so I still picked it up. I already own the Mortal Kombat one so I will try to sell it on.
The CD's are not that amazing a find compaired with the last couple of trips but still nice to have.
The Pikachu will be a gift for my nephew. The Hulk comic was only 20 cents. And below the GoW3 game is a little blue box of story cubes, I think these might be handy to use during D&D for example. Lastly I picked up a Rigid RGB Mousepad... Do not really care that much about the whole RGB part, but a good mouce pad is always nice to have extra's of.
A pretty varied little score again today.
Found some more games for the collection. The Altered Beast is sadly missing the cover and booklet, but this game is a somewhat rare so I still picked it up. I already own the Mortal Kombat one so I will try to sell it on.
The CD's are not that amazing a find compaired with the last couple of trips but still nice to have.
The Pikachu will be a gift for my nephew. The Hulk comic was only 20 cents. And below the GoW3 game is a little blue box of story cubes, I think these might be handy to use during D&D for example. Lastly I picked up a Rigid RGB Mousepad... Do not really care that much about the whole RGB part, but a good mouce pad is always nice to have extra's of.
2022-02-25:
The 2nd big pick-up in one week, made a little round on my birthday and found a lot of stuff again.
Almost all of the CD's where only 25 cents a piece so I did not hold back taking everything that looked even remotely interesting. Some of them are pretty rare to find in the wild, so really happy with this score. A couple I already put into my CD-changers (that are on the verge of getting full), the others I will give a listen first to decide their fate.
Next to the CD's I also picked up the Star Wars PC game, the Lassie VideoCD, Star Trek Omnipedia and Queen DVD for the same price.
The steering wheel (and pedals) are for the original XBOX and are the officially licensed by Williams F1 Team one.
I also took the Creative Labs Sound Blaster AUDIGY 2 ZS external Hub Controller home with me, will probably sell this one on as I do not have the actual card (Will keep the cables for my self however).
And finally grabbed 2 books for my (old) computer / programming books collection.
The 2nd big pick-up in one week, made a little round on my birthday and found a lot of stuff again.
Almost all of the CD's where only 25 cents a piece so I did not hold back taking everything that looked even remotely interesting. Some of them are pretty rare to find in the wild, so really happy with this score. A couple I already put into my CD-changers (that are on the verge of getting full), the others I will give a listen first to decide their fate.
Next to the CD's I also picked up the Star Wars PC game, the Lassie VideoCD, Star Trek Omnipedia and Queen DVD for the same price.
The steering wheel (and pedals) are for the original XBOX and are the officially licensed by Williams F1 Team one.
I also took the Creative Labs Sound Blaster AUDIGY 2 ZS external Hub Controller home with me, will probably sell this one on as I do not have the actual card (Will keep the cables for my self however).
And finally grabbed 2 books for my (old) computer / programming books collection.
2022-02-23:
Had a pretty big score today. (╹ᆺ╹)ﾉ
At this thirft-store 99% of the time a small group of people will immediately pick everything worth getting from the new CD's and Vinyl (they know exactly when new stuff will be put in the store and will be there waiting). But just once in a couple of years when all stars align you can be lucky and there has been a batch of Metal and other interesting stuff without it being all taken already.
Next to the CD's I also picked up an empty cassette tape, 2 tapes with various rock music and a Simon and Garfunkel LP.
As for games I added another 4 PS2 games to the collection as well as an new boardgame.
Lastly I also found a book about cutom motor bikes and for my nephew I grabbed a Beyblade Puzzleball and a Bionicle DVD.
Had a pretty big score today. (╹ᆺ╹)ﾉ
At this thirft-store 99% of the time a small group of people will immediately pick everything worth getting from the new CD's and Vinyl (they know exactly when new stuff will be put in the store and will be there waiting). But just once in a couple of years when all stars align you can be lucky and there has been a batch of Metal and other interesting stuff without it being all taken already.
Next to the CD's I also picked up an empty cassette tape, 2 tapes with various rock music and a Simon and Garfunkel LP.
As for games I added another 4 PS2 games to the collection as well as an new boardgame.
Lastly I also found a book about cutom motor bikes and for my nephew I grabbed a Beyblade Puzzleball and a Bionicle DVD.
2022-01-28 & 2022-02-02:
First on Friday 2022-01-28 I found 2 of the 3 Lord of the Rings books. Already owned the trilogy in Dutch but have been looking for the English versions for a while. Sadly I am still missing the 3rd book in English. However assuming I will find it someday they will replace the complete Dutch set on my bookshelf.
The following Wednesday while not in the best of states (depreciated library stock) and in Dutch the Watchmen set is still a nice comics find in my opinion. Also found "Every Extend Extra" game for the PSP on that same day.
First on Friday 2022-01-28 I found 2 of the 3 Lord of the Rings books. Already owned the trilogy in Dutch but have been looking for the English versions for a while. Sadly I am still missing the 3rd book in English. However assuming I will find it someday they will replace the complete Dutch set on my bookshelf.
The following Wednesday while not in the best of states (depreciated library stock) and in Dutch the Watchmen set is still a nice comics find in my opinion. Also found "Every Extend Extra" game for the PSP on that same day.
2022-01-26:
Found something really different this time, a Fire resistant suitcase (I will be keeping my Diplomas & Certificates in this for safekeeping from now on).
Added Ender's Game to my book collection.
As a pleasant surprise I found out that the 360 Wolfenstein box also had Wolfenstein 2 for the Xbox One tucked away in it.
And lastly another Boes DVD for one of my friends.
Found something really different this time, a Fire resistant suitcase (I will be keeping my Diplomas & Certificates in this for safekeeping from now on).
Added Ender's Game to my book collection.
As a pleasant surprise I found out that the 360 Wolfenstein box also had Wolfenstein 2 for the Xbox One tucked away in it.
And lastly another Boes DVD for one of my friends.
2022-01-19:
The first thrift of 2022.
A pretty varied pick-up but mostly within the general Thrifting staples of Music, Games, Books & Comics.
In general I do not really pick-up anything related to eating and drinking from thrift-stores. But this set was new in the box and really cheap so I deviated from my general rule.
In the Music "category" I picked-up an LP from famous Japanese composer Tomita.
For books I got one about a dutch Festival called "Zwarte Cross", one about traveling to / in Japan and one about Rock & Roll. There were a lot of books about Music / Rock but all of them together was still quite a large sum of money (and I am running out of bookshelf space) so I decided to pick only one.
And again some of old comics this time.
I already owned Soulcalibur II on the GameCube, but I really love this game and every version has an unique character (Heihachi Mishima from Tekken on the PS2, Link from Zelda on the GameCube and Spawn the comic book character on the Xbox).
And lastly the Boes DVD I picked-up for one of my friends.
The first thrift of 2022.
A pretty varied pick-up but mostly within the general Thrifting staples of Music, Games, Books & Comics.
In general I do not really pick-up anything related to eating and drinking from thrift-stores. But this set was new in the box and really cheap so I deviated from my general rule.
In the Music "category" I picked-up an LP from famous Japanese composer Tomita.
For books I got one about a dutch Festival called "Zwarte Cross", one about traveling to / in Japan and one about Rock & Roll. There were a lot of books about Music / Rock but all of them together was still quite a large sum of money (and I am running out of bookshelf space) so I decided to pick only one.
And again some of old comics this time.
I already owned Soulcalibur II on the GameCube, but I really love this game and every version has an unique character (Heihachi Mishima from Tekken on the PS2, Link from Zelda on the GameCube and Spawn the comic book character on the Xbox).
And lastly the Boes DVD I picked-up for one of my friends.
2021-12-17:
Nice and varied pick-up this time.
Finding a lot of comics the last couple of weeks. Luckily they are a really quick read in general, but the backlog for my "to read" comics does keeps growing however -_- .
I am trying to limit my boardgame purchases as the chance to actually play them has been too limited the last couple of years, but I could not skip over this one for the price I got it for.
Also got some great finds in the books department, 2 books based on video game franchises, a Game of Thrones related book and a book about the Hubble Space Telescope (Side note: Really hyped about the hopefully finally soon to launch James Webb Space Telescope). Especially happy with the Assassin's Creed book as it is set in the ACII era that I really like.
The CD has some live performances of 3 Hardcore bands, it will probably end up in my CD changer if it does not have any issues on the test play.
I used to collect elephant related stuff when I was little and I just could not pass on this elephant plushy as my favourite plushy from my childhood is this one but in a different colour
Sadly the original has become kind of dirty..
Nice and varied pick-up this time.
Finding a lot of comics the last couple of weeks. Luckily they are a really quick read in general, but the backlog for my "to read" comics does keeps growing however -_- .
I am trying to limit my boardgame purchases as the chance to actually play them has been too limited the last couple of years, but I could not skip over this one for the price I got it for.
Also got some great finds in the books department, 2 books based on video game franchises, a Game of Thrones related book and a book about the Hubble Space Telescope (Side note: Really hyped about the hopefully finally soon to launch James Webb Space Telescope). Especially happy with the Assassin's Creed book as it is set in the ACII era that I really like.
The CD has some live performances of 3 Hardcore bands, it will probably end up in my CD changer if it does not have any issues on the test play.
I used to collect elephant related stuff when I was little and I just could not pass on this elephant plushy as my favourite plushy from my childhood is this one but in a different colour
Sadly the original has become kind of dirty..
2021-12-09:
Picked up a 2 comics, a CD (not sure if going to sell or put in CD-changer). The Turtles DVD I picked up for one of my friends.
Picked up a 2 comics, a CD (not sure if going to sell or put in CD-changer). The Turtles DVD I picked up for one of my friends.
2021-11-05:
A small music pick-up this time. Made a trip visiting 5 different thrift-stores, but came back with only a Vinyl single and a CD (that might be good or bad).
Recently however a new record store opened nearby and I decided to check it out. There I picked up the VHS tape and the Linkin Park CD (the CD is for one of my friends).
A small music pick-up this time. Made a trip visiting 5 different thrift-stores, but came back with only a Vinyl single and a CD (that might be good or bad).
Recently however a new record store opened nearby and I decided to check it out. There I picked up the VHS tape and the Linkin Park CD (the CD is for one of my friends).
2021-10-21 & 2021-10-22:
Another one with 2 days combined.
The Top Gear CD has some nice music for in my car while driving and the other CD I will have to check first to see if I like it or not.
In the games department I scored some Davilex games and N3. The Turtles kwartet is for my Turtles loving friend again.
Another one with 2 days combined.
The Top Gear CD has some nice music for in my car while driving and the other CD I will have to check first to see if I like it or not.
In the games department I scored some Davilex games and N3. The Turtles kwartet is for my Turtles loving friend again.
2021-10-15:
Small Friday thrift store pick-up. The Van Halen CD was a nice find, it has some small scratches but luckily it played without issues. I already owned the soundtrack for the book called "Sobriëtas", this is the main reason I picked that one up. The Turtles Domino game I picked up as a gift for one of my friends. And for the last 2 items I grabbed A Power Rangers card game still new in seal and Heart of Darkness for PC.
Small Friday thrift store pick-up. The Van Halen CD was a nice find, it has some small scratches but luckily it played without issues. I already owned the soundtrack for the book called "Sobriëtas", this is the main reason I picked that one up. The Turtles Domino game I picked up as a gift for one of my friends. And for the last 2 items I grabbed A Power Rangers card game still new in seal and Heart of Darkness for PC.
2021-10-07 & 2021-10-08:
Both thrift store pick-ups on 2021-10-07 and 2021-10-08 where pretty insignificant on their own and so I combined them into one.
Some music on a variety of media formats, happy with my first somewhat decent cassette tape find in a long time. The book is about the famous Dutch Rocker Bennie Jolink, I grew up with his music and it was my earliest gateway into the harder Rock and Metal. And lastly an Ikea "Lekman" box for cheap that I going to need in the future anyways.
And then in the evening of the 8th I picked up this locally via Marktplaats (online secondhand marketplace). The Dragon Ball Z Kakarot Special Edition is without the game and steelbook but I really like the statue. Not a 100% sure of the legitimacy of the 4 star ball and Goku on the cloud ones in the middle, but they do look pretty good. The 4 on the left however do look pretty bad and are clearly cheap knockoffs. They are not displayed with the others in my displaycase
DBZ part in my display cases and I see them more as a "free" bonus of the lot.
Both thrift store pick-ups on 2021-10-07 and 2021-10-08 where pretty insignificant on their own and so I combined them into one.
Some music on a variety of media formats, happy with my first somewhat decent cassette tape find in a long time. The book is about the famous Dutch Rocker Bennie Jolink, I grew up with his music and it was my earliest gateway into the harder Rock and Metal. And lastly an Ikea "Lekman" box for cheap that I going to need in the future anyways.
And then in the evening of the 8th I picked up this locally via Marktplaats (online secondhand marketplace). The Dragon Ball Z Kakarot Special Edition is without the game and steelbook but I really like the statue. Not a 100% sure of the legitimacy of the 4 star ball and Goku on the cloud ones in the middle, but they do look pretty good. The 4 on the left however do look pretty bad and are clearly cheap knockoffs. They are not displayed with the others in my displaycase
DBZ part in my display cases and I see them more as a "free" bonus of the lot.
2021-09-30:
Small little game pick-up, already owned the Wario Land but going to trade it for another game with one of my friends.
Small little game pick-up, already owned the Wario Land but going to trade it for another game with one of my friends.
2021-09-19:
My first flea market since 2019. (๑╹ᆺ╹)7
Not the best score ever, but is was nice to to be out on some flea market trips again.
Also picked up some stuff for one of my friends, but that is not in the picture.
My first flea market since 2019. (๑╹ᆺ╹)7
Not the best score ever, but is was nice to to be out on some flea market trips again.
Also picked up some stuff for one of my friends, but that is not in the picture.
2021-09-10:
A lot of the pickups from today are not for myself.
The Turtle bag and wallet I picked up for one of my friends, he is a big Turtles fan and this will be perfect for his son when he gets a little older.
The Offspring CD I picked up for one of my other friends, it is either just coincidence or this one is weirdly commmon as this is the fourth copy I have picked up.
For my self I got a C++ book for my computer / programming book collection, a small book about Metallica, a cool small "chibi" Optimus Prime (could not leave it behind for only 50 cents) and an other CD (No idea yet if it is any good tho).
A lot of the pickups from today are not for myself.
The Turtle bag and wallet I picked up for one of my friends, he is a big Turtles fan and this will be perfect for his son when he gets a little older.
The Offspring CD I picked up for one of my other friends, it is either just coincidence or this one is weirdly commmon as this is the fourth copy I have picked up.
For my self I got a C++ book for my computer / programming book collection, a small book about Metallica, a cool small "chibi" Optimus Prime (could not leave it behind for only 50 cents) and an other CD (No idea yet if it is any good tho).
2021-09-06:
Not the best games in the world, but the fact that they are for the GameCube made me pick them up anyway.
Seeing the board game Pandemie (Pandemic) gives such a more weird feeling these days, but anyways still happy to find it for cheap.
Not the best games in the world, but the fact that they are for the GameCube made me pick them up anyway.
Seeing the board game Pandemie (Pandemic) gives such a more weird feeling these days, but anyways still happy to find it for cheap.
2021-09-03:
Quite a lot of variety of finds this time.
Finding Game Boy games in the wild is pretty rare, so I am happy with getting these 4.
Finally found a cheap copy of Halo 2 for the PC. I really wanted it for my collection, but I did not want to pay to much as I will probably never actually play it from this disk.
Also grabbed a copy of Wipeout Fusion on the PS2.
On the music side I took a gamble on 3 CD's, will need to test if they are worthy to go in the CD changer.
Was eyeballing the Exploding Kittens game for a while already so I am happy I did not buy it new yet. The price was not amazing, but still got the base game + the expension for cheaper then the base alone when bought new.
The "Discovery Evaluation Board" I picked up and will see if I can do something with it in the future.
I promised my self to not pick-up any more puzzles from thrift stores after being burned by incomplete ones before.... But I just really liked these ones and they were not too expensive.... I just really hope they are complete. Investing all that time and then missing one or a couple of the last pieces really Sucks.
Got my self a book to add to my slowly growing Japan related books collection.
And finally got some DVD's for my nephew again.
Quite a lot of variety of finds this time.
Finding Game Boy games in the wild is pretty rare, so I am happy with getting these 4.
Finally found a cheap copy of Halo 2 for the PC. I really wanted it for my collection, but I did not want to pay to much as I will probably never actually play it from this disk.
Also grabbed a copy of Wipeout Fusion on the PS2.
On the music side I took a gamble on 3 CD's, will need to test if they are worthy to go in the CD changer.
Was eyeballing the Exploding Kittens game for a while already so I am happy I did not buy it new yet. The price was not amazing, but still got the base game + the expension for cheaper then the base alone when bought new.
The "Discovery Evaluation Board" I picked up and will see if I can do something with it in the future.
I promised my self to not pick-up any more puzzles from thrift stores after being burned by incomplete ones before.... But I just really liked these ones and they were not too expensive.... I just really hope they are complete. Investing all that time and then missing one or a couple of the last pieces really Sucks.
Got my self a book to add to my slowly growing Japan related books collection.
And finally got some DVD's for my nephew again.
2021-09-02:
When I bought it I did not know what exactly was in it, only that it had (as of now still in unknown state) 2 original Xboxes and a bunch of games. I will need to test te Xboxes and I will sell them on as I already have 3 of them.
There were around ~30 Xbox games and one for the PC. Quite a lot of them I could actually add to my collection as I did not have 18 of them yet (as well as the PC game).
Oh and there was also the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell book that was included.
When I bought it I did not know what exactly was in it, only that it had (as of now still in unknown state) 2 original Xboxes and a bunch of games. I will need to test te Xboxes and I will sell them on as I already have 3 of them.
There were around ~30 Xbox games and one for the PC. Quite a lot of them I could actually add to my collection as I did not have 18 of them yet (as well as the PC game).
Oh and there was also the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell book that was included.
2021-08-27:
Did a bigger multi thrift store round and came home with some great finds.
The Lamb of God CD for 25 cents looked kind of damaged but ended up playing without issues, it has now found it's new home inside one of my CD Changers.
Cleaned and played the Easy Rider and Vandenberg albums and they too were great.
On the gaming front I got a nice Far Cry 3 steelcase edition, a random Davilex CD-rom and a complete Buzz!: Quiz World set.
And then some other random CD's, LP's and miscellaneous goods. Was running out of basic RGB/Tulip cables and thriftstores are a great way to get these for cheap. Also picked up a random ZIP disk, still looking for a drive that can actually use it tho. The Passion of the Christ disks seem like they are Video-CD's but my CDI player has problems reading them cleanly. Only paid 25 cents for it so luckily not a great loss. The little black Buda statue at the top right was for free.
Did a bigger multi thrift store round and came home with some great finds.
The Lamb of God CD for 25 cents looked kind of damaged but ended up playing without issues, it has now found it's new home inside one of my CD Changers.
Cleaned and played the Easy Rider and Vandenberg albums and they too were great.
On the gaming front I got a nice Far Cry 3 steelcase edition, a random Davilex CD-rom and a complete Buzz!: Quiz World set.
And then some other random CD's, LP's and miscellaneous goods. Was running out of basic RGB/Tulip cables and thriftstores are a great way to get these for cheap. Also picked up a random ZIP disk, still looking for a drive that can actually use it tho. The Passion of the Christ disks seem like they are Video-CD's but my CDI player has problems reading them cleanly. Only paid 25 cents for it so luckily not a great loss. The little black Buda statue at the top right was for free.
2021-08-25:
Some pickups from the local thrift store. Finding a decent DS games for cheap in the wild is pretty rare these days.
Some pickups from the local thrift store. Finding a decent DS games for cheap in the wild is pretty rare these days.
2021-08-23:
Especially happy with the Jazz Jackrabbit CD-Rom, if I had to make a personal list of childhood defining games it would definitely be on there.
Some Duke Nukem 3D is always great of course and the Lucky Luke game is still sealed.
I already own the Rondò Veneziano LP, but it was only 20 cents so I am going to compair which copy is better.
Especially happy with the Jazz Jackrabbit CD-Rom, if I had to make a personal list of childhood defining games it would definitely be on there.
Some Duke Nukem 3D is always great of course and the Lucky Luke game is still sealed.
I already own the Rondò Veneziano LP, but it was only 20 cents so I am going to compair which copy is better.
2021-08-13:
Some great finds in this one.
The Game Gear sadly does not work (I knew this when I picked it up for cheap) and I was unable to easily get it to work again. It will probably need to have it's capacitors replaced, but I will sell it on as I do not feel up to that at the moment.
Also got the Technics SL-5 (Direct-Drive, Linear Tracker) turntable for a really good price. It looks a lot better now after a good cleaning and I am currently testing it. I will probably use it as my main turntable from now on.
The Halo 2 Map Pack is a great addition to my Halo collection and the Knudde CD-Roms bring back a lot of memories from when I used to play those games during my childhood.
I got really happy thinking I found a soundtrack of Airplane on vinyl, but it turned out to be a Laser Disk... Still picked it up with the hope that I will someday find a player for cheap.
Some great finds in this one.
The Game Gear sadly does not work (I knew this when I picked it up for cheap) and I was unable to easily get it to work again. It will probably need to have it's capacitors replaced, but I will sell it on as I do not feel up to that at the moment.
Also got the Technics SL-5 (Direct-Drive, Linear Tracker) turntable for a really good price. It looks a lot better now after a good cleaning and I am currently testing it. I will probably use it as my main turntable from now on.
The Halo 2 Map Pack is a great addition to my Halo collection and the Knudde CD-Roms bring back a lot of memories from when I used to play those games during my childhood.
I got really happy thinking I found a soundtrack of Airplane on vinyl, but it turned out to be a Laser Disk... Still picked it up with the hope that I will someday find a player for cheap.
2021-08-06:
Came home from the thrift store with some additions to my Vinyl collection, a CD and a PC game. The white label LP is a unofficial Release named "Disco Mix '86".
The Beatles White Album sadly ended up being to damaged and was skipping the needle, but luckily I only paid 20 cents for it.
Came home from the thrift store with some additions to my Vinyl collection, a CD and a PC game. The white label LP is a unofficial Release named "Disco Mix '86".
The Beatles White Album sadly ended up being to damaged and was skipping the needle, but luckily I only paid 20 cents for it.
2021-07-23:
The main score here are the 2 "My first Sony" walkmans. Got these really cheap and will try to fix them up.
The main score here are the 2 "My first Sony" walkmans. Got these really cheap and will try to fix them up.
2021-06-22:
Picked-up what one of my friends had saved up for me in the last couple of months. A couple of freebees in there again.
These New 3DS XL's are getting harder to get for a price I am willing to pay so I am glad to have one in my collection now.
The Chrono Cross is a repro card, I am going to replace the battery and then play it (hopefully soon).
Picked-up what one of my friends had saved up for me in the last couple of months. A couple of freebees in there again.
These New 3DS XL's are getting harder to get for a price I am willing to pay so I am glad to have one in my collection now.
The Chrono Cross is a repro card, I am going to replace the battery and then play it (hopefully soon).
2021-06-21:
Due to maintenance the power was off for a couple of hours at home, having nothing else to do I went to a local thrift store. And I am glad I did as I came back with quite a good score.
1. An other Sony CDP-CX CD Jukebox, this time a 51 Disk one.
2. 3 Full sets of coloured Cherry MX keycaps.
3. William Shatner's TekWar (PC Big Box game). This one seems to be worth about 10 times what I paid. I will put it up for sale to see if there are any takers, if not then I will just keep it in my own collection.
4. Boxed "De Natuur - Interactieve Encyclopedie". A dutch interactive encyclopedia about nature.
Due to maintenance the power was off for a couple of hours at home, having nothing else to do I went to a local thrift store. And I am glad I did as I came back with quite a good score.
1. An other Sony CDP-CX CD Jukebox, this time a 51 Disk one.
2. 3 Full sets of coloured Cherry MX keycaps.
3. William Shatner's TekWar (PC Big Box game). This one seems to be worth about 10 times what I paid. I will put it up for sale to see if there are any takers, if not then I will just keep it in my own collection.
4. Boxed "De Natuur - Interactieve Encyclopedie". A dutch interactive encyclopedia about nature.
2021-06-04:
And I immediately got some great finds to welcome me back. My favorite find was the "Iron Maiden: Ed Hunter" Double CD + CD-ROM Game. A perfect find for someone who is into both Metal and classic PC games.
I took a gamble for €8,50 on the box as it contained an of unknown state untested Wii + various Wii related peripherals etc. The gamble worked out as it all seems to work perfectly after testing it at home. It is going to need a good cleaning first tho. ( ×m×)
As it is looking now I will hopefully be able to get back to some more regular thrifting by the end of this month.
And I immediately got some great finds to welcome me back. My favorite find was the "Iron Maiden: Ed Hunter" Double CD + CD-ROM Game. A perfect find for someone who is into both Metal and classic PC games.
I took a gamble for €8,50 on the box as it contained an of unknown state untested Wii + various Wii related peripherals etc. The gamble worked out as it all seems to work perfectly after testing it at home. It is going to need a good cleaning first tho. ( ×m×)
As it is looking now I will hopefully be able to get back to some more regular thrifting by the end of this month.
2020-10-10:
And as a bonus it even came in a MSX bag.
And as a bonus it even came in a MSX bag.
2020-07-05:
Got another nice delivery from one of my friends. And as he is the best there were even some awesome extra freebees in there.
At the moment my N64 collection is still relatively small, but with these additions I have now a large part of my "must haves".
The Scope is in a pretty ruff condition but no complains from me as I got it for free.
The Galaxy 2 sleeve only contains the extra DVD and not the actual game but this one was free aswell.
Got another nice delivery from one of my friends. And as he is the best there were even some awesome extra freebees in there.
At the moment my N64 collection is still relatively small, but with these additions I have now a large part of my "must haves".
The Scope is in a pretty ruff condition but no complains from me as I got it for free.
The Galaxy 2 sleeve only contains the extra DVD and not the actual game but this one was free aswell.
2020-05-31:
Keeping the thrifting spirit alive by proxy. I recieved another delivery from one of my friends.
I am a big NieR:Automata fan and am therefore really happy to have added the orginal Nier to my collection now. I am however going to wait for the upcoming remake and actually play the game that way.
Keeping the thrifting spirit alive by proxy. I recieved another delivery from one of my friends.
I am a big NieR:Automata fan and am therefore really happy to have added the orginal Nier to my collection now. I am however going to wait for the upcoming remake and actually play the game that way.
2020-05-04:
Due to the current coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 // COVID-19) pandemic I have been unable to go out and thrift since early February. Luckily one of my friends was willing to share some of his finds and was able to deliver them to me safely. The Amiibo was a delayed part of the birthday gift from my friends, the rest I bought from my friend. Especially really happy with the Dragon's Lair CD-i game.
Due to the current coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 // COVID-19) pandemic I have been unable to go out and thrift since early February. Luckily one of my friends was willing to share some of his finds and was able to deliver them to me safely. The Amiibo was a delayed part of the birthday gift from my friends, the rest I bought from my friend. Especially really happy with the Dragon's Lair CD-i game.
2020-02-12:
Had a very lucky timing and got a (for me at least) very nice set of vinyl. These just came in and I was the first to have a change to browse them (with 5 others around me who would have certainly taken them as well given the chance). The ones without covers in the left back corner are also a Kiss album.
Had a very lucky timing and got a (for me at least) very nice set of vinyl. These just came in and I was the first to have a change to browse them (with 5 others around me who would have certainly taken them as well given the chance). The ones without covers in the left back corner are also a Kiss album.
2020-02-06:
Been thrifting quite frequently again, have not documented most of the smaller finds. But today's haul was worth it again.
This is the bulk of it:
A Clementoni - Doc learning robot for my little nephew.
A DVD version of AtmosFear to go with the VHS one I found on 2020-01-13.
Some marval books and other comics, some computer books and some other various books.
And finally not pictured some CD's and vinyl.
Been thrifting quite frequently again, have not documented most of the smaller finds. But today's haul was worth it again.
This is the bulk of it:
A Clementoni - Doc learning robot for my little nephew.
A DVD version of AtmosFear to go with the VHS one I found on 2020-01-13.
Some marval books and other comics, some computer books and some other various books.
And finally not pictured some CD's and vinyl.
2020-01-31:
Got a big stack of old (80's) computer books, I love reading these kind of books. Supposedly the Tomb Raider game is not that great, but I got it more for collection purposes anyway.
Got a big stack of old (80's) computer books, I love reading these kind of books. Supposedly the Tomb Raider game is not that great, but I got it more for collection purposes anyway.
2020-01-13:
So I did ended up going back very quikly (see post from 2020-01-11).
I just had to check if I did not miss anything.
Came home with some aditional games and books. Sadly after checking later it turned out "Vlucht van Atlantis" was not fully complete. Atmosfear however is and came with a working VHS tape.
Also finally found an English version of The Silmarillion, already had it in Dutch but I rather have my books in English most of the time.
So I did ended up going back very quikly (see post from 2020-01-11).
I just had to check if I did not miss anything.
Came home with some aditional games and books. Sadly after checking later it turned out "Vlucht van Atlantis" was not fully complete. Atmosfear however is and came with a working VHS tape.
Also finally found an English version of The Silmarillion, already had it in Dutch but I rather have my books in English most of the time.
2020-01-11:
Went thrifting two days in a row and got some finds I wanted to share here.
Found two normally very expensive board games for very cheap. Especially HeroQuest seems to be highly regarded. And it even came with 3 expensions in the box (some very small unimportant things are missing but that doesn't really bother me that much in this particular case).
Sadly it seems like the CD-i player is not working correctly, but fortunately it was really cheap as well.
Kind of tempted to go back very soon as I did not managed to fully go through all of the board game very well.
Went thrifting two days in a row and got some finds I wanted to share here.
Found two normally very expensive board games for very cheap. Especially HeroQuest seems to be highly regarded. And it even came with 3 expensions in the box (some very small unimportant things are missing but that doesn't really bother me that much in this particular case).
Sadly it seems like the CD-i player is not working correctly, but fortunately it was really cheap as well.
Kind of tempted to go back very soon as I did not managed to fully go through all of the board game very well.
2020-01-10:
It has been a while since the last expedition, I did however find a Commodore 128 (that I did not post here) between this find and the previous post.
But anyway, this time I found a nice BTC 5100C Mini Keyboard at the local thrift store.
It has been a while since the last expedition, I did however find a Commodore 128 (that I did not post here) between this find and the previous post.
But anyway, this time I found a nice BTC 5100C Mini Keyboard at the local thrift store.
2019-10-27:
Had some smaller finds between this and the last post but I did not document those (mainly consisting of some vinyl and a couple of CD's etc.). This one I thought was worth documenting again.
Visited two flea markets this weekend and came back with some nice finds. I have been on the lookout for a new SACD player after my Marantz DV6400 died, and while not being of the same quality this Sony DVP-NS700V should hold me over for now (and for five euro I can't really complain). Also happy with the Zelda (BotW) Switch carrying case and Xbox360 Kinect that I was still missing.
Had some smaller finds between this and the last post but I did not document those (mainly consisting of some vinyl and a couple of CD's etc.). This one I thought was worth documenting again.
Visited two flea markets this weekend and came back with some nice finds. I have been on the lookout for a new SACD player after my Marantz DV6400 died, and while not being of the same quality this Sony DVP-NS700V should hold me over for now (and for five euro I can't really complain). Also happy with the Zelda (BotW) Switch carrying case and Xbox360 Kinect that I was still missing.
2019-09-13:
Needed an amp for the new hobby room and came back with a lot of games, music, books and a Denon amplifier. Got the Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze games for an euro each, two games that were on my wish list but that I had not manage to find for cheap yet.
Needed an amp for the new hobby room and came back with a lot of games, music, books and a Denon amplifier. Got the Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze games for an euro each, two games that were on my wish list but that I had not manage to find for cheap yet.
2019-08-31:
Visited a local thrift store, especially happy with the two vintage dinosaur / monster toys.
Visited a local thrift store, especially happy with the two vintage dinosaur / monster toys.
2019-08-17:
Finally got myself a MSX2. Got it via Marktplaats and it came with some nice games. Especially happy with the boxed Elite game, but sadly it is not 100% complete. It also came with a (not pictured) big ass Philips (32PW8504/12) CRT TV.
Finally got myself a MSX2. Got it via Marktplaats and it came with some nice games. Especially happy with the boxed Elite game, but sadly it is not 100% complete. It also came with a (not pictured) big ass Philips (32PW8504/12) CRT TV.
2019-08-11:
Visited two flea markets this weekend and had some nice finds (considering what I paid for it).
The GBA seems to be working fine, but the body is scratched and it is missing the battery cover. It did however still had a Dexter's laboratory game inside and I only paid one euro for it. I might look into a full body replacement for this one.
The Pong system I still need to fully check, but on a first quick test it seems like it is not working.
Four of the LP's I already owned, but for 50 cents I could not leave them rotting away in that pile any longer (it was not a pretty sight). I will try to fix them up and compare them with the ones I already had. I did however not own the Deep Purple one yet, so pretty happy with that find for 50 cents.
Visited two flea markets this weekend and had some nice finds (considering what I paid for it).
The GBA seems to be working fine, but the body is scratched and it is missing the battery cover. It did however still had a Dexter's laboratory game inside and I only paid one euro for it. I might look into a full body replacement for this one.
The Pong system I still need to fully check, but on a first quick test it seems like it is not working.
Four of the LP's I already owned, but for 50 cents I could not leave them rotting away in that pile any longer (it was not a pretty sight). I will try to fix them up and compare them with the ones I already had. I did however not own the Deep Purple one yet, so pretty happy with that find for 50 cents.
2019-08-09:
Found some miscellaneous music etc., but more importantly of cource the set of B&W DM602 speakers pictured above (and for a very reasonable price). After testing I decided to replace my Paradigm Phantoms with the B&W speakers. I do think the Phantoms where better speakers in there prime, but in their current sorry state the B&W are a big improvement. These DM602's will however not be the endgame, and the search for better speakers continues. But for now I atleast do not have absolute dogshit sound anymore.
Found some miscellaneous music etc., but more importantly of cource the set of B&W DM602 speakers pictured above (and for a very reasonable price). After testing I decided to replace my Paradigm Phantoms with the B&W speakers. I do think the Phantoms where better speakers in there prime, but in their current sorry state the B&W are a big improvement. These DM602's will however not be the endgame, and the search for better speakers continues. But for now I atleast do not have absolute dogshit sound anymore.
2019-08-06:
Had a quick visit to my local thrift store, found some controllers, a LP and a book.
Later that day I picked up this MSX via marktplaats.nl. It seems to work mostly fine and is also able to load games from a cassette which my other MSX fails to do.
The guy I bought it from said he also had a MSX2 and would contact me as soon as he finds it, so fingers crossed.
(Me from the future spoiler: He did not contact me)
Had a quick visit to my local thrift store, found some controllers, a LP and a book.
Later that day I picked up this MSX via marktplaats.nl. It seems to work mostly fine and is also able to load games from a cassette which my other MSX fails to do.
The guy I bought it from said he also had a MSX2 and would contact me as soon as he finds it, so fingers crossed.
(Me from the future spoiler: He did not contact me)
2019-07-31:
Was in the neighborhood of a thrift store after an appointment.
The games are not the greatest, but you do not see cheap Wii games over here that often.
Got some various (always nice to have) cables.
As well as some vinyls. I really like the covers of the Rondò Veneziano and The Un-Xplained ones.
And lastly a Tolkien book, sadly in Dutch again.
Was in the neighborhood of a thrift store after an appointment.
The games are not the greatest, but you do not see cheap Wii games over here that often.
Got some various (always nice to have) cables.
As well as some vinyls. I really like the covers of the Rondò Veneziano and The Un-Xplained ones.
And lastly a Tolkien book, sadly in Dutch again.
2019-07-29:
Some random stuff found at my local thrift store.The CD to the right is a HDCD, a format that you do not see that often.
Some random stuff found at my local thrift store.The CD to the right is a HDCD, a format that you do not see that often.
2019-07-21:
Went to a local flea market and found some great vinyl, some miscellaneous CD, CD-i and CD-Rom disks, a Ren & Stimpy comic and a book which almost completes my griezelbus book collection.
Went to a local flea market and found some great vinyl, some miscellaneous CD, CD-i and CD-Rom disks, a Ren & Stimpy comic and a book which almost completes my griezelbus book collection.
2019-07-19:
Found some MAD comic books and a VTech computer. The VTech seems to be in perfect condition but will probably end up as a shell for a project at some point.
Found some MAD comic books and a VTech computer. The VTech seems to be in perfect condition but will probably end up as a shell for a project at some point.
2019-07-16:
Nothing really special this time. Already had these books, but now I have all three with matching covers. I would rather have the english versions but I have not been able to find those anywhere yet (while thrifting). I do however have the Hobbit in English as wel as some (Dutch) Tolkien universe companion books.
Nothing really special this time. Already had these books, but now I have all three with matching covers. I would rather have the english versions but I have not been able to find those anywhere yet (while thrifting). I do however have the Hobbit in English as wel as some (Dutch) Tolkien universe companion books.
2019-07-07:
At a local flea market you could buy a trashbag and fill it with whatever you could fit in it. Meaning it was a case of load first, check later.
Got some PS2 games, but sadly most of them are crapy sport games. Some old computer peripherals that are always nice to have. Two PS2 controlers from which one is definitely for parts only. Two board games that I need to check if they are complete. An old (probably broken) Windows XP Dell laptop that is (as with all my laptop finds) missing the ac adaptor. And finally some old PC CD-ROMS, VHS tapes and various other crap (including a XBOX360 wireless guitar hero guitar that is not in the picture).
It seems like they were going to trash basically everything that was not sold, so it was with a heavy heart that I had to leave some stuff behind (among others a CRT monitor, a CRT TV and a record player) as I do not have the room to store it at the moment.
At a local flea market you could buy a trashbag and fill it with whatever you could fit in it. Meaning it was a case of load first, check later.
Got some PS2 games, but sadly most of them are crapy sport games. Some old computer peripherals that are always nice to have. Two PS2 controlers from which one is definitely for parts only. Two board games that I need to check if they are complete. An old (probably broken) Windows XP Dell laptop that is (as with all my laptop finds) missing the ac adaptor. And finally some old PC CD-ROMS, VHS tapes and various other crap (including a XBOX360 wireless guitar hero guitar that is not in the picture).
It seems like they were going to trash basically everything that was not sold, so it was with a heavy heart that I had to leave some stuff behind (among others a CRT monitor, a CRT TV and a record player) as I do not have the room to store it at the moment.
2019-07-04:
A small score after a quick visit to the local kringloop (thrift store).
2 cabaret (stand-up comedy) CD's for in my car and a set of gaming related Ikea SLÄTTHULT wall stickers. Also a new Rubix Cube, these are slowly becoming a collection
Not planning on really making this an actual collection as well.
But in my opinion the best pick up of the day is the book "Van Edison tot CD-VIDEO" (from Edison till CD-VIDEO), a book from 1988 telling the history of computers, physical audio & video media, etc. This one goes really well with this book
The Computer Book - first published in 1983:
A book telling the history of computers and what the at that time
revolutionary micro computer could do. I am currently reading.
It also fits in well with my small collection
Current collection of (retro) computer books.
A small score after a quick visit to the local kringloop (thrift store).
2 cabaret (stand-up comedy) CD's for in my car and a set of gaming related Ikea SLÄTTHULT wall stickers. Also a new Rubix Cube, these are slowly becoming a collection
Not planning on really making this an actual collection as well.But in my opinion the best pick up of the day is the book "Van Edison tot CD-VIDEO" (from Edison till CD-VIDEO), a book from 1988 telling the history of computers, physical audio & video media, etc. This one goes really well with this book
The Computer Book - first published in 1983:A book telling the history of computers and what the at that time
revolutionary micro computer could do. I am currently reading.
It also fits in well with my small collection
Current collection of (retro) computer books.
2019-07-01:
Went to a (for me) new secondhand shop.
Got some really nice finds, especially the CD's.
In my 200 CD changer I swapped out Metallica - Load for the newly found Reload also swapped out three other CD's for Def Leppard - Hysteria, Alice In Chains - Dirt and Stone Sour - Come What(ever) May (SE). It is getting harder and harder to decide which CD's to remove from the changer as I really like all of the currently loaded ones.
Also came home with some LP's, particularly happy with the Santana & Johnny Cash ones. The Heidi one I just really like the cover art of, this also the reason I picked up the ALF single.
Went to a (for me) new secondhand shop.
Got some really nice finds, especially the CD's.
In my 200 CD changer I swapped out Metallica - Load for the newly found Reload also swapped out three other CD's for Def Leppard - Hysteria, Alice In Chains - Dirt and Stone Sour - Come What(ever) May (SE). It is getting harder and harder to decide which CD's to remove from the changer as I really like all of the currently loaded ones.
Also came home with some LP's, particularly happy with the Santana & Johnny Cash ones. The Heidi one I just really like the cover art of, this also the reason I picked up the ALF single.
Some older noteworthy finds:
The Commodore 64 was a nice find at the local thrift store.
Someone at work knew I collected retro hardware and had seen my C64 thrift store find. He showed me a photo of what his father had found on the attic..
A C16 in the original box, so I made him an offer and we ended up making a deal. Still looking for compatible controllers so I can actually play the games I have.
Got the Lynx from someone that lived nearby (via Marktplaats.nl). The rest came from various flea markets and thrift stores in the neighborhood.
Found in my local thrift store, sadly the only diskette based game I ever found.
A VHS tape of my favourite band found on a flea market during Kings day.
I have many more, but these are some of the (in my opinion) more noteworthy.
The Commodore 64 was a nice find at the local thrift store.
Someone at work knew I collected retro hardware and had seen my C64 thrift store find. He showed me a photo of what his father had found on the attic..
A C16 in the original box, so I made him an offer and we ended up making a deal. Still looking for compatible controllers so I can actually play the games I have.
Got the Lynx from someone that lived nearby (via Marktplaats.nl). The rest came from various flea markets and thrift stores in the neighborhood.
Found in my local thrift store, sadly the only diskette based game I ever found.
A VHS tape of my favourite band found on a flea market during Kings day.
I have many more, but these are some of the (in my opinion) more noteworthy.
