LGR - Thrifts [Ep.45] Unprecedented Times

[@thewhang]

I know the voiceover is done afterward when you're at home or whatever, but I like to imagine you talking to yourself live in the store holding a camera and everyone's just looking at you weird because they think you're bonkers.

[@RodFCB]

hey i do that

[@InsideInterpreting]

He is

[@manofsolutions4305]

What's more strange? A gent self-narrating his thrifting adventures OR the people who watch this adventurer facing cobwebs and broken memories to find lost treasures of nostalgia? I would say both are strange options.

[@AgentTasmania]

He uses camera glasses, so not even holding a camera to be talking to

[@mordekai_wilde]

small world- i just read a similar comment on a dankpods' cashies special XD

[@ScuzzyBeta]

That couple year long LGR Thrifts subplot about the construction definitely ended in a way I wasn't expecting

[@trashtrash2169]

The what? Ooooooh. I forgot even when it was mentioned in the video. I am stupid.

[@alexsilva28]

It feels like yesterday. Did it really start that long ago?

[@More_Row]

Alex Silva :/

[@eloisejingco1422]

Same here but kinda satisfying to have some closure too lol

[@joshmartin6044]

I went by that store while they were building it...I thought it looked like it was going to be a Cookout restaurant myself.

[@SwitchAndLever]

With the way they're pricing a lot of the stuff it really makes you wonder two things, 1) are they absolutely insane and 2) are they actually in the market of selling anything? What happens to the stock that's not sold?

[@crossmr]

It's a symptom of the times. 30 years ago no one knew the value of anything. You couldn't look things up on Ebay or the internet at all. Outside of specialty hobbies like cards/coins/stamps/etc there were tons of deals to be had. In the mid 2000s that started to go away, and now everyone just googles everything. it's no longer about what they want, it's about what they think they can get.

[@wildbill23c]

The thrift stores where I live have dates on their price tags, after 2-3 months if it hasn't sold they throw the stuff in the trash.

[@atrocity3010]

I wish Goodwill would realize that they're not eBay, and if they want to sell really obscure old electronics that almost no one is interested in, they can't charge whatever the going rate online is for it.

[@johnathin0061892]

There are still deals, but one has to put a lot more work into it. They miss stuff at thrift stores all the time, but it is, usually more obscure stuff like valuable VHS, old boxed computer games (often mistaken for board games), stuff that isn't mainstream collectible.

[@robertt9342]

@crossmr p. Which is a shame because I am sure a lot of it is probably still wanted, just not at the prices they are charging.

[@jonbourgoin182]

2:52 for anyone curious $80 in 1938 is $1,427 in 2020

[@AmyraCarter]

Add about $113. Inflation is about to hit a bursting point.

[@MrDuncl]

So about the same that someone would pay for a High End Home Cinema package today.

[@MrDuncl]

@@P33b4Ugo5omwh3r3 It shows how much I know. I've only looked at what they sell in places like Currys.

[@AmyraCarter]

@@MrDuncl More like upwards of 2,500.

[@worldcomicsreview354]

You'd be listening to the best years of The Shadow on it though... worth it!

[@winstonsmith478]

The prices on computer stuff are way too high because, like pawn shops these days, they look up prices on eBay without knowledge of actual value and look for the highest price ASKED, not paid.

[@chloexianah3070]

I was going to comment the same thing

[@bnavar8405]

Yes finally a new thrifts i’ve been waiting so long

[@Tretheperson]

me too

[@xxxxsummerxxxx3526]

Me three

[@andi]

Clown World 2020 here in Germany they opened up but very very limited so I also was lucky to get a haircut after about 3 months of lockdown. Honestly felt really odd especially since only 1 person was allowed in at a time

[@ApemanMonkey]

Sadly, that person didn't get rid of their record collection. The record collection got rid of its person.

[@squidge125]

Yep there is an auction house near me that mainly does house clearances. It has 3 sales rooms from antiques down to junk, I always joke the measure of your existence will be what percentage of your possessions ends up in each room.

[@TheBrokenLife]

@@squidge125 My junk comes on tires... I welcome the challenge!

[@deusexaethera]

Plot twist: The record collection got rid of its person _on purpose._ 😮 That guy was an asshole anyway; he never dusted his records, kept them stacked horizontally on a shelf exposed to sunlight, and hadn't replaced the needle in 25 years. The records are hoping to adopt a new person who actually cares about them.

[@Flyingpapaya]

I love that it has a copy of Whipped Cream and Other Delights. No record collection is complete without it.

[@dogebad]

honestly that intro has me convinced you'd play a really good mad scientist in a movie like BTTF or something

[@davidmcgill1000]

Some mad scientist that makes a clone of himself but all it cares about is Christmas.

[@dogebad]

@@davidmcgill1000 C- CHRI- CHRISTMAS?!?!

[@anotheruser9876]

Ed Sheeran is Clint Basinger in..... 'Back To The Thrifting - Showing Goodwill isn't enough anymore these troublesome days'.

[@dogebad]

ed sheeran playing clint is an image i did NOT need in my head.

[@justinb2824]

I love how upbeat you are about the record collections. "Someone just got rid of their whole record collection!" No my friend...everytime you see this, someone has died or been shipped off to a home.

[@comradeurod9805]

Damn i hate that you're right

[@pawesomepal7827]

Holy shit you're right

[@abalanceproductions]

"Don't know what use this mixer would be to anyone" says Clint as I'm drooling over it...

[@Bobbias]

Yeah, assuming the thing is still more or less in working condition that's quite the find. It certainly looked like it was in decent shape. And 150 for a 12 channel mixer is not a bad price either.

[@BRUXXUS]

"How are you doin'?" [self-isolated chuckling] Yeah..... about how we're all feeling right about now.

[@syrus3k]

Yeah I think Clint may be going insane

[@metallicarabbit]

it makes me feel better that im not the only one oddly...

[@paincreatesfame]

Same

[@NedransVikingar]

Well I hate being social so I don't notice any difference. I'm at home all day as usual and that's just how I like it :-P

[@cdiking7026]

Not how people in Georgia are doing things

[@drewjohnson2089]

Aw yeah, a new LGR Thrifts. My Friday is considerably brighter.

[@saraadams5047]

Even considering how this Thrifts came together, it still put a smile on my face and gave me 20 minutes of normalcy in my morning today! Thanks, Clint!

[@Mitsukara]

You know, back in 2017 or so, I lived in a situation where I wasn't very close to any kind of thrift store, and wasn't feeling safe about leaving the house very often, and at the time I really enjoyed how I could live vicariously through watching LGR thrifts in a way. Funny how that's wrapped back around again. Stay safe and keep it up when it's safe again!

[@MrAqminor]

When you go back out thrifts should be great. Pandemic looks like it is leading to a lot of people moving, cleaning out attics and basements, etc. Whenever it opens back up, there will be a ton of stuff to find.

[@microfighterz]

Its already had a great affect on op shops here in Australia, been able to grab some really good stuff lately

[@RustyX2010]

@@microfighterz not here in California because they barley opened up the Goodwills and the shelves have been bare!

[@HamTransitHistory]

1:45 "someone just got rid of their collection" - more likely that Dad died, and the kids just got rid of his "junk", not knowing that some of it has value. Seen it before

[@MrDuncl]

In the UK the alternative is to go to a house clearance company who charge you to take the stuff away. Many people just want to get to the Estate Agent ASAP to get the property on the market.

[@wilsonw.6501]

With the current events, there’s probably more estate donations than usual.

[@callumjohn6622]

I didn't even know this show was still possible. LGR Thrifts Extreme Edition!

[@kingstar213]

Undercover with a mask

[@tomas100lar]

nope, just Extreme Thiriftbrawl . Waiting for the Practice Mode edition....

[@manuelmalizia7077]

It was getting impossible before the pandemic with Goodwill raising their prices sky high

[@Ganondorfdude11]

A big stash of records all going to the thrift store at the same time alongside a player usually means someone passed away and their family didn't want to hold on to their collection. :(

[@MrDuncl]

Either that or they have gone into a care home. My late Mother chose to do that after breaking her hip. I was talking to an old man there who said he had no choice, explaining that he was in a coma for a month and when he came round his family had sold his house !

[@P33b4Ugo5omwh3r3]

@@MrDuncl That is some crazy illegal stuff. But yeah heard all sorts of things what some family memebers can do to each other like the things you wouldnt do to the worst enemy.

[@MrDuncl]

@@P33b4Ugo5omwh3r3 Legal - probably if you had the right Power of Attorney. Moral - That is a different question.

[@Nicksloan91]

Rainbow vacuums are the best!!! My mom had one growing up and it literally lasted 30 years of regular use. I think I remember it being serviced once and then worked for another decade with no problems. I think eventually the hose broke and that's what did it in. They probably suck (no pun intended) compared to newer models but I have so many un-fond memories of having vacuuming and having to dump the reservoir, etc.

[@Kae6502]

When I first discovered your channel, I binged watched all of the LGR Thrift Videos in about two days. I've been watching my favorites many times over the past year or so. Your Thrifting videos became my favorite and their rarity made them even more anticipated. Image my surprise when you uploaded a new Episode, on my birthday, AND after all the COVID stuff!!!! :D Thank you SO, SO much. Best. Birthday. Ever. Take care and stay safe :)

[@gnntech]

My parents had that exact Rainbow vacuum when I was a kid. They paid almost $4,000 for it with all of the attachments and accessories. It was definitely a powerful vacuum but it used this water-based system for cleaning and was a complete mess to empty out after using it. Great video as always.

[@domb2NY]

My parent had one of those too. No bag and the water looked terrible when dumped out.

[@TheBinaryAvenger]

My parents too! I remember they were silly expensive. Do you remember the scents they sold to add to the water?

[@drewdane40]

My mom still has the Rainbow vacuum she splurged on in the 80s. It was marketed as the best vacuum for people with allergies, since everything would be trapped in the water. That was before every low-buck vacuum had a HEPA filter. It certainly did a great job of cleaning, which you would know from dumping the disgusting muddy sludge after you were done. XD

[@Akuzastar]

As soon as I saw the morse code vinyl, I was like "buy it. Buy it." 😂

[@glarynth]

Buy it! But why? You gotta

[@schutz85]

That was me with the massive mixer board

[@bluengold3443]

THIS........is a new thrifts episode. Fun factor 10/10

[@uubrmanx]

Clint Demuro

[@Checker201lol]

LGR Thrift starts playing. KZbin Subtitles: [THRIFTY Jazz music] Lol

[@ahmetcantasci]

they're not auto generated subs though.

[@Checker201lol]

@@ahmetcantasci so this whole operation was his idea XD

[@ezioauditoredafirenze5453]

@@Checker201lol Indeed so 🤣 Clint is the best.

[@elijahvincent985]

What made me lose it was [Self-Isolated Chuckling]

[@secondconflict570]

We had a Rainbow vacuum when I was a kid. They were sold in a sort of MLM scheme like Kirby, but not quite as scammy. The main selling feature was that you filled the body with water, which would hold all the dirt etc. It didn't come out of the vacuum, it just sloshed around in the tank as you pulled the thing around. Then you had to dump dirty water. They came with scented drops you could add to the water and it would freshen up the rooms.

[@squirlmy]

That's bizarre. How could scent in the wastewater freshen anything? Either you're missing something about how it worked, or they were really scammy: scammy as Kirby! Actually all MLMs are. Just pyramid schemes with cheap crap to make them legal.

[@quinn3331]

I own a Rainbow, their practices have changed alot, it's still a 5,000$ vacuum but it's worth it. We have had ours for 4 or 5 years with minimum repairs. I got mine for a severe discount because I worked for them and once you get a certain amount of sales you get a decent discount. I personally love it, never really have any issues with it.

[@TheRealColBosch]

18:09 Oh hey! Curious Marc restored one of those adding machines a while back. They're actually really fascinating, as they're entirely electro-mechanical - no real circuitry, just a motor and a LOT of super-fine arms, levers, and switches.

[@benjamincarr9233]

My jaw dropped when I saw that. Richard Feynman used to maintain those at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. Crazy to think that the A-bomb was designed using those devices, slide rules, and a whole lot of brain power.

[@FriendlyWire]

Ah yes, woodgrained LGR thrift-wholesomeness. I needed that! Have you thought of maybe doing an LGR thrift highlights video of sorts, with picking out your top ten picks over the years? You could show us if they found a permanent place in your home or something, and it would be very entertaining I am sure. Thanks for the video, Clint, and stay safe everybody :)

[@adambanas6365]

20:00 When you saw a record that really stood out, I was expecting you to pick up Yuletide Disco. YULETIDE DISCO!!! What an absurdly glorious mashup.

[@bborkzilla]

I still have the Ameco Morse Code instructional records my dad bought them in the 60's - totally cool!

[@SarahphimKTS]

That old Rainbow vacuum- those are extremely high-end vacuums. I have a friend who has one she bought about ten years ago. She says she spent about $3500 new.

[@MiIIiIIion]

And the old ones like in the video are still some of the best vacuums you can buy.

[@thechrononaut1]

Covid is telling us one thing... It's time for long haired, bearded Clint to make his glorious return.

[@annmareeofoz]

By December he'll be in full santa mode.

[@Monstermania101]

Had a really stressful week and my anxiety has been rather rough.. I was outside looking at some nature to chill and got the notification for another thrifts episode ! Honestly brought this wave of happiness over me, from the music to your commentary and the unique antiques, superb ! Thank you LGR :) hope you are doing well in these unprecedented times and I hope everyone is doing well out there reading this message. Stay strong 💪

[@andi]

Really felt the same, my week has been completely full of ups and downs... honestly a mess, so this is perfect to just tune out and get relaxed for the weekend :3

[@goatslayerwp]

That Rainbow vac was an expensive unit back in the day. They didn't use filters, they used water to catch the dirt and dust.

[@neoasura]

Your Goodwills are like the "Storage Wars" storage units. A LOT of stuff that I have NEVER seen at any of my local Goodwills. Then again, I live in the rust belt.

[@tehlaser]

Parents had one of those plug-in flashlights. It was marketed as an emergency light. You were meant to turn the switch on and leave it plugged in, in a hallway or something. When there was AC the light would go out, but the nicads would trickle charge. If the power went out, it’d light up. The head hinged up and down a bit so you could aim the “emergency” light when it was sitting on the wall.

[@owenvogelgesang7314]

10:32 That style of ribbon doesn’t actually dry out, it’s a special carbon film that gets punched onto the paper, designed so that it can be corrected by the white lift-off ribbon. The non-correctable ribbons (fabric and a stronger carbon film) don’t work with the correcting feature and usually aren’t used on a correcting selectric.

[@CantankerousDave]

That old radio shell could be turned into a nice internet radio/digital media jukebox. A circular touchscreen that size would be expensive, though.

[@n.stephan9848]

I'm envious of your local thrift-stores, there's nothing even remotely similar where I live.

[@last9up]

I stopped going because people go into the thrift shops with their phones out trying to buy and resell. Can't find anything useful any more. Especially computer related.

[@GigsTaggart]

@@last9up these prices are ridiculous. I got so many C64s and Model M keyboards for 4 dollars each back in the day that I had to stop buying them. Goodwill seems to be pricing this stuff as if it all works perfectly now.

[@TheBrokenLife]

Same. Every Goodwill I've ever been in has complete garbage. I even went in to one once looking only for a table lamp thinking they must have an absurd number of things like like. I didn't care what it was, didn't care about the condition, it just needed to be functional. The cheapest one they had was $7 and it looked like what you would expect. I think they had an entire collection of 3 of them. The rest of the store was bins and bins of used clothes and a shelf of kitchen "things" that were junk when they were new for about what they would cost new as well. That's been my typical Goodwiil experience. I don't know how they can afford to make their rent payments.

[@danieldaniels7571]

Maxwelhse for just a couple bucks more you can buy a nice new lamp at Walmart

[@TheBrokenLife]

@@danieldaniels7571 I know! I was very disappointed.

[@wal]

That BSR EQ-3000 at 6:49 was from 1986 and was $149 in the DAK catalog. Very cool to see that at a Goodwill!

[@willowpiano]

I'm sure someone else probably said it, but the adding machine seems to be a Monroe Series "MonroMatic" Model CSA-10. Made in the 40s-50s.

[@fitnesswithsteve]

Goodwill is wise to you now Clint! They are raising all of the prices of vintage tech... Jokes on them though because you just don’t buy it.

[@billsinkins361]

Clint is bringing the Techmoan Effect to Goodwill!

[@xaenon]

Goodwill works on the principle that 'there's always some fool who will pay it!'. And when that doesn't work, pitch it out, they didn't pay anything for it anyway.....

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

@@billsinkins361 I'd rather say it's the KZbin effect. Game reviews, tech reviews, home video reviews, the sellers have smartened up.

[@WildkatPhoto]

That Tandberg was expensive AF. Those were used for secure teleconferences until Cisco bought them out.

[@sylvainguidi]

yes I worked for Tandberg... it was made in Norway. Aluminium casing and all

[@jessragan6714]

"COVID-19 wiped out all of human civilization. But at least now it's time for thrifting!" (glasses fall off and break) "But there was time now! There was TIME!"

[@alexsilva28]

Meet Clint. An individual with an eccentric appreciation for all things vintage and woodgrain. What started as an innocent scavenger hunt for Clint soon will turn into a descent into madness and horror, as he wanders the halls of insanity... Of The Twilight Zone

[@BestNerdLife]

Clint's face and hair at the start of this episode are both perfect visual representations that pretty much sum up how everyone feels about this year.

[@maxwelllaurent9065]

14:51 I have that exact model/style of globe in my study/office space. interesting thing out of date showing the USSR and whatnot, but still a cool little bit of decoration.

[@Surasia]

I never thought i would see a lgr thrifts in my life time

[@bmh67wa]

I mentioned that Morse Code album in my Ham radio Facebook group and some of the guys are going nuts. Don't be surprised if you get new viewers and if some of them ask to purchase it from you. They were made in a limited number and are very hard to find and yours appears to be in excellent condition. They aren't very valuable except to a Ham so I don't know what to expect their offers to be but if you do sell it I hope you make mint. Ham guys have more money than brains sometimes as long as their wives aren't looking.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

The term "Ham Guys" has made me very happy.

[@bmh67wa]

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer Though it's much better now than it was 25 years ago there still aren't many Ham gals unfortunately.

[@MarkyShaw]

As a ham, I approve of the record. I hear the old timers swear that they are the BEST way to learn morse. Memorize the sound and don't try to translate! Good stuff.

[@turbo682]

Honey glazed or regular?

[@MarkyShaw]

@@turbo682 Hard As a Mother!!!!

[@awwrelic]

I think I have one of those records around here I picked up awhile back. I also have a big 12" 78 that came out from the US War Dept. back in 1942....teaching intermediate Japanese. Later I found books that you would use with them, from a guy who used them around the end of the war.

[@wz9o-hamradiostuff873]

I wish I could dig into the code myself and not just let the computer try to parse and autokey it

[@raycreveling1583]

I ran one of those Peavy's at a Church in the early 2000's It was a great big beast. It also could nicely power a couple of PA Speakers and monitors.

[@ashleighharris5801]

What a treat to see this in my feed this morning! These episodes are my go to entertainment while waking up and eating breakfast, and the never fail to delight. Thankyou so much! Stay safe and take care! 😁❤

[@korndogz69]

10:26 That is the exact typewriter model I used when I worked in the Orderly Room when I was in the Army in the early 90s. I'm also seeing some things that came across my workbench when I worked at CompUSA in the IT department's repair shop. I also own that Gordon Lightfoot album you have, "Gord's Gold", but on CD. Jim Croce is awesome too.

[@AndrewAMartin]

My parents have Gord's Gold on vinyl (since it was new, grew up listening to it) and I have it on CD, but there's one track missing from the CD because it didn't fit. Those were some classic 70's LPs...

[@quinnpd]

Clint needs to get out, 'the crazy' is starting to settle in around the eyes.

[@8wal_zu19]

Yes, I agree and I do hope he stays safe, while doing so.

[@MrStatistx]

I mean what do you expect? He probably listens to that Morse Code LP all day long

[@jimfuelig3561]

@@MrStatistx Wouldn't you?

[@TheBrokenLife]

@@MrStatistx ...the problem began when he started dotting and dashing back to it.

[@k001daddy]

Never in a million years would I connect "Learn to code" with Morse code.

[@AesculapiusPiranha]

.-.. . .- .-. -. / - --- / -.-. --- -.. . .-.-.-

[@Becka_Harper]

I actually would, but only because once a scout always a scout.

[@k001daddy]

Code to me relates more to software than ciphers.

[@zerocooler7]

My local Goodwill Stores and other thrift stores never seem to have good stuff. That VCR you found really stood out to me. It strongly reminds me of my family's first one, which we had in the early 1980s.

[@og_jakey]

I love your approach to thrifting! Your excitement really portrays the joys of these delicious "shopping" sprees.

[@mushroomsamba82]

Goodwill's prices have gone totally crazy

[@CeeStyleDj]

Yeah, I smell something fishy. Doesn't seem right.

[@medusesti]

19:39 I used to have one of those Rainbow vacuum cleaner back in the day. Loud lil' shit. It used water instead of bags. It worked fine for almost 15 years until the motor blew up...

[@heath7766]

When I saw that sylvania record player priced at 225 dollars it blew my mind. I didnt know goodwill could get any more greedy and overpriced! Around me at least this would be 10 or 15 bucks (not at goodwill!) At a goodwill it would be inflated 3000 percent in price. They need to learn they are not ebay, this is consumer retail. Even ebay wouldnt price stuff this high.

[@janchristianursuaaguilar7434]

shouldn't that violates ebay's terms of use?

[@Sashazur]

I think you can ask for any price you want on eBay, they don’t care.

[@Woden325]

Those Goodwill bastards, always asking for money so that they can *checks notes* help developmentally disabled people.

[@lawnmoose]

I remember the Rainbow vacuums. They were sold exclusively by salesmen who went to your home for demonstration and sales.

[@brianmacdonald0072]

Parents had one. It was actually a wet and dry vac. Worked pretty good and lasted a long time.

[@dougsisk619]

@@brianmacdonald0072 Yup my parents had one too. Bought in the early 90's and have had it rebuilt twice. It's still their main vacuum. Great hypoallergenic properties due to the water filtration.

[@crazy8s622]

@@dougsisk619 Same. I grew up in the 90s with a Rainbow vacuum almost exactly like the one in the video. As far as I know it still works like a champ aside from the water reservoir having a crack in it.

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

they are fucking amazing too.

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

@@TheOutcaster my grandparents used theirs to blow up our pools :D

[@TheSolXP]

19:36 Rainbow is the premiere door to door vacuum sales brand. (I know, I was roped into getting one.) My Mom only ever had this 70's model in the house and never got a new one because this was "good enough". You had to fill it with water every time & I have lasting memories of dumping out sludge water. 🤢🤢

[@SpearM3064]

That Royal typewriter... it's been many, *many* years ago, so my memory could be faulty, but I think we actually had that exact same model! (It's also plausible that, since Royal built so many different models, that it's just a very similar model.) Of course, we eventually got an electric typewriter, which is still sitting on a desk in dad's old office. It hasn't been turned on in years because it was easier for my parents just to get me to use the computer to type whatever they needed and print it out. Actually, the price on that Tandy 2 was a little high but not totally unreasonable. A "parts machine" goes for $70-$100, and a working one with manual goes for about $140. Cut about $50 off the price, and someone would've snapped it up. (The cassette recorder is nice but not strictly necessary. The CoCo2 could use practically any cassette recorder.) The TI-99/4A, however, was definitely overpriced. New-old stock in the original box is going for $150-$175. Not only was that one obviously *not* new-old stock, it didn't have the box or manuals. $50 might have enticed someone.

[@revolutronic]

7:30 this is a wet dream for people who build their own synths or circuit bending projects !!! gotta have it

[@hunterdavis3003]

The clock with the light? The lettering machine?

[@hunterdavis3003]

Awww I think you meant 16:20

[@billysteiger7092]

They might have meant the Barbie Karaoke machine sitting next to the camcorder a little earlier. They have an echo chip in them ripe for circuit bending - there's some good schematics online.

[@fennecfoxfanatic]

Billy Steiger looks like a modern my little pony machine to me. Do they run the same chipsets?

[@billysteiger7092]

@@fennecfoxfanatic ha ha well spotted. better eyes than me. Just looked into it and that middle control is for echo - so basically the same machine with different stickers. But now I've had to google my little pony karaoke machine, my recommended ads will never be the same

[@RockRedGenesis]

Sees $100 Electronic Organ Keyboard "I don't need a Bed, do !?!" - Clint!

[@smellincoffee]

I used to run one of those Peavey boards in my church's soundroom, waaaaay back in the day. O_O

[@lightninstriker10]

"Got some nice wood, but nothing terribly special." -Clint, 2020.

[@Lexilove2016]

*cut to that footage of the pillow from 10 thrifts ago* that's what she said.

[@Omni-Kriss]

2:26 Damn, that VANGELIS cassette is something I wouldve bought in a pinch! Never thought I'd see his stuff there

[@MrDuncl]

I picked up the same album on vinyl for free last week from the front garden of a house for sale.

[@monnaglennd]

2:20 - Vangelis - Chariots of Fire on cassette. I definitely would have picked that up.

[@Sinister80s]

I know Vangelis from the Blade Runner soundtrack

[@phraggers]

I can't listen to that anymore without seeing Rowan Atkinson's spoof version in my mind

[@primtones]

And ran victoriously in slow-mo out of the Goodwill store, holding the cassette in the air.

[@hunterdavis3003]

Great band great album...didn’t they win an academy award for that soundtrack?

[@otherreality]

@@hunterdavis3003 not a band, Vangelis is a composer, and yes he got that award.

[@cacomeat7385]

I love feeling nostalgic while looking at equipment that was made before i was born

[@PhillipBarnettabd678]

I’m glad you are keeping this series going all things considered keep it up Clint!

[@thomasgipson7120]

I love the morse code "Laughs" in the subtitles. Amazingly funny. A good video to go back to and watch all over again

[@WelcometoVideoCity]

Being these locations get their stock for free, the audacity to price things the way they do is infuriating.

[@CeeStyleDj]

@TheWatcher743 but the products aren't going to charity. People like you and me are going in there and purchasing the products that people donated. The charity that you speak of is job and education training. So we shouldn't have a guilt trip of having to pay higher prices. They already had a set price model for each category of products - and now they jacked the prices.

[@alexunitymist2973]

@@CeeStyleDj the money goes to charity

[@CeeStyleDj]

@@alexunitymist2973 the charity you speak of is Job and Career Training education - which is important but there are a lot of other worthy causes one can donate to. We don't need Goodwill jacking up their prices and giving us a guilt trip that they donate to charity. Their CEO made something like 2.3 million dollars

[@ducciboi]

Not blaming them but I think it's KZbin channels like LGR popularizing old tech that's jacking up the prices on Ebay and Goodwill.

[@P33b4Ugo5omwh3r3]

@@ducciboi They can do all they want and sit on that inventory forever. Fuck them.

[@64BitsFromHell]

Looking fine there my guy, really rockin' that crazy tech-man-style.

[@Derekthepersonable]

My grandma had some of those shellac records, one I specifically remember is a recording of "Mary" By Horcace Heidt and his Musical Knights.

[@stitchfinger7678]

They're cool to find! My folks found a shellac set of the entire Carmen suite as a boxset album of like 6+ records at the grandparents old place

[@Derekthepersonable]

@@stitchfinger7678 oh wow! That's awesome!

[@WraxTV]

Wow, that vacuum at 19:44 brought back some memories, my dad had one just like that back when I was in elementary school.

[@Triggermappy]

omg, I'm so glad these are old clips, I thought you were going out and touching stuff, please stay safe Clint, you're a gift to the world.

[@jansenart0]

Clint, I fully expect the Learn Code album at least on Blerbs.

[@RockmanLabs]

He would probably get a copyright strike for that LOL

[@Epinardscaramel]

On the Internet Archive maybe?

[@AmyraCarter]

@@RockmanLabs I doubt that; Morse Code is Public Domain.

[@jamesbernald2850]

I thought it was going to explain how to write computer code!

[@awwrelic]

That was the situation here in Columbus OH for awhile....the Ohio Thrifts were closed, but the Goodwill was open, and the three Volunteers of America locations I can get to were open (though at reduced hours). For a few months I actually stood a chance against the resellers and found some decent stuff at the VoAs, like a Model 2 Sega CD with a Model 2 Genesis attached (got it half-off, making it a little over $5; console only but I had the hookups, and it worked fine). Now that the lockdown is partially lifted, more and more resellers are showing up so I'm having less luck. And what is going on with those computers being $200? I have a Trash-80 and a couple of Ti-99 4/a's (one silver/black, one beige) I got at the VoA that used to be close to me a few years back for $4.94 each. Since I found them at the place where they had the keyboards, I suspect they thought they were just keyboards as well :) Stay safe, everyone!

[@drcoonass]

Hi, I love your videos and I picked something up in today's vid. I collect 78s and in the second stack of records wrapped in plastic (1:40) it looks like the first record on the top of that stack is from the Vocalion label. Where was this goodwill? I'd like to call them about it. Some of the most valuable records made were on Vocalion, including early blues and country rarities. If not, you still may want to check those out. The one record you see, well I guess everyone knows, but, more meaningfully, its one of four discs of the original 1940 soundtrack "album" of The Wizard of Oz, which, if the other discs are in that heap and perhaps the jacket somewhere else, could be worth a few hundred bucks. Glad to be the shellac nerd everybody needs once in a while. As a chemist the Hot plate made me happy as well, i've used those. Cheerio!

[@drcoonass]

Also that Whipped Cream is worth a few bucks if the cover is in good condition.

[@worldcomicsreview354]

Bah, in Japan you're lucky to get a single 78 for under ￥800, and those are usually buddhist chanting or traditional festival dancing music. Time and chemical deterioration (to say nothing of my cheap and unrestored gramophone) have been unkind to the lows and far too kind to the highs.

[@Avi-oy7tp]

Chipmunks on 16-Speed made some of the most beautifully haunting Sludge Rock music to ever grace my ears

[@draft13]

That IBM Selectric would've been a no brainer for me. Immediate purchase. Also, your stores have loads of great stuff!!

[@denvermeerdraws]

It's been 84 years

[@FlintG]

lmfao.

[@cedricmaclobster2324]

There are... FOUR LIGHTS! o.O

[@RolloTonéBrownTown]

Since your mom was born

[@austinlawler3739]

I swear after watching this that Goodwill puts a bunch of different price tags in a hat, and pulls them out. Whatever the number is, that's the price. $200 for a TI-99 that looks beat to hell, and $100 for a church organ that looks like it is in great shape. Even if it didn't work, you could probably get it to work. The pricing makes zero sense.

[@pault151]

It is tough to even GIVE away pianos and organs. I hope they manage to do it so the money goes somewhere good.

[@austinlawler3739]

@@pault151 it's been reported before that most of the money Goodwill brings in goes to the company, not charities. It's very sad

[@greenlightstudio5302]

Dude they are not stupid they know that people like lgr and other people are grabbing them that's why they price them at that price tag. The fact that LGR is complain about the price about that is just bonkers to me he should know that those machines are sought after by collectors it makes perfect sense they were selling them at that price.

[@MilesPrower1992]

3:11 YTP 240? Is it for making humorous remixes of CDI Nintendo games?

[@DriftPirateD]

Man, thank you for putting in the effort to compile this video for us during this crap! Much love.

[@dsouth7754]

Not gonna lie, but at 11:05 seeing the blue and white my heart started racing for half a second at the thought of an Altair dumped ignorantly at a Goodwill. Alas, first looks are deceiving.

[@AltimaNEO]

Aww shit that TI-99. I had one of those as a kid back in the late 80s early 90s that my dad found tossed on the side of the road. It was my only gaming machine for the longest time. And my PC case! Corsair Air 540. Still currently using it. Such a good case! And that rechargable Sears flashlight! My dad had one, that thing was terrible. NiCad batteries sucked.

[@BOBXFILES2374a]

I bought a TI-99 about 1986. Wasn't chrome, though. I had a module that was a speech synthesizer.

[@AltimaNEO]

@@BOBXFILES2374a Yeah, mine had all that stuff, but my dad threw it out as he didnt know what to do with any of it. We didnt figure out how to work the thing till we were a bit older, and by then all we had was the base system and some cartridges and the monitor.

[@danieldaniels7571]

My folks bought me a TI-99/4a when I was a kid in 1984 right after TI discontinued them. They were $75 new in the box on clearance at K-Mart. Loved that thing and in the next few years expanded the shit out of it while becoming very proficient in TI Extended BASIC. That said, I wouldn’t even consider spending $200 on one. Not without an expansion box, composite cable, floppy drive, speech modulator, RS-232 interface, books & a collection of software, anyway.

[@DukeNukem2417]

"The world is a strange existence at the moment".....that'd make for a great t-shirt :P

[@renatoigmed]

make one M size for me and send it to São Paulo, Brazil please.

[@qretan3750]

I request an S size delivered to Legnica, Poland. :)

[@thesuperknot_]

Weird flex: My dad was a Rainbow vacuum salesman for a few years.

[@TheInfinitySystem]

Grandparents had one. Was actually a decent vacuum.

[@johnayton4234]

We had one growing up because of mum's allergies. I can still hear the sound of it. Emptying the water was so satisfying and the house smelled amazing if you added the scent fluid. Was an awesome vacuum

[@calvo131]

My parents still have a rainbow. Its actually a decent machine

[@lbruington]

I remember back in the day when Rainbow salespeople came through the neighborhood. My mom always told them "I'll stick with my Hoover upright, but thanks anyway".

[@TheBrokenLife]

I still see Rainbow vacs used in commercial applications. I always had the impression they were tanks, much like a Kerby, more intended for commercial.

[@robertwittjr1198]

the rainbow vac was expensive when new. water filtration, no bag i still have the one my dad bought in the late 1970's. you could get attachments to do curtains, upholstery and shampoo your carpets.

[@PyroX792]

My parents had that exact media center at 3:44! They kept records and audio gear behind the glass door and all the VHS tapes in the doors underneath! I have lots of memories sitting down with the doors open poking around trying to find the movie I wanted. Most the VHS tapes were copies we made so I had to look through them all to find the one I wanted. Good times.

[@kbhasi]

9:10 20:26 I bet someone sold off their Sony Vaio desktop and the store just parted it out instead of selling the whole thing as a set.

[@madmax2069]

More like it was given to them and they parted it out as usual

[@andi]

I feel so lucky right now, literally opened up my KZbin and first thing it shows me is this :D been so long!

[@FlintG]

Same! I missed these videos! I hope it continues!

[@andi]

AlphaMax Me too! I just enjoy them way too much that I find myself rewatching the old episodes just to relax :D

[@BenCos2018]

same

[@FlintG]

@@andi Yeah me and my dad both enjoy watching these hes going to be happy when he finds out lol.

[@andi]

AlphaMax That’s so nice :D and absolutely, this one was a real treat haha

[@zetareserve]

18:18 it's Monroe but missing a good part of the M, but the sound you make? *chef kiss*

[@turbo682]

Thatsa spicy meataball

[@mercuryoak2]

When you mentioned price of the TRS80 local goodwill near me has a manager that is ridiculous for pricing things outrageously. Like records etc. I heard her arguring with a customer that price they had was wrong sha changed for higher. So a clerk asked why. She stated. " Hey on eBay they go for this price so tbats what we are going to put on it someone will pay whats there if they want it " thats in Norwich CT. I believe still same manager there...

[@danieldaniels7571]

The thing most of those managers don’t realize is they’re looking at eBay prices of things that aren’t selling, not sold prices.

[@michaelf1303]

Go to that store as well, can confirm. At least the blu rays are typically only marked at 2-3 dollars

[@BunyMagnet]

I hope you're doing okay there Clint. I know the intro was hammed up a bit but I believe that there's a grain of truth in every joke. Do take care of yourself!

[@rollingtroll]

10:15 Dude! The Advents, the Advents! That TEAC A-4010 was a bit of a steal, boxed and all. Hope that made someone happy. Disappointed to see you left that Woodgrain TV behind. Are you sure you are quite all right? Good to get some thrifting action on ye olde KZbin. It's been fun!

[@jaywalt1311]

I was thinking the same thing in regards to the Advents! Theyre probably asking too much for them anyways and theyre probably due for new surrounds. Goodwill always overprices electronics...

[@jaywalt1311]

yup just looked again and the surrounds are gone... Easy repair if u know what ur doing tho.

[@MAXE-fm8fc]

Yup. Great speakers, prolly good shape. Nice.

[@JetSteele]

Man, I wish we'd have shops like Goodwill in Ireland, we have second hand charity shops but they're tiny and are usually full of clothes and books.

[@meeperator]

Well, what you don't see in these thrifts episodes are that he's only showing a couple aisles of assorted tat, and a couple sections of bulk used furniture esque stuff. 80% of even these stores is still clothes and books I'm from near-ish the area Clint is from, and most charity shops are as you describe. He just happens to have a couple decent locations, and a ton of patience.

[@MrEdrftgyuji]

UK, and I would imagine Ireland/EU as well, have a law that prohibits selling second hand electrical items unless they've been safety tested. Sadly, that means most ended up in the bin. There are a few shops out there that do the testing, but they mainly sell kitchen appliances/ modern TVs, nothing interesting.

[@trentblades6668]

that learn to code record sounds like a minimalist Jazz album.

[@Royinszki]

Oh god YES

[@plan7a]

If you play it backwards it summons someone or something called 'lived eht' apparently!

[@kevinfishburne]

My parents had the Rainbow vacuum. I spilled white paint on the floor in my room one time and my dad cleaned it up with that after adding some water. Or so my memory tells me; I was young. We had it for a while, though, and it did work extremely well. It is basically a shop vac with an easily-removable basin for pouring out the liquid/filth mix. I miss it.

[@LeeTennant90]

Great episode, some cool really old stuff out there. And one of my dogs was fascinated by the morse code LP. So funny watching her while it was playing.