Thrifting Time! Ep. 7: Night Thrifting! | Retail Archaeology

[@CharmingNewSociety]

Wow, your Goodwills have a much better selection than my local ones. I rarely find any interesting old electronics, video games, or vintage toys. And one of them has stopped stocking VHS altogether, which is the main thing I collect. Especially cult 80's horror films (a genre meant to be watched on VHS if ever there was one). Fortunately there's still a couple decent independent thrift stores in my area. Nice haul, dude!

[@douglas787]

The Goodwill's where I live don't put any horror movies out unless it is something mainstream like Poltergeist. They don't want anything out that children can't see. You can get all the copies of Days of Thunder and Steel Magnolias you want, but forget about anything scifi or horror that's rated R

[@truecrimerip7936]

maybe because this video was suppported by goodwill? when they put money into this maybe they planted some cool stuff

[@dracyoola875]

My local good wills are all messy and full of literal junk. I tend to avoid them in favor of mom and pop owned thrift stores. :)

[@sentrylevel]

My local goodwill's beat me senseless. Help

[@4thcoming]

Hellraiser!!!

[@crsh2007]

I love shopping at Goodwill! I could spend HOURS in there. The only thing that gets me is that it smells like Grandma's closet when you walk in LOL

[@RandomGuyComments]

I need this escape in my life. Only wish I lived closer to hang out while you do this. Love finding stuff like this, browsing and have a lot of knowledge of past tech and games, being 38.

[@dannyboy3997]

Weird to see a Goodwill that isn't just a dirty second-hand clothing store full of 90s GAP sweatshirts and shit stained underpants. huh.

[@AlternativeBaseball]

Atlanta's Goodwills are actually pretty nice... just the prices are a bit out there...

[@MK_ULTRA420]

Don't forget all the New Balance shoes that aren't your size!

[@zugdarr]

I want to know which Goodwill this was? Every single one I visit in the valley is always full of less-than-garage-sale quality trash.

[@Larry]

I used to rent that Scariest Police Chases from Blockbuster a number of times, sort of a diet coke version of Driver, but still a fun game.

[@RetailArchaeology]

Larry Bundy Jr sounds exactly like what I thought it would be, LOL. I'm hoping to have some time to play around with it this weekend ☺

[@Larry]

Oh you'll have fun with it, it's a good game still.

[@sentrylevel]

Sucker

[@lwsullivan91]

I agree. Some movies just feel so right on VHS.

[@caesarorzell600]

If you ever find any old Sailor Moon toys or tapes, let me know! I collect them. :)

[@jamesgarrison6859]

This makes me want to go thrifting right now.

[@johnny-becker]

Me too but the Goodwill's and thrift stores in general around my area has nothing compared to what I see in these videos.

[@Karmy.]

@@johnny-becker same

[@jenbentzel1981]

Goodwills are only as good as the area they are in...and the things people are getting rid of

[@louisacapell]

I LOVE how you're all, " I have to be super selective, I don't want to buy much for my collections at all, I need to conserve space, only really really great nostalgia makes the cut" . And then you buy all kinds of things. Lol. I'm like that too. Ha ha.

[@chriscraven9335]

Excellent beard, bro. And totally agree with THE RUNNING MAN on VHS. Peak Schwarzenegger flick, there! Richard Dawson was hilarious in it.

[@mrmook3001]

If you ever get into records. EVERY thrift has Barbara Streisand and Neil Diamond. And tons of 50s and 60s country and orchestra stuff

[@Trance88]

Wow! That second goodwill has an OUTSTANDING VHS collection. There are so many there I'd love to pick up as I still watch movies on VHS from time to time.

[@VeilingSun]

All this FF6 music sent me on a youtube binge.

[@KR-sh6rm]

Great video and the nicest Goodwill stores I've seen! Totally enjoyed the nostalgia trip. Thanks for sharing!

[@micmac99]

The Phoenix area is really lucky to have some of the better Goodwill stores in the country.

[@jacket3661]

You could give the cure to cancer to gamestop and they would offer you $3.78 in store credit

[@Tj-uu1ww]

Fr. I gave them like 4 games and an xbox controller and I only got 40 dollars. The controller itself was 60 😐

[@jacket3661]

@@Tj-uu1ww I gave them 20+ Xbox360 games about 5 years ago and got $13

[@Tj-uu1ww]

@@jacket3661 I'm not suprised. They're going out of business for a reason.

[@Gia_Marie]

PLEASE do more thrift store hunting / hauls. I love seeing the nostalgic finds. I enjoy shopping at thrift stores myself. I must also concur in your comment about some movies should be viewed on VHS format only. Good finds too !

[@PearComputingDevices]

Back when I was a kid I had one of these tape answering machines. I picked it up with the hopes of being able to play cassette tapes. It took a few small mods but it worked perfect for that purpose if you can enjoy a crappy, crappy mono speaker and querks

[@jenbentzel1981]

I love these videos! I just discovered your channel and am binging them all!

[@PixelatedH2O]

That Animaniacs video is really cool. I actually still have two of the original audio cassettes that came out in the early 90s of music from the show as well. I even have the lyric notes signed by the voices of Yakko and Wakko. I've met them both several times at conventions and they're both extremely cool people. Really hoping the revival of the show in 2020 doesn't suck.

[@Outcastiid]

Scariest Police Chases was one of my childhood games. Crazy to see that it’s lining the shelves of the local Goodwill!

[@nityking1]

Worlds Scariest Police Chases is one of the best games I have played on the PS1 behind the Driver saga

[@miggyontiveros2394]

All those good vhs tapes at the 3rd location, die hard 2, fast and furious, jurrasic park, ferris buellers day off, fargo, back to the future 1 2 3, fatal attraction, falling down, home alone, beverly hills cop 1 and 2, casper, nightmare before Christmas. That's amazing

[@mallwydmanlobbi]

Wow your goodwill has all kinds of neat vintage electronics...mine never has any.

[@RaymLovesEggs]

Loved seeing Forrest Gump VHS. "Lieutenant Dan got me invested in some kind of fruit company??"

[@AutotelicAudio]

Another fantastic video. Great quality. Always been a huge fan of RA. Thank you for these videos.

[@scar89]

I love your thrift tours! ^^

[@79TAGio]

That sealed Goodfellas VHS 😭😭😭😫😫😩😩

[@skeletankmcgraw7343]

I am totally with you on the VHS thing. I have become a lot more nostalgic for them recently due to everything being so HD it looks almost too real, so real in fact that it makes movies today look artificial. Best way I can describe VHS quality movies is they just feel "warmer" and more comfy to me. I would collect them since everybody seems to hate them right now making them probably the cheapest they will ever be. On top of that I know that like anything else, such as NES games, the market/demand for them WILL go crazy at some point in the future. Thing is, I already collect so much, I just can't justify getting obsessed with collecting something else.

[@oxyrisin]

skeletank mcgraw I agree.

[@misscustomer3345]

The go pro is amazing! I love your channel!

[@nWoreviewer]

I am so jealous that you found that old Digimon tape. I was a huge fan of the show when it first came out and seeing that old Fox Kids logo. Ahhh, i miss those days.

[@TeachingRetro]

Has anyone else noticed the huge jump in prices in the Phoenix area Goodwills? I used to be able to go in and find some deals, especially on electronics and video games. But those days are gone, and it seems E-Bay buy it now pricing is the benchmark Goodwill managers use. I often see items going for the same or a bit more than they do for new at a retail store next door.

[@Myriad-Truths]

Our managers look up the retail prices, but we then cut that price in half . Ex: brand new PS4 game is $60, we sell it for 30 or 20, a $50 purse for $25/20, etc. Hopefully the other stores follow suit

[@luissdstuff6381]

I so look forward to your Goodwill series!

[@Daehawk]

In the 70s my lunchbox was still metal. Oh man I loved Airwolf!

[@mb8987]

It's really interesting to see beta, video disc, laserdisc, and reel to reel recordings at goodwill. The ones you hit always have interesting stuff.

[@travelsonic]

15:10 - 15:58 My aunt used to have that clock - and at my Nana and Papa's house, where she grew up, they kept it, and my cousins, and I, grew up playing with that. XD

[@kelly3014]

I LOVED Duck Tales! What a find!

[@cozyafternoon7826]

American Charity shops are so much bigger then UK one's. The ones here are great for clothes, books and dvd's but you'd have to be really lucky to find a good variety like the ones you lot have.

[@GrandStaffKatua44]

The Goodwills in AZ are AMAZING. They're partially why I keep coming back to the state.

[@ulisestts2408]

Like the vintage pc stuff in the end

[@904czv4]

Darn it. I need to visit my goodwill more often!! Thanks again Mr. Erik

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

The servers at the Montana's restaurant I worked at always called me Lorenzo Lamas... Eventually I looked him up and figured, hey that's a nice compliment!

[@RanOfdensen]

i knew you had to have good taste when i started hearing FFVI music in the background.

[@Zephyrsw0rd]

Crusader of Centy for the intro makes me happy.

[@dreckken]

So music from the Star Light Zone plays after dark in thrift store land!? .........AWESOME!

[@douglasbyram6802]

At the last store you went to that shelf has a Sony microcassette transcriber on it. Those go for around $100 if it is complete. I bought a bunch at a college surplus auction once and made a killing on them.

[@Michaelman79]

that sonic boom alarm clock around the three minute mark for $2 is actually a steal

[@mrbozo6199]

Dude those goodwills are no joke

[@Metalrails]

Very cool video. I actually used to own the N64 Top Gear Rally game. Great memories!

[@achievement84]

Love the background music in this one.

[@Archbishop_of_the_Noodle]

That Morrowind Prophecies manual! If only my local Goodwills had something like that.

[@CaryGordon3k]

Ah, Boomers Adventures in Asmik Land. I think that was one of the first half dozen Game Boy games I ever owned. Somewhere I even had a some bonus swag that I think I got for registering it, like a frisbee, some stickers, etc. Think that stuff was finally tossed a few years back, but it brought back memories.

[@gsxrfrank8787]

Damn remember when frys food used to rent out video tapes and games? The nostalgia and memories

[@hillyhills2787]

Still have Smiths in gardnerville NV. I think it’s part of Kroger Albertsons.

[@xxsilentreatmentxx]

Haha I haven't thought about Renegade in forever. I remember my mom watched it because she was crushing on Lorenzo Lamas

[@mstiefan6996]

I still have a rather good size collection of VHS tapes myself, though mainly 80s/90s sci-fi and horror films as I was HUGE into those decades of horror for years. I'd have replaced a lot of them with DVD or Blu-Ray, but not a lot are on those formats, or if they are, are crazy expensive and rare. Plus, when a lot of the VHS tapes are from the old rental stores that used to be around my parents' house, I just can't part with that nostalgia. R.I.P. rental stores.

[@CharmingNewSociety]

That's the main reason I started collecting vhs again, is all those cult titles that never made it to the next formats. But there's some stuff I just need to own on tape regardless. Old Troma films, classic 80's cult horror like Return of the Living Dead, Fright Night, and Creepshow, all just feel *right* watching on vhs.

[@f15teenyears]

I HAVE THAT DIGIMON CASSETTE!! XD I love it!

[@DanknDerpyGamer]

1:24 that DDR SuperNOVA2 box is chilling, relaxing, and won't stand to be vertical. lol.

[@thedude5295]

My grandpa gave me one of those owl answer clocks when I was a kid and I knew how to tell time before I went to school. I still only wear analog watches because he always said that only idiots wear digital watches. :)

[@hubomba]

4:57 Oh wow 4 copies of Shadowrun. I played that game like crazy on the 360. It came out the day 8th grade got out for me and I hiked it over to the nearest Gamestop and bought it soon as my exams were done. Was hyped for it after seeing a trailer and beta gameplay.

[@ZanDogg]

My routine at goodwill: The glass box The movies and Video games And last but not least: The electronics

[@CrimsonBloodCosplay]

I cryed when i saw the big stack of Attack on Titan books in the back. I so badly wanted those

[@daehawk9585]

Kmart's Focal brand stuff was pretty good. My dad got me a pair of Focal binoculars around 1980 and I still have and use them

[@jolksjumbojemi]

i hear that ff6 song, i see you're a man of culture

[@phylanx1]

Enjoying these vids and trying to guess what you're going to buy.

[@rogermoore2661]

Omg wow we used to use answering machines just like that one when I was little

[@josephtafur]

8:25 I use to owned a GBA SP, DS Lite, 3DS, 3DS XL and I currently have the "New" 3DS XL and I love it.

[@7saxby]

NFL Blitz FTW..... the cheat codes really made that game of blast kind of like a football version of Super Smash Brothers

[@jeremiahmiller6431]

Most Goodwill stuff goes through a sorting center first, and I'm fairly sure they direct games, movies, electronics, and good furniture to just a handful of stores. That way instead of one or two good things at each store, they concentrate the "good stuff" which draws a certain crowd to each store. I am 100% certain, however, the really good stuff that's worth serious money never gets to the stores, but gets put on the Goodwill auction site to maximize profit.

[@Kee-Lo]

That walkman is to play moo-zik :P I'll get my coat

[@josephtafur]

12:23 I do, I love old telephones like this.

[@NPGLAMB]

At Glendale goodwill I’ve found Japanese Dubs of Disney movies, 5 copies of an unknown rap artist album on vinyl , a vhs and tape box set of queenreich which my mom likes a lot

[@DanknDerpyGamer]

15:13 My aunt had one growing up, and it was at my nana and papa's house for like ever, which meant I grew up with it. Haha

[@icyeyesx]

My favorite Goodwill is the Litchfield Park location. I go every other weekend to thrift. Because of Goodwill I collect CD's now :-} So many good finds there

[@jamesgarrison6859]

What kind do you collect?

[@albertricks1927]

I agree with Jacky Lawrence by and large. A lot of Goodwills in particular places out there in the boondocks aren't very intriguing. Disappointing on the whole, but still worth a see for that experience all the same. Liked Airwolf a lot back in the day. I have one of those DVD editions. Like many people, the person who donated those probably just wanted to upgrade to the full series in one box set. I gave my VHS set of those Airwolf episodes to my local library back in the early 2000s. But they only loan out DVDs now. Still have my Sanford & Son and Flintstones collections, although I don't watch VCR period stuff any longer. And that old '80s Kmart logo: cute. Priceless. Sad how life moves and changes. But a joy to go back and see/play with.

[@dadoctah]

I had that Rocky & Bullwinkle tape, and the rest of the series, but without the Smith's stickers all over them. And the Cabin Fever series of Little Rascals on VHS (all 21 volumes!), which formed the bulk of my conversion efforts putting them on DVD-R (besides the Rascals shorts, each volume has an intro by Leonard Maltin). If you should ever spot a big-box Disney VHS of The Rescuers, make sure to pick it up if the cover picture has a tan border. That's the one that they discovered two frames of a nude photo in the background and quickly pulled all the tapes out of stores, but not before I was able to snag one at a Safeway over in Mesa. I'm told they're now a collectors item.

[@AlexR2648]

>I have to limit my VHS collection to things I'm actually nostalgic for >I'm going to buy this Digimon tape because it's something different

[@TheConfusingOpinion]

My Grandmother lives in Phoenix and loves to go Goodwill Thrifting and usually when I make it out there I usually try to make it

[@tranquilthecat3417]

Nice, phantasy star 4 music. i dig it!

[@dr666demento]

8:00 Though they go back to the late 1920's, I'd say that 'fat jiggler' (your right, it doesn't really do anything) is probably from the 80's due to the demonstration pics and warning label.

[@MrBoy-qj3bs]

Love the Magnavox portable TV! I found something similar recently at a Goodwill. It was from Bentley, presumably the same company that made the Bentley Compu-Vision, a Pong clone console from the early 80s.

[@alexander2685]

Omg i have gone to everystore from high end to budget stores but online i buy from amazon maybe a blue ray or 4k like new and it's allways from goodwill nice video very interesting,😍it.You gopro rocks nice resoultion.😃

[@BlueThundah75]

We still have lots of Smith's out here in Albuquerque, I remember the one we used to go to had a huge video rental section, that's now a pharmacy. I went to my goodwill recently, and they were charging crazy prices for retro stuff. They had a NES for 80.00. Not sure who's doin' the pricing in the back, but there's a reason I avoid my local Goodwill. I wish I could find awesome stuff like you do.

[@eduardodominguez829]

I live in alburquerqe to

[@micmac99]

I live in the Phoenix area (Mesa to be exact and I've also lived in central Phoenix) and we are really lucky to have one of the better Goodwill operations in the country. Houston also has some nice Goodwill stores. (at 15:12 I actually had one of these as a kid)

[@Rosscotas]

I really enjoy your vids

[@airaero5473]

6:37 I remember having a bunch of VHS tapes with that kind of case but sadly I was too young to appreciate it

[@symbolicsin]

The new Jumanji is actually good. And if you like video games the way you claim you do, then you're missing out. A lot of video games references in the film.

[@kellettd2]

Great video. Nice job. The Hero 6 looks great.

[@BoratWanksta]

I wish the Goodwill stores near me, had better selection. Nice things you saw at this Goodwill, and I miss playing Saturn games. One of my friends had that system years ago, and I loved playing games on it! Never got one myself years ago, though I kinda wish I got that system myself years ago.

[@fpod8498]

9:25 - Morrowind Prophecies game of the year strategy guide book can be worth $30-$50 in good condition. should have picked it up. Great video lots of fun

[@davinp]

At 11:44, I saw the VHS Mrs. Doubtfire and this year is the 25th anniversary of the movie and last year marked the 20th anniversary of Titanic shown at 18:09

[@playstationtrophyguideskay738]

Soothing video soothing music thanks

[@rosebaby808]

When you buy electronics or small furniture pieces that you say you're going to clean up, can you make a video sometime on how you do the clean-up? They always come out so nice.

[@bottlecapninja1275]

I had that exact Magnavox portable TV as a kid...

[@josephtafur]

1:31 Handheld Millionaire game, I would buy that.

[@placeholder2182]

I can see my furby friend in this video!

[@Dastardly84]

Goodwill is fun to shop at but the pricing is some times more than you would pay new. One of the Goodwill's near me sell items by the pound. Most of it is broken, missing parts or just things no one wants. I think mostly flea market sellers buy from there.

[@msbae]

That Cubis 2 game at 13:38 is actually a pretty good puzzler. You should have picked it up...

[@andrew_cole]

They did teach me time on an analog clock at my primary

[@cesariojpn]

5:18 - 7:50 Everything is Terrible! seems to have raided the shelves for Jerry Maguire, but World Speed Project forgot one Speed VHS tape.

[@frostanimate]

If I’m not mistaken, there are are actually 3 smiths stores left in the valley. One of the locations is in kingman, I keep seeing it when I go to Nevada