Looks like finding near new-looking junk isn't that hard.
this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2025
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So where do you buy these things?
The Friperie Renaissance/Goodwill, Value Village, or the Salvation Army. Mostly Goodwill.
Sometimes I can visit 3-5 a day after work, or 10 on the weekend.
I spend 5-10 minutes per store, I know the layout, I hit up the electronics, A/V, office supplies, media, and "boutique". In, scan, out.
Cool, thank you!
Unfortunately you need to have no life to pull this off, you have to hit up these places on the regular, as there are other vultures and seagulls circling over the shiny stuff.
I'm not in a rush for anything. I'll just look from time to time and see if I get lucky.