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jermy
Toy Prince
Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:24 am Posts: 218 Location: New Orleans
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 look what salvation army barfed up
though not kaiju err...really, I was surprised as hell to find this guy at Chicago's salvation army. Dude was still in the styrofoam! 
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| Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:31 am |
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Joe
Site Admin
Joined: Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:55 pm Posts: 12318
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Oh damn!
That is a wicked find.
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| Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:33 am |
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ribbon controller
S7 Royalty
Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:25 am Posts: 3494 Location: Earth
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good score! if that was in an LA trift shop they would try and charge $50 or some dumb price...hard to find gems like that nowadays
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| Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:40 am |
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rhinomilk
Vintage
Joined: Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:15 pm Posts: 7136 Location: Bay Area
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nice! why does it look so familiar?
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| Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:49 am |
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akum6n
Prototype
Joined: Sat Nov 04, 2006 12:03 am Posts: 6162 Location: Shima
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Lucky! So clean and white, too. And to think that Sky Lynx was just reissued for around $90...
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| Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:51 am |
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khanate
Side Dealer
Joined: Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:19 pm Posts: 2190
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Salvation Army rules in smaller towns...but like LA, they're actually gouging in NYC. Way fucked...
About 8 years ago In a Jersey SA I found about 7 or 8 1st press Misfits color vinyl LPs and 7"s for 25 cents each. I fucking HATE the Misfits though so I gave them to a f(r)iend...
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Ultra_Gigan
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Joined: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:38 am Posts: 815 Location: Illinois - (Monster Island)
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khanate wrote: Salvation Army rules in smaller towns...but like LA, they're actually gouging in NYC. Way fucked...
About 8 years ago In a Jersey SA I found about 7 or 8 1st press Misfits color vinyl LPs and 7"s for 25 cents each. I fucking HATE the Misfits though so I gave them to a f(r)iend...
I wish I had a friend like you!
I was driving down Halsted late one night, here in Chicago. I got to the intersection of Halsted, Fullerton and Lincoln, and just happened to look over into the window of the thrift shop right there at the stop light to see a full size Giger Alien prop in the window, for sale!!!
I was there next morning about 30 minutes after they opened, but it had already gone....
*argh!*
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| Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:07 pm |
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bottled
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Joined: Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:26 am Posts: 871 Location: usa
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great find jeremy - that thing looks huge!
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| Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:12 pm |
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jermy
Toy Prince
Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:24 am Posts: 218 Location: New Orleans
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man..bummer about the alien. i guess this was the first decent vintage score i've stumbled on in chicago. i flipped out a little. old roomie used to dig for records at nc goodwills, and he came up with some really obscure and pricey reggae vinyl. amazing how random objects appear in equally random places. i guess this guy was my karmic redemption for missing bottled's am5 mini... thanks, universe.
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silver_lining_man
Mini Boss
Joined: Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:46 pm Posts: 4080 Location: mini-soda
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 look what salvation army barfed up
 nice. i'm gonna have to check out the local salvation army from now on. The toy selection is usually nothing but broken pez dispensers and pokemon cards, though...
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| Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:23 am |
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jojo the dog faced boy
Side Dealer
Joined: Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:03 am Posts: 2007 Location: Melting in the desert....
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great score!! i love thrift stores......miss going to them....work & family take up too much of my time now......
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Ultra_Gigan
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Joined: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:38 am Posts: 815 Location: Illinois - (Monster Island)
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It kinda makes you wonder how much stuff doesn't even make it out onto the shop floor...
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jojo the dog faced boy
Side Dealer
Joined: Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:03 am Posts: 2007 Location: Melting in the desert....
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i have friends that have managed thrift stores, and you don't want to know..... 
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| Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:45 am |
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Ultra_Gigan
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Joined: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:38 am Posts: 815 Location: Illinois - (Monster Island)
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I used to work in a collectors store, and the owners would buy collections of stuff in too. Needless to say, when all the old Star Wars stuff would come in, the stuff that would go out on the shelf would be the stuff the owners already had in the collection. One of the plus' of being in that business I suppose, although I always thought it took that fun out of 'the hunt'.
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| Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:04 pm |
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mangakaben
Comment King
Joined: Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:03 pm Posts: 1296 Location: Berkeley
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 Re: look what salvation army barfed up
jermy wrote: though not kaiju err...really, I was surprised as hell to find this guy at Chicago's salvation army. Dude was still in the styrofoam! 
AWESOME
I always wanted that when I was a kid. Congrats jermy! Damn 
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| Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:55 pm |
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Deadbone
Line of Credit
Joined: Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:07 am Posts: 1871 Location: Terra Australis
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Score. Nice and minty!
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| Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:50 pm |
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jermy
Toy Prince
Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:24 am Posts: 218 Location: New Orleans
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thanks dudes. i'm still dumbfounded about it. even the girlfriend likes it! this has convinced me to go hunting more often.
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