Goodwill/SA/Thrift Store Discussions & Finds

jberger said:
I believe that was their second or third generation sub; very nice!

This was the first with the rounded corners; the earlier generation had straight veneered sides that stuck up above the top plate. I believe that they used the same driver and plate amp.
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I am thinking it is from around 1980, but not sure. The build quality looks excellent and they seem to have some fans here on AK. I will order the surround kit and test it out. The development of the Volkswoofer and it's connection to Steely Dan's 'Pretzel Logic' is interesting. Thanks for your comment.

Wonder how it will sound with my Spica TC-50s, another innovative California speaker maker.
 
Noreaster said:
That's an awesome find; the build quality on the Eight and Eight Deluxe is supposed to be absolutely top-notch. :thumbsup:

Earlier this week, I took a ride out to the local GW Buy-the-Pound and left with a nice pair of ADS L300C speakers...for the princely sum of $1.60.
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But-they-Pound? Is that a local thing?
 
Cadillac Kid said:
Is that the same thing as "Goodwill Outlet"?
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Goodwill calls it Buy-the-Pound but I think a lot of folks call it the "outlet". For those who have never been to one, it is quite a scene. All the merchandise is literally dumped into very large rolling bins that are changed out every two hours. There is some organization; for example, books, clothes and shoes are in their own bins; hard goods are separated from soft goods, etc. Everything you buy is priced by the pound (hence the name). At my local Buy-the-Pound, electronics are 10 cents per pound, so quite a deal if you ever find anything worth buying.
 
Sounds like the same thing that they call 'Goodwill Outlet' here in California. Folks line up waiting for the bin, they pull the cover a everyone starts digging, almost violently, through the stuff until they take the bin away. I did not know that electronics were at a lower cost. That makes it more interesting.
 
Cadillac Kid said:
I did not know that electronics were at a lower cost. That makes it more interesting.
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Totally depends upon your area I suppose. Mine is called the Goodwill Clearance Center. They used to price Electronics separately or would at least give you a price if you asked. Lately however the price is going up from 1.29 per pound to 1.89 per pound and everything is weighed except big furniture items like couches. I have the feeling Electronics scores like stereo pieces that I found in the past are going to become a lot more scarce at my locations... just as an example I got my realistic SA-1000-A for 1.99 and the cost of a replacement fuse.
 
I miss the huge Goodwill outlet near me that used to do Buy-the-Pound. Clothes by the pound, books by the pound, all electrical devices by the pound, etc. It was cheap as hell too. When they closed their doors, it was 50 cents a pound! And at one time it was even as cheap as 25 cents per pound! And them's Canadian cents! :confused: Could you imagine scoring that Saunsui Eight Deluxe above for only $9? Or a Pioneer SX-1050 or a Sansui 9090DB for $13??? :eek: I am only 36, but if I only knew then what I know now...Makes me want to puke.
 
Noreaster said:
Goodwill calls it Buy-the-Pound but I think a lot of folks call it the "outlet". For those who have never been to one, it is quite a scene. All the merchandise is literally dumped into very large rolling bins that are changed out every two hours. There is some organization; for example, books, clothes and shoes are in their own bins; hard goods are separated from soft goods, etc. Everything you buy is priced by the pound (hence the name). At my local Buy-the-Pound, electronics are 10 cents per pound, so quite a deal if you ever find anything worth buying.
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The one in Green Bay is $.99/lb, I believe including electronics. I think it's hilarious that the price varies so much around the US.
 
The BTP by me in New Hampshire is $1.39 for hard goods, clothes and shoes and 20 cents a pound for electronics, glassware, records and books.
 
bobsvinyl said:
The BTP by me in New Hampshire is $1.39 for hard goods, clothes and shoes and 20 cents a pound for electronics, glassware, records and books.
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It has been a fertile hunting ground for Bob and I. Among the things I have pulled out of there are ADS 710s, a Pioneer SX-434 receiver, many CD players, many Boston Acoustics speakers (A-60, A-70, A,-100) plus more and a sealed 1969 reissue of Sgt. Pepper's. Not to mention many books I have resold for good money.
 
All my local thrifts had some new records which strengthens my theory that people dump what they don't sell at there yard sale.
The Cesar 830 has been priced at 10 bucks for about a year. The owner of the store was there and i asked him if this was the good guy price. He gave it to me for 5. The others were 2 bucks or .50 or .10.

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The Goodwill Outlets vary greatly from location to location. The NH one and Hamden, CT ones are good. Springfield, MA is not good at all. It's small, dingy, and bins have a bunch of junk in them.
 
I drive by an outlet store when i pick up product in Pittsburgh. Parking is the problem- i drive a tanker truck. But now am more motivated to make it fit since it may be a by the pound location.
 
Eywadude said:
Could you imagine scoring that Saunsui Eight Deluxe above for only $9? Or a Pioneer SX-1050 or a Sansui 9090DB for $13??? :eek:
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Believe it or not, I was at the Buy-the-Pound last Fall and found a Pioneer SX-1010. Somebody had changed their mind and put it back in a bin just as I happened to be walking in the door. At that time, they were charging 30 cents per pound for electronics; when the Pioneer rang up at $15 (an SX-1010 weighs 50 pounds) the cashier thought that sounded "too high" and charged me only $9.99 instead.
 
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