Last week I found a pair of vintage Bushnell Banner binoculars for the wife’s bird-watching. They’re not ideal birding binocs, but for $10, they’re in really nice shape.
I got a 28-80mm macro zoom (Access) with an MD/Rokkor mount for $8. It’s a fun toy for macro-ish shots, even at only 1:4.
Years ago I bought a metal cabinet paper filer for $10 and found it had some hidden goodies like some mint condition coins and vintage writing tools under the drawer. I think they have gotten wiser from news story of people finding large sums of money inside jackets pockets.
I recently scored a fold-able French Easel for $15 and Panasonic NB-G110P toaster oven for $10
Got an HP 50g for 50 EUR shipped recently. Very good condition and usually priced around 150 EUR. It’s not my first one, but couldn’t resist for that price to have another spare one. Just in case, you know. (Any other RPL lovers or calculator fanboys here?)
Me either but i got lucky once, my Brother laser printer was cheap at the Unclaimed Baggage store. Bought in 2009, i gambled that it worked and was not busted inside and i won that gamble. I’m still on the cartridge it came with.
The 11c that got me through college is mostly dead, so I bought a couple of 41Cs at pawn shops years ago. I didn’t pay more than $20 for either. Now I mostly use emacs calc and droid48, and my old 48g and 41Cs just gather dust.
HP 42c mint condition ~10$ (10 years ago; flea market).
TI 59 thru college. Still works but rarely take it out.
Now using Sharp EL series – has the 1/x and direct algebraic entry (i.e. degree trig –> value)
i have posted in other threads about thrift store purchases.
of course, we have Goodwill here, but there are others
which do the same thing. Hospice Home Store, PTA Thrift Shop,
State Surplus Store, and our recycle center has a Salvage Shed,
which is a Free drop-off or pick-up area for things that are “too good”
to throw away. at the SS, i got an in-the-box electric weed-eater ~2011.
the latest was yesterday, posted in the “what knife did you get today” thread.
it is a new $60 knife for $5 at the SSS which handles all the TSA confiscations.