/diy/ - Do It Yourself

strangest thing I ever saw at a GW was this

The most ridiculously over priced item I ever saw was an upright player piano they wanted $1500 it didn’t sell, on 50% off Saturday it didn’t sell. They lowered the price to $1000 (repeat). $750 (repeat) $500 (repeat) then at $250 it sold or it sold for half that on 50% off Saturday.

I see old organs from the 60’s -80’s that have wildly ranging prices. For a while all organs were way over priced like $200 (they never sold for that) then all of a sudden they were priced For between $19 and $49 dollars and still weren’t selling. Now they prices them around $50. Most people want the tube ones for the amplifiers, no one wants a giant organ in their living room anymore.

I see electric wheel chairs and scooters with high price tags on them. The thing about electric mobility devices is that people rarely buy them second hand because they can get them for free from their insurance provider. They are a good source for strong electric motors for robot building though. I got a couple of them for free, and made a generator out of one.

>the trick to thrift store shopping is to be there when they bring stuff out. Some stores in some states do this on a predictable schedule others do not. I have seen people camp out in GW's all day EVERY day. One guy who did this had two McIntosh amplifiers from the 60's in his cart. both Priced at $39. The guy was in the same store every day for months.