Thrift Store Finds (Value Village, Salvation Army, Etc...)

[jcaste]

I thought a dedicated thread for Thrift Store Finds was long overdue for our fellow Canadian members.

I know that some of us have various different ways of getting our "fix" without having to go through Amazon or Best Buy. I've seen fellow members sifting through the movies at a Value Village looking on the BR.com app to see if the had the movie in their collection (made me smile).

If you'd like to share these kind of finds with the communitee, I think a lot of people will be interested in how you build up your collection in what we could call eco-friendly collecting.

A lot of us probably follow youtubers like CinemaSickness or Cereal At Midnight but don't feel the need to film and share their finds with the world, but would still like to share with other people what they found.

I know I've had to rely on this community to share my joy regarding some of my finds because my girlfriend couldn't care less if I found a 4K Steelbook of Thor: Ragnarok for $3.99 factory sealed, to her it's just another movie thay will be added to the already enormous pile I have stacked up in our office.

Share your finds here, Blu-Rays, DVDs, CDs, Books, Electronics, Beer Mugs... no judgement here I buy one almost everytime I go to Value Village

[jcaste]

I'll do the honors of opening this thread with my latest trip to Value Village in Chomedey, Laval, Quebec. It seems that they've either changed management or they started to change their prices recently because I saw a lot of movie priced at 4.99$ and some used hardcovers like Stephen Kings at 7.99-8.99$, to be honest they're starting to be on the expensive side.

Picked up the following items:

On DVD: https://imgur.com/gallery/0vg42Ok
- 99f ($2.40)
- 20 Ans d'Écart ($2.40)

On CD: https://imgur.com/gallery/H4A1JQ3
- Michael Jackson - Immortal ($1.60)
- Fred Pellerin - Silence ($1.60)

Books: https://imgur.com/gallery/yObBers
- 3 Taschen Books (Connery, Nicholson & Pacino) ($6.40)

Beer Glass:
- Guiness Pint (Brand New in promotional box) ($1.60) - Flipped for $10 to pay for most of the lot

Also got a T-Shirt for a buddy of mine as a joke, it'll probably go back to Value Village in a couple weeks but the $2.50 was well worth it.
(Prices are 20% Off because I donated some clothes and they gave me a voucher)

[disco1979]

Thank you for starting this thread. I always wondered why there wasn't a Canadian thread.

I'm not kidding here when I say about 60% of my Blu-ray collection is from Value Village, Salvation Army etc. I don't know what it is but it seems I have been lucky building a Blu-ray collection in thrift shops. And many of them have been sealed copies.

My greatest find was finding four sealed Scream Factory editions – Sleepaway Camp I, II and III and Class of 1984.

The other great find was the Dark Knight Trilogy w/ book sealed for $10.

Other great finds: Mary Poppins sealed with slipcase, Sleeping Beauty sealed (no slipcase), JFK digibook sealed, Shawshank Redemption digibook sealed, Hanna steelbook sealed, The Sound of Music box set (sealed).

Criterion, of course, remains ever elusive. I have never seen one (sealed or used) in any of my hunts and I've been doing it for a few years now.

[jcaste]

New Thrift Store finds from Centre de Dépannage St-Janvier, they had a 2 for 1 sale on Media going on two weeks ago, forgot to take pictures before I boxed everything up, some of this is for flipping purposes but most of this is for the PM... here's what I got:

On DVD:
- Russel Peters - Outsourced (Sealed Brand New)

On Blu-ray:
- Nightmare Before Christmas

Video Games:
- Grand Theft Auto V (PS4) (No Manual or maybe it just doesnt come with a manual anymore)

On CD:
- U2 - Zooropa
- Lord Of The Rings Motion Picture Trilogy Sountracks (3-Discs)
- Elton John - Honky Chateau
- Dangerous Minds Soundtrack
- and about 3 other CD's I can't recall right now

All that for a massive $5.00!

Everything ended up being free after I sold the GTA V on Facebook Marketplace plus I was able to give the Nightmare Before Christmas as a gift.

On to the next hunt...!

[78deluxe]

Originally Posted by disco1979

Thank you for starting this thread. I always wondered why there wasn't a Canadian thread.

I'm not kidding here when I say about 60% of my Blu-ray collection is from Value Village, Salvation Army etc. I don't know what it is but it seems I have been lucky building a Blu-ray collection in thrift shops. And many of them have been sealed copies.

My greatest find was finding four sealed Scream Factory editions – Sleepaway Camp I, II and III and Class of 1984.

The other great find was the Dark Knight Trilogy w/ book sealed for $10.

Other great finds: Mary Poppins sealed with slipcase, Sleeping Beauty sealed (no slipcase), JFK digibook sealed, Shawshank Redemption digibook sealed, Hanna steelbook sealed, The Sound of Music box set (sealed).

Criterion, of course, remains ever elusive. I have never seen one (sealed or used) in any of my hunts and I've been doing it for a few years now.

I've found 5 Blu-Ray Criterions

At least 3 times that of DVD.

Not in CAN though, in the US with Weekly trips to stores for years. Bascially a needle in a haystack considering the millions of others I passed over in that time frame to grab those.

Not a good source for Criterion Collectors thats for sure.

I have picked up a ton of 3D movies though.

[gregmtl92]

Any luck finding 4K Blu-rays? I've found 4 so far in thrift stores but not titles that were particularly interesting to me (Fate of the Furious, Morgan, The Great Wall and Jason Bourne). Only kept Bourne.

[jcaste]

Only found 2 4K's in the wild about a year ago, Ghosbusters (the new one) it was a rental from Videotron and only had the 4K disc but did have the slipcover, think I paid 3$, already had the Blu-Ray from Videotron, just merged the two together hehe.

The other one was Jason Bourne, complete disc-wise but no slipcover for 3$ also, flipped it on Kijiji a few days later to put money towards those expensive 4K Steelbooks from Best Buy

[Rhylliam]

Found 'Ice Age: Collision Course' 4K today at Goodwill for $3.25CAD (1/2 off), as well as the Blu-ray for 'Dutch' (Ed O'Neill, Anchor Bay disc) @ $2.75.

[disco1979]

I think I have seen a few 4K titles but they were already opened and not in good condition, or the 4K disc was taken.

I have found a few 3D titles. I found the 3D version of Rampage (still sealed).

[ilovedealsonmovies]

i got dark knight 4k trilogy sealed for $5
lion king beauty and the beast and fantasia for $ 1 each when they where worth alot

lion king toy story cinderella box sets for $2 each
iron man steelbook for $3 was open
hunter $5 the complete series
turtles the pizza box set one for $3
i find great stuff all the time but trying not to buy as much
mad max 4k for $1 cause they didnt know what 4k was

[jcaste]

New Pick-Up: Value Village (Chomedey, Laval)

Blu-Ray:
- Mildred Pierce (Collector’s Edition) $3.67
- Milk $2.75

CD:
- Rag’N’Bone - Human $1.83
- The Game - The Documentary (CD/DVD Combo) $1.83
- Prince Royce - Prince Royce $1.83

Video Games:
- Sly Cooper And The Thievious Raccoonus (PS2) $2.75
- Clive Barker’s Jericho (PS3) $2.75

Book:
- 10 x Goosebumps Books (Almost brand new, original release) $10

Been picked up all the Goosebump books for a while now, going for a full original release collection, going to read them with the little one when she gets older.
The had a lot of Blu-Rays, about 10-12, more than usual and decently priced at $2.99 each, which is a good price in my opinion.
They also had a few GameCube games (really they were hockey pucks) and a few PS2 & Xbox 360 games.
Also, they had a good CD selection, someone probably just had dumped a collection a few days prior, a lot of hip-hop, punk & metal, everything was in mint condition, too bad I already had most of them but I would’ve gone crazy a couple of years back.

Happy Hunting!

[disco1979]

On Friday I was in Value Village and saw the digibooks for All About Eve and The Hustler and got excited until I opened them and... no discs.

[canucksam]

Originally Posted by disco1979

On Friday I was in Value Village and saw the digibooks for All About Eve and The Hustler and got excited until I opened them and... no discs.

I've been in a similar state of "excitement" before until i also noticed missing discs. Unsure if they got dropped off that way. I'm more inclined to believe that even when paying next to nothing and the money is going to good causes, shoplifting still takes place in these places.

[jcaste]

People definitely steal, which is a shame because the money they would've gotten could've went to a charity in need. It's a 3$ item, if you can't afford 3$ and you're shopping for movies, change your priorities in life!

Seen it happen in front of my eyes at Value Village in Pierrefond, Qc. I made a comment "Are you seriously doing this?" and the lady screamed "F-Off mind your own f-in business" and she left with a DVD copy of The Dark Knight in her jacket pocket. Just sad.

[GreatGreg]

That burns me to no end. If I was there, I would definitely call them out or report them or snap a photo.

Many times I come across empty cases of good movies. I think it's probably the same guy/girl that hits multiple stores.

What's worse is that the stores chuck the empty cases and refuse to give them away or even sell them. I guess if they give them away, it makes me look like the thief.

Also $2.99 is a pretty good price for BDs. Usually DVDs are $2.49-$2.99 around me and BDs are $3.99-$4.99.

[canucksam]

Originally Posted by jcaste

Seen it happen in front of my eyes at Value Village in Pierrefond, Qc. I made a comment "Are you seriously doing this?" and the lady screamed "F-Off mind your own f-in business" and she left with a DVD copy of The Dark Knight in her jacket pocket. Just sad.

Maybe it was going to be a gift for someone?

Yeah, I can't see if you can't afford the $3, how the hell can you even afford the blu-ray player to begin with?

[the_hudge]

A few weeks back I saw a DVD of the first hundred Strong Bad emails for 6 bucks. I paid like 40 probably way back when it first came out and it was just kind of a neat thing to see in the wild.

[jcaste]

Originally Posted by GreatGreg

Also $2.99 is a pretty good price for BDs. Usually DVDs are $2.49-$2.99 around me and BDs are $3.99-$4.99.

It really depends on who prices the movies, most of the time I get them for $2.99 Blu-Rays & DVD's, but I used to buy them at $1.99 before, still do sometimes. TV Shows are usually $4.99, still a good price in my opinion and CD are usually $1.99. Video Games are usually $4.99.

I've also seen people put out movies with empty cases, I guess not everyone looks inside to see if the items there or not or if it actually matches with the case it's in.

[disco1979]

The Value Village cashiers always ask me if I checked inside, which I think is very good customer service, because it reminds the customer to check to ensure the disc(s) is present and also it minimizes returns/exchanges (although I believe physical media is final sale at VV - I can't recall).

[GreatGreg]

All media is final sale at the thrift stores that I've been to.

Yes, you have to check each one -- not only to see if there is a disc inside, but that the correct disc is in there.

Some stores leave the case on the shelf and keep the discs behind the counter. Annoying, but it prevents theft. I was at one on the weekend where she gave me the wrong discs.