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I Didn’t Choose the Thrift Life, the Thrift Life Chose Me
My favorite way to spend a weekend morning has always been the same: driving around to random thrift stores and flea markets in search of weird stuff. I’ll try not to get too wistful about it, but I’ve always found there to be something beautiful in these places. Old yellowing shelving units piled high with the […]
2016: First quarter collecting update
Part of the reason this blog got so off track is that I spent two weeks in Massachusetts, where all my Earthly priorities kind of went out the window. I spent a lot of that time cataloging my East Coast game collection, since my records of what exactly I had were a bit spotty. I […]
Flea Market Adventures #001
I figure this is an important piece of information for new collectors: you can rummage through eBay listings and GameStop bargain bins all you want, but if you ever hope to get those “big scores,” you’ve got to be willing to brave the wild frontier. If you’ve got a decent flea market close to your […]
Goodwill Tragedy: Secret of the Ooze
Here’s one of those times I’m willing to divulge some of my game collecting secrets: and that secret is Goodwill Auctions. To be honest, it isn’t actually that fantastic of a resource, as most of the users seem willing to pay above eBay prices for some unknown reason. Maybe they just really like charity? Anyway, as long […]