Shopping at Goodwill anyone?


I check out Goodwill a couple times a month for CD's . the audio equipment is not much to speak of ...until today. I saw this pair of Yamaha NX-E150 bookshelf speakers. All wood thick cabinet, 4.5" coned woofer and 1" tweeter.  I picked them up and they felt pretty substantial by weight.  hum...$6.99 each what do I have to lose.  Got home and set them up , put on my favorite B S and Tears SACD and WOW!  I was blown away...great imaging and soundstage.  They sound 4x as big as they are!   Happy Hunting today!
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At least twice a week. I do the rounds throughout the town. I have got a couple of good deals on SACD players and cables, but only one of the cables is currently being used. I passed on an early pair of Vandersteens because $300 is a lot to get back in credit if they didn’t work. I am not sad I passed them up.

As for music... too many to list. 
mapman: I bought a pair of Heresy's at my local CT GW for $25! Over the years I found many hi-fi bargains at that store! One time I arrived just a few minutes too late and missed buying a pair of JBL 77's! A particularly good score was a pair of JBL 640's for $48!
There are no good deals at my local Goodwill stores. Just a bunch of VCRs, table clocks and speakers with attached cables that used to be part of an all in one system. Not much audio CDs or vinyl neither. Plus vinyl got a lot more expensive.
I have found much more at pawn shops and Habitat for Humanity Stores:

Pawn:
Altec Valencia pr $100
Nak Dragon $75
Arcam CD player $50 
NAD 7060 $35
NAD 3020 $25
Harman Kardon Cit V $250
2pr Klipsch Heresey $200
McCormack ALD 1 Preamp $100

Habitat:
Heathkit AR3a pr $25
Dual 1229 with full base and dustcover $20
Janszen Z300 pr $20
Dynaco A10 $10
KLH 17 $10
Abt 30 assorted RCA LSC, London Blue Back, Mercury LP for 50cents ea.

Goodwill:

I dropped off some household goods after a move.  I was sent to the back/intake section of the store.  When unloading my stuff, I noticed a full KLH system 20 system on a table.  I inquired about it, and was told it "had to be checked out by the electronics guy".   The 'guy' would be in the next day and I was given a time.  I went back the next day, about 30 min after the time the "guy" was supposed to arrive.  I found neither the guy, nor the KLH.  When I asked what happened, the clerk I spoke to the day before pleaded ignorance, and said he did not remember talking to me....

Goodwill is a non profit and does not pay any property taxes for the stores they own or operate.  Most of their labor is either volunteer or people enrolled in a work skills program for which Goodwill receives a subsidy to offset any wages paid out.   ALL of their merchandise is free- donated by people.   One perk of donating is you receive a blank goodwill branded donation form, with their tax id number, as a receipt for your donation.  The staff members signs the form, but does not fill it out.  YOU fill out what you donate, and assign a value.....    This can be quite useful.