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The Elite
BOSS
picked this up at a goodwill for 5$ about 3 years ago.
Incredible.
Silver Arrows
Banned
Thick as fuck, hardcover anthology of Robert Ludlum novels (The Bourne Identity, The Holcroft Covenant, The Matarese Circle) for $15 at Chapters two years ago.
AMC Stubs card which has been $12 a year.
Damn. I've always thought this was just a scam to sell my personal information. Maybe I will sign up.
peteykirch
Member
Hydroflask 40oz water bottle, keeps warm for 6+ hours, and keeps cold for 24 hours. You can have ice in there and it'll stay in there all day.
40$
Swissmar Borner Mandoline Slicer. Reasonably priced at only 30 bucks and change, and the thing is a beast. Was highly recommended from America's Test Kitchen.
LED Desk lamp, 5 light colors, 7 dimming levels, USB charging ports.
All for 30 bucks when I got it.
i3allistic
Member
Google Chromecast dongle
banefirelord
Banned
A 1080p HDMI monitor with speakers. Bought it off a friend for $1 when he had to clear out his dorm room really fast.
Also, Best Buy's Gamer's Club Unlocked. $35 for 2 years. With the preorder discounts and the resell incentives I sold Arkham Knight for more than I bought it for.
Also, Best Buy's Gamer's Club Unlocked. $35 for 2 years. With the preorder discounts and the resell incentives I sold Arkham Knight for more than I bought it for.
Gnome Scat
Member
1st press The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars for $30.
Last year I managed to get the best deal on jerky I've ever had. I purchased what I thought was 2 lbs of Jack Link's for $36 on Amazon, but it turned out to be a two-pack, meaning I got 4 lbs of the stuff for only $36. Considering how expensive jerky can usually be, that was the deal of a lifetime. I'm sad to say that by the time I finished those 4 lbs of jerky and was ready for more, it was no longer available on Amazon. Definitely in my top 3 purchases of all time.
greycolumbus
The success of others absolutely infuriates me.
Bought a bootlooping LG G3 for 42 bucks. The bootlooping is apparently caused by a faulty battery. Managed to fix it temporarily until I wait for a new one. The screen has more pixels than my monitor. That is all.
Concrete Charlie
Member
I got a Callaway Big Bertha driver (golf) from an estate sale for $40. It was only used a few times and retails for $300+. Estate sales can be awesome.
Lightning Count
Member
Shenmue and Shenmue II in 2001 when both could be bought for a very reasonable £15 each.
Lmao opened this thread and knew this would be here
Best $30 ever spent.
I got metroid prime trilogy for $30. It's unopened on my bookcase, I'm not a fan of metroid games.
The Faceless Master
Member
Eneloops
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013QJ0W8Q/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Absolutely fantastic for listening to music in your car over bluetooth and very affordable
Absolutely fantastic for listening to music in your car over bluetooth and very affordable
Sparrowhawk
Member
picked this up at a goodwill for 5$ about 3 years ago.
Jesus Christ, I think this is the first time I've ever hated someone out of jealousy.
That's one thing that we always have selling at our store. So many people ask about those.It's gone up ten dollars since I bought it, but my Eno Hammock is still the most amazing thing I ever bought for less than $50.
Made of parachute silk, it's indestructible and folds into its own accessory pocket (in which you can keep books, ipods, even drinks while you're hammock-ing) and provides bug and sun protection too. Can easily accommodate two adults, you can sit in it upright as well as lounge or sleep. You can hang it ANYWHERE, and with the ballistic straps you can suspend it between trees that are like, 25 feet apart. It's staggering how cool it is.
It folds up almost small enough to fit in a coat pocket. It weighs like, a pound. If that. I mostly use at beaches, BBQs and picnics. But it's fantastic for camping and they make hella accessories.
https://www.rei.com/product/754773/eno-doublenest-hammock
Watch the vid.
Knuckle Sandwich
Member
Hmm... Probably Sandisk Clip mp3 player. I like it better for music/podcasts than any ipod or phone i've ever had.
CaviarMeths
Member
In terms of quality of life, maybe my sleep mask. Came with a set of earplugs too, which is good since I live in a busy neighbourhood. Makes a huge difference to the quality of sleep I'm getting to the point where I feel fantastic and well rested after about 6 hours of sleep. Improves my entire day.
Cost I think $13.
Other than that, I dunno, maybe any one of the wireless charging docks I have laying around the apartment. For my phone, the 3DS, Vita, game controllers, tablet... can't imagine going back to a USB wall charger like a caveman.
Cost I think $13.
Other than that, I dunno, maybe any one of the wireless charging docks I have laying around the apartment. For my phone, the 3DS, Vita, game controllers, tablet... can't imagine going back to a USB wall charger like a caveman.
CrunchyFrog
Member
$20, bar none the most accessible and hilarious party game I've ever purchased. Great for kids and adults, and even has an after dark version if you're so inclined, though the game is plenty of fun enough without it.
omg thank you didn't know this existed.
Dr Campino
Member
I'll second this. I use it every day, I'm using it right now!
eternalthree
Member
Currently on REI Garage (formerly REI Outlet) for discount, with the possibility of another 20% discount if you're a member, i think. looks really nice.
Yeah, that's where I work.
I haven't been to work in about two weeks, so I'm just now hearing about REI Garage. It seems like all they did was clean up the outlet stock that was outdated and re-brand it to Garage. I'm going to ask around about why those things are so cheap.
Maybe they put their clearance items online or something. It's interesting nonetheless.
$20 Garage Sale Find. Fire Emblem Path of Radiance for $2
Leather recliner at an estate sale for $1.50
Original i7-920 and gigabyte mobo when they were both less than 6 months old for $40. Kid who owned it bent the pins on the mobo installing the chip, but without too much effort I bent them back and everything worked fine. Sold both for around $300.
Leather recliner at an estate sale for $1.50
Original i7-920 and gigabyte mobo when they were both less than 6 months old for $40. Kid who owned it bent the pins on the mobo installing the chip, but without too much effort I bent them back and everything worked fine. Sold both for around $300.
Tony Iron Man Stark
Banned
It's gone up ten dollars since I bought it, but my Eno Hammock is still the most amazing thing I ever bought for less than $50.
Made of parachute silk, it's indestructible and folds into its own accessory pocket (in which you can keep books, ipods, even drinks while you're hammock-ing) and provides bug and sun protection too. Can easily accommodate two adults, you can sit in it upright as well as lounge or sleep. You can hang it ANYWHERE, and with the ballistic straps you can suspend it between trees that are like, 25 feet apart. It's staggering how cool it is.
It folds up almost small enough to fit in a coat pocket. It weighs like, a pound. If that. I mostly use at beaches, BBQs and picnics. But it's fantastic for camping and they make hella accessories.
https://www.rei.com/product/754773/eno-doublenest-hammock
Watch the vid.
I will consider this.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
Roku Stick
-Tons of apps
-Decent interface
-Great app
-Private listening
I had a Chromecast before (gave to my brother) but the lack of private listening and a weak app pushed me to get the Roku instead of another Chromecast, even if spotify works better on the latter.
-Tons of apps
-Decent interface
-Great app
-Private listening
I had a Chromecast before (gave to my brother) but the lack of private listening and a weak app pushed me to get the Roku instead of another Chromecast, even if spotify works better on the latter.
$5-10 for an IBM Model M(PS/2) + PS/2 Mouse
$20 for an IBM Thinkpad T40 that was loaded (1280x1024 15" screen, yes please)
$20 for an IBM Thinkpad T40 that was loaded (1280x1024 15" screen, yes please)
I got the 1000 variant in 0.3mm, such nice linesThis pencil (Pentel Graphgear 500)
Bought it in 2010 and still going strong.
Off the top of my head
EV-peak AK840 hobby charger for $50.
Couple days later it jumped back up to $220 and been there ever since.
240w 24v solar panel from warehouse deals for $50.
Brand new miracle grow aerogarden ultra led for $5.
A ton of T8 led replacement tubes from normal amazon for less than $8 a tube.
Microsoft explorer trackball mouse for $30.
EV-peak AK840 hobby charger for $50.
Couple days later it jumped back up to $220 and been there ever since.
240w 24v solar panel from warehouse deals for $50.
Brand new miracle grow aerogarden ultra led for $5.
A ton of T8 led replacement tubes from normal amazon for less than $8 a tube.
Microsoft explorer trackball mouse for $30.
dragonyeuw
Member
Two years ago I got a Saturn from a someone clearing out the attic. Among the games were a boxed copy of Nights with 3d controller, DragonForce, Shining force, Albert Odyssey, Legend of Oasis, Shining of the holy ark,Lunacy, Mortal Kombat 2,Mystal, and a few other games for $20.
It's gone up ten dollars since I bought it, but my Eno Hammock is still the most amazing thing I ever bought for less than $50.
Made of parachute silk, it's indestructible and folds into its own accessory pocket (in which you can keep books, ipods, even drinks while you're hammock-ing) and provides bug and sun protection too. Can easily accommodate two adults, you can sit in it upright as well as lounge or sleep. You can hang it ANYWHERE, and with the ballistic straps you can suspend it between trees that are like, 25 feet apart. It's staggering how cool it is.
It folds up almost small enough to fit in a coat pocket. It weighs like, a pound. If that. I mostly use at beaches, BBQs and picnics. But it's fantastic for camping and they make hella accessories.
https://www.rei.com/product/754773/eno-doublenest-hammock
Watch the vid.
How in the blue hell did you get one of these for under $50?
where can i find more info about estate sales?
There are websites that have them posted up around your area. My friend and I used to go with his parents and we used to find cool stuff and resell it.
thegreatchamp
Member
Gamer's Club Unlocked 2 year service for $35. $10 preorder rewards on most AAA games and $60 games for $48 on day 1. Awesome service.
Get a car charger for it too so you don't have to worry about charging it. It uses Micro USB so if you have one for a phone you probably have what you need.
The Lamonster
Member
Squatty Potty
whatsinaname
Member
Just $15 but my Foam Roller. Rolling after a workout feels soooo good.
SecretMoblin
Member
LED Desk lamp, 5 light colors, 7 dimming levels, USB charging ports.
All for 30 bucks when I got it.
this actually looks like a really nice upgrade to my basic traditional desk lamp.
more accessible USB charging and a nice light seems great for the $30-$40 I'm seeing this and similar products going for.
Chie Satonaka
Member
picked this up at a goodwill for 5$ about 3 years ago.
Easily the winner of the thread.
Dr_Boris_Goltz
Banned
Wait these things aren't bullshit?
To actually contribute I bought an aluminum mouse pad for 12 bucks and it's rad.
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