Thrifters Drifters & Grifters: Lucky Finds & Holy Grails

[rocklobster]

Got 2 completes and 1 Chocolate deck for $100. Pricey by this threads standards but it came it:
1 Almost Lewis Marnell Deck (gripped but almost new)
1 Chocolate Poppalardo Deck (in plastic)

Should be able to sell the trucks, I wheels and bearings to cover the cost of the 2 wall hangers.

[PAWL]

oh, forgot the find of finds: a vintage aesthetics t shirt , the one with the Eye exam design. 1 dollar.

[Locbrew]

Was visiting a beach thrift store with my dad and found Misled Youth on VHS for $1. Got back home and it worked perfectly.

[rocklobster]

oh, forgot the find of finds: a vintage aesthetics t shirt , the one with the Eye exam design. 1 dollar.

Nice find! Ryde or Die made me a Wu-Welsh fan for life.

Couple of vintage finds:

Old Grind Kings in 5.0 and Hubba Core wheels. The cores are cracking but the wheels are very skinny, probably slimmer than a Bones V3.


Made in USA Destructos in 5.0 with classic teal bushings and some Pig 53mm wheels. They came with Tracker bearings but 1/2 of the seized up.


Pappalardo and Lewis Marnell decks for the wall, but I'm running out of wall space. Wanted a piece to commemorate Slap's most controversial hunchback and Aussie legend.

[LordManHammer]

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oh, forgot the find of finds: a vintage aesthetics t shirt , the one with the Eye exam design. 1 dollar.

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Nice find! Ryde or Die made me a Wu-Welsh fan for life.

Couple of vintage finds:

Old Grind Kings in 5.0 and Hubba Core wheels. The cores are cracking but the wheels are very skinny, probably slimmer than a Bones V3.


Made in USA Destructos in 5.0 with classic teal bushings and some Pig 53mm wheels. They came with Tracker bearings but 1/2 of the seized up.


Pappalardo and Lewis Marnell decks for the wall, but I'm running out of wall space. Wanted a piece to commemorate Slap's most controversial hunchback and Aussie legend.

I liked the skinny wheels phase, wondering what modern set-up would work best with a wide deck and skinny wheels or does it have to be under 71/2"?

[rocklobster]

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oh, forgot the find of finds: a vintage aesthetics t shirt , the one with the Eye exam design. 1 dollar.

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Nice find! Ryde or Die made me a Wu-Welsh fan for life.

Couple of vintage finds:

Old Grind Kings in 5.0 and Hubba Core wheels. The cores are cracking but the wheels are very skinny, probably slimmer than a Bones V3.


Made in USA Destructos in 5.0 with classic teal bushings and some Pig 53mm wheels. They came with Tracker bearings but 1/2 of the seized up.


Pappalardo and Lewis Marnell decks for the wall, but I'm running out of wall space. Wanted a piece to commemorate Slap's most controversial hunchback and Aussie legend.

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I liked the skinny wheels phase, wondering what modern set-up would work best with a wide deck and skinny wheels or does it have to be under 71/2"?

I guess the question is how skinny. Bones V3 seems to be the limit - fine on parks but way too jarring on the streets. On a modern 8.25 and above I guess you would need a load of washers especially if they max out at 54mm, riding 3 (2 in, 1 out) and even that the wheels feel a touch wide.

[concerned_parent]

also the best thing i ever found at a thrift store value wise was a yashica t4 in a plastic bag marked $1.50. i used it for five years and sold it for 350 to some jagaloon on craigslist.

[ballintoohard]

Formula One wheels was a brand in the late 90's. I got a Christmas complete from Zumiez in like 1997 that had them. They were pretty generic fly-by-night and had a random team.

[the canadian suit]

Found a le creuset Dutch oven for $6 this past weekend

Also got a Devine Calloway etnies button down only to discover horrendous pit crust. Win some lose some

[rocklobster]

Formula One wheels was a brand in the late 90's. I got a Christmas complete from Zumiez in like 1997 that had them. They were pretty generic fly-by-night and had a random team.

Hey I just got a set of those from an old A-Team setup I pulled!

[Digital Rasta]

Some good finds today. Army Surplus BDU cargo pants in forest green tiger camo and olive drab ripstop, gonna skate the shit outta these cargos along with the pair I already have been skating, a dark gray BDU pant by Tru-Spec. Also found a 100% cotton pair of Levi's 501s in Optic White for reselling, they were only $8 which was cool because almost always 501's wind up on the Boutique Rack for higher prices.