1-You up there @TorontoJon ( hope not Castro's son himself nor any of his friends and supporters either) by your own words apparently a lover of The SLAUGHTER -FIVE soundtrack for ''a snowy afternoon'' that's only happening if you, yourself could be WARM enough inside, (yet giving not a crap about others) having that '' peaceful dining'' certainly not taking place in any commie country, for there like some want for US here, only the elites are afforded such luxuries, as in enough food and the electricity on. 2-In places like commie Cuba and Venezuela their ''new normal'' has been for decades to endure Largo running brownouts, telling enough just like in the Kalifornia of ''F...k your freedoms'' of governors Terminator and the grave digger Newsom, where they can not be ''warm'' nor sufficiently fed, other that bull crap by their so called ''socialist leaders'' from hell. 3- And no worries, if by any chance this reply doesn't make any sense to you, just shrug it off for it for sure will to ''Olga's friends'' (a running inside joke) and company of anti constitutional for UNctionless overcompensating blowhards no longer serving God, family and country but their little Stasi like grey selves, of careerists at best. 4- Aelso ''Let Francisco know'' 2, who since he's pope should have known The Truth aelready. 5-...Shema!!!.

I hear you man, when I go digging through albums at Thrift Stores, they either look like someone was playing Frisbee with them on an asphalt street for a few hours before giving them to the Goodwill, or I find a ton of stuff by Englebert Humperdinck, Robert Goulet, or John Denver. Sheesh! I have NEVER seen a Jackson 5, The Who, or Jerry Lee Lewis LP....ever!

Harbinger1 I have searched through around 1.5 Million Record Albums since I started buying. I (Personally) seem to find a constant supply of Kenny Rogers! I like His Songs, & do own a few myself. I have come across enough of (the very same LP's at every 2nd Hand Shop I ever went into; enough to fill a Transport Truck Then you get into the "Funk & Wagnals" Classical Collection" Series. I have seen 4 different sets a dozen times on the Racks at one Time. Then Nana Moskouri & James Last. . .enough James Last to fill a fleet of Trucks. I do sometimes find The Who, or Jefferson Starship, or Rush, but yes the same always have serious scratches & Beer spills & Ashes smeared on them, as well as their Name wrote in GIANT Letters in black Magic Marker across the Cover Art. I often find that if you are looking for a "particular Album" (like "Mutiny Up My Sleeve" by Max Webster, its *always Smoked* & if I come across "A Million Vacations" instead it's *always ALWAYS MINT* it's like grubby People only like this & neat freaks like that as far as Records go. Funny the Jackson 5 came up. In these many Years, I once or twice ever saw a used (OLD) Jackson 5 (the "Victory Tour" excepted, as there are lots of that 1 floating around) for sale & both were a blur of scratches too. Unplayable! Yes, I also have said to myself "They used as a Frisbee". He he.

Harbinger1 I found a Jerry Lee Lewis, Brenda Lee, Patsy Kline and Ray Charles last week at the Salvation Army. All of them scratched all over up and down, dull with no luster left. Blah. Oh, but I found plenty of Funk and Wagnals, Firestone Christmas and Family Treasury of Most Loved Music in practically mint shape. Yeah, rock on. Not.

I have found a lot of stuff at the local Goodwill over the last few years. All I will pick up is near mint vinyl. They cost $1 each. I remember getting the second BOC double live LP. The UFO double Live LP. A mint copy of Eat a Peach by the Allman Bros with that legendary gatefold. I got a mint copy in Stereo of the first Sopwith Camel LP, the one I had in my collection many years was Mono. I got the second BS&T LP with all those hits and several Gordon Lightfoot LP's. I could go on on. I got a 3 LP compilation of a slew of the hits by the early 60's girl groups. You have to go in these places over & over and the good LP's seem to come in spurts when a person has donated some good LP's for whatever reason. I have looked up small names written on LP cover buys and seen recent obituaries several times. I use to do great a decade ago over & over again when I worked the 100 mile or so area antique/flea market circuit around here. I remember getting a mint copy of Chirco for $1.

By being himself, and sharing his vinyl finds :D

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+bikebeerrun1960 Wrong. Goodwill Industries benefits people with disabilities, so their training programs are largely funded by money raised via the stores. A typical thrift store is simply a business run for profit. Some thrift store owners actually accept donations from the general public, many of whom, like you, apparently, don't know the difference so you just give them items that they resell for pure profit. Never donate to a thrift store unless you know for a fact that it is a charitable business such as Goodwill, Salvation Army, DAV, St. Vincent DePaul, etc.

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