Charity store bin diving? Am I the only one that suffers this addiction?

How about this: I walked into my local Goodwill in CT and what did I see near the cashier? A mint condition pair of Klipsch Heresy's in oak finish. The price - $25 for the pair!!!!! I asked the cashier if that was for just one? No, she said - $25 for two!!!! OMG! I dug the money out of my pocket so fast and paid for them! $25 + 6% CT sales tax! Can you beat that!!!! 

My local CT Goodwill was in a RICH area - Stamford/Greenwich. Rich people have a lot of toys they get tired of and feel good donating them to GW! 

And to think that Klipsch is now charging $3K for a new (supposedly "improved") pair!

I frequented that CT Goodwill store for years buying $1 LPs and $3 CDs. Plus various vintage receivers, integrated amps, cassette decks, CD players ... speakers (Advent, JBL, KLH, Ohm Walsh, Snell ...). For dimes on the dollar or less!

I only kept the Heresy's for a few months. I advertised in the local free buy/sell paper and soon found a buyer nearby. He paid me $375 for the Heresy's and was very happy! I went to my friend Marty in New Rochelle (a big Altec/JBL fan and tube gear collecter). He sold me a really nice pair of Altec 872 Madrid's (with the 15" Duo-Flex woofers for the $375 I made from the Heresy sale. I was very happy! 

Goodwill's in wealthy towns/cities are good hunting grounds!