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I love trash picking too! For me its an addiction because i have doing it since i was a kid. I used to ride my bicycle threw the alleys all the time looking for treasures. Whatever was too big to haul i always borrowed someones coaster wagon since i never had one. I remember some parent in my neighborhood confronted me being disgrunteled with my junk collecting habit like i was suppose to be doing something more appropriate. Looking back at that moment as an adult today at least i was doing something that kept me out of trouble. As a kid i was never into sports, or liked playing with the other kids. I would of rather liked to have a girlfriend like Jenny was to Forrest Gump, but girls back then dispised me. Today with the internet i am now profiting from my treasures, and i am laughing to the bank. Before tax day i need to clear out my remaining garage inventory to make room for the new because the city pickup starts on April 15th. Things i am going to keep an eye out for this year are tube amps, tube chassis televisions, vintage vacuum cleaners, Bissell bagless vacuum cleaners, name brand bicycles, and vintage console stereos. Not the plastic cabinet style console stereos. Im talking about the wooden ones! People are always looking for parts. At the thrift shop i go to it is hard to find a decent working console stereo. Most have turntable issues. Either they are locked up, or are missing needles with wires hanging from the tonearm. The other day i saw a nice Silvertone with an aftermarket turntable that was held in place with a piece of man made plywood. What a waste of a great cabinet!
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