I went to a bunch of thrift stores and garage sales yesterday - the first time I made a day of it in four years. Very disappointing. Found one off-brand 13" B&W from the 80's (didn't look at price) and an early-70's? Panasonic portable B&W for $25. Ugh. Hundreds of monochrome computer monitors and Chinese clock radios though. One thrift I used to patronize went to a policy of giving 50% off of everything, but they tripled-quadrupled their prices. The flea market I visited is 1/5 the size it was 10 years ago - and the sellers, while visibly desperate for business, overprice everything. I mean, who's gonna pay $150 for a damaged Zenith console stereo? The same guy had tons of 45's marked at $1.00 a piece - I asked him how much he'd charge if I bought a bunch, like 50, and he said $1.00 a piece.
The sad thing is these were stores in places not affected by flooding 3 years ago. Katrina wiped out 90% of the old stuff around here, but you can definitely see the changes in the thrift store's attitudes.