PARADIGM THRIFT

Paradigm Thrift is a blog dedicated to the many fantastic things I find at thrift stores, yard sales, flea markets, and antique stores. Celebrating everything from retro video games, comics, pulp novels, and cult films to general 80s & 90s memorabilia and ephemera. The prices mentioned within the posts are representative of what I paid for them when I originally bought them. If you're interested in an item that I've listed, don't hesitate to send me a question or an offer at [email protected].

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Book ($1.91)

     a. Friday the 13th: Mother’s Day - Eric Morse (1994)

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VHS Party

VHS Party is a collection of digitized commercials from the 80's and 90's found on pre-recorded VHS tapes from thrift stores.

When I’m out thrifting I always keep an eye out for certain types of items; video games, action figures, comic books, board games, etc.  But above all of that, there is one thing that I never pass up an opportunity to buy...pre-recorded blank VHS cassette tapes. Those lonely black slabs are almost always overlooked but to me they are unbelievably mysterious. What could possibly be on that tape? Some random family’s home movies from Christmas 1993? Six hours of Saturday Morning Cartoons from 1987 complete with commercial breaks? The possibilities are near endless, but for $1 I will gladly roll the dice every time. After years of collecting I’ve finally started digitizing those tapes and will be posting those wonderful commercials from the 80′s and 90′s to YouTube under the channel VHS Party.

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Pokémon Twin Size Sheet ($1.91) (1998)

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Book & Record (5.00)

     a. Masters of the Universe: The Revenge of Skeletor (1983)

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Action Figure ($2.92)

     a. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Donatello Ooze Action Glow in the Dark Series - Kidrobot

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Book & Record ($5.00)

     a. Masters of the Universe: Castle Grayskull (1983)

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SNES Game ($1.01)

     a. Donkey Kong Country (1994)

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SNES Game ($1.01)

     a. Super Mario World (1990)

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Book ($0.77)

     a. The Incredible Hulk - A Coloring Book (1990)

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Book ($0.77)

     a. G.I. Joe - A Big Coloring Book (1989)

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Record ($10.00)

     a. Transformers: Attack of the Decepticons (1985)

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Book ($0.77)

     a. World’s Finest (1978)

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VHS ($0.99)

     a. Dungeons & Dragons: In Search of the Dungeon Master (1991)

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NES Game ($0.50)

     a. Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt (1985)

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Nintendo Game Boy - Light Boy ($1.91) (1990)

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Board Game ($2.92)

     a. Saved by the Bell Game (1992)

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Comic Book ($1.25)

     a. The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man #5 (1988)