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Comment by wheybags | Hacker News Reader

I dunno, LGR on youtube seems to find a lot of cool retro tech there[1]. A lot of crap too though. Not American, so I can't comment personally.

1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbBZM9aUMsjEM76RFMofB...

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He does, but you have to remember that each 15 minute episode is recorded over a period of months (like 4-6 months) of him visiting several stores weekly. So it's not like you'll find anything interesting every time you go.

I'm lucky to live in Japan where we have a junk store called "hard off" that focuses on hardware. They always have some obscure interesting stuff, tons of Laserdisc players, VHD, HD-VHS, Famicom floppy drives, etc. https://www.flickr.com/photos/kalleboo/albums/72157719132609...

Hard off is really good, and there's nothing comparable in the US. You can pretty much get every recent model of cellphone, iPad, Mac, etc. in like-new condition, at a fraction of the price of new. The stuff in this photo album is the "junk" section at the back of the store, and it's still way better than what you'd find at vintage store in the US.

In general, vintage stores in Japan are amazing. I don't know how they manage to find such a huge quantity of like-new stuff.

Wow what a store. My bank account is thankful there's nothing like that near me

a gem: https://flic.kr/p/2kXgdbq

LGR needs to make a Japan trip when possible.

Love the coincidence of laying on my couch watching LGR on a Friday night at the very moment that I find a comment on HN talking about LGR.

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