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Tiytr - nr v - - r: m m Second-hand goods in demand ,.. vim ' ' K I f ... Iff I 0t'yi ill Thrift shop business booming More people are buying in second-hand stores as the rate of inflation climbs. The hard-hitting impact of inflation is causing some persons who never considered it before to turn to Lincoln's second-hand stores as a way to beat high prices, according to Leslie Bailey, director of public relations for Lincoln Goodwill stores. "Especially with inflation, we are seeing a wide variety of persons coming into the store," he said. "We see everyone from students to fur-clad persons driving Cadillacs." Capt. George Smeltzer of the Salva tion Army Social Service Center, and Dorothy Ebner, manager of the Junior League Thrift Shop, said their stores have always attracted a wide variety of people. Ebner said sales at the Thrift Shop are "really up." Bailey said that although second-hand stores in some cities are having considerable problems, the Lincoln Goodwill stores are "doing quite well." Despite inflation, all three reported that people are still making donations to the stores. Bailey said donations are holding up because "things aren't built the way they used to be. There are fewer repair shops now, and persons don't want to do the repair work themselves. " He said even though repair work on many items is done by volunteers, the inflated prices of replacement parts Is more than Goodwill can absorb. Because the Thrift Shop takes items on consignment, Ebner said they do not repair the items, but sell them at low enough prices that the individual buyer can afford to repair the items. Consignment means the Thrift Shop sells the items and returns 50 per cent of the sale to the person who supplied the item, Ebner said. The other stores sell only donated items. Many students are buying "mod" merchandise, according to Bailey. He said jeans area big seller because "the more faded they are, the better they are to the student." Clothing is the largest selling item in all the stores. Ebner said people buy used clothing because of the high cost of ready-to-wear clothing. According to Smeltzer, furniture is In high demand, but it also is one of the items that is most needed by the stores. "Most persons aren't giving furni ture." Ebner said. ftn i 1 11 K- national lif asiiJ on "(tBiis-'' ri system- Altec & Electro-Voice-BSR -Ar ,n D.n.,tnrl 449.88 i- ' 100 7i . SPIAMW Re9larlY W.J "7 TOTAL OUTFIT K fV . t i mi Atn iHiitrifini. in. ....imiini mill 1 ii. 1111 Iir ilillhi A Complete horns audio System with receiver 2 Speakers, turntable and 8 track player, all for the price of th receiver alone FEATURES: AITK 714 RECEIVER - 44 watts per channel Both channels driven at 80 HMS THD 0.5 20 HZ to 20 KHZ 2 aECTRO-VOICl 14 A Speokrs - 2 way 10" System BSR 260 AX TURNTABLE 3 speed end full size plat ter magnetic cartridge BSR 8 TRACK TAPE DECK 4-' "' T.ri.,rs'' 1 "" u3 MILLION DOLLAR PRICED! -1 1 r T T T ! 1 1 1 1 rr 1 r -1 Ml B 1 WvvTyyyyu L UUM ntuUUAM A NEW WORLD OF PERSONAL ELECTRONICS I ,--7 At iv - r . agn;:;!?; : BHHtlMmHMiH. m I 1Q c tzjo. CD 3 CD Tl t o Tci XPuaTaj aOdvouv ,UaC uac Get Right lr Down to the Nitty Gritty 45r7 and VINE OPEV 10 to 10 -7 DAYS A WEEK 0 Main Bank-I4th & M Drive-up20th & O page 2 daily nebraskan Wednesday, november20, 1974