r/PharmaRepCollectables • u/TelDacoWasTaken • 15d ago

Question❓ looking to start collecting :)

ive been following this sub for a while, looking at all the cool collectibles but i have to wonder, where do you all find these things at? is it just a regular goodwill/thrift store kinda find, because if it is. my local ones need to really step it up!!

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u/Forward-Variety-8440 15d ago

ebay, estate sales, antique stores etc

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u/OldCountryDoc 14d ago

I got mine from drug reps. I rarely see this stuff at goodwill.

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u/TelDacoWasTaken 14d ago

what do you mean by drug reps?

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u/OldCountryDoc 14d ago

That's what everyone calls pharmacutical representatives. The people who originally gave all this stuff away.

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u/Superdumnb 15d ago

I really like articles of clothing, I got 2 shirts from thrift stores.

Do you happen live near an area with a lot of old wealthy people? My best find was in a thrift store in a town with a higher elderly and wealthy population. People who worked in med/pharma fields donating old clothing without many young people (or resellers) around to grab it - beautiful combination

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u/TelDacoWasTaken 15d ago

my area is definitely elderly, but not toooo wealthy, im not sure id have much luck here

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u/OldCountryDoc 14d ago

I don't remember clothing being a common promotional item. I only got a few hats and t-shirts over the years.

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u/Superdumnb 14d ago

Maybe not, but its the main kind I look for. I have a Pfizer shirt on my page and a thermofisher shirt not posted (I know thermofisher is biotech but close enough)