Our local tip used to be run by the council and you could pick up a few tasty gems. I once paid £5 for an ex-BBC Revox reel to reel tape recorder complete with trolley stand and a B&O 9000 turntable, both worked perfectly. A pair of Celestion Ditton 66 for £4 because they were a bit scuffed. Non hi-fi items could also be good little earners, like a Kenwood Chef bought for a £1 and sold on ebay for £48, a Hostess heated trolley for £3 sold for £50. The post office staff were less than pleased when I plonked that on the scales wrapped on brown paper lol A box full of Lalique glass items wrapped in old newspapers was also a great find.
Then the council privatised the whole system and a French firm got the contract, so no more public sales except to registered dealers who were very fussy about what they bought. The staff were mighty pissed off about this move too as they used to boost their paltry wages with the ready cash from public sales and the amount of items sent to landfill rocketed. Makes a mockery of the word "recycling".
CD player = Marantz CD6006
DAC/pre = Rotel RC 1572
Power amp = ADA PF201
Speaks = Quadral Chromium Style 6