I'm not going to type this all out again, so a copy & paste from the 'Best High-End Thrift Shop Finds' thread!
I've not found anything you would consider 'high-end' in shops in England, but I have bought from a few. Cash Convertors had a few things lately, including:
Technics SB30A Surround speakers for £20
Sony D99 Discman for £30
Sony MDS-S9 minidisc player for £20
From the British Heart Foundation:
Technics SL-PJ44 CD Player £15
Technics ST-X302L Tuner £10
Sony CFS-W500L Boom-box £20
Found quite a bit at car boot sales:
Technics SB-F2 Speakers £10 (love these!)
Technics Cassette Deck (can't remember the model) - FREE!!!
Sony FH-7 MK2 £10 (another favourite!)
Pioneer CLD- D515 Laserdisc Player - £15
Marantz CD5001 cd player - £8, plays a bit funny though, first few tracks sound like its underwater, then ok after that, I must clean the sled one day!
Sony MHC-1600 system £18, another unit that needs new belts in the decks, but all works ok other than that!
Good Old eBay has turned some gems too
Aiwa 22 - £50, granted the tape deck needs new belts and I don't have the pre-amp either
Numerous Sony Walkmans - slightly addicted to these, along with Discmans and Minidisc players too!
Goodmans Mini 2X Speakers - £20 inc postage, I wasn't expecting much of these, how wrong I was! They are tiny with aluminium cases, measuring 188x122x96mm, these things ROCK! I need a new tweeter for one though sadly!
My best was actually given to me for free by a work colleague's father when he updated his system!
Spendor SA-1 Mini Monitors - I will never part with these, they are simply amazing speakers, even though they aren't currently set-up with any particular care!
NAD 3020 Amp - works a treat, connected to the Spendors.
Kenwood 3020 SE amp - I think that's the model number, can't remember off hand, its stashed in a cupboard!
I also bought from a different work colleague
2 x Marantz CD players
2 X Marantz Amps
Their model numbers escape me now, but was £50 for the lot with all remotes and cables!