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steve_stuff · ‎11-09-2022

We're seen it before but never 'like' this.

On a different id, after listing it for months, we sold a group of untested fishing reels. Hit a thrift shop and they have a group of fishing reels in the display case, with the price based on an ebay sold listing printed out with it - OUR ebay listing.

We can't buy it for what we sold 'it' for, so I guess we priced our-self out of the reels.

sextons-sweet-deals · ‎11-09-2022

That is Goodwill for you!

Last I knew the CEO makes over a million annual salary (that was 5+ years ago easy). Who knows what additional bonuses they get?

Are they the exact style / model reels or did they just print a similar listing? I guess you can show up early on the first Saturday of the month and see what is left at 50% off.

I don't mind if they want to put stuff in the cases. What bugs me is when they pull the good stuff and put it on their selling site with and leaving the junk on the floor with damage and / or stains for everyone else.

Not everyone has a computer, so the older elderly / low-income locals in the community who are probably on fixed incomes can't really buy anything nice when the items being sold was donated.

silverstatetreasureboxes · ‎11-09-2022

@steve_stuff

I think that is so trashy. I agree with poster @sextons-sweet-deals and these larger thrift store like Goodwill and S.A. need to get back to their original focus with their respective communities.

I've worked in a thrift going on 9 years now. There is another one in town that strictly focuses on the church, mine supplies the foodbank. The church thrift used to tape up tacky ebay selling listings near their high end items and mark it accordingly. I complained loudly and I no longer see this practice at that store.

I would have them remove that sold listing since it's yours and speak loudly so everyone can hear.

Anonymous · ‎11-09-2022

@sextons-sweet-deals wrote:
That is Goodwill for you!
Last I knew the CEO makes over a million annual salary (that was 5+ years ago easy). Who knows what additional bonuses they get?
Are they the exact style / model reels or did they just print a similar listing? I guess you can show up early on the first Saturday of the month and see what is left at 50% off.
I don't mind if they want to put stuff in the cases. What bugs me is when they pull the good stuff and put it on their selling site with and leaving the junk on the floor with damage and / or stains for everyone else.
Not everyone has a computer, so the older elderly / low-income locals in the community who are probably on fixed incomes can't really buy anything nice when the items being sold was donated.

The only people I see at Goodwill these days are young/college age women combing through the clothes racks. The older people are shopping at Salvation Army and other local thrift stores that are still priced cheap that anyone can afford to pay; even those most in need. I rarely go to Goodwill now (maybe once a month and always walk out empty handed or just a few items that are great reselling items).

Anonymous · ‎11-09-2022

@silverstatetreasureboxes wrote:
@steve_stuff
I think that is so trashy. I agree with poster @sextons-sweet-deals and these larger thrift store like Goodwill and S.A. need to get back to their original focus with their respective communities.
I've worked in a thrift going on 9 years now. There is another one in town that strictly focuses on the church, mine supplies the foodbank. The church thrift used to tape up tacky ebay selling listings near their high end items and mark it accordingly. I complained loudly and I no longer see this practice at that store.
I would have them remove that sold listing since it's yours and speak loudly so everyone can hear.

What drives me nuts is seeing the "this item sold on ebay" posters in antique stores/malls. I immediately steer clear of those sellers. And we all know they aren't really show "sold listings", most of them are just active listings that haven't sold yet; if they ever do since they always choose the highest listed priced item. Just disgusting honestly.

fab_finds4u · ‎11-09-2022

Salvation Army nearest to me is not cheap on anything. $7.50 for t shirts that should have been used for dust rags instead of donated. $10 for a rolling pin and the price they had on a Pyrex cup was only a dollar less than Wal-Mart. Plus I think the employees get first pick.

steve_stuff · ‎11-09-2022

OP

Sorry to disappoint you all but not a 'mainstream' thrift shop. We're a tiny town that's many hours and miles from one of those places. This 'thrift shop' was really two rooms inside an old house that also has an insurance agency, flower shop and a guy who fixes and sells guitars and VCRs.

And truth be told our reels were beat up untested lower priced when new models, these were high dollar ones - wound up buying after looking them up on E.