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Originally Posted by sbfinley
Goodwill knows exactly what they have. The have specialists in each market to assess donations for the treasures. For the most part, anything with significant value never see the store room floor or their website.
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This is incorrect. They just opened a Goodwill Select store about a mile from my house and this is certainly not the case. I'm always finding stuff in there and re-selling it for a profit. Here are 2 examples:
Bose Wave. Purchased for $7 + tax. Sold on eBay for $177.50. That's $170 profit.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/311453284528...84.m1561.l2649
2 antique hammered copper pitchers (pictured below) about 125 years old (1890's?). Purchased for $8 each + tax. Sold on my bulletin board at work for $80 and that was a bargain. About a $60 profit.
There are 4 Goodwill stores probably within a 15 mile radius from my house. I hit all 4 on a weekly basis (along with some thrift stores) and do quite well turning the merchandise. All the profits go right into my bb cards collection so I don't have to hear my wife complain about how much I spend on cards
