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Kind of OT, but related to Goodwill:
I once walked in there looking for furniture to stage an investment property, and I found a stack of 12 leather AUTHENTIC Herman Miller side chairs with a $15 price tag for the stack. Unfortunately, it said "SOLD," and even though I tried to offer $100 for the stack, the manager wouldn't let me buy them. (Probably the right move, but man, was I unnerved about seeing 10 $250 chairs being sold for $15.) Bottom line, I WISH that folks at Goodwill would have some basic knowledge of key collectible brand names (like Herman Miller) as it would help their cause, but it's just not reasonable to expect given the volume of stuff they process. |
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I'm guessing it's a store by store basis. If you peruse shopgoodwill there are some goodwill's out there that know their stuff.
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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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The head of a Goodwill type place here was so bad that they had rummage sales with all the stuff they took for free. She got caught and nothing happened, she still runs the place and now her relatives have a lot of rummage sales. |
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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 |
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Hey David - I'm curious as I've thought about doing the same in my area but haven't bothered yet. Do you (or anyone else that does this) ever find any cards there?
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T201 (50/50) T205 (208/208) T206 (520/520) T207 (200/200) E90-1 (118/121) E90-3 (20/20) E91A/B/C (96/99) E93 (17/30) E95/96 (26/55) C59-61 (149/248) N28/N29 A&G (84/100) 1901-02 Ogden Tabs (1,327/1,560) 1933-41 Goudey (265/478) 1939-41 Play Ball (381/473) Complete: E47, E49, E50, E75, E76, E229, K4, N88, N91, R136, T29, T30, T38, T51, T53, T68, T73, T77, T118, T218, T220, T225, W512, W513, W542, W552, W565, Dozens of smaller uncategorized sets Founder: www.prewarcards.com |
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I have, but nothing worth purchasing. I haven't given up though
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Haha, thanks, that's generally what I was thinking. I wasn't even aware of their auction site so I'm thinking anything older probably ends up there for the most part. Still might be worth a look.
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T201 (50/50) T205 (208/208) T206 (520/520) T207 (200/200) E90-1 (118/121) E90-3 (20/20) E91A/B/C (96/99) E93 (17/30) E95/96 (26/55) C59-61 (149/248) N28/N29 A&G (84/100) 1901-02 Ogden Tabs (1,327/1,560) 1933-41 Goudey (265/478) 1939-41 Play Ball (381/473) Complete: E47, E49, E50, E75, E76, E229, K4, N88, N91, R136, T29, T30, T38, T51, T53, T68, T73, T77, T118, T218, T220, T225, W512, W513, W542, W552, W565, Dozens of smaller uncategorized sets Founder: www.prewarcards.com |
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Maybe. I'm just not in the business of flipping chairs, so a $1500 cash investment didn't cross my mind at the time. Also didn't know the value in the moment - researched that later. I just knew they were worth more than $1.25/piece. Oh well.
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Looks like they ended the auction yesterday. Wonder what happened?
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Back up now and listed that they are believed to be reprints. Kudos to Goodwill for that.
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T201 (50/50) T205 (208/208) T206 (520/520) T207 (200/200) E90-1 (118/121) E90-3 (20/20) E91A/B/C (96/99) E93 (17/30) E95/96 (26/55) C59-61 (149/248) N28/N29 A&G (84/100) 1901-02 Ogden Tabs (1,327/1,560) 1933-41 Goudey (265/478) 1939-41 Play Ball (381/473) Complete: E47, E49, E50, E75, E76, E229, K4, N88, N91, R136, T29, T30, T38, T51, T53, T68, T73, T77, T118, T218, T220, T225, W512, W513, W542, W552, W565, Dozens of smaller uncategorized sets Founder: www.prewarcards.com |
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