Charity Shops.. Not What They Used To Be?

[@mondoprime]

A lot of the charity shops around me are pricing stuff based on listed ebay prices. It just sits there for weeks on end. And the shops are always dead.

[@ths3525]

if i wanted to buy from ebay i would. that's the thing they don't understand. Products stay on the shelves for months on end because they want that extra money, which makes no sense because really they're not selling so no money made.

[@paulrichter1868]

@mondoprime the managers are put in place to make money ..they not for the needy anymore ..

[@debbieworthington-bryson4075]

just one point resellers seem to have this theory that charity shops get all their stuff for free not quite correct are they taking into account the cost to pick things up in van that uses petrol and one sometimes 2 paid drivers, the cost of the sacs put out all this has to be taken into account .It is the charity that should benefit from the profits after all thats why we give to charity to support the cause

[@Mireill123]

The CEOs are on 500k a year plus. From free stuff. While the workers work for free. Our charity shops are pricing ridiculous. Now they have a lot of theft which they didn’t before, when they priced lower. They put signs out saying no more donations because they aren’t selling the goods, as prices far too high. One shop had an Our generation doll priced at £20 and I can buy it new for £29.99. It’s been in the shop for 8 weeks and still there. So just before Christmas the manager lowered the price to £10. They price Primark stuff at stupidly high prices as well.

[@bluebirdlegend]

Managers of the stores get paid too.

[@tudormiller887]

I was told recently by a charity shop assistant that all their best items are now sold on their website. 😮

[@tudormiller887]

I don't know why they sell so much fast fashion castoffs in charity shops now. I always chose to buy in charity shops, mainly because of the diverse styles and brands of clothing. Nothing in Primark & H&M compared. Now, I can't tell the difference TBH.

[@juliebrooke6099]

Support your local small charity. They have few , if any paid employees and in my experience offer some of the best prices.

[@RetroReselling]

Absolutely! 😊👍🏻

[@allysonpatchett19]

The high prices in charity shops aren't down to resellers - rent increases or even cost of living. It's because they have so many paid staff - and they are highly paid - that they have no choice but to hike the prices up. I've no idea why they are still called charity shops as so little of what they get actually goes to the charities. I donate my stuff to our local salvation army as they only use volunteers and they price cheaply so they can keep taking donations and constantly have new stock. Some charity shops price according to brand and not condition. They sell designer stuff in poor condition purely because its designer. And the refusing donations bit drives me mad- if they've too much stock then their prices are too high its not rocket science. Weren't charity shops originally set up to help people? And that does include resllers as despite what a lot of people think resellers are just ordinary people trying to earn a living.

[@sarahb2652]

Cool video, fair score for charity shops George. I have been buying and reselling for 4 years now and definitely am finding it harder to get the bargains, alot of luck involved as well as time in hitting a charity shop at the right moment for a bargain. I have luckily found a great house clearance shop which is now my main supply of goods so that has helped alot!!

[@tudormiller887]

You'll still find a few gems amongst the racks of fast fashion castoffs, but they're increasingly hard to find.

[@BonkersAboutAlice]

Charity shops are no longer for charity, they sre a business.

[@jackharris936]

charity shops are there to make money for the charity, not give you a bargain

[@allysonpatchett19]

@BonkersAboutAlice - 100% agree with this.

[@NannieStoke]

Charity shops exist to raise money for whatever name is above their door. We would be in a sorry state if cancer research or heart foundation etc didn't raise money for research , the government won't fund it . Granted some of the prices a high , but as he's proven in this video , there's still bargains to be had .

[@hollythea7819]

You did well in that town with the charity shops you visited. Round my way the prices would be double that..or more!!

[@NorfolkReseller]

For goodness sake can we stop with the Charity Shops have all raised their prices because they watch You Tubers like George and Nic. eBay has been targeting, approaching, and coaxing charities onto its platform for years, they don’t all sit around watching KZbin whilst plotting your downfall. Most mainstream charities are companies first, and charities second. The charity side of things is just a selling point and by-product of their business. Yes they do some good and much needed work, but do you honestly think there would be so many charities operating in this country if it was not good business? Personally I would like the government to force more transparency from charities so we can all see how much of the money they take actually makes it through to help the actual cause they represent, as I think a lot of people would be shocked and perhaps less giving.

[@swiftythrifter6387]

I think price rises in charity shops is more due to rent and utilities price rises.

[@MAXEMUSCO]

Exactly that! Yeah in some cases it’s down to staff and the knowledge they have acquired but defo more so on rises in costs.

[@pjmlfc05]

At the end of the day if you dont like the orice of an item in a charity shop then you dont have to buy it!

[@timblass4811]

Charity shops are now run like professional retail stores. Weekly targets, pricing at just below market rates. Ultimately I feel like they've lost their focus and appear overly concerned with pricing out reseller margins rather than generating a meaningful income for the cause they stand for. I'm not a reseller, but it saddens me to see items priced way over what the average shopper can afford, only to sit around for months on end. I also genuinely think people have gotten wise too and if they can make some money on ebay or vinted rather than give away, they often will.

[@SilverFoxFlips]

Great video George bang on about no more donations signs Drives me mad just do a pound sale and get it gone.

[@stuartrobinson1188]

I just look in the charity shops and laugh sometimes. They’re pricing by eBay but forgetting that we resellers get these prices because we have access to a far bigger and more diverse customer base. Walking round chuckling like a madman half the time when I see stuff priced at levels I couldn’t even attain on eBay. Then next week the same stuff is still sitting there. Then there’s the other shops that think they are actually vintage boutiques. Couple of them on one of my usual routes in Edinburgh but one has just shut down due to lack of custom. I don’t see reselling as robbing from the charity shops . Different market. We also add n labour, experience and the hard work put into building our shops and feedback to get the prices we do. Rant over lol have a good one.

[@dianehackett4197]

Hi I live in heybridge n I go up too maldon for charity shops n we also have farleigh warehouses!!! I never come away from the warehouse with empty arms 😊 so might be worth the trip over,it’s only about half hour depending on what part of Braintree you’re from 😊❤😊

[@stevehotspur]

People on Antiques Roadshow. Flog It etc going on and laughing “ Ha ha, I got this in a charity shop for a quid” So charities wise up. Tell staff to research research and make the money for the charity. Charity shops are NOT warehouses for dealers.

[@LeBossu77]

eBay and smartphones have changed the way charity shops work. There was a time when everything would be bought on impulse but now eBay gives everything a value, an RRP, and smartphones give everyone instant access to that price index. No one's taking a gamble, items don't have to be priced accordingly, things have just found their own level. I don't begrudge charity shops looking to maximise their income, they must be aware that the people who shop there has changed down the years. If they're being more careful with their pricing they're just cutting out the middle man, they know people are making money from them, it makes sense that they might try and claim that for themselves. I understand why some sell stuff on eBay, that's clearly the best way for them to make the most money from their stock, and to do it quickly. But then not everything gets sent to eBay, most charity shops are still chaotic by nature, they don't know what'll be donated, and things are still often priced by little curly haired old ladies who don't have a clue of something's worth. There are still bargains to be had, but then the technology has brought the age of charity shop enlightenment a lot closer.

[@84riquelme84]

Bit late to the video but I only have 1 charity shop in the village and it just depends who volunteers that day I think as prices are all over the place. Got an absolute steal on some classic football shirts but they are asking £90 for a Barbour coat.

[@claresherman2278]

Charity shops were never jumble sale prices.

[@Michael-fw5ef]

I wished I had lived in England before the massive demographic change that has taken place. I imagine it was a great place back then.

[@Martinw_909]

Yes it was but Blair happened

[@willthatcher9686]

@@Martinw_909 Love that. About 14 years the tories have been running the country steadily into the ground, but its obviously TBs fault

[@gisellematurano259]

You mean before William the conqueror... right?😅

[@Pedrothebandit]

I use to do well with golf equipment but a certain KZbinr has blown my income by showing the world. I spent all last buying season watching newbies with there brand new trollies with the big standard pick ups inside. These people don’t care because they get money from KZbin Zipsale and cream bundles from wholesalers.

[@gisellematurano259]

Bad luck mi amigo! A good seller will be looking for the next trend, not jump on the bandwagon 😉. Imagine if we were surgeons or teachers and keep "the secrets" to ourselves 😂😂

[@mickcrisp2854]

Sold a Simon Drew mug on Ebay, then , out of curiosity, I checked the mug selling by other sellers. My mug, for which I was happy with £8, was half the price of the same mug on Oxfam's site. I've also noticed the price of books on our local BHF are getting higher. The bubble will have to burst sooner or later.

[@tallpete9956]

Take some cash with you, and pay with that. We'll be screwed if its only digital 👍

[@MrMush78]

A cash free society will NEVER happen only a classic case of scare mongering for Sheep to follow !

[@TheCardiganR]

Charity shops have huge wage bills to pay, thats why the prices are so high. Them CEOs dont come cheap.

[@debbieworthington-bryson4075]

i think you will find its the rent rates and shop running expenses that comes in highest

[@TheCardiganR]

@@debbieworthington-bryson4075 I thought they were on preferential rates as a registered charity.

[@unitedtillidie8579]

For the trainers , to get the creases out just put something on them and use a iron and thr heat will help elimanate those. Just s tip if you didnt know . Love the content keep it up . 👍

[@RobbieLee90]

Sourcing books in Charity shops and selling on Vinted is decent still. Obviously have to know what to look for but some hardbacks bring in the money. Quite often Turn £1 into £25+

[@kokorospirit5006]

More than 80% of items on Vinted might sell for less than 10 pounds

[@tudormiller887]

This wasn't the case pre Covid, in the last couple of years i've noticed a lot of fast fashion castoffs in the charity shops I go to. I want clothes, that suit my introvert personality, not McBling/Fashionista/Hollister/PoloRL & racks of footie shirts.

[@UnitedSpotlight]

as a part time seller i used to use charity shops but now they know what's worth what, i also volunteered though work for a charity shop once and what most people probably don't know is they filter the good stuff and sell it on eBay themselves or the bigger ones put the good stuff in there big stores for higher prices,

[@debbieworthington-bryson4075]

yes brilliant we get more for our goods on line which means more profit for the charity i think thats how it is suppose to work

[@keggythefishingnoob1875]

@@debbieworthington-bryson4075 it’s actually a really bad business model for a charity you make your money through shifting stuff quickly giving people bargains. I see time and time again people being refused because they can’t move stock. So trying to achieve high prices for stuff you got for free is a bad idea. You’d make far more selling less and fast. Just a little business sense is needed and not greed.

[@AlisonGwynethBrown]

Like car boots sales but they charge entry fee for looking through others unwanted items .why?

[@xMidan]

Hmm. Weird. The prices for my roms haven't gone up one bit.

[@ths3525]

Went to a charity store today, it was an insult. they would sell xbox one games, but had different CD's inside them that didn't belong with the cover. But selling them at retail price, greedy buggers honestly, they get these items for free and zero tax included. These xbox one games where being sold for £4 per game, had covers of Minecraft but inside had fifa 17 in them. My belief is they pocket over 75% of the sale and give the rest to their core mission as a charity.

[@justinsmith1177]

The only thing I get was charity shops nowadays are Blu-ray's for my own collection and books.

[@jonathanbellini3047]

Hello George I have been member of Global Shipping Programme for many years.Yet my items weren't seen on eBay international platforms?? I have been selling in the UK for umpteen amount of years.Ebay didn't bother to tweak my listings so that I would achieve more sales overseas?? I phoned eBay TODAY and they will do something.after all these years.its downright unprofessional eBay sleeping 😌

[@thedave7029]

will watch later as out on the town... 1st time in tmtears 😬😬😬 have a great weekend mate

[@shozzy69]

Sadly called charity shops for a reason, you guys have ruined it for your selfs by showing the profit you are making from them so that’s why the price has gone up

[@christinapither6963]

Rubbish. Resellers do a lot of work and show items to a huge market. Charity shops can’t do that so they’re shooting themselves in the foot charging ridiculous prices. They need to wake up.

[@galaxy5am987]

Agreed, too many ebay sellers are recording their charity shop visits which have ruined it for everyone.

[@evernew23]

@@galaxy5am987it’s stupidity really Cus they are educating other resellers or even general public on what is worth buying, don’t teach others your secrets, I certainly don’t

[@donnajones2468]

Alot of charity shops also use eBay to sell on now which has also ruined the excitement of finding stuff in charity shops

[@Zoebakerolive]

That’s nonsense they are pricing themselves out of the market. They are losing resellers and the man on the street alike with daft prices. I don’t for a minute believe it’s down to resellers it’s inflation, cost of living and good old greed.

[@stephenduke3123]

Make sure you're all paying your tax and registered with hmrc if you're buying to sell..you don't want a knock on the door 😉

[@sam7687-i9b]

The charity shops have wished up and all the good stuff goes to the big sorting office and goes online or auction. The crap goes to the stores . It hasnt helped people filming what they are buying and making they learnt and now it's all garbage . Vloggers are kinda ruining it for a business aspect evreyone and there granny resells soon they will be no custom 😂

[@Coneman3]

I sell on eBay before thinking of charity donation.

[@stevebandit1964]

Charity shops should be stack it high sell it cheap ! 😊

[@AGuyWhosBritish]

ymca in witham is decent but you do have to be careful, they just throw any old stuff out there with random prices on it, half of it does half stains or rips on as well.

[@pauljeffreys9984]

I know you moved a while ago but welcome to Braintree, I will probably see you around at some point .

[@richardtaylor6440]

They must be googling prices on the net jesus 30 for a shirt

[@richardhammond7721]

Bloody hell George at 12:30 we get the idea! Ha ha

[@mike_frances]

You are moaning because charity shops used to be a cheap source of stock for you which you then sold at highly inflated prices. Just deal with it ! Charity shops have overheads. You don’t !

[@laundonsloft4629]

Resellers have overheads too, presumably you aren’t one.

[@Cave_Monster]

Charity shops get their stock donated for free though. Re-sellers have to BUY stock.

[@matthewwall1061]

I have overheads for my reselling business. Take it you aren't a reseller

[@debbieworthington-bryson4075]

well said

[@djwynny]

vinted wins