This Is A Threat To Ebay Resellers

[@treasureswithlisa]

There is a thrift store named habitat for humanity in my area that has an employee that is pricing the items for what they are selling for on eBay. I overheard him training someone. Their prices used to be good but not anymore.

[@angelatownsend3522]

Goodwill is doing this at the local little stores. My son worked as one as a manager. They look everything up in the back with Google and eBay and if it is a high value piece they send it to the outlet stores in the bigger cities or sell it online. Doesn't even give us little resalers a chance. They fired my son because he bought a pair of shoes when he was off and he resold them online and they found out. "against company policy". Thats crap! I dont go there and never will again!

[@davemcl316]

@12:00 --- but I thought that's the big part of goodwill is to train/prepare people to get jobs why wouldn't they want to hire within

[@positively_broad_st3780]

That was a Buies Creek Astros (not Blues). All of their merchandise is limited edition because they were only a team for two seasons. The Houston Astros made a temporary home in Buies Creek, NC for their A ball team at Campbell University (in exchange for the Astros installing field turf that cost $1M on Campbell's baseball field) while a new stadium was being built in downtown Fayetteville, NC, which became the permanent home of the Fayetteville Woodpeckers. Anytime you find BC Astros merch, pick it up. It'll only get harder to find over time. I just sold a BC hat and tee combo for $40...

[@tracyhabovick3412]

At IHOP in FL and turning you on...😅😊 always love your channel. God Bless ❤ 🙌

[@theegunslinger4644]

The goodwills of chicago/Milwaukee already pick and put the good stuff online. They have their own center they send the picked items to that us run by goodwill

[@RAINBOJO1]

My friend worked at a Goodwill and told me that people do their “community service” there. She said that regular & cs workers there have an “in” as to merchandise not yet on the sale floor. Maybe others know about this practice as well.

[@sourich585]

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[@sourich585]

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[@UnemployedScholars]

The mixture of you trying to say L'Trimm and reading the Drop that bottom album title was some good comedy gold for my soul LOL!

[@anthonyc7900]

I had an employee at my goodwill in richmond, va. tell me they already have a 3rd party come in and scan all the books before they hit the floor. Then goodwill get a check from that 3rd party as a percentage of the sale.

[@rachelfrangipani6931]

Here in WA state our Goodwills have ebay stores, so a lot of the "good" items get sent to Seattle and sold on ebay....

[@Oshann0n]

My st. Vinnie has been auctioning off the good stuff for years, Silent weekly auction

[@melissakeefe4527]

I’m thinking tie dye enema man. Combine the 2 different colors. A mixed eneman, too cute!!

[@daddaughterresellers6098]

That’s why the stores have been renamed. Badwill, Backdoor Army, Takers.

[@Jenna.Im.Just.Saying]

I get backdoor access at my local charity store sometimes. But I also am not really a seller.

[@ielbow208]

Goodwill question. Why don't I ever see electronic games such as Nibtendo, XBOX etc etc selling at Goodwills?

[@stephaniemyheartdiseasejourney]

Honestly we only have a couple small thrift stores we go to and we buy very little because they have big boutique areas in them where they sell all the “good” stuff . We mainly source from yard sales and estate sales. Sometimes even antique stores when we can find good deals. We never go to a Goodwill or Salvation Army ,for one they’re too far away ,we have none near us and ours are tiny not like the big ones I see on TV they’re like little tiny store fronts with very little merchandise and I find nothing to sell and occasionally some thing for myself. One time I was able to get some jewelry jars and that was fun because that’s my main niche, reselling jewelry and watches. But they’re a waste of our time. no real good inventory I’m way too expensive. So I haven’t been there enough to see any shady stuff going on. Never been to the bins ,don’t even know if there’s one anywhere near us. Probably over an hour because all the Goodwill‘s are a good 45 minutes from us. I have bought Jewelry from Goodwill online but that’s hit or miss. Sometimes you get a good box sometimes you do not. Thanks for another good video I never miss any of your videos!

[@lewissparinlitz4192]

About the goodwill, it looks like it's time to intercept goodwill items before they get donated there. After all these companies and individuals can donate to anyone just ask

[@bat2275]

I already see salvation army running auctions on ebay, so why would Goodwill be embarrassed to do it ???

[@lajohnson1967]

First, can’t believe people actually use UPS to ship. Every time I have used them they over charge me. I always enter the correct dimensions and weight and they always “adjust” it upwards, upwards by a lot as well. Will never use the service again. The biggest threat to resellers is everybody and his brother getting into the business. While competition can be good, it’s a balancing act that can easily tip into the saturated market territory. Which is happening in many categories.

[@ohiograssman1564]

I found a set of $300-400 pots and pans for 15 bucks at goodwill. Not worried 😅

[@theflippinhoosier]

Your fans send you the best stuff. That is some cool things. Hope you have a good day today and a better day tomorrow. God’s blessings to you all!!

[@PodunkPicker]

Goodwill will have a tough time getting people to do this because it it a lot of work and you need skills that maybe hard to interview for. You must know a little bit about everything.

[@Tyejohnston]

i went to goodwill in my town donated a box of stuff went inside i recognized a few items in an employees cart like 5 min after i dropped off then i noticed she walked 2 cart loads directly to her car not even paying for anything.. i called the headquarters every day till i didnt see her there anymore

[@ericodom7955]

Ups settled with union there will be no strike

[@floridajames04]

You going to the highway 127 sale next weekend in TN? If so what towns? Hope to see ya there!!!

[@poochiespickers]

Always makes me laugh when people say I’m “stealing from the poor” by shopping at Goodwill. News Flash… the ‘poor’ can’t afford Goodwill anymore! 😂

[@jeffcole1914]

The biggest threat to resellers is that fees on top of fees on top of shipping and on top of sales tax plus you pretty much need to promote as well to sell. In general people not selling think resellers are making a fortune without considering the high fees on shipping and selling. There goes your margin of profit 😮

[@SmashingDesign]

I agree sometimes when I sell an item and crunching the numbers I feel like ebay and ups/usps is the only one making a real profit. Clearly, that is not the case but sometimes I sell an item free shipping and after fee shipping and what I paid I make like 3 dollars plus my money back.

[@frizzysfinds]

Last week at the Bins we watched employees pull stuff before it came out.

[@DizzyDsvids2Please]

At my bins between the employees and the regulars always just scraps left.....

[@toyhunt6268]

They can't beat the OG bins buyers. Some stay there from open to 5-6 hours but for me, let the hired buyers go for it. In my opinion they can have Goodwill. I don't source there much Including in the winter.

[@kerryharris7751]

we aka usps have confirmation numbers that start with 9 (or a number) ups starts with a letter. my little post office gets 4-6 ups trucks full of packages that they pay us to deliver. the amount has increased over the past 20-30 years. look at your confirmation #

[@gailsheppard5404]

I think is is truly time for Goodwill to loose their tax exempt status. I smell corporate greed at play.

[@vintagebodymindsoulradley9151]

Maybe it’s time to map out action to find out about their nonprofit status….not sure who could lead this?

[@charlottemccaig578]

Agree. They are the least charitable place to shop. A way to pay employees below min wage.

[@bigwbige]

Is their tax-exempt status too tight?? Why would it need to be loose

[@charlottemccaig578]

@@bigwbige Sorry for the typo and sorry you were so bothered by it. Hope it didn't keep you up all night. Should read lose not loose.

[@TheLuigi69]

​​@@charlottemccaig578😂 fab answer, respect from the 🇬🇧

[@gailsheppard5404]

Kevin you’re a real smart flipper. Will you do a check up for me. I just listed a Nelson Yellow Authentic Tractor Sprinkler. I promoted it so it comes up first today. Please look it up then go see how many duplicate listings come up for brand new ones for way cheap and free shipping for a 17lb package. Look where they are coming from. Japan, South Korea and China. They are all stock photos and verbiage is the same. Please let me see what you see. Thanks I know you’re busy but I was floored when I saw what I think I saw. Gail

[@RobinGKT]

Really enjoyed the commentary today Kevin. Thanks so much, Robin

[@ToyAddict]

Goodwill here is doing this themselves. All the newer stores have an E-Commerce person in the back and they pick and list things. I was offered this job, but they wanted 75 items minimum listed a day!

[@catherinefoster4254]

Wear it!!

[@thevintagefiend7828]

They already have pickers pulling stuff out at the bins... have for awhile now

[@commonwealthflipper]

Not everywhere and not farming out to outside companies

[@thevintagefiend7828]

@@commonwealthflipper why would they have to outsource when they have pickers that they specifically hire to pick stuff out of the donations for there online stores. They dont have to outsource it. They have pickers in every bins i go to. Clarksville Indiana, Greenwood Indiana, Asheville North Carolina and Nashville Tennessee. Theyve been doing this for well over a year at most these bins.

[@mis7089]

We appreciate all of you so much! You're the light & smiles that keep us all going. 🙂

[@twylasmom]

I primarily source at garage and estate sales, but during the winter I do go to a local non profit store here in my small town. Goodwill is about a 2 hour drive from me and the Goodwill bin store is even further. So I can't comment on them, but my local store has started looking up prices on ebay when they get something really good. Like video games and consoles. But I can understand why they are starting to do this. For years they were not getting a fair price for these types of items and losing good money that helps my small community. They don't do this on everything, so I can still find some great gems there. But I can see this being a problem for the resellers that primarily go to the bins for their inventory.

[@replaygamelab]

I started sourcing video games in the 90s. If you know what you are looking for there are deals even under glass.

[@ThriftedSpirit]

Goodwill already pulls items for their auction site and ebay. Goodwill could absolutely do to live auctions. I think there will always be opportunities to thrift and resell. No one can know everything, trends change, people use whatnot to source, etc. I've watched a guy that gets first access at my goodwill, he still misses good things. I grabbed a makeup case for $10 that he passed on that I sold for $100.

[@bennystratton7734]

Exactly even the trained pickers at the bins miss things before the bins are rolled out and even the pickers waiting for the bins who think they know everything still pass up on what to me is gold same thing happens to me all the time for example everyone skipped on an attachment to a Kenmore vacuum got it for .25 sold it for $35 plus shipping. I laugh inside at the idiots at my bins

[@vinyl1Earthlink]

Many people just want to empty the estate house as quickly as possible so they can put it on the market and sell it for a huge price. They don't know what the stuff is, and don't care. Storage units are also full of good stuff.

[@ThriftedSpirit]

Exactly. I do more estate sales and yard sales than good will and thrift by far.

[@One-Eyed-Willys-Rich-Stuff]

Correct, so many pickers grab the low-thought, low-hanging fruit and completely miss hidden gems.

[@richardtricklin9046]

Goodwills have been pulling the good stuff for e commerce and scanning all the movies games and books in my area for a long time. Goodwill is full of garbage now, and the parking lots aren't close to full anymore. People have noticed all the decent items are gone.

[@CruiserNation]

L'Trimm (la trimm), that's Tigre and Bunny and they like cars with the boom.

[@FJB4everever]

To me, dishonest sellers are making it even harder for those of us who do honest business, like you Kevin. When Paul Philly Flipper sold over a thousand dollars worth of counterfeit Disney pins on Whatnot without doing any research or getting anyone to look at them first, that was incredibly wrong. ADH Dave did the research and was honest about it, and he deserves major credit for that.

[@replaygamelab]

Thanks to many factors, influencers like Kevin and Dave included, we are seeing a wave of interest in reselling. Along with that attention will come charlatans. Point them out proudly.

[@commonwealthflipper]

To be fair I have no doubt that Paul did not know they were fake. I don’t research every item I sell and I’m sure most don’t.

[@notoriousjtizzle]

@@commonwealthflipper I sure don’t. As long as he reaches out and refunds everyone fully I see no fault. Mistakes happen and if you had to be the leading expert on an item just to sell it ebay would be barren.

[@PamelaS.H.]

Paul is one of the kindest and generous resellers out there. I can’t believe anyone would suggest he’s dishonest! I agree with Kevin that he truly thought they were authentic. Many of the people who bought them reached out to him and still loved the pins they bought from him.

[@marlenelowder5173]

Paul would never, ever sell those if he knew they were fake. He is honest, hard working.

[@MimisTreasureAttic]

I did not hear who your source is for the allegations about back door deals with other companies. I just like to see/hear facts not just what may be or could happen. Thanks

[@secondhandrevival8837]

In the situation regarding the bins and Goodwill. I think that resellers are to blame for their own future sourcing demise. How and why do you think Goodwill put these strategies in place to take money from resellers? Loose lips sink ships!

[@willowsk1]

I go to the bins, I know of at least 1 person who has an in. Staff will pull out wedding gowns and formal gowns and set them aside for her. She also likes to brag that they don't charge her the full amount for stuff she buys. I still find plenty of things to flip without taking advantage of the workers.

[@commonwealthflipper]

Filmed before Tues afternoon’s announcement.

[@deborahcostello8214]

We can always rely on you to put forth a cogent and reasoned argument- thanks so much.

[@darlenemyles1155]

Those kids are growing up fast! Nice Family! God Bless!

[@lindak361]

I know abandoned storage lockers are a big job. However, that seems to be where pickers are sourcing now.

[@otnipdrofflips6893]

My two local thrift stores always set's stuff aside for me. And they know I resell.

[@anncreek9678]

If that happens to bins inventory it would be the end of my reselling

[@donwarnick1089]

I used to go to goodwill 3-4 times a week now only go when there’s nothing else going on. Finding something worth selling there is almost impossible.

[@miserrsps]

To be transparent I do have access to items before they come out at one of our local thrift stores. It's about a 2 minute walk from my house so I'm there 3x a day. I did feel a little bad but I'm pretty selective these days and I'm grateful I built the relationship I have with the location.

[@fulltimetrader48]

The biggest threat to reselling right now is fees, fees and more fees.

[@CranstonSandwich]

About a year and a half ago one of the goodwill managers and staff were caught taking money for allowing a picker to go in the back and go through donations. They were caught and everyone involved was fired. That scared the other employees but would t be surprised if they still do it.

[@savedbyshosh2676]

It's getting more and more difficult to source. For example, I had a small "honey hole" that, for years, I found great items at a reasonable price where both sides were making some profit. Now, the ladies behind the counter are checking Ebay prices AND retail prices and marking the items up to just a few dollars below Ebay actives. Hence, I no longer shop there.

[@bennystratton7734]

I think it's happening all over the country this is why when I first started selling full time 25 years ago I was taught by a very smart shrewd reseller to diversify where you sell and what you sell and also diversify were you source use every avenue you can to source so for 25 years I have not limited where I source from you need to source everywhere so when something like what happen at your local honey hole upped there prices your not stock you have other avenues byw when this happens I give these stores my card and say if you can't move these items I'm willing to take them off your hands in bulk you wouid be surprised at how many call me back this stuff is donated and donation are always coming in so they up the price but then can't sell it there going to learn fast they can't ask for online prices no matter if it's slightly less then ebay I look at like this if your a thrift shop with itens donated for free if you can offer your used stuff lower then the dollar tree your going to be out of business quick

[@MatrixBits]

Good day commonwealth!

[@commonwealthflipper]

Morning!

[@Djr85]

Slow easing of inflation? It is down 100+% last 12 months.

[@commonwealthflipper]

I should hope so. But if you only look at year over year it could only do that. In historical terms it is still high.

[@Djr85]

@@commonwealthflipper Inflation for July 2023 is 3%. July 2022 was 8.5%. It could only have gone down? That's almost down 200%

[@MySandstrom]

I picked up 9 packs of Listerine Cinnamon flavored floss at Goodwill. Just sold the first one for $50.00. Goodwill doesn’t catch everything. 😊

[@aaronturner8262]

My only “in” at Goodwill is the lady that stocks the media section (and does a great job) always tells me I’m a nice young man

[@gemflipper]

Hi, Goodwill having someone pre-pick items would definitely hurt those that primarily source there. I am fortunate to have a large flea market not too far from me. I don't do much garage sales but that is another lucrative avenue. Another thing is to do storage units or get to know people that do buy storage units. I don't have the capacity to do storage units but I know many people, because of the flea market, that buy storage units then they will contact me to buy items before they bring them to the flea market. Last thing to help people find profitable items is to learn about other categories that you're not selling in. I like to go to the Goodwill in the evening sometimes because it's quiet and even though everything's been picked over with my extensive experience I still pull profitable items and fill my cart. I can go from glass to pottery clothes shoes toys computer parts.

[@jrsanchez1315]

I saw you sold a Nolan Ryan cereal box. Just a tip, most cereal box collectors want box only, no cereal. One just needs to pop open box from bottom and pull bag of cereal out. Also, this lets you store and ship box folded and can be reassembled for display.

[@gg_yvonne4442]

Good morning Kevin great video thank you for sharing 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@cullenwarren9706]

Hello. Please refer to him as JYD👍 Also, do you have a bubble boy discount code. Thank you

[@Djr85]

If everyone does it that's a lot of job opportunities for pickers. Thrift stores already hire people who think they're pickers which is why they charge $10 for disney vhs

[@commonwealthflipper]

Most pickers I know don’t want a job

[@Kristina-mm9ih]

Off topic, just wanted to mention how beautiful & relaxing your property is.

[@commonwealthflipper]

Oh thank you!

[@tarikm7917]

Goodwill prices in Missouri have spiked like crazy. It’s sad Goodwill upcharging their prices after getting free donations… hate that place.

[@KTMCDO]

No ups strike 👍👍

[@lynny6754]

I'm hearing that the strike has been averted and also hearing that it is a 'tentative' agreement. With a husband that is union construction, until it is written in stone, it still can fall apart. The strike won't last long, though.

[@PeddlingProfits]

We see workers, managers that do side deals with resellers and employees. In our area they send jewelry and plush to main goodwill hub they sort through there and take out the higher value items for online sales. The remaining goes back into the goodwill stores. I was offered $25.00 hr. to tell them what is of value. Couldn't do it. I have to admit they lower and negotiate prices with me and select few other resellers, not just in goodwill, all thrifts. Resellers that are regulars and spend so much per month at their location is what we are seeing. Always been that way, There is a reason others say get to know the workers.

[@jennasantiago3820]

That Goodwill model will not take off. Why would anybody with reseller knowledge of valuable items take a job making 15 an hour? And even if some people do take it you're not going to be true resellers with the wide variety of knowledge we have. And as those employees would learn wouldn't make us eventually start reselling themselves and make a lot more money. I was making more than 15 an hour and I still left my job from reselling because its overall more profitable.

[@commonwealthflipper]

It would not be an hourly rate.

[@valeriebseibess-xp7rv]

There are a lot of unethical managers who do side deals with resellers and employees as well. Also they now keep ALL jewelry at our local goodwills and now have “new” costume trash jewelry. They claim they sell it online but I know that cherry pick for themselves. It’s sad and now prices have skyrocketed. For instance, purses are now $9.99 at our goodwills! I am now trying to avoid the Goodwills here.

[@TheOldTapeArchive]

Goodwills are glorified, overpriced McThrift shops. Every one I go to usually has the same junk that nobody wants, so it's obvious the good stuff is picked at beforehand, or there are a lot more active resellers grabbing stuff as soon as they're put on the shelf. Either way, I prefer to donate to the smaller shops that don't gouge the customers.

[@HelosWorldRailroadReseller]

I have seen firsthand a Goodwill employee hold items in their hands waiting on someone. I asked her what was she doing with those (records) and then went and put them on the rack. I started searching them literally a minute later a guy was breathing down my neck. I believe she had messaged him.

[@AKA-Nana]

I’m so addicted to your channels, keep up the great content! Your family is precious to watch and gives me hope that there is still good in parts of the country as CA is so….I’ll just leave that alone.

[@kellysmith6995]

I have seen that type of selling on whatnot, I wondered how the store was letting that happen. They carry their own scales with them, weigh the item and start a auction.

[@commonwealthflipper]

This is very different than the shows that are run by private individuals like Flip the world. In my mind what he does is not only legit but very smart

[@vintagebodymindsoulradley9151]

They’re weighing jewelry at WhatNot sales, i ve heard people are using WN for sourcing.

[@truman0316]

All I can say to Goodwill is "good luck" with their new endeavor. My area Goodwill shelves are filling up with overpriced used up items.

[@lindak361]

When I was a volunteer for a church thrift store, we had first pick of the "good" finds.

[@westernkythrifters]

You are and continue to be the calm in the storm. Thank you for your sincere thoughts on this crazy world and the things going on in it. Best content anywhere,you and your family are the best

[@replaygamelab]

The storm is a rising tide. Americans are thrifting and starting to realize that our Trillions of Dollars of discards have value.

[@theresagardner4781]

Im in New York. We got shut out of Goodwill over 2 years ago now. Each store has pickers that get to pick first. Ive even been standing by the door waiting for carts and amazing items are brought from the back and placed directly into the pickers cart.

[@gregwalker428]

They do that in Australia. It's more their preferred resellers who pay more for high end stuff. In a few op shops as they know me there, they call me into the back so this definitely happens. The way i see it, is i want stuff for my collection, if i don't get called back, someone else will amd I'd rather have it in my gaming collection than have to pay $50 for the same game on ebay or whatever.

[@thegardenstatepicker]

My biggest threat to reselling is this increasing promoted listing fee haha. It’s been taking the wind out of my sails lately. Would love to hear your thoughts and what you do. 9%-15% is just ridiculous to me when I’m a 19 year top rated seller who lists 30 items consistently every day, ships within 2 hours and a 2nd tier paid store sub. Was 4% last year with the same amount if not less sales this year. I sell about $1200 in sales a week via eBay and $60 on Etsy lol.

[@CranstonSandwich]

Too true

[@gitmehere1]

Isn't promoted listing an option?

[@Auteric00]

Thank you for promoting. My situation is part time, kinda like Dave’s previous situation, $500 a week is fine with me no promotions at all. If everyone happened to stop promoting then they would just raise the rates even more. I’m not giving away anymore percentage of a sale than I need to.

[@nathanmoore7120]

@@gitmehere1LOL! So true! I don’t promote! If everyone done the same there would be no issue

[@MakingEndsMeet_JudysStopNShop]

I don’t think we should have something separate from small business association, SBA, we are small businesses. We should be protected by the SBA already, if not, we need to fight for our rights within the small business association.

[@jschang29]

Goodwill already does auctions for higher end products and their stores in Minnesota are ridiculously high priced. The workers I talk to they tell me they already have a list of things they are told to look out for.

[@MakingEndsMeet_JudysStopNShop]

Why would people donate their stuff to Goodwill? If it wasn’t going to Goodwill? Goodwill is digging a hole for themselves if they do some back door sales job to another company coming in and cherry picking stuff to make pure profit because the people aren’t going to donate it somewhere else. The people are donating their stuff there, because Goodwill employees people that get out of jail is my understanding and it gives him a fresh start so if it’s not benefiting them, there’s no reason to donate your stuff to Goodwill. The “good will” in it is gone at that point. They’ll donate their stuff to churches, SOS and thrift shops that benefit charitable organizations. I’m just saying in my opinion that that’s what I think will happen.

[@keithauer4548]

Ground advantage shipping sucks first class was way better only thing about ground is the free insurance of $100

[@commonwealthflipper]

I have seen no difference in ground advantage and first class thus far.

[@zzlepug3861]

My goodwill been doing this for years. All the good stuff goes to online auction. Goes for crazy high money. Just junk in stores for ridiculous prices. Stopped shopping there. Only good finds are garage sales in my area.

[@lynny6754]

My Goodwill already is pulling all the good stuff off the floor. They have been doing it for about a year now; they don't even try to hide it--they admit it. However, I have found that it is still worth popping in to see if 'certain people' are working. If the floor is manned by all newbies, I find that they make mistakes and the good stuff ends up on the floor. When the experienced workers come in, they see me and immediately look to see what is in my cart and their employees missed.

[@mis7089]

Ours has raised prices so very high, there is little room for resellers. Plus if you read about the true figures of Goodwill, its hair raising.

[@bennystratton7734]

​@@mis7089yep if more citizens of our country really understand what's going on behind the curtain maybe they would stop getting there free tax payer money from the federal government they get it because alleged they are non profit give me a break they don't pay a cent out of there pocket for there labor it comes from the billions they get from the government people need to raise up against thos fraud of a company make them start Paying there fair share in taxes and no longer qualify as a non profit this is why if I find something good at the stores or bins or shopgoodwill I never feel like I'm stealing or whatnot because I look at there company as stealing tax payers hard earned dollars while there CEO's sit in there lap of luxury 6 figure income and they alleged they are non profit again give me a break goodwill has moved so far away from there original mission statement it's pathetic any time I know I can make money off there mistake or get something for my family I can use and pay next to nothing it's a win for me against the evil goodwill

[@esmelovesvintage]

I look forward to Turner’s jokes every time 😂🎉

[@tnpickers]

Great info and hope to see you at flipcon and maybe 100 mile sale if you go thanks agian

[@margaretsajiun8683]

The Palm Beach County/Gulfstream Goodwills do pull items for their online auctions. I do purchase from them because i've been able to get decent prices on great items and then I can pick them up to avoid the shipping costs. Also, they've made all of the clothes/linens $5.99 in stores. If you become a member, it's 25% off everyday and 50% off all items once or twice a month. Not the best, but I am still able to get some decent sourcing there. I love the association idea!

[@jonathanmolina7580]

I’m in palm beach and I feel like we get an abundance of stuff at gulfstream

[@bobbic4937]

I'm echoing what some other people have said here - shipping, along with fees are killing me. I'm trying to get started and have had some sales so far (not a lot) but, end up making very little profit. One item I got for $4, sold for $30 and when everything came out that was "supposed" to come out, I made a whopping $8 which was a $4 profit. Right now, it's almost costing me more to sell things than I am actually getting back 😕 As far as Goodwill is concerned,- and take this with a grain of salt because I'm not a "true" reseller, I resell stuff if I stumble across it - I have stumbled across some good stuff. I haven't seen evidence (yet) that they are allowing someone to pick through it (I'm in SE NC). Part of me thinks, though, that they should have been doing that all along so they can benefit the people they are supporting (and by that I mean, finding the "good stuff" and getting better prices for it). Taking it for employees or favored customers seems wrong somehow though. My biggest profits have come from things I have bought in online auctions that are local pick up.

[@gitmehere1]

Purchasing labels via eBay and using the QR code screenshot them save time & money and be sure when you do this to measure and weigh your item after has been packed and put the information in and Save before purchasing the label, promoted listings are an option, be sure to get a good estimate of the size and weight of your item when packed, don't screw yourself over and waste your own time,cha-ching king channel has some of the best advice videos for new eBay sellers, and yeah my first eBay sell got me discouraged because of my ignorance I sold an item cheap with free shipping and it cost me like $50 to ship when it should have been like 25-30 and I should have charged 30 for shipping time packing materials and box, I just started a few months ago so passing on the couple things I have learned

[@replaygamelab]

I do not believe that backroom auctions will be a threat to resellers. Most buyers prefer fixed price purchasing. Unfortunately everyday shoppers have bad experiences with auctions, they end up with regrets over impulse buys and poor condition purchases. This is why those succeeding so far on whatnot are influencers or niche players. The buyers have much more confidence when they know the product or the salesman.

[@commonwealthflipper]

The point is that the good stuff will never be available to resellers in thrift stores if this is widely adopted. I’m not referring to sourcing on whatnot

[@replaygamelab]

@@commonwealthflippergotcha, I more meant to say backroom auctions won't succeed without influencers or knowledge experts doing the auctioning. So, perhaps resellers should 'unionize' and demand 'no scabs' 🙂

[@oddmanoutprops9391]

I try to avoid Goodwill in my area (metro Detroit) they are corporate and into making profits. I support the other thrift shops like DAV's (disabled American veterans) and other places like that.

[@cherieamourofficial]

Thank you for this video. I'm brand new to the market. I read about the partnership but thought it was related to job training.

[@bibliophile2707]

I gave up on Goodwill long ago. They have become competition, not supplier.

[@JamesWilson-ci8jc]

Goodwill has been picking out the good items for years now and have their own ebay store and more recently created their own selling platform. I stopped going to goodwill, esp during yard sale season.

[@jscott4858]

somehting has changed. goodwill has gone so downhill. no brand names or odd brands like they used to have

[@floridacastaway7583]

there is a guy on KZbin that eats food that was 30 to 40 years old speaking of the old cornflakes

[@MelissaLamancusa]

that goodwill news is aggravating. if i were a donater to goodwill, that news would get me donating elsewhere! to answer your question, the last week sales have been really good... which hopefully will help make up for the couple months where it seemed to slow down to a screeching halt. i'm praying the positive trend continues for all of us!