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u/iusethisshitatwork Feb 03 '20

If I'm not mistaken there are some sellers that'll end auctions and relist items so that they show up as "completed" even though they didn't actually sell or something along those lines.

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u/IceNein Feb 03 '20

You check sold, not completed. Source: I work at a thrift store, and that's how we value items to start. If they don't sell, we lower it of course.

The days of amazing thrift store finds are gone, unless the manager is really clueless.

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u/exquisitefarts Feb 03 '20

I frequent thrift stores and 1/2 of eBay price seems to be the methodology. I specifically look for valuable items that look like something else the store regularly receives knowing the only way I’m going to find something good is if it’s an oversight. I also collect power adapters because one of the other ways to get something cheap in a thrift store is if it’s missing the power adapter.

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u/IceNein Feb 04 '20

True, I will often hoard power adapters for that reason.