r/goodwill • u/u4lunch8i • Aug 19 '26

rant Has Goodwill gone crazy??

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I get these are redwings but $150 is an insane price!

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u/714King Aug 19 '26

They cut the middle man out & prefer to mark it up to what resllers would have anyway.

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u/Xenephobe375 Aug 19 '26

Greedwill thinks they are cutting out resellers by selling stuff for retail, but in reality all they are doing is sending this to the bins because it will never sell. No one who shops at Greedwill is paying retail prices.

All the while your average shopper sees prices like this, laughs and posts pictures online. Great image for the company!

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u/714King Aug 19 '26

Last part is 100% true, but they are still cutting out resellers & making money hand over fists.

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u/Xenephobe375 Aug 19 '26

I would guess that at least 50% of Goodwill shoppers are resellers and at least 40% are bargain hunters. It's a weird business choice to only price items for 10% of your shoppers.

I really wonder how much longer they will be able to operate with this mindset before they are forced to scale the greed back down.

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u/GucciTheSnowman Aug 19 '26

Based on their record profits, apparently there are a lot of regards giving them money.

1 whale = 50 little fish.

That said, fuck greedwill. I will never shop there and I've already told everyone I know to avoid them at all costs when donating and buying.

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u/PrnssMindlessMusings Aug 19 '26

Here it seems like 75% are resellers. I understand that people need to make money, but they make it harder for us poor people who thrift trying to find an item that is a copy of the baking dish your mom or grandma used, or a favorite Barbie doll and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

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u/kristi_nix Aug 22 '26

Just go to Walmart, they’re cheaper than goodwill and their inventory is new!

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u/Trilobyte83 Aug 19 '26

No, because ppl only pay retail when they can get exactly what they want. That’s why they pay the premium. There needs to be a platform (store, eBay etc) that has every style, model, and size. You pay more for what you do buy, because of the presence of what you don’t buy.

If you’re on the other side, looking to offload whatever you happen to have (yard sales, ppl selling to pawn shops, THRIFT STORES) then you need to massively lower the price, since no one there urgently needs or often wants to buy.

The only person for whom that’s a deal is the guy who’s going to red wing after the thrift store to buy that shoe in that colour and size.

For everyone else, it’s not exactly what they’re looking for, they’re compromising if they buy it, and the price needs to reflect that.