OT Indiana Counterfeiter donates cards to Goodwill?

[sbfinley]

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.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

For the most part, anything with significant value never see the store room floor or their website.

So you have friends/relatives that also work there and have their houses filled with free stuff. I know I do and it is crazy the stuff they bring home.

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.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

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.

This is incorrect. They just opened a Goodwill Select store about a mile from my house and this is certainly not the case. I'm always finding stuff in there and re-selling it for a profit. Here are 2 examples:

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

[Cozumeleno]

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?

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

This is incorrect. They just opened a Goodwill Select store about a mile from my house and this is certainly not the case. I'm always finding stuff in there and re-selling it for a profit. Here are 2 examples:

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

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Cozumeleno

Do you (or anyone else that does this) ever find any cards there?

I have, but nothing worth purchasing. I haven't given up though

[Cozumeleno]

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.

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

I have, but nothing worth purchasing. I haven't given up though