I tried finding profitable flips at Goodwill…
When it comes to thrifting, one of the most popular destinations for treasure hunters is Goodwill. Known for its vast selection of second-hand items, Goodwill has become the go-to store for vintage enthusiasts and bargain hunters alike. Intrigued by the idea of finding hidden gems and potentially making some extra cash, I decided to embark on a thrifting adventure in search of profitable flips at Goodwill.
Armed with a keen eye and a determination to scout out valuable items, I spent several hours exploring the aisles of my local Goodwill store. The sheer variety of items on offer was overwhelming, but I quickly realized that patience and attention to detail were key when it came to finding potential flips.
My first strategic move was to peruse the clothing racks. Goodwill is notorious for stocking a wide range of apparel, including brand-name clothing at a fraction of the original price. As I carefully scanned through the racks, I stumbled upon a vintage designer dress, complete with its original tags still attached. Recognizing its potential value, I eagerly added it to my cart, feeling a sense of triumph.
Moving on to the electronics section, I came across an old cassette player. While it may have seemed like an ancient relic to some, I knew that there was a market for vintage electronics among collectors and enthusiasts. After a quick search on my phone, I discovered that similar cassette players were selling for a surprisingly high price online. Excited by the prospect, I confidently added it to my growing collection of potential flips.
While browsing the shelves, I stumbled upon an intriguing item – a set of mismatched antique silverware. Initially, I hesitated, unsure whether or not such an item would be sought after. However, a quick research session opened my eyes to the world of repurposing and upcycling. Often, creative individuals would transform mismatched silverware into unique pieces of jewelry or decorative items. Recognizing the opportunity, I seized the set, excited by its potential as a profitable flip.
As I navigated through the store, I realized that finding profitable flips at Goodwill required a combination of knowledge, research, and instinct. Some items were obvious winners, while others required a bit more of a discerning eye. Keeping my options open, I also explored the home goods section and stumbled upon a vintage typewriter. Although bulky and somewhat rusty, I knew that vintage typewriters were highly sought after by collectors and interior designers. I decided to take a leap of faith and added it to my ever-growing cart.
With my collection of potential flips now taking up a significant amount of space, I headed towards the checkout counter. As the cashier rang up my items, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of anticipation. Would my thrifting adventure prove to be a profitable endeavor? Only time would tell.
After investing some hours into cleaning, repairing, and researching, I began listing my finds on various online platforms. To my delight, the vintage designer dress quickly sold for a substantial profit, validating my decision to pick it up. The cassette player and typewriter also found interested buyers, further strengthening my belief in the potential of Goodwill as a source for profitable flips.
My journey into flipping thrift store finds at Goodwill taught me the importance of research, patience, and keeping an open mind. While not every purchase proved to be a lucrative flip, the excitement and serendipity of the thrift store experience was a reward in itself. So, the next time you find yourself near a Goodwill store, consider embarking on your own thrifting adventure. Who knows what hidden treasures you may discover and the potential profits that could be awaiting you.
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How do u calculate the shipping fees and taxes ? What app?
This is why we have high clothing prices
Terrible return on money and time. For sure more than 20 minutes to go through and find all that. Drive time not factored. Didn't factor in packaging or list time etc into profit either. Listing, testing, packaging, cleaning, answering questions, and listing maintinance. Overall, selling all that would take hours not even including acquisition time. All different sized boxes for items so unless you have a stock of bulk boxes that will suck. Also tape, scale, and printer.. those will cost some money. You also will have to make numerous PO trips unless they all sell on the same day. And you have to do your own taxes on all of that. This is total bs and extremely misleading. Much more logical to work a full-time job and make gaurunteed cash. Lastly, the bread maker might not work and you showed a refurbished one as example which ypurs is not. Yours looks used with box. Wonder how much goodwill paid you to create this garbage? All lies and this dude will be making $5-$10 an hr when he is all said and done flipping this crap over 6-8 months.
Goodwill funds community programs. They get money from consumers by reselling donations. If you’re mad poor people don’t have designer clothes, be mad at Goodwill since all the stuff they sell is free to them. The goal is to fund programs, not giving poor people Peter Millar shirts. Without consumers they have $0.00.
Who really buys used pants from eBay
This is such horrible thing to do though. I encourage you to educate yourself on the harmfulness reselling thrift finds is.
What’s that app u use
maxfli hybrid with a clean job could have got ya at least 50 bucks
The hard part is actually selling them
Hey! What app is the calculator Ebay one?
Genuine question. Why do you sell on eBay if other sellers offer no fee when selling you would make more money?
Cool, that's why it's often cheaper or better to purchase new than at GW.
All true if the item works , you don’t get a bad buyer that can return it for any reason they want. Look it up .
What app you use for calculating everything?
goodwill is a fucking joke , they charge like 5-7 bucks for a used shirt like get real. Should be 2-3 bucks on a non sale day . The other day I was there and they have old as tvs and pc monitors for $50 . You can buy a brand pc monitor or small tv brand new for like $100. We need to get on them for these ridiculous prices. It's a donations , not making a damn profit.
Since we're all talking about resellers being sht and goodwill in general, heres some super happy fun time facts from someone who used to work the management side of Goodwill until a few years ago.
Prices on items going up are 100% because of resellers. I had to bounce between several stores to help keep things running, and they make up for a lot of sales, sometimes they even go from store to store to pick it clean on a daily basis cause alot of them are retirees with nothing else better to do I guess. Also ran into a lot that would try to negotiate for discounts as well.
Goodwill is also a very greedy organization, anyone higher than an assistant manager would get monthly bonuses as well as quarterly and annually as long as the store was profitable, hence the prices you seeing. Greedy corporate culture mixed with with bottom feeders taking everything that might possibly interest another person and people that are scraping by just to survive get caught in the middle.
Alot of these resellers arent making the money back and end up being hoarders, I know of one guy where it almost cost him his marriage when the wife found out he was putting crap in places behind her back and even had secret storage spaces. Turns out people dont like buying random junk from unknown people online who could have guessed? Only ones who had any type of consistant success was the swap meet folks, sometimes the younger ones doing it as well cause they were a little more practical.
I know people talk about goodwill paying minimum wage to workers but it gets so much worse. Since Goodwill is a nonprofit business, in somes states they actually qualify to pay certain special needs workers what is called sub minimum wage. Thankfully my state finally repealed it in 2021 but it still goes on in other states. Essentially every 6 months special needs workers in certain programs would get timed while doing their job and compared to the time a "normal" worker, which just happened to be whatever the company felt it should be. Worse one I heard about was in texas, 22 cents an hour.
I bet this guy has tons of garbage that will never sell.
Scummy thing to do. People donate those items hoping they will help the less fortunate and people like you raise prices and kill the stock when others in need could use those items. Even non clothing items like toys and games shouldnt be taken from the good wills to flip for profit because even the less fortunate myself included deserve some fun non essential items