@@caflee7801 I was referring to Elizabeth Holmes how she created a blood testing machine worth billions But it didn’t work it was a fraud it looked like a bread machine with a sticker on it =Scam
@@caflee7801 I still see his comment. Anyway, yeah, look up her story. The ridiculousness of a bread machine that expensive aside, it's an interesting story. She's a straight-up psychopath. Would lower/change her own voice in an attempt to sound more authoritative. She defrauded people for hundreds of millions of dollars (maybe even more).
True but companies just say to donate to charity to get a write off. If the buyers want to donate it’s just better to do it themselves to not just give big companies write off
You can’t anymore. Every goodwill near me in a 30 mile radius caught on a few years ago and has everything either at full price or 2/3rds of the price. They used to price stuff 50% off- 1/3rd of the actual price, but since everyone flips, they stopped.
@@neko7606 yeah dude I used to flip from goodwill all the time, I had one right next to my old workplace. I’d go over there on lunch and breaks and try to make an extra buck lol. Crazy story, but this one time, there was a 15,000$ ring at my goodwill (priced), it was worth about 45-50k. Someone bought it instantly and flipped it for 42k ish. That was the day they stopped the 1/3rd price rule lmfao.
I think it’s just your area. The thrift stores in TN and AL have remained basically the same. Some Goodwills have raised their prices a dollar over the past 10 years, which honestly isn’t bad considering they are still lower than inflation. I want to know how you got to that conclusion, and which Goodwills you’re referring to. The most likely cause is inflation. If you live in a high COL area, everything goes up.
Unless he actually sells the items and shows the profit, its just bs tbh. Wouldn't just take his word for it. Plus, those stores are there to help people who are experiencing harder times. Leave the good stuff for them.
Considering the price increase int he last few years caused by people like this, it's not really for poor people anymore, especially when it's trendy to own vintage clothes/records/etc now
100% agree. people dont understand that takes time to find a buyer for stuff like this. it doesnt flip automatically after you buy something. this channel is completely bullshit and for ignorant people.
@@marsing69 considering they've opened goodwill boutiques, i think it's fair to say that it's definitely had an influence, you don't see people selling things for 10 times the value and not get in on it, especially when they're all donations, for the same money i get a used shirt i can get a new shirt at Walmart
Don’t do this though, goodwill is meant as a sore arm hat offers cheaper alternatives to the less fortunate, so going to goodwill to make a profit like this is messed up
As someone who works at goodwill we throw away countless amounts of products every day from the shelf’s on the floor. There will always be countless items for people in poverty and those who resell. It’s not scarce, it’s not a competition.
I thought resseling from gw is unethica and im struggling with chronic fatigue syndrome and needed a remote or at least not as much commute work and got really mad at how 90% i get rejected from l remote work just because i live in cali. Now i was like scre ethics this is now on my list. But then on 2nd thought. Despite these resellers existing my goodwill was filled ileith items like. Now i here this. Now im definetly joining in knowing im actually doing something in society by not letting these get thrown away😊
Goodwill and Salvation Army employees get first pick of new items although they say they don’t and either take for themselves, resell them on EBay or pass them on to family and friends.
It's not even a good side hustle. Too much risk for a small profit. -He spends time and money going to different places looking for stuff. -He spends money buying things. -He needs a place to store those things. All of this that he might sell for a 10-20 dollar profit? There are much better ways of investing your money
I find video game consoles that are broken (or a lot of times not), fix them, clean them, and sell them on craigslist. I do the games as well but the biggest profit is from all the guitar controllers.
Imagine going to a thrift store and buying nice items up and taking them away from someone less fortunate just to make a few dollars off of it. Congrats you're a scalper.
I get it if you mean specifically people on the internet. But a LOT of "less fortunate" people ARE the ones selling stuff online. I just want to spread awareness bc tiktok is kind of misleading. The amount of rich people that go onto thrift stores is probably more than it used to be but a lot of broke people tend to sell items as their main source of income. I like to say "hate the idea, not the person," because one guy on the internet doing it once is not exactly a horrible thing. It is people who do it as their side hustle for greed
I'm not sure if this guy has this mindset or if he's just performing a "challenge" but regardless, find something more productive to do. These little shortcuts and flipping products for a quick buck is not worth it and takes away from someone who would benefit from a lower price on the product
And benefits someone who will appreciate it on the internet. Goodwill doesn't want shit clogging their shelves. There's way too much stuff coming in Please go ahead and sell shit online. Anything getting a new home is good for society. Especially shit like that bread maker that would probably sit there until being thrown out
I have a dead pile that will be gone through and taken to the blessings box where some one can have it for free. Yup I'm a reseller and donate what I pay for if it doesn't sell to someone for free.
@@pepperonipog1575 why? For having some sympathy for those who cant afford fancy shit? That is such a dickhead move to go into a THRIFT STORE, pick out the nicest, most expensive shit you can find just to sell it and collect that profit for yourself. People actually need decent clothes. People like this guy, do not need to be going into stores and finding the only nice stuff just to be a dick and sell it for a higher price.
@@fishy859 No, Goodwill is for anyone who wants to save money. The reason the stuff is so cheap is because it's donated. Also it's written as *hand-me-downs* You've reached three strikes with that comment.
@@PANZERFAUST90 jealous he’s taking things from people potentially in need? Dude, that’s like saying I’m jealous of a man who beat up a child for an old coat
People are sticking up for goodwill in the comments here but they literally take their best stuff and sell it online for extra profit. Goodwill is the most cringe thrift store.
Not to mention Goodwill CEO(S) make 6 figure salary while getting away with paying Disabled Workers under minimum wage under Section 14 (C) of the Fair Labor Standards act.
Just an FYI - there are "needy" people who do this exact same thing. They flip items too for profit. If nobody should do it, then those people would be denied money too. I've seen items in Goodwill that honestly weren't worth the price they were selling for, the condition wasn't worth it. Then theres gems that could help someone pay their bills if they resold them. If someone spends $20 in there and makes some money, why be mad at them about it? There's still a whole store full of things for people, and theyre still able to get the things they need. Don't knock something until you've had to do it just to survive. It isn't black and white.
I agree that the idea of "scalpers" is wrong HOWEVER lot of the comments seemed to pick the idea off of tiktok that buying stuff from goodwill/thrift shops is inherently BAD. It isn't! Some people who sell online dont do it as a "side hustle" but as their main job. Legit, people who GENUINELY need the money sell stuff. They sell it to people who want it because THEY need the money. Before this became a "trend", a lot of broke people with a keen eye would go in and buy stuff that was expensive just to be able to own it themselves. I will say it used to be more common that people who shop for themselves will also pick up stuff to sell to others. People who sell are letting other people who cant afford full price to have a discount. A lot of times it isn't pricing super high for greed but instead is making a little money to help other people be able to afford stuff (people who thrift online also can't afford the thing theyre buying and thus, buy it at a lower price but may not be able to find it at their location). And before you say well hey, people come in here to buy stuff THEY want but can't afford - this is true in specific areas and for specific items. I mean, it is better to sell stuff than have it sit around, even though you dont know exactly where it is going. As someone who ACTUALLY goes to thrift stores, a lot of thrift stores have stuff that sits untouched. I think the bigger issue is to stop fast fashion because we honestly have a bigger problem trying to get RID of clothes than we do for people who go in and actually buy the clothes. TLDR the message has always been a good message but i think it is silly to crucify people for just going to thrift shops (and the bigger problem is fast fashion)
You do on eBay what I have an entire store for. And to those who say he is a douche for this, let me tell you he isn’t. I run a small mom-and-pop thrift store who deals with goodwill and arc from time to time, let me tell you, the people threes stores serve are not the people barely making food money. Second hand stores are here to sell gently used items at a discounted rate (most of the time), they do sometimes sell items to people who can’t afford new but most of the time how they actually help is by donating part or most of their profits to community organizations that then give out new items and vouchers to people who need them. Him flipping a bread maker or a pair of jeans isn’t gonna hurt the homeless, it actually helps as his money gets used to actually get things people need, and it’s a lot easier to sell used stuff than to beg for money donations.
Yea my wife works at a goodwill and anything that they think could be worth more than their standard price they ship it to their e-commerce site and 9 times out of 10 it makes a huge profit. It sucks for me cause I collect old transformers and she knows this and still sends them off and I have to bid on them if I want to get them.
Been reselling for years and will say it’s for extra income and a volume game. If you’re looking to make an extra $10k+ a year then do it, most jobs won’t give you that raise too. In short, it’s not to get rich, it’s to stay financially stable. I’ve even seen people pay of $100k+ worth of debt with it
@@uncle_iroh5639 So time isn't money to you? Sorry but this is far from worth the time for the effort required so long as you're not struggling to make ends meet... Have you ever heard the joke that if Bill Gates dropped $100 that it wouldn't be worth his time to bend down and pick it up?
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.
My Best goodwill flip was on a videogame book I'd been looking for for months. Bought it for $22 and got my enjoyment out of it. Then it turned out to be worth $200. Ended up selling for $160 cause it had a super small following.
This is wrong. Immoral really. I seen a employee take sneakers from the salvation army line to sell in front of needy people. Profiting off the poors needs. Fuking sad.
The bread maker is a good one, I found a bread maker at good will and did those same calculations! But I ended up just using it to make bread and the decided to keep it. Purchased mine for $2
(Notice he didn't actually buy anything, meaning the initial investment, time it'd take to list/sell/package/ship the items was not worth the profit margin.)
I have to agree, if you’re looking to make a quick profit go to a garage sale. Goodwill is for people who need it, also for people who appreciate a good deal I guess there’s no shame shopping there but it’s primarily made for the less fortunate that was the goal.
Incorrect.....but yes, Garage sales are even better! Goodwill uses the store as a fund raiser, its not a poor people store. This is how all thrift shops work .
Good will is for ppl that can't afford things, Not for ppl like you to make a profit... smh.. Ppl like you do this in all the stores, less fortunate ppl need this stuff. Have some decency for God sake.
@@bairfreedom No, it's what it was used for back in 1902 when it opened it's doors. But now that they're all owned individually they're making a huge profit off it. Grossing over 5.8billion in 22 alone. Hey my point is anyone can shop there but ppl don't need to buy everything in the store just because they can afford it.. Because the poorer of society are the ones that go there for stuff they actually need and can't afford at any other outlet.
I love getting great deals at Goodwill!! I just found a nice smaller sized Low Heet pan for $3- no lid, and looked it up for fun, it went for $50! And I got my son and fiancé a set of dishes, 14 place settings, platter, cream and sugar bowls, and salt and pepper shakers for $25. Turns out it was American Limoge and to replace 1 dinner plate was $12. My fav find was a beautiful small black Coach bag for $10. Perfect size to tuck under my arm.
Good way to help out with the inflation your driving the prices up even faster. Everything is getting more expensive and when something is still cheap or on sale guys like this buy it all before the people that actually need it can get it.
You can profit. I work at goodwill. I'm not allowed to buy from my own store. Earlier this week, a customer found all-black vans for $13. The pair were brand new as well. Shocking to see nice items sell for cheap.
Funny how the store got them for free and sold them for $13.00 and no one complained. I buy them at the price I will probably want to sell them for $40.00 at least.
Selling 2nd hand clothes on eBay or Amazon is a REALLY risky move. Most new clothing items won’t sell for near market value and fashion trends are so quick to change. Working electronics and collectable memorabilia is the way to go.
I only go in goodwill for things people technically dont need ..cameras ..and stainless steel jewelry and possible vintage stuff to collect..this man fucking and truckin everything
why people are jealous for this person doing this side hustle? because his profiting, it's like a hack that only few knows, and the people are just like shush be quiet. And are actually jealous because they don't did the work to profit and to make a youtube vid to teach people how to make money.
Where on earth are you finding a goodwill with reasonable prices? Found 2 sewing machines, 1 goes used on eBay for under 40 priced at 49.99, another was a '70s Kenmore that likely needed $100 worth of work for 54.99.... I threw away a similar one because cost to fix and rewire was more than the cost of a new one. Used Walmart shirts for 4.99, fuckers are new all day long for $6. Anything remotely good is sold online or priced at retail.
Goodwill is more expensive than Walmart in many items. They claim it is because of operating cost increases but that world not be the case if it’s CEO and high ranking officers weren’t earning as much as Fortune 500 do.
As a reseller, his use of the term "easy" is very misleading. It's not easy or quick to sell online. Taking the photos and listing are enough of a hassle that an $8-20 profit margin IS NOT worth your time. The in box Keurig sold locally on FB market place would be the easiest flip.
It's only worth what you can sell it for. Just because someone has something listed at a certain price doesn't mean that's what it sells for. I remember collecting nes and snes games and I would see sealed Mario 3 and Zelda cartridges that people would try to get thousands for. eBay and smart phones ruined most the great finds as people would just look up their own items and think they have gold when in fact it's barely copper.
I think your best bet with goodwill is finding really good clothes or accessories nobody else will notice because the *board games, boxes and other stuff is a gamble
i think "flipping" is used a little too loosely here. flipping stuff isn't just wholesale on a smaller scale; it's restoring defective items into a working or like new state. your price (and therefore profit) is based on the time and/or money spent restoring it, not just the highest amount you can get.
As someone who donates at least 8 times a year. Those items are donated for poor people who need them. You know so single moms/dads or immigrants struggling can still get good quality items for their home and family.
There are more side hustles out there than this. If you want a job where you make easy cash, collect scrap metal & take it to the scrap yard. This is for people who can’t afford things, not for people to flip stuff.
Or, hear me out, let people who canʻt afford anything else buy these awesome items. Flipping goodwill stuff is like staying in homeless shelters to save on hotel costs.
I find it disgusting that people are clearly showing that they’re thrift store pickers on the internet. And that they grab all the good stuff while leaving nothing good behind for someone who actually needs or wants it.
Sigh......your ignorance should not be displayed online. Goodwill uses the store as a fund raiser, its not a poor people store. This is how all thrift shops work .
The Goodwills in my area are grossly overpriced. They will mark a Dollar Tree item for$3+ as an example . Seriously. If you go online to their website, the prices jump even crazier. The employees are told to send the higher end items to corporate for the online store & auction. It’s difficult to find items for a flip. The franchise owners consider online resellers competition. It difficult to afford even as a person who is “less fortunate”. Goodwill only cares about profits not helping people. The one near me, the owner refuses to fix the A/C. Is he concerned about the less unfortunate? Absolutely not!
Value village in Canada, found this Star Wars crystal grower, found an unopened pack of triple a batteries and a tub of chemicals that spiked in value, all for $7. $150 profit 😂
I went to one of my local goodwills it was small and fond a working VCR for 6 bucks. I don’t flip I just keep stuff to use but that must of been a great find.
I get everyone needs money and this is a "easy way" but stuff like this are at good will for the individuals who can't aford a 150$ coffee maker, or even a decent pair of jeans.
to make the biggest profit. you need good tast and you need something that you can profit over 10p to be lit. if you can profit over 1 thousand then soon you will be rich. you need good tast. sure u can make money doing what he doing but if he had better tast and sold stuff that people want is the goal. profit has to be over 1pp or stop
@@Carltonwanks That’s why you sell from reputable websites with seller protection, and no, wrapping glass in bubble wrap and newspaper is not expensive
@@jacobthemaster66 bubble wrap And newspaper? Come on, and I've sold thousands worth of optical goods on ebay/Amazon and other sites,they ALL take the customers side
I walked around goodwill today and the prices were so bad. I run a resale shop and I’d never be able to turn a profit at that goodwills prices. I need to go shopping in Arkansas.
I heard about a woman that sold her bread machine for billions after slapping a Theranos sticker on it
Key word being you *heard*
@@caflee7801 I was referring to Elizabeth Holmes how she created a blood testing machine worth billions But it didn’t work it was a fraud it looked like a bread machine with a sticker on it =Scam
@@caflee7801 lol He's obviously not being serious. No bread machine is worth billions.
@@googlewolly he deleted his reply, but apparently he meant Elizabeth Holmes who made a blood testing machine which looked like a bread machine?…
@@caflee7801 I still see his comment. Anyway, yeah, look up her story. The ridiculousness of a bread machine that expensive aside, it's an interesting story. She's a straight-up psychopath. Would lower/change her own voice in an attempt to sound more authoritative. She defrauded people for hundreds of millions of dollars (maybe even more).
Ebays message lol
“You donated $0 to charity”
True but companies just say to donate to charity to get a write off. If the buyers want to donate it’s just better to do it themselves to not just give big companies write off
Goodwill has a eBay store lmao
Charities are a business and most test on animals causing them tremendous pain. Screw 'em
There's a song I know that goes "It's not going to charity, it's lining these pockets, lining these pockets"
Bro just let the people who actually need goodwill buy the stuff inside
Edit: I started a war
Oh no what will poor people do without name brand jeans, board games, golf clubs and bread makers 😰😰😰
@@danielbras5123 you know it's not that simple lmao it's alot of stuff
Yeah. Kinda bums me out. Just for some jerkoff to make 10 dollars
@@danielbras5123 i mean a lot people need pants
@@jailawright2258 and I’ve yet to go to a single goodwill that isn’t packed full of pants, needing pants doesn’t mean you need Levi’s or carhartt
You can’t anymore. Every goodwill near me in a 30 mile radius caught on a few years ago and has everything either at full price or 2/3rds of the price. They used to price stuff 50% off- 1/3rd of the actual price, but since everyone flips, they stopped.
@@neko7606 yeah dude I used to flip from goodwill all the time, I had one right next to my old workplace. I’d go over there on lunch and breaks and try to make an extra buck lol. Crazy story, but this one time, there was a 15,000$ ring at my goodwill (priced), it was worth about 45-50k. Someone bought it instantly and flipped it for 42k ish. That was the day they stopped the 1/3rd price rule lmfao.
I think it’s just your area. The thrift stores in TN and AL have remained basically the same. Some Goodwills have raised their prices a dollar over the past 10 years, which honestly isn’t bad considering they are still lower than inflation. I want to know how you got to that conclusion, and which Goodwills you’re referring to. The most likely cause is inflation. If you live in a high COL area, everything goes up.
They can blame it on resellers but that doesn't mean that's why
Yea, it's BS! I used to buy stuff to use from there. Mostly kitchen stuff and furniture. The prices have gone crazy. I'd rather buy new.
That's why I just put what I want under my jacket and walk out.. 5 finger discount baybay!! 😅😂 ✋🏻
Unless he actually sells the items and shows the profit, its just bs tbh. Wouldn't just take his word for it.
Plus, those stores are there to help people who are experiencing harder times. Leave the good stuff for them.
Considering the price increase int he last few years caused by people like this, it's not really for poor people anymore, especially when it's trendy to own vintage clothes/records/etc now
100% agree. people dont understand that takes time to find a buyer for stuff like this. it doesnt flip automatically after you buy something. this channel is completely bullshit and for ignorant people.
@@quote6013 bruh you can still go to goodwill and find 1000s of items of clothing for
I do this a lot, it does work but it takes some patience and time
@@marsing69 considering they've opened goodwill boutiques, i think it's fair to say that it's definitely had an influence, you don't see people selling things for 10 times the value and not get in on it, especially when they're all donations, for the same money i get a used shirt i can get a new shirt at Walmart
Don’t do this though, goodwill is meant as a sore arm hat offers cheaper alternatives to the less fortunate, so going to goodwill to make a profit like this is messed up
I'm saying man. This store is for people who are less fortunate meanwhile this guy is just looking to make money. Anything for internet clout
I feel like I want to take a shower after watching this
That's what I'm saying
@ЯR damn u gotta be a really fun person to be around
@ЯR People say this then wonder why no one wants to be around them.
As someone who works at goodwill we throw away countless amounts of products every day from the shelf’s on the floor. There will always be countless items for people in poverty and those who resell. It’s not scarce, it’s not a competition.
I thought resseling from gw is unethica and im struggling with chronic fatigue syndrome and needed a remote or at least not as much commute work and got really mad at how 90% i get rejected from l remote work just because i live in cali. Now i was like scre ethics this is now on my list. But then on 2nd thought. Despite these resellers existing my goodwill was filled ileith items like. Now i here this. Now im definetly joining in knowing im actually doing something in society by not letting these get thrown away😊
Goodwill and Salvation Army employees get first pick of new items although they say they don’t and either take for themselves, resell them on EBay or pass them on to family and friends.
Do you care if I steal?
I personally dislike people who do this as a side hustle. You're like a used goods scalper.
Exactly. It takes away from the community.
@ЯR same tbh fuck them
@ЯR yet you the broke one buying donated stuff at goodwill lmao
They deserve to rot in hell. I hope his favorite things are always out of stock and his pinkie toe finds every possible thing to stub on
It's not even a good side hustle.
Too much risk for a small profit.
-He spends time and money going to different places looking for stuff.
-He spends money buying things.
-He needs a place to store those things.
All of this that he might sell for a 10-20 dollar profit?
There are much better ways of investing your money
That is the nicest fucking goodwill I have ever seen
I find video game consoles that are broken (or a lot of times not), fix them, clean them, and sell them on craigslist. I do the games as well but the biggest profit is from all the guitar controllers.
Man thrift stores are getting pricey now
Imagine going to a thrift store and buying nice items up and taking them away from someone less fortunate just to make a few dollars off of it. Congrats you're a scalper.
I get it if you mean specifically people on the internet. But a LOT of "less fortunate" people ARE the ones selling stuff online. I just want to spread awareness bc tiktok is kind of misleading. The amount of rich people that go onto thrift stores is probably more than it used to be but a lot of broke people tend to sell items as their main source of income.
I like to say "hate the idea, not the person," because one guy on the internet doing it once is not exactly a horrible thing. It is people who do it as their side hustle for greed
He didn’t take it away from anyone he bought it 😂
cruel world 🤷🏾♂️
There’s people out here doing much worse save your moral grandstanding 😂
WRONG! That is not how Goodwill works. They sell to EVERYONE to RAISE CASH for their charity. They want everyone to shop there.
I'm not sure if this guy has this mindset or if he's just performing a "challenge" but regardless, find something more productive to do. These little shortcuts and flipping products for a quick buck is not worth it and takes away from someone who would benefit from a lower price on the product
He benefited by reselling it
@@drw0 fuck capitalism
@@drag79 libtard
@@bootstarpemu3248 I'm a democratic socialist thank you very much :)
And benefits someone who will appreciate it on the internet. Goodwill doesn't want shit clogging their shelves. There's way too much stuff coming in
Please go ahead and sell shit online. Anything getting a new home is good for society. Especially shit like that bread maker that would probably sit there until being thrown out
Levi 560 will sit in the death pile for a year before they sell.
That's IF someone buys it
Cleanest goodwill I've ever seen.. the ones by me look nothing like this
assuming you actually sell the shit, I've got items on ebay that are years old
Yes ebay buyer's are weird, They happily buy an item for 200 dollars, but my exact same item is 160 And no buyer's, exactly same condition
@@Carltonwanks the person that’s willing to pay that much already has one
I have a dead pile that will be gone through and taken to the blessings box where some one can have it for free. Yup I'm a reseller and donate what I pay for if it doesn't sell to someone for free.
Man, this type of video hurts my soul … so sad humans always need to exploit each …
You must be a child
@@pepperonipog1575 why? For having some sympathy for those who cant afford fancy shit? That is such a dickhead move to go into a THRIFT STORE, pick out the nicest, most expensive shit you can find just to sell it and collect that profit for yourself. People actually need decent clothes. People like this guy, do not need to be going into stores and finding the only nice stuff just to be a dick and sell it for a higher price.
@@Flightcontrol96 nobody cares when they got bills to pay
@@pepperonipog1575 there's people with integrity, still. Speak for yourself, mediocre.
It's called being smart. Get with it or get left behind, kid.
Moral of the story - never buy stuff from ebay 😯
Why? Its the king of the resale market. LOVE ebay.
@@bairfreedomeBay is the BESt
Imagine that, he didn’t buy anything he noted.
You know it's called goodwill for a reason right?
When ever I feel like a pos, videos like this remind me that I could be worse
What's wrong with this video?
@@PANZERFAUST90 goodwill are for people who aren’t able to afford much, which is why a lot of this stuff is cheap and are usually hand me downs,
@@fishy859 No, Goodwill is for anyone who wants to save money. The reason the stuff is so cheap is because it's donated. Also it's written as *hand-me-downs*
You've reached three strikes with that comment.
@@PANZERFAUST90 what you striking me for lol, it literally doesn’t matter how my grammar is because you understand it anyways
@@fishy859 literally?
strike four...
Most of the times when I give stuff to Goodwill I never think about value and making money. You got me rethinking my donations.👍🏽
Goodwill gets money for selling your donation and uses that money to help people. That is how thrift stores work.
I found a HAAG chair at goodwill once. Paid $5 for it and flipped it, to a pawn shop, for $150!
my goodwill is full old decorations, clothes, and ripped up books and useless kitchen utensils
This guy should make a store called: "badwill"
jealous
@@PANZERFAUST90 jealous he’s taking things from people potentially in need?
Dude, that’s like saying I’m jealous of a man who beat up a child for an old coat
Nastywill.
@@b_w_j Show me the part where he took something. Go ahead
So people deserve to buy stuff cheap but this guy doesn’t deserve to be able to sell stuff and make a living?
People are sticking up for goodwill in the comments here but they literally take their best stuff and sell it online for extra profit. Goodwill is the most cringe thrift store.
Not to mention Goodwill CEO(S) make 6 figure salary while getting away with paying Disabled Workers under minimum wage under Section 14 (C) of the Fair Labor Standards act.
Just an FYI - there are "needy" people who do this exact same thing. They flip items too for profit. If nobody should do it, then those people would be denied money too. I've seen items in Goodwill that honestly weren't worth the price they were selling for, the condition wasn't worth it. Then theres gems that could help someone pay their bills if they resold them. If someone spends $20 in there and makes some money, why be mad at them about it? There's still a whole store full of things for people, and theyre still able to get the things they need. Don't knock something until you've had to do it just to survive. It isn't black and white.
My parents made a great business off of this. Never underestimate goodwill
What’s the calculator you use for the shipping costs etc
It’s called ebay
I agree that the idea of "scalpers" is wrong HOWEVER lot of the comments seemed to pick the idea off of tiktok that buying stuff from goodwill/thrift shops is inherently BAD. It isn't! Some people who sell online dont do it as a "side hustle" but as their main job. Legit, people who GENUINELY need the money sell stuff. They sell it to people who want it because THEY need the money. Before this became a "trend", a lot of broke people with a keen eye would go in and buy stuff that was expensive just to be able to own it themselves. I will say it used to be more common that people who shop for themselves will also pick up stuff to sell to others. People who sell are letting other people who cant afford full price to have a discount. A lot of times it isn't pricing super high for greed but instead is making a little money to help other people be able to afford stuff (people who thrift online also can't afford the thing theyre buying and thus, buy it at a lower price but may not be able to find it at their location).
And before you say well hey, people come in here to buy stuff THEY want but can't afford - this is true in specific areas and for specific items. I mean, it is better to sell stuff than have it sit around, even though you dont know exactly where it is going. As someone who ACTUALLY goes to thrift stores, a lot of thrift stores have stuff that sits untouched.
I think the bigger issue is to stop fast fashion because we honestly have a bigger problem trying to get RID of clothes than we do for people who go in and actually buy the clothes.
TLDR the message has always been a good message but i think it is silly to crucify people for just going to thrift shops (and the bigger problem is fast fashion)
Bro walks around with his hand out like he's in oblivion
Scumest move right here
'Scumest' move is the goodwill CEO who gets paid $730,000 a year, 90% of all charities only spend 10% on the actual charity.
No it’s not
@@aarona3606 that’s mega corporations for ya
@Aaron A just taking items meant to be used for people who don’t have tunings and trying to make money off of it :/
@@ya_datboy9921 yes because everyone needs a new keurig in the box. There also, totally wasn't like 40 other pairs of jeans on the rack or anything.
You do on eBay what I have an entire store for. And to those who say he is a douche for this, let me tell you he isn’t.
I run a small mom-and-pop thrift store who deals with goodwill and arc from time to time, let me tell you, the people threes stores serve are not the people barely making food money. Second hand stores are here to sell gently used items at a discounted rate (most of the time), they do sometimes sell items to people who can’t afford new but most of the time how they actually help is by donating part or most of their profits to community organizations that then give out new items and vouchers to people who need them. Him flipping a bread maker or a pair of jeans isn’t gonna hurt the homeless, it actually helps as his money gets used to actually get things people need, and it’s a lot easier to sell used stuff than to beg for money donations.
Yea my wife works at a goodwill and anything that they think could be worth more than their standard price they ship it to their e-commerce site and 9 times out of 10 it makes a huge profit.
It sucks for me cause I collect old transformers and she knows this and still sends them off and I have to bid on them if I want to get them.
💯 I did it for 5 years then went to purchasing returns
Cool… pocket change… very useful, can’t wait to get rich now
Been reselling for years and will say it’s for extra income and a volume game. If you’re looking to make an extra $10k+ a year then do it, most jobs won’t give you that raise too.
In short, it’s not to get rich, it’s to stay financially stable. I’ve even seen people pay of $100k+ worth of debt with it
@@mexicanmamba1342 Definitely not 10k a year. 5k if you’re lucky
@@uncle_iroh5639 So time isn't money to you? Sorry but this is far from worth the time for the effort required so long as you're not struggling to make ends meet...
Have you ever heard the joke that if Bill Gates dropped $100 that it wouldn't be worth his time to bend down and pick it up?
@@jacobthemaster66 my buddy made a around 20k flipping ps5s in about a year
@@yessuhyessuh2100 “Flipping” bro stop lying, he’s a scalper and resold them on eBay. eBay isn’t goodwill either
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.
My Best goodwill flip was on a videogame book I'd been looking for for months. Bought it for $22 and got my enjoyment out of it. Then it turned out to be worth $200. Ended up selling for $160 cause it had a super small following.
That is the nicest Goodwill I have seen. Mine looks like you might catch something by being in there.
My Goodwill's are usually trash, I need to move to this guy's area pronto
Your goodwill is trash BECAUSE of guys like that! They buy all the good stuff to resell adding 0 value to society 👍
So everything you sell on ebay gets sold 😆😆😆i have listed a rare hotwheel and it's sitting there for a year now 😆
*Procceeds to Not flip anything on ebay, just listing various prices.*
Dude this seems so time consuming
This is wrong. Immoral really. I seen a employee take sneakers from the salvation army line to sell in front of needy people. Profiting off the poors needs. Fuking sad.
Where do you find the Calculator that’ll let you know how much of a profit you’d be making after shipping
Just look up “eBay profit calculator” on Google. There are several 👍
@@StevieSells thanks so much!!! Love the channel, it inspires me …. Keep trucking
@@StevieSells 🤮
You definitely can - I once found an aeron chair for 25 bucks and resold it for like 285
The bread maker is a good one, I found a bread maker at good will and did those same calculations! But I ended up just using it to make bread and the decided to keep it. Purchased mine for $2
Why bother? I live in London ,it costs roughly 1.40 for a large loaf that lasts roughly 2 weeks
I flip stuff from goodwill all the time.
Thanks you videos! What are you using to see the fees before buying it from the shop?
(Notice he didn't actually buy anything, meaning the initial investment, time it'd take to list/sell/package/ship the items was not worth the profit margin.)
I have to agree, if you’re looking to make a quick profit go to a garage sale. Goodwill is for people who need it, also for people who appreciate a good deal I guess there’s no shame shopping there but it’s primarily made for the less fortunate that was the goal.
Incorrect.....but yes, Garage sales are even better! Goodwill uses the store as a fund raiser, its not a poor people store. This is how all thrift shops work .
Idk I feel like flipping stuff from a goodwill is like taking away a good deal from someone that really needs the stuff
Finally someone with a brain
It's not......Goodwill uses the store as a fund raiser, its not a poor people store. This is how all thrift shops work .
Good will is for ppl that can't afford things, Not for ppl like you to make a profit... smh.. Ppl like you do this in all the stores, less fortunate ppl need this stuff.
Have some decency for God sake.
Incorrect......Goodwill uses the store as a fund raiser, its not a poor people store. This is how all thrift shops work .
@@bairfreedom No, it's what it was used for back in 1902 when it opened it's doors. But now that they're all owned individually they're making a huge profit off it. Grossing over 5.8billion in 22 alone. Hey my point is anyone can shop there but ppl don't need to buy everything in the store just because they can afford it..
Because the poorer of society are the ones that go there for stuff they actually need and can't afford at any other outlet.
I love getting great deals at Goodwill!! I just found a nice smaller sized Low Heet pan for $3- no lid, and looked it up for fun, it went for $50! And I got my son and fiancé a set of dishes, 14 place settings, platter, cream and sugar bowls, and salt and pepper shakers for $25. Turns out it was American Limoge and to replace 1 dinner plate was $12. My fav find was a beautiful small black Coach bag for $10. Perfect size to tuck under my arm.
i’m about to start flipping. no excuses
I love how you didn't buy any of that stuff lol
Good way to help out with the inflation your driving the prices up even faster. Everything is getting more expensive and when something is still cheap or on sale guys like this buy it all before the people that actually need it can get it.
You can profit. I work at goodwill. I'm not allowed to buy from my own store. Earlier this week, a customer found all-black vans for $13. The pair were brand new as well. Shocking to see nice items sell for cheap.
Funny how the store got them for free and sold them for $13.00 and no one complained. I buy them at the price I will probably want to sell them for $40.00 at least.
Where's this eBay calculator!
Selling 2nd hand clothes on eBay or Amazon is a REALLY risky move. Most new clothing items won’t sell for near market value and fashion trends are so quick to change. Working electronics and collectable memorabilia is the way to go.
Clothes has the largest margin. I buy for $2 and sell for $35 ITs insane and not risky at all.
I only go in goodwill for things people technically dont need ..cameras ..and stainless steel jewelry and possible vintage stuff to collect..this man fucking and truckin everything
why people are jealous for this person doing this side hustle? because his profiting, it's like a hack that only few knows, and the people are just like shush be quiet. And are actually jealous because they don't did the work to profit and to make a youtube vid to teach people how to make money.
I found an Xbox 360 at goodwill for $10 and it was in great clean condition💀
Where on earth are you finding a goodwill with reasonable prices?
Found 2 sewing machines, 1 goes used on eBay for under 40 priced at 49.99, another was a '70s Kenmore that likely needed $100 worth of work for 54.99.... I threw away a similar one because cost to fix and rewire was more than the cost of a new one.
Used Walmart shirts for 4.99, fuckers are new all day long for $6.
Anything remotely good is sold online or priced at retail.
By the way, all the items he bought are still sat in a pile in his garage
Remember, just because it's on ebay, doesn't mean it sells on ebay
Goodwill is more expensive than Walmart in many items. They claim it is because of operating cost increases but that world not be the case if it’s CEO and high ranking officers weren’t earning as much as Fortune 500 do.
My step mom got a five dollar chair a big chair
Flip. Another word for scam and gouge
"you should make" is the biggest misleading line you can say. Either show SOLD profit, or move on. Pretend paper money isnt real.
Bro went to “GOODWILL”
As a reseller, his use of the term "easy" is very misleading. It's not easy or quick to sell online. Taking the photos and listing are enough of a hassle that an $8-20 profit margin IS NOT worth your time. The in box Keurig sold locally on FB market place would be the easiest flip.
It's only worth what you can sell it for. Just because someone has something listed at a certain price doesn't mean that's what it sells for. I remember collecting nes and snes games and I would see sealed Mario 3 and Zelda cartridges that people would try to get thousands for. eBay and smart phones ruined most the great finds as people would just look up their own items and think they have gold when in fact it's barely copper.
My sis bought something for $0.10 and sold is for $150
I think your best bet with goodwill is finding really good clothes or accessories nobody else will notice because the *board games, boxes and other stuff is a gamble
i think "flipping" is used a little too loosely here. flipping stuff isn't just wholesale on a smaller scale; it's restoring defective items into a working or like new state. your price (and therefore profit) is based on the time and/or money spent restoring it, not just the highest amount you can get.
As someone who donates at least 8 times a year. Those items are donated for poor people who need them. You know so single moms/dads or immigrants struggling can still get good quality items for their home and family.
A lot of us resellers ARE poor people and this keeps our lights on and food in our pantry.
There are more side hustles out there than this. If you want a job where you make easy cash, collect scrap metal & take it to the scrap yard. This is for people who can’t afford things, not for people to flip stuff.
I swear all the comments saying “dont do that goodwill is for poor people thats not nice” have never stepped in a goodwill
No kidding, They have no idea how goodwill makes its money.
Your goodwill is so big. Mine is the size of three or four classrooms 😭
Or, hear me out, let people who canʻt afford anything else buy these awesome items. Flipping goodwill stuff is like staying in homeless shelters to save on hotel costs.
Stop being a Karen and let people live their life.
Dude, goodwill is for people in need. This is so god damn selfish, you should feel bad
I find it disgusting that people are clearly showing that they’re thrift store pickers on the internet. And that they grab all the good stuff while leaving nothing good behind for someone who actually needs or wants it.
Sigh......your ignorance should not be displayed online. Goodwill uses the store as a fund raiser, its not a poor people store. This is how all thrift shops work .
These days its hard. Most stores have their own sale sight now. How unfair to the employees not even allowed to shop in store in most states. Pitiful!
Bro why not just yk leave those amazing steals for people who need them and not try to j resell
The Goodwills in my area are grossly overpriced. They will mark a Dollar Tree item for$3+ as an example . Seriously. If you go online to their website, the prices jump even crazier. The employees are told to send the higher end items to corporate for the online store & auction. It’s difficult to find items for a flip. The franchise owners consider online resellers competition.
It difficult to afford even as a person who is “less fortunate”. Goodwill only cares about profits not helping people. The one near me, the owner refuses to fix the A/C. Is he concerned about the less unfortunate? Absolutely not!
I'm glad no real flippers are telling the truth 😇
Value village in Canada, found this Star Wars crystal grower, found an unopened pack of triple a batteries and a tub of chemicals that spiked in value, all for $7. $150 profit 😂
Cool, that's why it's often cheaper or better to purchase new than at GW.
I went to one of my local goodwills it was small and fond a working VCR for 6 bucks. I don’t flip I just keep stuff to use but that must of been a great find.
I get everyone needs money and this is a "easy way" but stuff like this are at good will for the individuals who can't aford a 150$ coffee maker, or even a decent pair of jeans.
You missed the opportunity on the left handed clubs. Even if you sit in them they will 100% sell for a profit. Just my 2 cents.
Just tell all the people that “need that stuff” to do the same since it’s so profitable 😂
to make the biggest profit. you need good tast and you need something that you can profit over 10p to be lit. if you can profit over 1 thousand then soon you will be rich. you need good tast. sure u can make money doing what he doing but if he had better tast and sold stuff that people want is the goal. profit has to be over 1pp or stop
You should ALWAYS check the glassware, they sell sets there that go for hundreds. Every time I go there, it’s ignored leaving all the valuable stuff
No, reselling glass is expensive postage, And 99 percent of buyer's will lie about damage
@@Carltonwanks That’s why you sell from reputable websites with seller protection, and no, wrapping glass in bubble wrap and newspaper is not expensive
@@jacobthemaster66 bubble wrap And newspaper? Come on, and I've sold thousands worth of optical goods on ebay/Amazon and other sites,they ALL take the customers side
@@Carltonwanks Have you tried documenting the packaging? Take as many pictures as you can, show you shipping it undamaged or in the condition it’s in.
I walked around goodwill today and the prices were so bad. I run a resale shop and I’d never be able to turn a profit at that goodwills prices. I need to go shopping in Arkansas.
Yeah u can.. I use to work there so i would buy items then quickly sale them fast.. But goodwill dont like employees to do that
Because it’s scummy asf
All the Goodwill near me sell trash. I've only found a couple decent items when they first opened. Now it's all overpriced garbage smh
My local Good Wills train their employees to find the items to look up before pricing and makes this near impossible.
You missed the microwave with the knobs on the bottom shelf on the left at goodwill with the bread maker those go for some profit as well vintage