I'm Banned From a Local Thrift Store

[Toyman_Chris]

If dangling a $20 game in your face is his version of being a " hotshot", I really feel bad for him.

[Bill]

I can kinda see the guys point, where he gave you an answer and then it would appear your dad went behind his back, but so what? It was out for sale and it sold, and you'd be back again to spend more money with him if he'd have just eaten it and went on.

[madmarva]

The only reason I can think why a thrift store might not want to sell to someone who is going to resell it is if they are attempting offer lower prices to those who can't afford to buy new items.

My church runs a clothing room on Thursdays. All items are free, but we do limit each person to 2 of any type of item. If we don't people will come in and take all the best items and sell the at garage sales, and we are unable to serve the people who really need help as well as we could otherwise.

I know it's a bit different, but the charity aspect may be part of the owner/operator's reasoning for banning resellers.

[Den82]

The only reason I can think why a thrift store might not want to sell to someone who is going to resell it is if they are attempting offer lower prices to those who can't afford to buy new items.

Certainly not the case with him....lol.

[toys2cool]

Don't sweat it, if the place is as bad you say then it's no biggie

[Mawni]

When somebody buys something from me for resell I DO NOT CARE. All I care is that I get the price that I want. What does it frickin' matter? What you quickly realize in this business if you've been at it awhile is that these things have RELATIVE value. There is no EXACT value on an item. The same item in two different dealers hands can be WORTH different amounts. Certain dealers can get more for the same item than you can. When I'm selling, all I want is the money I think I can get out of an item. If somebody thinks they can get more GOOD FOR THEM.

People need to relax and just sell their stupid stuff and move on to the next.......

THIS^^^

[Bill]

The only reason I can think why a thrift store might not want to sell to someone who is going to resell it is if they are attempting offer lower prices to those who can't afford to buy new items.

My church runs a clothing room on Thursdays. All items are free, but we do limit each person to 2 of any type of item. If we don't people will come in and take all the best items and sell the at garage sales, and we are unable to serve the people who really need help as well as we could otherwise.

I know it's a bit different, but the charity aspect may be part of the owner/operator's reasoning for banning resellers.

The lady that lives down the street picks our discards, she's having a yard sale today.
We put anything structurally questionable to the curb, particle board wasn't meant to be moved and doesn't like humidity. We have regulars that'll take the stuff home, I refer to them lovingly as Jawas.

[toys2cool]

The lady that lives down the street picks our discards, she's having a yard sale today.
We put anything structurally questionable to the curb, particle board wasn't meant to be moved and doesn't like humidity. We have regulars that'll take the stuff home, I refer to them lovingly as Jawas.

One man's junk is another Jawas treasure

[Den82]

One man's junk is another Jawas treasure

I call the Scrap Metal guys around here Jawas. There is a few people that picked from the garbage then sell it at yard sales. Hey, if it's good and useable, why not. The only one that bugs me is the guy who raids the Salvation Army boxes near his house and sells the goods.

[Gorn Captain]

You can never fight re-selling, and you just shouldn't even try. It just happens, and everyone needs to make some money. The guy at the store bought if from someone else first, right? So he's re-selling as well.

Sometimes, it does go wrong. Thrift stores here are raising their prices to fend off re-sellers. Which means that I, an ordinary customer, now have to pay much more for the same thing. What happens then? I stay away, because I feel it's overpriced. Everybody loses this way.