Shopgoodwill.com

[fhm555]

Thrift stores are a reliable source of things i use pretty often. An example is I build (fishing) rod lathes from time to time and the motor and variable speed foot pedal from an old sewing machine are perfect to power those lathes.

 

[AcridSaint]

I have bought stuff off of here. Never found instrument deals that I wanted to pounce on. They seem to be pretty good at pricing their stuff around market.

 

[EatS1stBassist]

I'm actually pretty hungry, but I don't think I could eat a whole drum kit.

Lmao

 

[BurningSkies]

I dunno man, Charvel Model 1 Bass, Japanese made from the 80's...could be a cool thing if that fretboard just needs a re-glue.

Charvel by Jackson Bass for repairs

 

[operagost]

Goo Will is yucky

Yeah, but where else ya gonna buy yer goo?

 

[operagost]

Shopgoodwill items come from the Goodwill stores, plucked out by staff as items they believe could fetch greater value online than in their stores. Each store gets credit to add to their store's sales volume when the items (that they gave Shopgoodwill) sell online. Shopgoodwill locations each make hundreds of thousands of dollars a month. Many of the staff have disabilities in varying degrees and are paid at minumum wage levels, despite the fact that their workplaces are raking in $$$$$$.

Employees should be paid based on their contributions, not on the success (or lack thereof) of the company. These folks are disabled. That doesn't mean they just look different; they have physical and mental challenges that keep them from being as effective as the average, standard human. If you think a person with a learning disability that causes them to take twice as long to learn and execute tasks, or a physical disability that limits them to tasks that can be performed from a wheelchair, should be paid the same as someone who it fully able, then I invite you to start your own retail business and employ that policy.

 

[bearfoot]

Hehe. This needs to be Rocked (Daisy Rocked, that is) at their next metal show. The opening bid is set at $14.99

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Conventional TB wisdom states that bass should have flats, and will then work perfectly for all genres of music, both past and future.

AFAIK, "girl" instruments, particularly decent playing ones like the pink/purple Rondo strats, tend to increase in value rapidly.

I make a thrift run periodically, including a Goodwill. The salvation army near me has an unusually good electronics section, just picked up a 7-channel stereo/surround receiver/tuner/amp, Sony, $25.

 

[Ostie]

I bought a Crate cabinet loaded with 1x18 and 2x8s for $40 some years ago at the local GW store. It had some serious bottom but it was too big and heavy so I sold it and cleared a nice profit. I also bought a boom stand there for $1.99. Sometimes you get lucky. You have to go there every day, because the good stuff goes PDQ.

 

[ajkula66]

or a physical disability that limits them to tasks that can be performed from a wheelchair, should be paid the same as someone who it fully able, then I invite you to start your own retail business and employ that policy.

I found this piece to be an interesting read on the subject matter, especially the "loophole" part...

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[kbraker510]

It should be here Saturday VIA Fedex, unless the hurricane has anything to do with it...

 

[perch]

I found this piece to be an interesting read on the subject matter, especially the "loophole" part...

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Very good article, thanks for posting that...

Employees should be paid based on their contributions, not on the success (or lack thereof) of the company. These folks are disabled. That doesn't mean they just look different; they have physical and mental challenges that keep them from being as effective as the average, standard human. If you think a person with a learning disability that causes them to take twice as long to learn and execute tasks, or a physical disability that limits them to tasks that can be performed from a wheelchair, should be paid the same as someone who it fully able, then I invite you to start your own retail business and employ that policy.

I hope you had a chance to read the article linked above. The kind-hearted public keeps giving them goods and they smile all the way to the bank. Anyway, Goodwill and Shopgoodwill are separate facilities. You've described the lowest-functioning folks and when it comes to Shopgoodwill they have no part in it. The simplest job in a shopgoodwill facility, packaging, requires being on your feet all day, being able to function socially, work as a team player, keep up a busy pace, and so on. I'd be willing to bet that many who work for McDonalds couldn't do that job and they're getting paid more. Then you have the folks who list items online. They research prices, photograph items, and use computers to post the items for sale. When I said "disabilities in varying degrees", that's what I meant.

 

[bassbully]

Let’s just say I know allot about Shopgoodwill. I know of boutique amps,vintage and top made USA and japan guitars and basses that sold for thousands including a couple pre-war Gibson acoustics.

 

[kbraker510]

Bass is in and fully functional, more so than originally anticipated.

 

[ajkula66]

Bass is in and fully functional, more so than originally anticipated.

Good to hear. Enjoy!

 

[friskinator]

Let’s just say I know allot about Shopgoodwill. I know of boutique amps,vintage and top made USA and japan guitars and basses that sold for thousands including a couple pre-war Gibson acoustics.

It's crazy to think that stuff like that ends up at Goodwill. I know a guy who saw a Ken Smith bass come into his local store. I assume it happens when someone dies and their homes are cleaned out? In those moments, people aren't in the frame of mind to analyze all of someone's possessions. They just want them gone.

 

[bassbully]

It's crazy to think that stuff like that ends up at Goodwill. I know a guy who saw a Ken Smith bass come into his local store. I assume it happens when someone dies and their homes are cleaned out? In those moments, people aren't in the frame of mind to analyze all of someone's possessions. They just want them gone.

The stories I have of items including top notch guitars coming into Goodwill will leave you scratching your head.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

You have to remember, outside of musicians, people don't know instruments are worth anything. "Aw, an old, beat up guitar? Maybe someday you can afford a new one."

 

[ajkula66]

You have to remember, outside of musicians, people don't know instruments are worth anything. "Aw, an old, beat up guitar? Maybe someday you can afford a new one."

Yep, that's a part of the equation for sure.

I've seen more vintage Gibson acoustics on Goodwill - ranging from trashed to almost pristine - in the last six months than I could've possibly imagined. The prices skyrocket for all of them pretty fast, though. There was a pretty-trashed-but-all-original '67 EB-3 that I bid on last year but someone wanted it *way* more than I did...

Saw an original Fender Tweed Bassman a couple of months ago...some really bizzarre stuff pops up on fairly regular basis, along with metric tons of sheer junk, of course.

Not complaining since I did get a few things from them that both my kids and myself enjoy, and at a good price.

 

[catcauphonic]

Not the online store, but i just found these 3 excellent condition original pressings for $.99ea in one of the local retail stores

 

[Kirk Bryant]

Ive watched a few vintage amps go up to stupid prices that were way above what they should have really been priced at and sold for. I get better deals walking into the store. A friend found an Synth worth 3k he bought for $100 cause it was obscure. Deals do happen, but like all net based options now everybody’s hip to it.