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Talk down a thrift shop?
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It's often sub-minimum wages for anyone they can classify as disabled. And it's not just Goodwill that does this. The argument is are they exploiting cheap labor -vs- are they roviding jobs to those that otherwise would not be hirable?
If you are on a tight budget, then don't buy it unless you can afford to help out the cause that maybe connected to the thrift shop. Again if the purchase of this bass is going cause you some financial burden walk away. RTS
What year?
And while Squire certainly has a following, for many years Squires were considered less than desirable, so you got to be careful what year you're talking about. Yet, those Squires in the unfavorable years were probably okay, but South Korea was only just on the cusp of ISO thereby upping their quality control in stringed instrument manufacturing.
And while Squire certainly has a following, for many years Squires were considered less than desirable, so you got to be careful what year you're talking about. Yet, those Squires in the unfavorable years were probably okay, but South Korea was only just on the cusp of ISO thereby upping their quality control in stringed instrument manufacturing.
Pawn shops and restores etcetera have all taken to pricing their merchandise which is highly used, at used prices that they're capturing on eBay and other auction houses and they're using those sold listings as a price verifier when they're really not. But there's no convincing them otherwise I assure you, and they would rather sit on something for 5 years than "give it away" to you for $40 less... or so it seems.
Bilking the customer or covering their expenses?
Maybe a bit of both, but they have the brick and mortar, and more skin in the game.
Who is deserving of some karma here? A guy who sees a really overpriced item and is asking how appropriate it is to discuss more reasonable pricing?
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Show them the ad. If they are unwilling to charge a fair price, they won't sell it (at least to you).
fair point, but not as funny as o.g.b.
but karma is waiting while all the discussion ensues ... no action taken as of yet no mindcrime here, asking is a-okayWhere on the list is “declining to pay more than NEW retail on USED gear and ASKING if it is appropriate to discuss reasonable pricing”? We aren’t taking about talking down an ok thrift price to a steal. Where on your list is charging more than new for used?
not to defend goodwill, but in the interest of clarity ... is not goodwill a 501c3 , i.e., a not-for-profit entity?
oooh, i like this. maybe karma is the o.p. talking down the thrift store. that store had it coming to them!
karma indeed works in mysterous ways. except when it doesn't
"Good Will" gets the full back from me!
I'll never step foot in another, they're greedy about their prices & are loathe to take a return.
When I see overpriced things in a charity shop I just laugh & keep moving.
They'll either come to their senses & put a reasonable price on it or it will just sit there collecting dust.
In the case of "good will" it will rot there, because they rarely adjust a price in my experience.
They were selling clearly broken air fryers in our local branch & not that well discounted, only 30% discount from new.
I'll never step foot in another, they're greedy about their prices & are loathe to take a return.
When I see overpriced things in a charity shop I just laugh & keep moving.
They'll either come to their senses & put a reasonable price on it or it will just sit there collecting dust.
In the case of "good will" it will rot there, because they rarely adjust a price in my experience.
They were selling clearly broken air fryers in our local branch & not that well discounted, only 30% discount from new.
People crap on GW for the exact same reason, maybe they don't get enough of the bottom line to the charitable efforts, maybe their execs are paid 'too much' (just like the pricing on items, we are talking about market value!).. I don't know, but at least GW serves a purpose of recycling goods, slowing the surge of consumerism and giving folks a good cheap alternative to new new new and landfill.
Value Village, and their other assorted subsidiaries, have a unique system that skirts the rules and gives next to nothing to charity.
