Is Goodwill's Video Game Store a Scam?
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What bothers me is all these thrift stores charging ebay prices but dont have any guarantee that ebay or a used videogame store would have. If you buy from anywhere else and it's sold as tested and working order and if you have any problems you can bring it back. Thrift stores need to be more realistic with their prices on things they got on a DONATION.
I agree people are donating that stuff so that people who can’t afford it brand new has a chance
Ok, so thrift stores start undervaluing their games, then what happens? The resellers swoop in, pick up the bargains and hike the price up, either way the person who actually wants to play the game still gets a raw deal
@@greenreaper1985 that's a good point, but at the same time the people who want to play, or collect these games have the same chance at finding them as resellers. That chance is now taken away completely.
@@greenreaper1985 I don't think the point is they should undervalue stuff, just that they should have the same safeguards that other places have. If they want to ask online prices that's fine, but there needs to be the same safeguards in place as well that other stores/online selling platforms have. I had a friend just yesterday receive an xbox 360 bundle listed as mint he purchased from Goodwill, and when he got it there was no packing material used, the console didn't work, and some of the cases didn't even have the games in them. Now he's just out that money he spent on a more affordable system because there aren't the same safeguards/return policies in place, which is what I think the original post was referring to. If they want to ask higher prices that's fine, but they need to have the same return policies as well, otherwise these same people who want/need a cheaper deal due to their financial situation potentially get screwed.
@@greenreaper1985 Theres a middle ground. I go to a couple thrift stores that have a set price, like $4 for all videogames and it works out great. Then there's bigger organizations like goodwill and valuevillage that sell it at top market price regardless if it's complete or tested and it doesn't have a guarantee or proper return policy. Your saying you think we should charge ebay prices at a "THRIFT store" Do you know what thrift means lol.
If Goodwill was a food bank, they would take donations from the community and sell back the food at retail prices to the community.
Can't flip food, and food expires lol or vultures be swooping that food up to resell. No one goes through great lengths to resell food
Lot do you ever look on Amazon or Walmart market place 😂
What bothers me is they get the stuff for free. Then charge outrageous prices for it. Haven't been to a goodwill in 2 years since I found out they keep most of the money
Exactly! They be charging more than mall retailers
Less than 10% of profits go to their “charity work.”
95% of the grids profits go to the free training programs on campus :)
Yeah they should just call it the Ebay store. 🤣🤣
they sell this stuff on good will video game ebay stores too
Goodwill proving yet again why I call them badwill or greedwill. Taking all the good stuff out before it even hits shelves so they can sell it for over market prices on auction sites or stores like this
well to be fair, a Goodwill owned game store doesn't sound like a bad idea on paper, until you realize you're getting ripped off and the money is lining the pockets of some asshole who got their inventory for free. At least GameStop pays for their supplies
Goodwill me for is great for DVD movies and that's it
I don’t think I’ve ever seen something priced at Goodwill and said, “good for them”
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He's saying it cause if they didn't they just flush money down the toilet for flippers to profit. TBH even just being at market rate is a win for most game stores considering half the ones I go to charge waaaay more than market value on common but sought after games. Like sorry I'm not buying super Mario bros 3 on NES for $50
@@MattG4033 I know. I just can’t get behind Goodwill charging over $20 for anything when they are given inventory for FREE. I’m sure we all have price horror stories as resellers
@@aaronturner8262 did you know??? That goodwill sold a sealed copy of Zelda on the nes for $400,000 dollars on there online site??? And they get all this $(:)/ for FREE WTF???
@NEON_STUDIO Goodwill doesn't pay for its inventory and most people still wrongfully consider them a nonprofit. That is a problem. Unlike resellers, they also don't test mostly and don't accept returns like resellers have to.
I love the fact they charge near at-prices when it comes to ebay. As a collector, not a reseller, this would be heaven for me. Why is that? It takes out the shipping fees completely, as at least half of what I get through reseller sites do charge a shipping fee that can add $4 to $12 on top of that price. If it's marked $2 to $3 or more under retail, that's a win for me and adds to my collection! :D
Theirs way better thrift stores and Facebook marketplace to find shit, you’re wasting your money if you go to goodwill
@@darrell5363 I pick no favorites. I go everywhere, to flea markets and friends just the same.
It would be if they had them everywhere. Instead though they take a lot of the games from a lot of stores and concentrate them into one themed game store. I would rather them just leave them at each of the individual thrift stores.
@@gent2205 then charge 30% higher than pricecharting
All thrift stores been going crazy with prices lately.. I mean c’mon you got this stuff for FREE. Plus it defeats the purpose of thrifting.. prices are at retail+++++
So you buying for low price but selling maybe 10x is well fair ? 😂😂
I work here and I wouldn’t consider us a thrift store, but you can still find deals like Phoenix did.
Keep in mind they get this inventory for free and overcharge you pretending that they're a charity but they are not
I work for them and, at least in my area's branch, it does go back to the community. There are programs that also help their workers out quite a bit, such as Wheels to Work. I won't say that it's perfect and I definitely don't like the corporate goons ahead of us, but not all Goodwills are the same if you ask me. We really try to do a respectable job of putting out good stuff for our community. :)
Editor riffs monolgue....just GOLD. The store looks cool for collectors but is there a return policy there? That's the main issue I would have bc regular Goodwills don't as it's all untested. Same with their website. ALSO the layout reminds me Trade It over here in NC.
Love videos like this one. Can you try to do more yard sales? I love hearing your interactions with people during those
Props to Riff for the mild editing that some of us have been asking for! The random bleeps and bloops, Hallelujahs, Mario sounds, good cuts, zooms, etc. Really appreciating the work! Makes Caleb's vids more entertaining without being distracting.
I always liked their editing.
Is this Riff's alt account? XD :P
@@ForsakenUnderling I liked Caleb's work just fine, but Riff went CRAZY with the editing at first... People wanted less from him and I feel like he's backed off a bit. I dig it.
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I worked at a goodwill for about a month and ended up quitting due to the way the managers would treat people. We had a dumpster out back where we would throw away any broken items or clothes with any holes in them that couldnt be sold. We also had to throw away things like used perfumes or deodorants and anything like that because we could not sell them. There was a homeless camp in the woods up the hill behind the goodwill and often some of them would come down to dumpster dive our dumpster to try and find any used toiletries or clothes with minimal damage and especially blankets or towels that were thrown out for stains or holes. My manager would tell us if a homeless person was hanging out around the dumpster to yell and curse at them to try and get them to leave and if they wouldnt then to come get him and he would curse them out or throw things to scare them off. That was the first time I realized that goodwill doesnt actually care about helping people and when I quit because I refused to work making a company money that treated homeless people that way
Goodwill has been getting more and more competitive, they let less and less stuff slip these days. My local GWs, I swear they don't let any video games $10+ hit the store floor.
Commercial thrift stores like goodwill are horrible these days. They're charging 5 bucks each for used games that you can buy in an retro video game store for like 3 bucks. The only places you'll find good deals these days are small mom and pop thrift stores.
I’ve been wanting to do goodwill and stuff for games and this video helps me a lot with my decisions. Thank you so much!
You'll find some deals sometimes. I work for a Goodwill and at least some of my coworkers and I try to put out good stuff for respectable prices. We are currently having a slow season, so things aren't moving out quite as fast as we'd like though, so lots of people have quit from having no work. Cutting hours sucks. Hope you enjoy using Goodwill if you choose to do so though!
The problem with Goodwill slapping market value prices on stuff is it sits until 50% or 75% off day because NOONE GOING TO GOODWILL IS LOOKING TO PAY MARKET VALUE! ESPECIALLY FOR STUFF THEY DIDNT PAY A PENNY FOR! THATS THE WHOLE POINT OF GOING TO THRIFT STORES! So they think they're going to make more money for the store but it just sits. I have a love/hate relationship with my GW. They had 6 Burger King glasses for $9 apiece when they couldn't sell them for $3 apiece months ago! And individually prices used POPs...GTFOH! But then I find a Samsung Dolby Atmos soundbar and sub combo for $45! Sold it on Facebook for $150 next day.
So you’re complaining that Goodwill is actually acting like a standalone business and selling their items at market value when even they realize that not all of it will be sold? At the end of the day, Goodwill is trying to make money off this stuff, just like everyone else’s grandma and great aunt wants to. Stop trying to say that it’s not fair because in the context of pricing for a small business in a free market, fairness is relative.
Not "good for them" dude. Screw Goodwill doing this. They get this stuff as donation and then have the nerve to charge market prices for them.
The alternative is this store becomes a resellers favorite store with people standing in line 2-3 hours before opening. Be realistic man…
Over in Canada thrift stores have become really bad. they resell old shirts that were turned in and sell them like almost brand new market prices even videogames. Nothing seems thrift anymore 😕
I think it just makes me mad that they get everything for free. Also, if they're charging so much, they should at least remove all the old stickers.
Generally the old stickers are more expensive than what we sell them for because they come from large retailer donations, also removing them could damage the seal and value. :)
Not a Goodwill fan, but do they pay for retail space? The government doesn't pay for their rent do they? I'd appreciate if prices were a little bit less I mean to consistantly be Ebay prices is still pretty outrageous. But I could see it being just a bit (like 20%+) lower.
If wearing used clothes doesn't gross you out, they have huge deals on jeans.
I’m amazed by their selection! However… this is a touchy subject. Most of what I have seen there is advertised at eBay sold listings or market value. It makes me wonder if they have a national scanning system with games where if some Goodwill in ID gets a good title, it’s flagged to send there to maximum profit. Although I source at Goodwill, I question their ethics in this vs. the pay their execs get. I’ve also noticed 3rd party sellers for some home goods in my local Goodwill. They told me they have contracts with vendors…. Isn’t that more retail store for profit than a donation thrift non profit? I imagine this store is a goldmine for exec bonuses.
Seems like you need to find mislabeled games to make money haha. But it can be done if you have the time to go through!
Believe me, I'm one of the regular workers in my local Goodiwll, and we do not like the upper management. They have no grasp of what working the floors is like, and they are only nice at face value.
When are you gonna get a barcode scanner and start using database mode? You could scan every barcode on those two shelves in well under an hour
So
We have a pretty cool game shop in Bowling Green, Kentucky called the Great Escape. It shares the name with two movie theaters, so you’d have to add that to the search. On Saturday, I got Super Mario World for $8, Borderlands 2 for $2, and a new copy of Fallout 4 for PS4 for $2.40. Definitely worth a look!
There’s also a Great Escape in Louisville.
Dont give advices to resellers, soon you can only dream about those prices.
Cheap games are still out here.
Bro these prices are ridiculous there almost above Amazon for goodwill wtf
Warner brothers did that a lot at the beginning of 2010s. They would put a DVD or Blu-ray combo set with the appropriate game. I know I got the original Mortal Kombat movie on Blu-ray from a trade-in of that bundle on PS3 with MK 9. They were limited to PS3, 360, and Wii games all of them were re-prints around 2010 to 2013.
There’s a Mario kart 9?!
@@therantinggamer7273 Mortal Kombat 9, aka Mortal Kombat 2011.
SAME DUDE! I know you don't read comments, ever, but goodwill Suuucks for video games. They have shelves of limited edition DVD sets out in the open, but they've locked FIFA 2008 and 8 copies of Wii Fit for the playstation behind a glass safe!! You should visit Europe dude
There’s something similar to this store near me. They call it goodwill goodbytes. I just got a Wii bundle from there. Didn’t expect much cause it’s a goodwill. However, I was very pleased when I opened the box. It had the console, stand, 2 wii motes, 2 wii motion plus adapters, 4 skins for the motes, 2 nunchucks and Wii sports and Wii sports resort. I got all that for 90 bucks from there. Yeah it’s a lil higher than I wanted for a Wii. But all that stuff. Just the sports games alone are half the money. But as you say, opportunity is everywhere. Love your channel, man!
I frequent that grid location very often, they price their games slightly under ebay used prices so its a good place to find some good priced sealed games there. Next time you're in the area check out 2nd & charles thats only a few minutes away from the grid.
Goodwills suck. It's a videos game store that doesn't pay taxes.
I live about 25 minutes from here, and will never go back. Their prices are generally higher than eBay, as well as the local game shops in the Charlotte area. The best part is when they post something on their Facebook page about something they're putting out, they use the hashtag "thrifting" - lol.
Cracks me up they claim you can “find electronics and games at goodwill prices!” Like yeah right
Even goodwill auctions typically price higher than eBay. Literally goodwill is a ripoff
Omg this voice over might have been the best one yet!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The way you just put your games all the way at the end of the rack where someone could just walk by and scoop them up without you noticing just gives me anxiety 😅😂. I keep my finds with me and will not put them down in thrift stores ,but that is just me haha. Really cool video, I have never seen one of those GRID Goodwill stores before. Also, fun fact that Bratz game on PS2 and maybe other systems came with a Bratz doll outfit. I know this ,because I have a copy of it on PS2 with the little doll outfit.
😂 I’ve literally looked at something for a few minutes put it down for a minute than had someone walk up and take it.
It's nice having this store in the Charlotte area, but it does mean that all the Goodwill's in the surrounding area are sending them all the good stuff. Very hard to find any video game and electronic items at the regular stores in the area. It's not impossible to find this stuff, but I have had employees at the regular stores take things out of my hand that was already on the shelf and say that they are supposed to send those in and it was put out by mistake.
So i worked next to a goodwill very recently. They dont even keep stuff in store anymore as far as ive been told by the workers, they get shipped out almost immediately to the goodwill auction site
I don't think any goodwills in the Charlotte area even keep ANY games because of this store, I don't even see trash titles. And the prices are laughable, he may have found a few amazon things but for the most part the entire store is above ebay price.
Gotta give goodwill a run for their money.
You need to hit Mckays used books and more in either Winston or Greensboro nc. They are somewhat high but good stuff is found easily that’s under priced. As of right now the wii system complete is like $35 og backwards compatible and $32 none backwards
I still don't get the hustle. The profit is assuming the game sells but that's also not factoring in how long it takes the game to sell. What if it never sells?
That’s why price is also based on demand
....and this is why I stopped thrifting, garage sales, etc.
Pass up the bad and take the good deals.
I've noticed that goodwill has started to do their research on stuff over the years. I used to be able to go in and snag High end Clothing, furniture, electronics, and shoes for next to nothing. Now everything is priced around what it's worth on the second hand market. 😕
What bothers me is that most of these videos the person say they will make a profit after selling the game but you never actually see if they sold the game and made a profit. The concept is great you buy it for a low price and then sell it for a small or great profit. Do a video showing us all the games you bought that day and then listing them on your Amazon seller account. Show us how long it took for someone to buy the game and how much of a true profit you made.
That’s kinda cool, wish there was one near me. But honestly there prices should be at-least 10% lower then market value due to the fact they get these games for free!
I go to this store occasionally, most of the stuff is at ebay pricing but for a collector like me its nice to save on shipping. I was told by the employees that they price like this to avoid resellers buying up all of their stock at once. If they really wanted to sell to collectors like me instead of resellers they would price at about 20-30 percent below online prices, that way it would still feel like a deal for people that actually want to keep this stuff and resellers would not waste time for such a small profit.
But why do they care about resellers? I've noticed this at normal GWs as well. They didn't pay a penny for anything, it's all profit. Put a fair price on it for both of us and move inventory! If I want to take the time to clean, test, take pics of, list on Ebay, wait for it to sell, then package it up and pay Ebay/shipping fees then I should get market value!
@@JuanGrande386 Because resellers will go in and buy everything in the store and not leave any stock on the shelf for people that just want to have the games for themselves. I don't have a personal problem with resellers but if you want to have a decent selection of stuff for the general public you cant price everything in the store for a buck or two or the store will be empty for everybody else. However I do have a problem with the store when they price at direct ebay pricing because the stuff was donated.
I work there and tell people this because it’s true. We wouldn’t have a single game if we marked everything at 25-30% below and I’ll tell you how I know from personal experience. when we moved locations to where you see the grid in this video we had a moving sale staring at 25% on the first day and went to 70% by the end of the week. The first day of the sale (25%) ONE person bought EVERY video game that wasn’t shovelware to resell, spent 12K in one transaction and ruined the week of sales for everyone else.
@@Mindthegap525 he made bank that day. Smart man. You snooze you lose.
So not completely tone deaf like GameStop, but not really doing the whole "Goodwill" deal anymore. The point of those stores was to sell used things below market value for broke families can afford to buy them... Now you go and they want to charge you $3 for a worn childrens shirt they got in a garbage bag for free. Kind of shitty regarding that. It's just a pawnshop without the pawn now days. I shop at local thrift stores or Salvation Army and tend to avoid Goodwill at all cost. Unless I'm looking for something specific I don't want to spend a bunch on for a new one, I don't even look. Priced like a pawn shop and they don't do deals.
Goodwill was never for the people. Greedwill. They prey on the community
@@ReezyResells I wouldn't say that. I could see both side of the arguments. How Goodwill it is when they priced them low and one single reseller get everything worthy and you always left with crappy sport titles? I don't know the right answer but I'd rather buy things I like most with higher price but still lower than eBay than not even be able to see any game even worthy to pick up and check out.
Right? Can go to target n get a new one for 5 bucks lmao
Where I live in NH they have EVERY game in store labeled at $15 no matter what
This is the video I have been waiting to see! Love your videos and all the info :)
good to see charlotte, nc getting some love i been going to this store for a few years now i gotta find another store reseller have breached the wall 😂
Next time you're in Charlotte make sure to check out the 2nd & Charles locations
There is a store owned by goodwill near me just like this except its called goodbytes by goodwill. Pretty much the same as this store. Found this video interesting. Thanks for the video super informative.
Is it also a video game store?
I have noticed in the last year that goodwill prices have sky rocket since they have gotten hip to the reseller side of things and this is no dis to resellers I am a fellow reseller my self I sell used bikes in my area that is how I figured this out I often stop by my local goodwill to see what kind of bike stuff they may have and this year often if they have any thing decent they typically have it Priced for more than I could get out of it as a reseller crazy over priced lately
“Ohhh jeeze somebody lost their life over there ! “ lol lol lol
I thought the reason the local Goodwill was to put them on the auction site (for the crazy delivery prices). Would not mind finding one of these nearby.
8:28 hahaha I say the same thing when I hear loud sounds like that 😆
8:27 "Someone just lost their life over there." (Goes back to flipping games)
Riff LMAO carrying every video with the editing
This grid game atore might be why I rarely ever see games in my goodwills and them resellers too
This makes me like GW even less. I’m guessing this is why GWs in my area no longer sell video games. Gone are the days of finding games dirt cheap. It was cool while it lasted, I used to find pretty decent stuff at GW.
Yeah all electronics and games of the southern piedmont region stores of NC and SC should be shipped to us first, some stores don’t do it all the time tho.
I found a PS2 game case at goodwill with girls gone wild in it 😂. Some teenage kid almost got a GREAT sports game lol.
They gave it to me.
goodwill went downhill over the years unless you live near the goodwill outlets where you can buy thing according to the weight of it and not what the item is.. too bad i live pretty good ways away from one or thats where i would be... their small stores are ripoffs though because like everyone says they get everything free and charge next to retail prices for everything.
In Charlotte huh? It was a concept started in Charlotte but never took off. Next to the bins used to be by UNC Charlotte
Now I know where all the madden wall of shames went along with all the good games.
Founded in 1902, Goodwill Industries International is, in fact, a nonprofit organization, and the money its thrift stores make goes towards community programs like job training, placement services, and classes for people who have disabilities or are otherwise challenged in finding traditional employment.
When they arent exploiting handicapped people by underpaying them. Goodwill never sat right with me. Especially since for a non profit they sure tend to roll in a large profit.
Yeah goodwill is a joke everything they get is donated so it's pretty much all profit
Idk how good will is but sometimes. Value Village has games but not all, The only issue is they sometimes price it at market value so for an example metal gear solid twin snake game cube was selling there for $100…
i was in a goodwill 3 or 4 years ago here in canada. they always have a case with anything worth more than 20 bucks where you can bid on the item.
my buddy bid 120 dollars on a wii u in the display that had 12 games with it. he won the auction, got the call, went to get the system.......
all of the games were just empty cases. the store clerk demanded that he pay, in full for the auction. after about 20 mins of arguing with the clerk and the manager. that nowhere did the listing say cases only. how could anyone have known other than the goodwill that the cases were empty? i argued that the listing said it was fully tested. that had to have meant the games at least looked in decent shape. finally i said "lets just leave, what are they going to do"?
so we talked out. it was a very bizarre experience.
first it was ebay that ruined chances of getting a good deal at a thrift shop or value village. pricecharting sealed the fate of getting a good deal.
once an employee finds price charting....that is all she wrote. value village used to sell all games for 5 dollars just a few years ago.
now i see pricing in a case of above retail. the only games on the shelf there for 5 dollars are games worth less than 5 dollars.
From YYC. Unfortunate, but understandable. Otherwise, one single reseller would get everything worth flipping and all you can see are sport titles and crappy content/cases. I don't know what's worse.
Nowadays I just get what I really want there. And maybe cheap(er) stuffs that I guess would rise in value in the future. The name of the game has changed.
Hey, Love your content and watch basically every vid. This one had a really low hum that with a subwoofer (I know i'm the edge case lol) made it very frustrating to listen to, most likely just ambient sound from the store. You could do a low cut perhaps on your vids to get rid of the droning sounds. Just a thought! Cheers and keep making content.
Where did you those shelves? @ 2:40. They are clean and perfect for what I want
Those good bases are eon’s elite variants and both 40 to 80 in the collectors case and in box
How much of that stuff actually works? Goodwill making all profit paying no taxes for the less fortunate. Nice
Ebay prices and above caught them slipping a couple times but mainly a no go in my area.
I call goodwill (the Michigan ones at least) goodgreif. They get stuff for free...say even a stephen king book that's readily available for 4$ online and they charge 5.99 for that particular book and want 2.99 for Harry Potter 1. While local salvation army sells books 1$ for hardcover and .50 for a paper back. I wont even get started on video games.
Yeah you don't want to shop at that Goodwill store with video games only. All the Goodwill stores in the state send all their video games there, then they look on the internet and jack their price up to match pretty close. There is no video games at my local one at all cuz they send them to the middle of Oregon somewhere. In the city where people got more money and they can make more money. But I'm wondering who's getting the money?
Goodwill keeps the money to answer your question. They are not a nonprofit really anymore. They don't invest in their local communities really either anymore. The people at the top are all millionaires. No joke. They have convinced many they are a non profit thrift store so you will donate to them. Nothing is further from the truth now though.
That's definitely not the only one in the country. I have 2 grid stores within 30 mins of each other. Also they have been here for like 2 years.
Short story: yes
Long story :yes because all inventory is donations based and no proceeds go to any foundation or donated in any shape way or form just used to pocket owner wallet
Noooo way this is the first store that I ever went and got a GameCube there that’s so crazy
As a goodwill employee how did I not know about this place? It’s beuatiful.
The store is gonna see this video and make sure they never underprice sealed games ever again haha. I bet the pricers might even get in trouble because of this 🤣😂
Lol I like your first joke but there’s no way they would sweat losing 10 bucks on one game!
There’s definitely more than one grid, there’s a few in nc and the prices are shart
wii play motion was bundled with a motion plus wii remote the game disc alone isnt worth $87. The game itself is worth like $15-20
just wonderin how caleb recover that total profit while selling on amazon. Weeks? Months?
They clearly got their gaming specialists hired there so the slippage rate for pricing is probably very low.
We have 3 game techs
Heyyyyyy, Charlotte! Yeah this places prices historically aren't fantastic, there was another store nearby that they got a lot of their inventory from (RIP Save Point...) and ever since then I have stopped bothering to go here.
Save point was a godsend. VGW can be ok sometimes, but they have some shady employees, and they have awful trade value. The less said about G2K and gamers alley, the better.
@@topchief1 I actually play Magic at G2K, lol. :( Gamer's Alley is also pretty fantastic for everything that isn't video games.
Yeah, I just stick to the video game side so if they do good on other stuff, that's fine. I will say that the manager at G2K is a truly nice guy, still recognizes me every time I come in to confirm prices are still outrageous.
Yeah I went back i forgot to check amibos and got 65$ last last last last gen game GameStop said no one buys old crapped 😂😂😂
bruh loco roco for psp for 5?! steal that games amazing asf too
Oh this is what you meant. No wonder I never heard of it. Or never saw one
Another great video. Always with the quality content!
You still in Charlotte? I'm looking to sell my collection of consoles, games, and accessories and having trouble finding where to start looking for serious buyers. (Not stores)
I have seen a lot of Ebay listings from goodwill
Those grid video game stores have more video games that you would want as opposed to a vanilla good will.
The good will in my city has shovelware games and nothing worth buying.
at 14:40 those skylanders 3 of them are caled eons elites they have higher stats and a golden base they are actualy pretty wanted
I’m not anti reseller, but to all the comments complaining about them charging the prices they are charging despite getting their stuff for free/cheap, unfortunately they are not selling only to low income people, resellers are one of the people that come through and it puts some responsibility on them to raise their prices as well and be profitable. They are no longer only selling to low income consumers but to anyone who may come through and that changes the value of what they have.
The one thing I hate about goodwill games and movies is when someone takes the disk out and hides it underneath another disk to get it free because they never look inside items that they are checking out so they live the empty case on the shelves
I could get you a ton of DS lites from Asia if your interested. They usually go for 10 USD here per unit.
Wish I had something like that near me. So clean and organized. Any time I check goodwill game they are always wayyyyy over priced. Never worth anything.
Resellers = Goodwill Salespeople
No Resellers = No Goodwill Salespeople
In other words, is it better to have 1 Retail Store or 1000s of Wholesalers.
Poor math for Goodwill.
Finally a comment that actually makes sense. Not just anger towards goodwill or the reseller but a comment with a business point of view.
Didn’t really think about this until you pointed it out. They lost a lot of free leg work.
8:43 if your wondering about the background music search up (turtle emoji)
The major chain thrift stores, Savers, Goodwill, etc., have caught on to the game. It's rarely beneficial to source there for collectibles.
We get a ton of rare collectible stuff at the grid you wouldn’t otherwise find in person or at all, they’re just priced what they’re worth generally.
@@Mindthegap525 I get that. The problem is, the point of a thrift store is to have stuff under retail prices. Generally, the people who shop there don't have a lot of money and are trying to be "thrifty". Now the argument can be made that, it's video games, if people can't afford it, then don't buy them. I would also argue, just like I do at flea markets, if I wanted to pay eBay prices I'll just shop on eBay. Goodwill/Savers gets their inventory donated to them by fortunate people so that it can be rehomed to less fortunate people.
@@RichRetr0 If we’re just talking about every day items then you’re correct people are generally looking for a good deal, and generally we have good deal on everyday items. Especially on beginner computers that the really less fortunate need in order to take the free job training classes we provide in the same building which 97% of the grids profits go to. For the more collectible stuff I was referring to in my comment like master chief helmets or super rare games like persona two, I don’t think the man trying to get a $60 computer to start his life up again is really upset that we have $400 game prices at $380.
@@Mindthegap525 sure but when the single mom who lives on section 8 and can't afford to get her kids a playstation or and Xbox goes to thrift store to buy one and finds that it's still out of her price range because you sell it at market value, kinda shitty. If you don't want to sell the gaming stuff at the same discounted rate you do for everything, then don't sell collectibles.
@@RichRetr0 the reseller would already have drove to the goodwill and picked it up before the section 8 mom could get on the bus.
5:26 If you look at the bottom left in the Skylander bin, you can see a Dora the Explorer Plug and Play game.
I know this because I own it. In-case you're wondering, it's bad.
This looks like the Charlotte location. I’ve been here… not enough room for profit (for me) when I was there.
Goodwill used to be my jam 5-6 years ago, found a lot of great games for GameCube for stupid cheap, 3.99, now that prices are stupid expensive
The store looks cool. I’m gonna have to check it out sometime.
This world sucks just a good will that looks up eBay price’s like everyone now and more people trying to make money.
Great video Caleb
Makes me sick seeing Goodwill take advantage of the Goodwill of others.
this makes me hate goodwill even more