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Expensive goodwill finds. |
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Post# 286960   7/2/2014 at 19:28 (3,577 days old) by starryblues4u (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Post# 286964 , Reply# 1   7/2/2014 at 19:31 (3,577 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 286969 , Reply# 3   7/2/2014 at 20:01 (3,577 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York)   |   | |
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I only live about 30 minutes away from you! I have seen outrageous prices on vacuums at goodwill. YES, it is a good cause, BUT they still got them for free, and they are still NOT desirable to the GENERAL public, even though collectors will go for them. One wanted $80 for a bojacked kirby classic. It sat there for MONTHS!! Another wanted $50 for an older kenmore progressive without the powerhead! Here is the best one: A hoover flair with a missing brushroll and cracked base for $25!
I have discovered the reason why they ask for so much- I found out a year ago that one particular goodwill used ebay to price everything! Good luck selling those! |
Post# 286981 , Reply# 4   7/2/2014 at 21:10 (3,577 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona)   |   | |
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Wow, I have never seen prices so high! In what sort of area is this Goodwill located? I'm not sure if this is the same everywhere, but I've gone thrifting in just about every sort of town in Arizona, from rural retirement communities to Mercedes-swamped Scottsdale, and I've noticed a trend. Thrift stores in high-rent districts will tend to have more modern disposable products in poorer shape, but will take advantage of the community's wealth and charge top dollar. Lower-rent districts seem to take better care of their belongings, and thrift stores more often have older products in above-average condition, but charge reasonable prices. I always find the best stuff there. Does it seem to work this way elsewhere?
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Post# 286998 , Reply# 5   7/2/2014 at 22:39 (3,577 days old) by marks_here (_._)   |   | |
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Here has a Hoover windtunnel self-propelled bagless U6626 for $35 in excellent condition. I told them they could sell it for more, but the manager said they price things to sell fast & they do!! They had a Kenmore Progressive blue model there last week in pristine condition for $25, went back there on Mon. & it was sold.
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Post# 287004 , Reply# 6   7/3/2014 at 01:05 (3,577 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 287007 , Reply# 7   7/3/2014 at 01:54 (3,577 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Bet if those high dollar vacuums and other things sold at those Goodwill stores don't sell-they get chucked into the compactor or dumpster in back of the store.The Goodwill and Salvation Army places closed near me-no longer around. |
Post# 287056 , Reply# 8   7/3/2014 at 11:48 (3,576 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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No offense guys, but I am not having any sympathy for your complaints of high prices not one bit! The city I live in, which is pretty small- only 36,000 people- has a Value Village, Goodwill & Sally Ann. The Value Village we got just 1 1/2 years ago, & had fought to get one here for decades. Very seldom do you see vacs at any of the thrift stores, & when you do they are cheap disposable Hoovers, Eurekas, Dirt Devil, Shark, etc. And a lot of the time they are broken or well-used with lots of scuffs & scrapes, or need expensive replacement parts that make the vacuum not worth it. Case in point....about a year ago, Goodwill had a Shark Infinity upright vacuum, one of the first Dyson multi-cyclonic knockoffs....the vacuum itself was in good shape, but it was missing all it's tools & the brushroll was BARE....no bristles at all. It was priced at $20 dollars, but to get new tools & brushroll from Shark would have cost easily $50 dollars, so $70 dollars into a used disposable vacuum is not worth it. I would gladly pay the high prices they ask for DTD brands or high-end vac shop brands.
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Post# 287091 , Reply# 9   7/3/2014 at 15:36 (3,576 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 287118 , Reply# 11   7/3/2014 at 18:01 (3,576 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 287128 , Reply# 12   7/3/2014 at 19:45 (3,576 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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Post# 287185 , Reply# 14   7/4/2014 at 05:40 (3,576 days old) by starryblues4u (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Post# 287191 , Reply# 15   7/4/2014 at 08:33 (3,575 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 287237 , Reply# 18   7/4/2014 at 13:49 (3,575 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 287240 , Reply# 19   7/4/2014 at 14:48 (3,575 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 287293 , Reply# 21   7/5/2014 at 05:20 (3,575 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 287380 , Reply# 22   7/5/2014 at 21:31 (3,574 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Gareth, why would someone buy & donate a new vacuum with all the garbage being sold today?! You can easily spend $500 & still get a vacuum that's poorly made, Kenmore canisters are a perfect example of this. It would be much better in my opinion to donate a good old Electrolux or Kirby that has lots of life left in it, & won't break easily from abuse.
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Post# 287424 , Reply# 23   7/6/2014 at 06:45 (3,573 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 287433 , Reply# 25   7/6/2014 at 08:31 (3,573 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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