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Where does Goodwill take/send the "Good" stuff??

Anyone who shops @ Goodwill knows, they never put out the "good" items, that come in as donations. (example: expensive designer brands, high quality jewlery with real gems, quality antiques and modern technology). These items also don't seem to show up often at their online auction site shopgoodwill.com ( yep, they have an online auction site. Can we say...greedy? ). So, where do the high quality items go? To employees? To store owners? To private collectors? to ebay? Where is it all going?? And, more importantly... How do I get on their "private" lists? :D

Public Comments

1. All the good stuff goes to the To employees and,their friends .:))


2. I knew a woman that worked there and she used to take the new, good items and put them in consignment shops so she could get the 50% of the sale. That could be one reason.


3. That's an interesting thought . . .

   How much "quality" stuff do you think is actually donated? Especially jewelry and high end electronics.

   I live in a town that has lots of "high end" second hand clothes shops. Seems most people would liquidate first and donate afterwards.

   Just a thought.



4. My old friend used to work for a goodwill store here in las vegas. He used to tell me when he and his partner would make a pickup they would drive to their houses and take all the good stuff for themselves. I heard alot of stories about employees keeping all the quality items. Like , jewels, vcrs, tvs and even cell phones.


5. There is a high-end Goodwill "boutique" downtown across from the main library. It's set up like a small shop, not a thrift store, and they have designer stuff. It's nothing to get too excited about, frankly, but that is where some of the nice stuff goes.

   People are often confused about what the mission of Goodwill is. It is not to provide goods at cheap prices through their thrift stores. Their mission is to provide jobs, training, etc. The thrift stores and the online auctions FUND their mission, and the more they are able to get for the items the better for their clients.

   If you're more interested in what you can get for yourself at the cheapest possible price than you are in helping Goodwill help people who actually need it, then, as you put it yourself: Can we say...greedy?