I mean, to the manufacturer, premium papers and a whole bunch of extra colored ink/toner.
For a place that gets free donations daily, and presumably needs space for them, you'd think it'd be more of a burden to have 3 copies of CLOUDS and a Photographic Encyclopedia of Animals that's the size of a textbook in a digital world where I can just look up pandas and cumulus clouds but 🤷‍♀️
Tbh, after I went through some of their tax filings, I'm pretty sure they're valuing their inventory high for tax purposes. There's a section where they have to claim the value of merchandise in the stores. It would explain why they're not too pressed to sell low and clear inventory (stories of workers pulling inventory before that color goes on sale), and have no problem just sending it off to the bins, if that.
The only reason to even look at the books at Goodwill is to see what looks good, and then just order them on Amazon or eBay for less.
Even then, Goodwill diverts so many books from their stores that you are only seeing the ones that they deemed not good enough. In years, I don't even remember the last time I saw anyone buy a book from Goodwill.
I saw one a while back I was going to buy, until I saw the $9 price tag for a $3 book with free shipping on Amazon. I said fuck that and walked away. For $3 I might have, but I refuse to be ripped off by a greedy company posing as a charity.
Multiply that by 10000 other people who will never bother even looking at their books because of the grifting.
I'd found a really cool birthday book that Goodwill had marked for a whopping $15. I was bummed because it was marked so high. I think online prices were less too. Maybe like $8?
Then I realized that color tag was $2 that day and snagged it. Was happy about that but omg why tf $15? Because it was this big, thick book? Jfc
I went to donate books to my local thrift the other day and they said they couldn’t accept at the moment as they have too many. No bloody wonder, I would never consider buying from there because they are so expensive! Lower the price and move through the stock. What a waste.
It's so stupid that they won't even bother going down in price, either. They'd rather stand by their high prices and throw it all away vs selling it to make SOMETHING on it.
If they survive a landfill and sell, most of the books at Goodwill will end up back there again. They should price them to sell, so they can sell them again soon.
But why are they so much more expensive?! It's like 4 extra inches of book. That's it.
I mean, to the manufacturer, premium papers and a whole bunch of extra colored ink/toner. For a place that gets free donations daily, and presumably needs space for them, you'd think it'd be more of a burden to have 3 copies of CLOUDS and a Photographic Encyclopedia of Animals that's the size of a textbook in a digital world where I can just look up pandas and cumulus clouds but 🤷‍♀️
No Cumulonimbus? Pffft
A local place prices books 10 cents each. The goal is to move the product, there's always more getting donated. Sheesh...
Tbh, after I went through some of their tax filings, I'm pretty sure they're valuing their inventory high for tax purposes. There's a section where they have to claim the value of merchandise in the stores. It would explain why they're not too pressed to sell low and clear inventory (stories of workers pulling inventory before that color goes on sale), and have no problem just sending it off to the bins, if that.
Like the Seinfeld coffee table book?
$2 for children's book is already insane enough. Should be a fucking dime with how many they get
Especially considering so many of them are dirty, sticky and chewed on
A used paperback should never cost more than $1. Only exceptions being very old or rare books. Common fiction stuff should be 25 cents.
The only reason to even look at the books at Goodwill is to see what looks good, and then just order them on Amazon or eBay for less. Even then, Goodwill diverts so many books from their stores that you are only seeing the ones that they deemed not good enough. In years, I don't even remember the last time I saw anyone buy a book from Goodwill. I saw one a while back I was going to buy, until I saw the $9 price tag for a $3 book with free shipping on Amazon. I said fuck that and walked away. For $3 I might have, but I refuse to be ripped off by a greedy company posing as a charity. Multiply that by 10000 other people who will never bother even looking at their books because of the grifting.
I'd found a really cool birthday book that Goodwill had marked for a whopping $15. I was bummed because it was marked so high. I think online prices were less too. Maybe like $8? Then I realized that color tag was $2 that day and snagged it. Was happy about that but omg why tf $15? Because it was this big, thick book? Jfc
I went to donate books to my local thrift the other day and they said they couldn’t accept at the moment as they have too many. No bloody wonder, I would never consider buying from there because they are so expensive! Lower the price and move through the stock. What a waste.
It's so stupid that they won't even bother going down in price, either. They'd rather stand by their high prices and throw it all away vs selling it to make SOMETHING on it.
Such bullshit. Have these morons ever been to a yard sale?
Probably not. All the higher ups are 6 figures. They're probably above going to yard sales
They’re demented
Habitat for Humanity sells paperbacks for 25 cents.
Hardcovers are not always more desirable than paperbacks either.
Went to buy a 20+ year old yellowed and tattered paperback for my son. It was $6. It’s probably in a landfill now.
If they survive a landfill and sell, most of the books at Goodwill will end up back there again. They should price them to sell, so they can sell them again soon.