[Shop-talk] changing times...

[Donald H Locker]

The friend is definitely not "ripping off" the charity. The charity
doesn't have time, knowledge, or money to sell that gear; they would
never recoup the costs necessary to bring in sufficient employees to vet
and market the occasional "gems" that show up at random times in random
categories.

The friend's purchase of gear from the charity fills the charity's
coffers at low cost to the charity. The friend adds their knowledge and
skill to re-market the items and make a little profit as well. Both win.

Donald.

On 2022-04-19 03:27, neiljsherry at talktalk.net wrote:
> So basically ripping off a charity?
>
> On 19 April 2022 00:45:08 BST, Jack Brooks <JIBrooks at live.com> wrote:
>
>     Pat,
>
>     I have a friend who supplements his income by visiting the local Salvation Army, Deseret Store, etc., at the time when they put out the new stuff.  He then resell the stuff he just bought on ebay on a regular basis usually making an 2-10x markup.
>
>     If you have some niche product knowledge, it can be a very profitable.
>
>     Jack
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Pat Horne
>     Sent: Monday, April 18, 2022 3:38 PM
>     To: David Scheidt <dmscheidt at gmail.com>
>     Cc: shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
>     Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] changing times...
>
>     Great story. I wish our Habitat Restore got that kind of thing in.
>
>     Estate sales can be great places to find nostalgia. My dad was at one about 20 years back & noticed something behind the check out that looked a bit like a pepper mill. He asked what it was & the person said they didn’t know but thought it was a kid’s toy. They sold it to him for $25 including the case. It was a Curta calculator. Sold it on eBay for $900 they are going for over $2000 now!
>
>     Peace,
>     Pat
>
>     Pat Horne
>     We support Habitat for Humanity
>
>
>     On Apr 18, 2022, at 5:05 PM, David Scheidt <dmscheidt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     The other day, I was at my local habitat restore, browsing tools. It's
>     very close to me, I pop in once a week or two, to look.
>     They clearly have gotten the estate of an old car guy, as various bits
>     of old test equipment and speciality automotive tools have been there
>     (when they get a bunch of stuff like that, they tend to parcel it out,
>     instead of putting it all out at once) over the last couple months.
>     The other day, there was a twenty something year old looking at a
>     tachometer/dwell engine analyzer.   he asked if I knew what it was.  I
>     attempted to explain.  I'm pretty sure he had no idea what a
>     distributor was, and the idea of points baffled him.   I'd said old
>     cars had them, he said 'like from the 80s?'.
>
>     --
>     David Scheidt
>     dmscheidt at gmail.com