My local reStore wants $100 for a 20 year old washing machine with a tag that says “we don’t know if it works”. They want $50 for a shitty old door ripped off your parents house. I used to love that place, now it’s not even worth looking.
Yeah, I used to love thrifting. Could find really awesome stuff for a couple bucks. Now it’s too trendy. They’ve figured out that people were buying it from them dirt cheap and then reselling it in their own “vintage” shop for like 20x the price. Society has even ruined thrifting.
This doesn’t apply to furniture but the Goodwills in my area ship all the good stuff to a central location two counties away where it can be listed for sale online. The stuff in store is mostly garbage.
Fair. I live in a LCOL area, mine don’t touch appliances, outdoor stuff, etc., can’t even donate to them, so it’s really just a place for cheaper remodeling stuff.
They have furniture, cabinetry, and building supplies. That’s about it. Limited plumbing fixtures, limited lighting, some “extra” paint and carpet tiles in mostly neutral colors.
Doors (no frame) are like $5-10, same with window sashes. Doors with frame are iirc $25, I never looked at windows with frame.
An entire very nice kitchen cabinet set ripped out of a newer condo is like $600.
$100 for a broken washing machine… Id haggle for half that. Maybe a solid deal to a repair person! Used washing machines cost $300. And there is a market for machines that don’t sing songs or connect to your apple watch.
Of course, the major unknown on a washing machine is if the motor & tub works correctly or not. And if it doesn’t, the machine is good for parts.
Of course, I’m not a repair person - but I’ve fixed a bunch of hardware. And sometimes the main reason for broken hardware is a few loose wires on the circuit board. I don’t think it’s that easy for a washing machine.
My local reStore wants $100 for a 20 year old washing machine with a tag that says “we don’t know if it works”. They want $50 for a shitty old door ripped off your parents house. I used to love that place, now it’s not even worth looking.
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Yeah, I used to love thrifting. Could find really awesome stuff for a couple bucks. Now it’s too trendy. They’ve figured out that people were buying it from them dirt cheap and then reselling it in their own “vintage” shop for like 20x the price. Society has even ruined thrifting.
This doesn’t apply to furniture but the Goodwills in my area ship all the good stuff to a central location two counties away where it can be listed for sale online. The stuff in store is mostly garbage.
Has anyone made a !ThriftGrift community?
No? Ok, I will then: !thriftgrift@sh.itjust.works
I subbed :)
I appreciate you.
Fair. I live in a LCOL area, mine don’t touch appliances, outdoor stuff, etc., can’t even donate to them, so it’s really just a place for cheaper remodeling stuff.
They have furniture, cabinetry, and building supplies. That’s about it. Limited plumbing fixtures, limited lighting, some “extra” paint and carpet tiles in mostly neutral colors.
Doors (no frame) are like $5-10, same with window sashes. Doors with frame are iirc $25, I never looked at windows with frame.
An entire very nice kitchen cabinet set ripped out of a newer condo is like $600.
$100 for a broken washing machine… Id haggle for half that. Maybe a solid deal to a repair person! Used washing machines cost $300. And there is a market for machines that don’t sing songs or connect to your apple watch.
Of course, the major unknown on a washing machine is if the motor & tub works correctly or not. And if it doesn’t, the machine is good for parts.
Of course, I’m not a repair person - but I’ve fixed a bunch of hardware. And sometimes the main reason for broken hardware is a few loose wires on the circuit board. I don’t think it’s that easy for a washing machine.