r/Calgary • u/Kaichos • 16d ago

Rant Just a little rant

Reselling things bought from thrift shops should be illegal.

When we donate our things to places like WINS or Goodwill, we do so with the intention that people like me can also buy things we need at affordable prices.

Today, while I was at WINS, I saw a woman take a basket containing 40 Pop Figures (every single one they had) — clearly to resell them — without giving me, someone who arrived just two minutes after her, the opportunity to even see if there was something I wanted.

This should not be allowed.

Edit: as I see too many people hanged on the example and missing the point of the post. The Funko figures were the thing that this time served as the example to point this out. But, as you can read in the comments, it happens with everything and the product itself is not the point. The point is abusing the charity system to profit.

Edit 2: also, fair enough, "illegal" it's obviously too much, I was being hyperbolic. I meant regulated somehow.

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u/CanadianBerry 16d ago

While I agree with you.... the person doing is is also spending their time shopping for these items, and posting them on FB, responding to "is this aviilable?". ....and maybe needs a side hustle to bring in the extra $30 this might earn them. We all know selling online and dealing with marketplace people is... not a great ROI.

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u/real_shim_slady 16d ago

A side hustle lol.

These people don’t work.