Garage Sales, Thrift Stores, Antique Malls. THEY NOW KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE! - Collecting Tiki

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Sun, Aug 6, 2006 9:07 AM Thrift stores have always been all over the place with their pricing. Ten years ago, I found a floppy diskette in a thrift store, with a price tag marked "$5 - SOFTWARE". What was the disk? One of those AOL Free Trial disks! A lot of thrift stores are also trying to raise money for charity -- I don't see any problem with them getting a fair price for their stuff, or at least trying to. It's got to be a massive challenge to try to accurately price the broad variety of stuff that passes through their doors. Can't say I blame them if they get a little overexcited when they come across a tiki mug in the masses of mostly boring stuff they have to price -- I know the feeling!

Thrift stores have always been all over the place with their pricing. Ten years ago, I found a floppy diskette in a thrift store, with a price tag marked "$5 - SOFTWARE". What was the disk? One of those AOL Free Trial disks!

A lot of thrift stores are also trying to raise money for charity -- I don't see any problem with them getting a fair price for their stuff, or at least trying to. It's got to be a massive challenge to try to accurately price the broad variety of stuff that passes through their doors. Can't say I blame them if they get a little overexcited when they come across a tiki mug in the masses of mostly boring stuff they have to price -- I know the feeling!

Post #247171 by Humuhumu on Sun, Aug 6, 2006 9:07 AM