Making Money on Stuff from Charity Shops.....

I know a woman who does that. She does it so she can heat her home. She has oil central heating and of course every winter the price of oil almost doubles. If she didn’t do it she couldn’t heat her home. If she makes more money than she needs for her oil she donates it to charity. Charity shops in our home town can be pretty expensive so how she does it I’ll never know. I think she’s it worked what sells best on these sites. I don’t have a problem with people doing it if they truly need to but I don’t like people doing it just for greed

I've done this once or twice but not that often as generally I don't find my local charity shops that cheap. When I used to go to carboots years ago I found that much better and nowadays I'm such a hoarder that I'm just focusing on the stuff I already own and selling it that I no longer use or to be honest never used.

I don’t find much in charity shops anyway but if you have bought a product at the asking price it’s then your property to do what you like with. I think it would be hard to sell for much more providing they have given an accurate description. Otherwise it would be wrong.

I know people that go to charity shops and get clothes all priced at £1 and sell them on Vinted for more than double what they've paid for them. When you have the time to do a good look in a charity shop you'll be surprised at some of the good stuff you can find.

Profit and trade makes the world go round. Everything we buy goes through a chain of people making money from the end consumer so why shouldn't anyone do the same. The charity shop has got what they asked for the item so why shouldn't it be sold on for someone else to do same.

Charity shops have become more expensive over time so I’m surprised there’s even the margin to get more money. My Dad does jigsaw puzzles and they’re now £4+ upwards. I bought him one from charity near me, then found not all the pieces were there

If people have the time to visit charity shops and resell goods then bravo. The online buyers probably are time poor people who don't have time or energy to trawl the shops but can do online shopping at home.... Everyone wins

People gotta make money some how, alot of charity shops lately have increased prices but hey if you have the time why not, you give the money the charity shops want and you get a bit of cash too

I've visited charity shops to see what video games they have, but it's generally crappy stuff like sport games which isn't worth anything.

Oh my goodness, but I guess you’re talking about more in prestige places that have designer goods.or people looking for antiques that know what they are looking . Either way I think it’s disgusting it’s a charity !!

If you have bought it then you own it and can do what you like with it. The charity shop have made their money so if you are lucky enough to sell it on at a profit then good luck! Personally I buy stuff that I need with no intention of selling it on

Haven’t don’t it myself, although I’ve found really good bargains. But I end up keeping it all for myself

I used to do this alot buy feel eBay and Vinted have gone down hill

I personally don't do it. I buy items for either myself or my son. I suppose once you buy it you own it so can do what you want with it.

I don't see this as a problem. If someone wants to pay a set price for it go for it.

I know a charity shop that scours their donations and puts the good ones onto Ebay

From what I have seen some Charity shops look on the internet and charge what they find on there, so not cheap, they get things for nothing but do not give them away, still they should not charge too much. defeats the object if they dont recycle if the just throw them in a bin to clear stock.

When I did volunteer there was two that would always come in for shoes and trainers they always sold them online for more money it's one of them at least it's earning some extra cash and not stealing

Once you buy from charity shops then it's yours.

So whether you keep or sell is your choice.

I don't have an issue with people who do this, I just wonder HOW they manage it?! My local charity shops just arent cheap enough to be reselling. Plus its all money in the charitys till isnt it? They probably need re-sellers to keep coming in

The charity shops still get their money. I think if you manage to discover a really good deal then out of goodwill you ought to donate some extra back to the charity shop.

Oh dear. The profit does not go to the shop floor staff. It goes to the management staff. Google their headquarters and look up how much the MD is earning (a charity shop told me this). Keep your profit and spend it on yourself instead.

I wouldn't dream of that, if I think I have a nice item I usually pay a bit more, I'm happy to do that as I still think I'm getting a bargain