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Typical shopgoodwill, they don't list anything as working these days, powers on. People bid way up there and pay absurd shipping.
 
Goodwill is starting to annoy me with this... It's a thrift store, not eBay. (well technically that's what they have made it)
 
From the way that ad is written, call me suspicious, but I think they seeded it. Not that Goodwill would do anything underhanded.............:smoke:
 
He states that the amp "blows everything away" and 'spanks them all". He then goes on to state that he can not test the amp section. :wtf:
 
I wouldn't part with mine for less then $500 . Sounds better then the bigger ones and is way under rated for power.
 
When shopgoodwill.com originated you could pick up gear pretty cheap. It's prices mirror ebay now. It's best to try and buy in your local market area. That way you can avoid the shipping costs. I'll be picking up a Carver amp and a Sony CD player Tuesday. :)
 
It is amazing how this kind of things are going the same way all over the world.
In the Netherlands there are "charity stores"-alike also.
Usually the nice stuff is picked up by "friends" of people where the stuff is brought in so you do not see the nice pieces, and IF there is a nice piece it is for the "asking price" what they see on the internet places.
"It powers on, the light is working, so it is working okay"
 
Pioneer! said:
Goodwill is starting to annoy me with this... It's a thrift store, not eBay. (well technically that's what they have made it)
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This. I got a few pieces from off there before they started going insane price-wise. It's become impossible for me to believe goodwill has not enlisted shill bidders.

And with the exception of a scant few that use FedEx, their shipping charges are outrageous, plus it doesn't help that about 80% of what you see on there is from the west coast, particularly the Pacific Northwest, which ups the shipping even more.
 
Sorry to dig up and old post, but since they sell so many electronics is it that flipping hard to hook up a pair of speakers? Do they even realize that taking 3-4 minutes to hook up a pair of speakers will probably net them more money?! Oops, I shouldn't have said that. Now the secret is out and they will be bigger than Walmart soon :(
 
agreed. i only do searches for my area. otherwise there's no deals to be had. if you live in Colorado, Oregon, California then you have plenty to bid on. otherwise (my area) you're looking to swoop up mid level stuff at best.

highping said:
When shopgoodwill.com originated you could pick up gear pretty cheap. It's prices mirror ebay now. It's best to try and buy in your local market area. That way you can avoid the shipping costs. I'll be picking up a Carver amp and a Sony CD player Tuesday. :)
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sb001 said:
This. I got a few pieces from off there before they started going insane price-wise. It's become impossible for me to believe goodwill has not enlisted shill bidders.

And with the exception of a scant few that use FedEx, their shipping charges are outrageous, plus it doesn't help that about 80% of what you see on there is from the west coast, particularly the Pacific Northwest, which ups the shipping even more.
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I called the local shopgoodwill office a week ago. They will not let you inspect items before winning -- only after you've won and paid for an item can you return it if not satisfied. The guy's reasoning is that it would "give you an unfair advantage over people who don't live here."

What exactly are they worried about? Are they worried that if it's a crap item, someone will tell people not to bid? Or someone will lie and say it's crap when in reality it's good and they're scaring off potential bidders? I mean, it's not like you can ever tell the real condition of an item with their exceptionally lousy potato-filter photos. They are selling stuff that they received FOR FREE.

The idea of shill bidders crossed my mind, but how would one go about proving it? It seems to me that shills only work if a real bidder wins the auction and pays up. Maybe they're counting on people developing an emotional attachment and not caring how high the price goes.

I was thinking of making a bid on a turntable, but the price just zoomed so high (higher than ebay) that it was ridiculous. Who is paying these prices for items whose condition is a question and may not (depending on the outlet) be returnable?
 
I've bought a bunch of lenses, etc., for my Pentax K-5 from them (I buy the older manual focus Pentax mount lenses that all work with this DSLR) but recently have noticed rising prices, higher prices on shipping, and more competition...

I've never bought any stereo gear from them, but did buy a USB docking station at a good price, yet recently when looking at price + shipping have found nothing worth bidding on.

To buy a lens that in good condition that's worth $100, say, for $20 with shipping, and to find out it has fungus, high amounts of foreign dust inside, or slow aperture blades is one thing...to spend over $50 for a total loss like this is another...recently, it's been the shipping costs that have ended up being more than the item's selling cost that has begun to bother me...UPS and FedEx rates are still more than USPS and just not worth it on many items....

Oh well, I keep my "Personal Shopper" active to let me know when something new is added as you just never know if there is going to be a good deal...

Of course, I have so many lenses now that there ain't much worth looking at anymore!
 
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