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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 2193465, member: 6444"]Meanwhile, the thrifts are starting to show signs of life. [USER=84]@journeymagazine[/USER] seems to be taking advantage of that (said he waited in line for hours before first opening). Saw this article in CNN about thrifts. Seems to be mostly good news for buyers. Unclear whether that is good or bad news for resellers - will people be glad to be rid of the stuff they have been staring at, or wishing to get new (old) stuff to take its place? Too early to know, I guess: <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/23/us/thrift-donations-coronavirus-isolation-trnd/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/23/us/thrift-donations-coronavirus-isolation-trnd/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/23/us/thrift-donations-coronavirus-isolation-trnd/index.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>"Thrift stores around the country are getting a deluge of donations from people who've had months to think about the things they don't need while sheltering at home during the coronavirus pandemic. ... "There were literally several of our properties ... where there were lines around the building, around the property, with folks wanting to drop things off," she said. ... "The different centers had to be rather innovative and start figuring out how they could store these properly," Wilson said. Some rented trailers or had warehouses to handle the overflow."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 2193465, member: 6444"]Meanwhile, the thrifts are starting to show signs of life. [USER=84]@journeymagazine[/USER] seems to be taking advantage of that (said he waited in line for hours before first opening). Saw this article in CNN about thrifts. Seems to be mostly good news for buyers. Unclear whether that is good or bad news for resellers - will people be glad to be rid of the stuff they have been staring at, or wishing to get new (old) stuff to take its place? Too early to know, I guess: [URL]https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/23/us/thrift-donations-coronavirus-isolation-trnd/index.html[/URL] "Thrift stores around the country are getting a deluge of donations from people who've had months to think about the things they don't need while sheltering at home during the coronavirus pandemic. ... "There were literally several of our properties ... where there were lines around the building, around the property, with folks wanting to drop things off," she said. ... "The different centers had to be rather innovative and start figuring out how they could store these properly," Wilson said. Some rented trailers or had warehouses to handle the overflow."[/QUOTE]
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