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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;evelyb30, post: 9796810, member: 36&quot;]It&#039;s pretty much the same here, except when it isn&#039;t.&nbsp; The local Ill Will has a reputation for five-fingered discounts - employees taking stuff before it ever gets out on the floor.&nbsp; Anything good gets siphoned off before being put on the shelf for regular buyers; it all goes on line.&nbsp; Given the you-cant-live-on-it wage levels I honestly don&#039;t blame them.&nbsp; A previous &quot;stuff&quot; manager at the local ReStore was reputed to be a thief - note the previous.&nbsp; It&#039;s still true in the only Sally still in operation and the smaller thrifts though for the most part. </p><p><br /></p><p>I do get some deals due to &quot;cultivated relationships&quot;, also due to donating other items at the same time as I&quot;m buying others. It only happens in small thrifts though.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Alas the older neighborhoods here tend to turn over.&nbsp; I look online on realty sites to see last sale dates.&nbsp; A 90s house with one owner tends to be better than a 30s house resold in 2010.&nbsp; Or 2022 like yesterday. Church rummage sales can be great if you&#039;re at the head of the line.&nbsp; THe prices are great and you don&#039;t have to worry about good stuff being sold cheap.&nbsp; Estate sales can be good too, with the same proviso.&nbsp; Unless you&#039;re looking for furniture and it&#039;s really a moving sale, although underpriced or valuable things tend to sell quickly there too.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve hit a few estate sale with pieces mentioned but missing when the doors opened.&nbsp; In those cases I knew the show runner was honest; if the family demands something back, back it goes if the sale runner wants a next sale.&nbsp; New gigs tend to be word of mouth.&nbsp; It happens.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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