Why Goodwill Is Closing Some of Its Stores - What’s Going On

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  • Опубликовано: 20 янв 2025

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  • @evalaniroberts9791
    @evalaniroberts9791 15 дней назад +2

    I work at Goodwill. It's dangerous, stressful, and exhausting. But, I'm sure the same goes for other retail. It's the world we live in, so I'm grateful I can work, and will retire soon.

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  15 дней назад

      @@evalaniroberts9791 thanks for the comment. Appreciate you watxhing

  • @spencerbergquist781
    @spencerbergquist781 Месяц назад +1

    Always enjoy your videos Mike.

  • @semperfi-1918
    @semperfi-1918 3 месяца назад +6

    Well one other problem is they ask way too much for some of the stuff.

  • @hollisteimel3824
    @hollisteimel3824 2 месяца назад +1

    I got one of those vaccums a few months ago. I parted it out $90 for the canister $70 for the hose! Sold fairly quickly.

  • @texaslady7630
    @texaslady7630 3 месяца назад +2

    I guessed the "what is it question" bamboo old fishing pole. That is nice. I have a few of those! Didn't know about the worth. We used to fish with those. Thanks for the video.

  • @Traveling_Trefs
    @Traveling_Trefs 3 месяца назад +5

    I despise Goodwill, it has destroyed the 2nd hand community. Their auction sites make me nauseous.

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  3 месяца назад +1

      It's quite amazing what they are selling there.

    • @EllyWoman777
      @EllyWoman777 14 дней назад

      Goodwill on line store is like ebay. Who wants to pay shipping? I want to shop in real stores not on line. I want to try things out or try on clothes. You can't do that on line! Who the heck wants to pay Goodwill for shipping?

  • @judyraines4071
    @judyraines4071 3 месяца назад +3

    Or is goodwill putting the good stuff online, so when going into a store, the shelves are empty, no revenue will make a store not profitable.

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  3 месяца назад +1

      That is part of the problem also. They are taking from one and paying for another.

  • @Mia-C-Crest
    @Mia-C-Crest 2 месяца назад +1

    Ty❤

  • @philwald397
    @philwald397 3 месяца назад +2

    Theft is pretty bad in Winnipeg,Mb, Canada right now. Quite a few 7 elevens are having to go out of business amongst other retailers as well. The police aren’t much help

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  3 месяца назад

      I think -7-11 is closing 500 stores world wide.

    • @harleymax01
      @harleymax01 3 месяца назад

      You all get what you vote for.

  • @Ducttapeanddenim
    @Ducttapeanddenim 3 месяца назад +1

    What?!? I loved going to union square when we lived there! But I understand. My daughter lived in the east bay and worked in the city. She loved to walk from bart to her office but kept being chased by homeless people. So she started riding the bus for just the few blocks.

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  3 месяца назад

      It's gone! No more Lefty O'dools, No more MACY's, The Three story WESTFIELD is CLOSED. There is no reason to go to UNION SQUARE ANYMORE.

  • @StaceNyourFace
    @StaceNyourFace 3 месяца назад +1

    I worked in Union Square while I was going to college in 1986-1988. It was booming back then. What a shame! 😔

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  3 месяца назад +1

      YOU wouldn't recognize it. Without MACY's that was the anchor. Christmas in Union square was simply beautiful. It really is sad to see that they have let it crumble. Letting a segment of the population ruin a true icon of a city is unacceptable.

    • @StaceNyourFace
      @StaceNyourFace 3 месяца назад

      @@goldenstatepicker That's terrible. I remember when Macy's, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom were there. I worked at The Limited across the street from Macy's and went to FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design and Merch.) down the street. I walked everywhere. There was never a place to park. lol I was young. I could handle walking out and down all of those hills back then. 😅

  • @GUFF_LOOTSEEKER
    @GUFF_LOOTSEEKER Месяц назад +1

    Love the videos mike. 4 words......blue state sanctuary city. 😂 i figured out why stores are closing or why they have crime issues. (Terrible I'm sorry) appreciate the videos

  • @bobbdrake8164
    @bobbdrake8164 3 месяца назад +1

    I had a whole bunch of Missals when I first started selling on Ebay at the beginning of the year that I had saved up from various estate sales mostly (I found they were not really easy to sell on Amazon). The ones that sold for the most were ones in Latin. The best one I sold for $300 (on a best offer, I think it could go for a bit more). It was Missale Romanum Ex Decreto 1957 USA Liturgical Ed. Benziger Brothers Latin. I often find these at estate sales and no one pays attention to them. I've sold all the Missals I've put up except the St. Joseph ones. Those seem to be less sought after and more common. The ones sold include 3 different St. Andrews missals, 1 Saint Isaac Jogues, 1 New Marian Missal, 1 Catholic Girls Manual and Sunday Missal. A lot have gone overseas to Europe. Very nice illustrations in them. Mostly form 1950s/60.

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  3 месяца назад +1

      I like the LATIN ones. I have had an expensive one.....$250 or so. Thanks for the comment.

  • @wormkillerdan6486
    @wormkillerdan6486 3 месяца назад +1

    Hey Mike, Spent quite a bit of time in California in the service. My first tour was at a Radar site, Cambria AFS (Air Force Station) in Cambria, Ca. Beautiful site on the coast mid way between SF and LA. A few of us went up to Day on the green at Oakland stadium in 77 to see The Eagles, Steve Miller Band, Heart, ARS and Foreigner...I think The Firm snuck in there also. I think it was like $10 to get in. We also toured the San Francisco area and had some great Chinese food! The city was beautiful and safe.... I wouldn't do it today....sooo sad!
    My second tour was at March AFB in Moreno Valley 1986. Another really nice place....until the gangs showed up. I retired there and couldn't wait to leave in 94'. It was terrible what that town had become.
    As I say this we are (re) planning a trip to Morro bay/Cambria for March '25.
    I just hate that are big beautiful cities are off the list of places to visit because of crime....and I'll leave it at that.
    Really enjoy your videos, always learn a bunch...Thanks!!

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  3 месяца назад +1

      I go to Cambria. AMAZING. Nice town with antiques etc. Plus easy drive to HEARST CASTLE. I went to so many DAY ON THE GREENS. AC/DC TWICE with Bon Scott, Zeppelin, Skynyrd, Aerosmith and VAN HALEN FIRST TOUR. Unreal times. We say it but it truly was a great period in our lives. Just so much different these days.

  • @Mary-c5t7l
    @Mary-c5t7l 3 месяца назад +2

    It’s crazy! We moved away from there before all that started. We know who to vote for now!

  • @StaceNyourFace
    @StaceNyourFace 3 месяца назад +2

    I saw Prince at Cow Palace in 1985. 💜

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  3 месяца назад +1

      What a venue. I saw RUSH there and AC/DC back in black.

    • @StaceNyourFace
      @StaceNyourFace 3 месяца назад

      @@goldenstatepicker My brother may have went to that concert too. It was a great venue.

  • @lqdinfo6200
    @lqdinfo6200 3 месяца назад +2

    Nice finds and great sales! Our new warehouse is all set up and running. We are back in the city, and closer to my mom and dad's place... we are still trying to sell our house but it's a buyers market now, values dropped about $300k, if the banks don't lower the rates I see another $200k drop in prices as there are many houses for sale here... my realtor told me they have 3yrs of inventory! A lot of people walking away from their homes! Sad reality 😢! Homeless situation is out of hand here in Canada 🇨🇦 too! Tents ⛺ everywhere! Crimes way up! The whole system needs to change, including tribunals for these criminal politicians! They want total control over the people with bringing in communism all over the world 🌎! Pray, for the people 🙏 that God's grace will deliver us from these evil vile demons 😈! Nuremberg tribunals 2.0 for crimes against humanity! Have a great weekend! Joe Bee 🐝 from 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 Canada!

  • @robinguyle3992
    @robinguyle3992 3 месяца назад +1

    Good sales. 🎉🎉

  • @rjlaxvespa1742
    @rjlaxvespa1742 2 месяца назад +1

    Terribly heinously overpriced in Los Angeles area... the last place I look ---possibly bin stores might be better but they're too far away...Laxvespa-LosAngeles

  • @hollisteimel3824
    @hollisteimel3824 2 месяца назад +2

    We went to San Francisco for our 15 year anniversary 2.5 years ago. We did the tourist "bus tour" since we didn't have a car. that area was terrible we didn't even get off the bus in that area. One night we went out for dinner in another area and didn't feel very comfortable walking back to our hotel.

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  2 месяца назад

      It's just changed so much for the worse. Sad, once was amazing.

  • @sheilamaloney3932
    @sheilamaloney3932 3 месяца назад +1

    Its a shame what has happened to the big cities. Im in IL. The change in Chicago is so sad. Hard not to be political here.....but be sure to VOTE!!

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  3 месяца назад

      That's it. All the big cities have just been destroyed as far as the VIBE. It's just sad.

  • @keithmayou3453
    @keithmayou3453 3 месяца назад +1

    Hey Mike I get ebay customers change shipping from ground advantage to media mail what can I do

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  3 месяца назад

      Is it a book? If you control what service why would they choose media mail?

  • @wwz1011
    @wwz1011 3 месяца назад +3

    Good riddance. I rarely ever shop Goodwill stores as their prices are too high, and they siphon off their best items for the Goodwill auction site. I do still shop Goodwill bin stores, as I have found deals there.

    • @semperfi-1918
      @semperfi-1918 3 месяца назад

      Bins I always find good stuff to list. And stores... sometimes as well. Last run I did... I found some great stuff to include a beetles record and some really good 8tracks.

  • @jonathanboese6818
    @jonathanboese6818 3 месяца назад +1

    Hey Mike. If you by chance have the European Amazon accounts in status 'deactivated' like I do you might want to check performance manager in one of them to see if they're requesting you to complete registration.
    If you don't have them, or they're in status closed you're good. If they're in status deactivated but they haven't requested anything yet you can request to close them and hopefully avoid what happened to me today.
    I got deactivated on all my accounts today. And after talking to a rep on the phone I found out that Amazon Europe is going through and making any deactivated accounts go through the registration process. Mine had been sitting deactivated for two years. 😂
    Anyhow the fix is you go through the process and then you screenshot the resolution you get to Amazon US.
    Hope none of this applies to you. Just a heads up. Because the rep said a lot of people are getting deactivated for this.

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  3 месяца назад +1

      Hmmmm. I'm going to look this over now. Thanks I'll let you know. Mine shows no EUROPEAN

    • @jonathanboese6818
      @jonathanboese6818 3 месяца назад +1

      @@goldenstatepicker you're probably fine then. 👍

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  3 месяца назад

      @@jonathanboese6818 I checked didn’t see anything suspicious. Thanks for the heads up.

  • @bobseehafer5414
    @bobseehafer5414 3 месяца назад +1

    My grandfather was a shoe repair man.

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  3 месяца назад

      Nice thanks for the comment about your grandfather

  • @scottkirsten-roger106
    @scottkirsten-roger106 3 месяца назад +8

    It's a fake reason, they have closed all locations on long island, NY which has the safest county in the country. They have abandoned their original mission and moved everything to their online store for profit. It's a shame.

    • @dkopack71
      @dkopack71 3 месяца назад +2

      I think the main reason stores are closing right now is greed and pretty soon all sales will be moved online so all exchanges can be monitored.

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  3 месяца назад +2

      Could be. I wouldn't put it past them.

    • @R0ZE888
      @R0ZE888 2 месяца назад

      New york safe 😂 nice try. Yall think everything runs on love? Smh

    • @R0ZE888
      @R0ZE888 2 месяца назад

      ​@@dkopack71greed ? Again you think businesses run on love ? Smh

  • @charlottema_thrifter
    @charlottema_thrifter 3 месяца назад +1

    Hmmm what is the common factor in all of these cities/areas🤐🤔🤫

  • @romepix
    @romepix 3 месяца назад +1

    Interested in the demographics per capita in the closing areas

  • @LRoberts-w8m
    @LRoberts-w8m 3 месяца назад +1

    😊❤

  • @brittonsautoplex
    @brittonsautoplex 3 месяца назад +1

    👍

  • @jonathanboese6818
    @jonathanboese6818 3 месяца назад +1

    2nd! 😂

  • @hyepwr23
    @hyepwr23 3 месяца назад +2

    who's stealing used clothes lol

    • @goldenstatepicker
      @goldenstatepicker  3 месяца назад +2

      Easy marks. No real security.

    • @hollisteimel3824
      @hollisteimel3824 2 месяца назад

      I watched 3 ladies walk out with a huge stack each. Hangers and all. Didn't even hurry to get in their car.

    • @josecalles9782
      @josecalles9782 2 месяца назад

      The bins and retail store has the same customer that steal from it everyday.

    • @kimberlysmith9949
      @kimberlysmith9949 8 дней назад

      HOMELESS PEOPLE! teenagers