Posted on 01/31/2022 2:35:19 PM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
ATikTok video has gone viral after an antique store was caught selling a brass swan trio for $220 that had a Goodwill tag on it for $8.99. The viral video has garnered over 2 million views in just four days.
TikToker @angelmunoz90, or Angel Munoz, posted the video to the social media platform with the caption, "#brass #thiftshop #thriftstore #thriftstorefinds #bruh #pricegouging #swan." The short 20-second clip began with the TikToker walking down a checkered path, revealing he was walking around in a thrift store.
Then he walked up to a trio of brass swans on the ground. "Oh look, there's a brass swan," he said. He checked the price tag of one, which revealed the price for the "brass swan family," which included all three, was $220 in total.
Then the TikToker flipped the same brass swan over while saying, "Well I bet it has a cool history or something, or like it was hand-made...Or they bought it from Goodwill for $8.99." On the bottom of the swan is an $8.99 price tag with Goodwill's name on it. The TikToker put the swan down, saying, "Nevermind."
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The viral TikTok has 194,000 likes and over 1,700 comments. The content has ignited a debate among viewers.
A lot of people don't seem happy about the discovery. A TikToker revealed "this is why" they "don't thrift anymore."
One TikToker didn't mince words about their feelings. "Resellers are destroying most hobbies and markets right now," they said.
Another person simply wondered, "Why didn't they at least take the tag off?"
Others had comments like, "And just like that, I'd walk out," and "It's called greed, bottom line."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
That’s Capitalism for ya.
So what? This the essence of good business.
I don’t have a problem with this. Except ya know... Take the tag off for heaven sake!! The Antique store didn’t sell a brass bed, they sold an idea.
What’s the big deal? You can ask any selling price you want for anything. The free market will adjust the price for you.
Could be a ripoff - but a lot of people give away a fortune to Goodwill not knowing what they’ve given away something valuable...same with things they sell at yard sales.
Big deal...people donate really valuable stuff to Goodwill all the time without checking its value. Good for the people who spot valuable things, buy them cheap, and resell them high! Everybody is happy. The first guy got a charitable donation write off, Goodwill kept people employed and made a few bucks, and the last guy can make a lot of money.
So the owner of the thrift store finds a great deal on an item at another store, buys it and puts it in their own store. A buyer who wants it and is willing to pay the listed price buys it. Somebody else does not want to buy it. I see no issue here. It’s called the free market.
Ever watch Antiques Road Show? I found this 200K painting in a dumpster! Long live American entrepreneurs!
True.
Moral of the story: Go to Goodwill first before you go to the antique store.
Time is worth something. Resellers may go into three stores and buy one item. If it is worth $220.
I have found Goodwill stores are much more intelligent about their pricing. It is hard to get good deals anymore. I rarely shop there anymore.
Newsweek put the word “Caught” in the headline to poison the piece in your mind before you ever read it. There is a little evil there. They didn’t get “caught” doing anything.
EXACTLY
I bet people resell stuff ALL THE TIME that they buy at Goodwill, especially if new with tags still on for clothing.
Sign on the front of the store: We Buy Junk & We Antiques
Whats the problem here? All the time people donate stuff to Goodwill and they sell it for a few dollars and savvy buyers know the item’s true worth, buy it and then make a profit.
Sell Antiques
Then the TikToker flipped the same brass swan over while saying, “Well I bet it has a cool history or something, or like it was hand-made...Or they bought it from Goodwill for $8.99.” On the bottom of the swan is an $8.99 price tag with Goodwill’s name on it. The TikToker put the swan down, saying, “Nevermind.”
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That video doesn’t sound staged at all.
There are many swan collectors you just need to know what is quality.
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