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  So OP. If I get a car for cheap, fix it and sell it for a profit is that the same thing?
  What about house flipping?
  What about repairing and reselling broken electronics?
  What part does the actual consumer play in this? Are they more to blame? Surely if there was no market there'd be nobody marketing to it.
context: You want to talk about exploitative? Did you know that a lot of thrift stores that take 'donations' aren't even non-profits? Your rage is misplaced. >
  
  I think that is Goodwill, looking at several sources the Salvation Army has operating costs of about 15-20 percent, which is pretty decent for most charities. >
  
  Only a small portion of stuff at the thrift store gets purchased and most goes to the landfill. There is plenty at the thrift store for everyone >
  
  There are plenty of ugly things and a few good stuff. resellers strip the stores from anything that could sell and would be worn and loved ,likely by people who are not that fortunate. Then the resellers mark up the prices and the clothing is no longer reachable to poor people. >
  
  They have the same opportunity as you to buy these things. >
  
  Honestly they don’t. Someone who is on depop or owns a consignment stall has all the time in the world to stake out thrift shops. They usually come from money already and start it as a hustle. They’ll get there while everyone else is at their 9-5 and snatch anything good to resell for a huge markup. It cancels out the benefit these stores offer to lower income households. >
  
  It doesn’t cancel the benefits. It just means theres competition for the higher quality stuff. There’s still literally tons of functional clothing. >
  
  Thrift stores aren't food Banks. You are buying used goods. Not receiving charity >
  
  All food banks aren't the same either. We have two near us in different churches. One is income based, they want to see some paperwork to show you qualify and the food is either free or extremely cheap.
  The other doesn't care about your income, they are just trying to make money to fund church programs. Everything is donated as a tax write off, and usually close to its expiration date. We get a ton of restaurant grade meats for cheap there. >
  
  come on now, you know comparing thrifting to a food bank is disingenuous. What's the income cutoff where I have to stop reselling stuff?