So much for shopping Goodwill auctions

[i<3handbags]

The bidding is already up to almost $70 for a freakin' wristlet. I can't believe people are paying so much for such a common, low cost item. Isn't this a factory wristlet?

 

[kate83675]

I've noticed the Goodwill auctions get to crazy heights too, what gives?

 

[xxBL!NGERxx]

wow, that wristlet is probably around $30 at the outlets! ppl are so crazy!

 

[i<3handbags]

I know! The only thing I can think of is that people feel confident that Goodwill won't sell them a fake Coach item, so they will spend more for that sense of security.

 

[jeh3v]

Um, that is NUTS!

 

[disney16]

I have fake LV's in the goodwill auction.

 

[jeh3v]

^ Do you mean you've seen fake LV's?

 

[i<3handbags]

Wouldn't surprise me. They don't even say who authenticated the items.

 

[disney16]

^ Do you mean you've seen fake LV's?

Ok, let me try this again. I have seen fake LV's in the Goodwill auctions.

 

[kattykay]

wow, I bought that wristlet at the outlets for $30 last year. I cant imagine anyone paying $70 for it, especially since its used.

 

[Charlie]

Perhaps they want to help Goodwill by bidding in this auction

 

[lovecoachmore]

I've been frustrated in the past with my local Goodwill's in my area. There will be a bag in the glass cases and on the bidding sheet it will have the word "authentic ?." In the beginning my cousin and I thought that they rtuly didn't know and were letting bidders know that there was a chance that the item was NOT infact authentic. My cousin and I would start to write "NOT AUTHENTIC" at the top of the bidding sheets when we did come across them and knew 100% that the bag was infact FAKE. After we did this a few times they started putting the bidding book behind the counter and not leaving a pen for you to bid with.

I truly believe that the people running our Goodwill stores intends to lead the bidders to believe that the bags ARE authentic. I see them auction off fake Kate Spade's, Coach, LV etc all the time, again this is at my local Goodwill. I think it's crappy!!! Those items's are DONATED for FREE and then they are going to try and make extra $$$ by being fraudulant about the items origin??? WTH?!

Where's the GOODWILL in that????

 

[i<3handbags]

Your Goodwill has a bidding sheet? Mine has bags in the case, and I get sick at the $300 fake Guccis, Coaches, etc. They occasionally get genuine bags in, but price them way above outlet anyway. I have pretty much given up on scoring a great bag at Goodwill.