• @BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world
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    301 month ago

    I went to a Savers (local thrift store chain) about a month ago and they had a boxed Wii console in the glass case. It was used, not sealed, and they wanted $350 for it. I asked the guy if that was a mistake and he told me it was indeed the listed price. “I know for a fact this will never sell at this price because it’s been here for over a year.”

    Some of these employees are just putting crazy prices.

    • @tektite@slrpnk.net
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      1 month ago

      Savers is the same as Value Village and it’s a for-profit company that exists in three different countries. They’re not much better than Goodwill, if at all.

    • @mosiacmango@lemm.ee
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      1 month ago

      100% also happening. I bet they found a boxed Wii online listed for $350 and did not check the “sold” prices.

      Then again, “vintage” gaming is having a revival right now, so it’s fully possible it sold for $350 online, but the local customers aren’t the same as the global customers.