heh, I know someone who does this. They sell on eBay though. Not a "rich person's" way of making money, i.e. they're poor, too. So...
It's nice that anon wants to let the really poor and mentally handicapped people get the nice clothes, I guess? Ethical shopping? Better they get nice clothes than someone makes a living?
Listen up. I'm a reseller (not clothes) and people like the one described above are bitch~ass mofos. If you can't scout for merch and act like a decent human being at the same time, do us all a favor and take a long walk back to corporate america.
The tax definition of a 501(c)(3) is they're not allowed to make a profit. All money is re-invested in the corporation. It's different than a for profit corporation where the money can be distributed among shareholders or can be transferred to an owner's private accounts.
"It's nice that anon wants to let the really poor and mentally handicapped people get the nice clothes, I guess? Ethical shopping? Better they get nice clothes than someone makes a living?"
Are you insinuating that mentally handicapped and poor people don't need nice clothes to make a living?
That article is where I got the salary for the CEO of the Columbia and Willamette Goodwill as posted above.
Corporation actually doesn't mean a lot.
It's a legal definition to establish certain rights, like having a bank account in its own name and doing commerce across state lines. Its tax status doesn't matter under that definition.
From about because I won't have access to Lexis Nexus again until September:
"A corporation is a legal business structure that establishes the business as being a separate entity from the owner(s). This means that the assets, income, debts, and liabilities of the business belong to corporation, not to the owner(s).
Corporations can have their own bank accounts, take out loans in their own name, and have legal rights and privileges separate from their owner(s).
A corporation must be established by filing certain documents with a secretary of state where the corporation will be registered.
The act of creating a corporation is called incorporating."
Goodwill works to enhance the dignity and quality of life of individuals and families by strengthening communities, eliminating barriers to opportunity, and helping people in need reach their full potential through learning and the power of work.
They have always focused more on providing jobs and development to people in need, especially developmentally disabled individuals, not providing affordable clothing to those in need. If the latter was the case, the clothes would be a hell of a lot cheaper than they are. "eliminating barriers to opportunity"..."helping people in need reach their full potential through... the power of work." I know a few people who do this same thing - buy clothes at Goodwill and resell on Ebay or elsewhere. Sounds pretty entrepreneurial if you ask me, and I agree with jamdox - probably another poor person's way of making money, and a pretty dignified one at that. Maybe it feeds her family, maybe it keeps her from holding a sign on the side of the road. If she made a decent living doing something else she probably wouldn't be digging around a Goodwill.
So screw you, Anonymous. And shame on you for actually craving another opportunity to publicly humiliate someone. I would say more of people like her, less of asses like you.
So clearly, we have some GW defenders here. I guess i shouldn't really be surprised by that; some people just love Coke and love to shop at Wal-Mart and, hence, will defend to the death these evil corporations. I take it you'll be voting for Mitt, eh?
And clearly GW is right up there with said corps. This article is but one example that proves it:
@whatev Isn't buying your clothes at Goodwill and reselling them kind of a zero sum game? Goodwill have been raising their prices to discourage people like you from doing what you're doing. So they raise their prices, you raise yours and into infinity.
All the clothes that goodwill sells are clean and presentable. The ones which have good resale value are simply name-brand or clothes (or good knockoffs) that ended up at goodwill for whatever reason. Many of these are not work clothes, nor does taking them create a deficit of work-appropriate clothing.
So it's good to clarify what "nice clothes" means in this context. Frankly, I don't think anyone needs nice clothes, and I do think the pursuit of fashion and consumerism in general is slightly soul-killing, so if reselling helps someone pay for necessities then yes, I'd give that priority.
Um. Not really. Having 501(c)(3) tax status means the corporation is a non-profit. That's it. That's how it works. There isn't any implicit morality in being a non-profit. It's for tax purposes.
Sometimes you're so fucking stupid I just have to stop for a minute.
You know Tcraig, i notice you keep harping upon this so-called "501(c)(3) tax status" thing or whatever, like it's your holy grail of logic or something. However, you really haven't presented anything yet here in the way of facts and/or research.
You see, i did MY research, i googled web sites, i looked things up, vetted and verified them before posting here. You haven't really done any of those things. Bottom line is, you failed. At least here you have.
Now i won't ask you for an apology even though you kinda owe it to me, but i will suggest that you cease commenting here futher. Just stop before you make a real fool of yourself. I'm offering an olive branch, see. I suggest you take my advice.
Honey, no one CARES about YOUR definition of what the precise difference is b/t a "non-profit" and a "501(c)(3) tax status" thingy or whatever. This thread is about a woman who hogs all the nice cloths at GW and resells them at her own shop at an exaggerated mark-up. A common though shitty practice of capitalism. MY only argument was that GW is an evil greedy corporation who's CEO makes far more profits than he deserves, and that people shouldn't patronize the stores anyways, for ethical reasons.
But YOU insisted on thread-jacking, and concocting a stream of illogical fallacies about what YOU claim a "non-profit" is - when that has nothing to do with it!
I implore you, stop commenting. You're only digging yourself into a deeper hole.
Oh my god. Finally. You get it. I donj't even care that you're pretending you did all along when clearly you didn't, I feel like I taught an ape how to sign.
It's nice that anon wants to let the really poor and mentally handicapped people get the nice clothes, I guess? Ethical shopping? Better they get nice clothes than someone makes a living?
They're a successful one, which is why they have a shitload of money.
(think carefully before posting your response.)
Goodwill has 501(c)(3) tax status.
Are you insinuating that mentally handicapped and poor people don't need nice clothes to make a living?
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2011/07/4…
Corporation actually doesn't mean a lot.
It's a legal definition to establish certain rights, like having a bank account in its own name and doing commerce across state lines. Its tax status doesn't matter under that definition.
From about because I won't have access to Lexis Nexus again until September:
"A corporation is a legal business structure that establishes the business as being a separate entity from the owner(s). This means that the assets, income, debts, and liabilities of the business belong to corporation, not to the owner(s).
Corporations can have their own bank accounts, take out loans in their own name, and have legal rights and privileges separate from their owner(s).
A corporation must be established by filing certain documents with a secretary of state where the corporation will be registered.
The act of creating a corporation is called incorporating."
Goodwill works to enhance the dignity and quality of life of individuals and families by strengthening communities, eliminating barriers to opportunity, and helping people in need reach their full potential through learning and the power of work.
They have always focused more on providing jobs and development to people in need, especially developmentally disabled individuals, not providing affordable clothing to those in need. If the latter was the case, the clothes would be a hell of a lot cheaper than they are. "eliminating barriers to opportunity"..."helping people in need reach their full potential through... the power of work." I know a few people who do this same thing - buy clothes at Goodwill and resell on Ebay or elsewhere. Sounds pretty entrepreneurial if you ask me, and I agree with jamdox - probably another poor person's way of making money, and a pretty dignified one at that. Maybe it feeds her family, maybe it keeps her from holding a sign on the side of the road. If she made a decent living doing something else she probably wouldn't be digging around a Goodwill.
So screw you, Anonymous. And shame on you for actually craving another opportunity to publicly humiliate someone. I would say more of people like her, less of asses like you.
And clearly GW is right up there with said corps. This article is but one example that proves it:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-a…
All the clothes that goodwill sells are clean and presentable. The ones which have good resale value are simply name-brand or clothes (or good knockoffs) that ended up at goodwill for whatever reason. Many of these are not work clothes, nor does taking them create a deficit of work-appropriate clothing.
So it's good to clarify what "nice clothes" means in this context. Frankly, I don't think anyone needs nice clothes, and I do think the pursuit of fashion and consumerism in general is slightly soul-killing, so if reselling helps someone pay for necessities then yes, I'd give that priority.
Sometimes you're so fucking stupid I just have to stop for a minute.
You see, i did MY research, i googled web sites, i looked things up, vetted and verified them before posting here. You haven't really done any of those things. Bottom line is, you failed. At least here you have.
Now i won't ask you for an apology even though you kinda owe it to me, but i will suggest that you cease commenting here futher. Just stop before you make a real fool of yourself. I'm offering an olive branch, see. I suggest you take my advice.
Are you asking for sources on the definition of a non profit?
Are you demanding an apology because you're apparently too stupid to understand what non-profit legally means?
I'm just going to let those questions stand alone because they are astounding gems of your idiocy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprofit_org…
If you're capable of reading big words like tax code, give it a go.
Honey, no one CARES about YOUR definition of what the precise difference is b/t a "non-profit" and a "501(c)(3) tax status" thingy or whatever. This thread is about a woman who hogs all the nice cloths at GW and resells them at her own shop at an exaggerated mark-up. A common though shitty practice of capitalism. MY only argument was that GW is an evil greedy corporation who's CEO makes far more profits than he deserves, and that people shouldn't patronize the stores anyways, for ethical reasons.
But YOU insisted on thread-jacking, and concocting a stream of illogical fallacies about what YOU claim a "non-profit" is - when that has nothing to do with it!
I implore you, stop commenting. You're only digging yourself into a deeper hole.
Go me! I can do anything!
So, you're calling me an 'ape' now? Wow, REALLY?
Dude, you should just start a blog. We all promise to come visit you there....