So the reason I'm bringing this up is I'm
wondering how a chain thrift
store like this operates. They don't seem to be contributing to any
charitable cause, and as far as I can tell, they are just resellers of
people's discarded crap.
Does anyone know how these guys operate?
Duh! they are wholesale buyers from legitimate charity stores. The big
Goodwill near me has a LARGE auction every morning except Sunday. Every
charity I know of has a backdoor wholesale operation as well as the store
front retail sales. Storage unit auctions is another source.