Why Thrifting Sucks Now

Get up to 30% off coffee subscriptions at https://drinktrade.com/zackary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ZackarySmigel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zas11s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zas11s/ Everything else: https://linktr.ee/zackarysmigel Here are the chapters for this video. Feel free to jump around accordingly: 0:00 Introduction 1:34 The Rise of Thrifting, Collecting, and Resale 3:54 Used Games Now Collectibles 5:02 Why People Collect Pyrex 7:42 Ethical Reselling vs. Predatory Reselling 9:16 The Dark Side of Reseller Culture 11:05 How Apps Made Thrift Arbitrage Easy 12:49 Goodwill Is Not What It Used to Be 14:02 Is Goodwill Actually a Charity? 16:26 Goodwill’s Labor Controversies 17:36 The Money and the PR Machine 19:02 Why People Don’t Trust Goodwill 20:01 Savers and Value Village Backlash 20:35 When Did Antique Stop Being Antique? 21:44 Amish Country - A Thrifters Paradise 23:00 Weird Things Found In Holmes County 24:14 The Thrift Retail Antique Paradox 26:00 Let's Being Honest About Thrifting Note: I deliberately leave the channel icons and video titles on each video for reference in case anyone wants to see the full videos featured in these documentaries. If anything is unclear, or for additional references, please reach out, and I will happily provide a link to any of the following content discussed, featured, or used as a b-roll in the video. Copyright Note: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Music: All songs featured in the video are from: - Epidemic Sound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/8mvwnm (referral link) - YouTube's Audio Library - Kevin MacLeod's royalty free music library: http://incompetech.com/ - Ian Taylor's RuneScape Music library owned by Jagex LTD. Please check out their music on Spotify if you are into that style. I cannot emphasize enough how good the music