Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark?

Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by hilux on Thursday May 30, 2024 @10:33PM (#40530922)

Giving volunteers huge deals on potentially expensive stuff (some over $1000) seems against the spirit of "volunteering" at a store whose proceeds go to the Children's Hospital.

Now that I think about it, this may even be against some IRS regulation governing non-profits.

> I gather they pay normal rates for whatever they take.

Well, what's "normal" is the question. At the store I frequent, the volunteers themselves set the rates.

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Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by bruce511 on Friday May 31, 2024 @01:05AM (#40531676)

The charity shop in question wasn't selling stuff for $1000. I suspect you'd be hard-pressed to find something for $100.

Of course this approach is open to abuse. But I suspect pricing was usually on the "low end of normal". There are multiple volunteers, all donating their time so the charity gets some income. I don't think there's much risk of there being excessive abuse.

I'm pretty sure the IRS isn't interested. If the store wanted to give stuff away they could.

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