Thinking Vinted will see Charity Shops out of business?

I think charity shops are facing a triple whammy personally.

1. Like all shops they are facing increasing overheads- gas, electric, wage costs etc
2. At the bottom end of the market a lot of stuff just doesn't have enough of a resale value to make it worth selling. A lot of high street fashion is very cheap to begin with, so why buy second hand? Same for a lot of supermarket or similar homewares, battered IKEA flat pack furniture etc.
3. If people have stuff that does have value it's never been easier to sell on Vinted or Marketplace, reducing the quality of donations.

In my area the trend seems to be towards large out of town charity shops in secondary retail parks- probably taking advantage of lower costs per square foot of selling space. Also. In affluent/ high footfall parts of the city more specialist charity shops- bookshops, or shops that only sell vintage/antique furniture or vintage clothing shops. The furniture and clothing ones are not cheap, and I think they have a different intended customer to the traditional charity shopper.

I think the traditional style shops will continue, but with fewer of them, and with some charities probably ditching them altogether. Sadly, the most likely sites to close will be those in poorer and lower footfall areas, which already struggle to attract retailers.

I used to really enjoy a rummage through a charity shop but I do think they are expensive now. We have a thrift store which is great value but is more to encourage reuse. It’s manned by community groups so every week is fresh stock and a new bunch of volunteers. The local charity shop is expensive, I sometimes get woolly jumpers from there but it’s £15-20. Got a lovely cashmere one for £40 once.

They're household goods are too expensive. Was looking for a lasagne dish recently and the cheapest one I could find was £7. I eventually bought one in ASDA for £9.

And "chazza". Ugh. Just stop.

My inlaws used to run a charity shop and they did use to sell the nicer stuff on ebay - this was back in the Noughties. I am sure other charity shops do as well - or send it to the "naicer" locations where they can charge more.

I don't know what a character is. But I do use Vinted and charity shops too. Both donations and purchases from the charity shops.

It’s all down to respective managers & practice etc .
As funnily enough I was just thing the same about CS selling on Vinted earlier today .
The fact is before I retired I worked in retail charity & they did sell on eBay but it was such a faff !!
You had to send the item off to a central location first & never knew when it would get on the site !
But with Vinted you could do so in-house as it were & have a dedicated person ( volunteer maybe ) to oversee it .

I sell on vinted but only stuff ill get at least a tenner for like a coat or decent brand dress. Everything else goes to the local cats protection who saved our cat's life as a kitten when we stupidly hadn't got insurance so I'm forever grateful! Plus its a lovely shop, best chazza in town.

I know people who go to charity shops buy their stuff and sell it on Vinted so I guess it’s having a positive impact

Chazza is decades old, obviously, but I think this thread is the first time I've seen the 'er' spelling!

Also I'm not sure some thread contributors have realised that complaining about the use of regionally associated slang words makes us use them more...

It may be a “common nickname” but it sounds absolutely rock bottom.

This is a strange thread. Charity shops are thriving round here 50 or so minutes from London. The only one I seriously don't rate is Oxfam where they do overcharge.

Did you change your username to prove this point? Because I feel like I can hear you saying both leccy bill and chazza in a scouse accent 😂

😂😂

Whilst I love mooching the charity shops and do donate some things, I definitely keep back decent clothes for myself.

I used to donate them because I wanted other young plus size girls to find clothes in their size that didn't just look like they were for old people. Charity shops sell a lot of things out the back door though. So now I sell it myself for a fair price - I get cash, someone else gets a bargain. Win/Win.

Books/homeware I still look for in charity shops.

Too late, genteel Mumsnet folk. Chazzer has been "a thing" for yonks!

Vinted has made the owners very rich so i doubt they are bothered about charity shops.

I think there's room for both. Not everyone wants to buy and sell online.

The chazzas in my local town are still busy.

To answer your question, no I don't think vinted will see them off. I've had a disappointing experience of buying from vinted and ebay and it's put me off buying unless I know exactly what I'm getting, and usually new.

Some chazzas do try to overcharge though, and ppl will look the exact thing up and buy on vinted / ebay if they aren't careful.

I don’t think, like lots of people you understand how charities work.

Rent is too high.

Vinted is cheaper than charity shops.

I’d far rather pay a small human who needs money than a huge institution that doesn’t. No matter how expensively tear-jerking its tv ads.

I do direct giving for clothes - London swap and local charities that give stuff directly to real people. Charity works very well in this model.

Absolutely correct.

North west

I've called it that for ages. So does everyone I know.