G6
Anybody have any experience or thoughts on Goodwill auctions?
Do they really check to make sure the decks are complete, etc?
Whadda ya think? ;-)
Do they really check to make sure the decks are complete, etc?
Whadda ya think? ;-)
I watch it often looking at vintage sewing machines so will answer from that standpoint.
It is a crapshoot...
It is very very seldom that you will get a response to a question.
The store sell individually or regionally and the differences can be black and white.
I know of sewing machines that have arrived packed like a baby
I know of sewing machines that they have just taped the case shut and pitched it on the mail truck.
Good luck! Decks don't often go for much there, are you a gambler?
Don't know about auctions, but on Amazon I happened to see an albano deck used really cheap a while back. The description just said something like "box different that amazon pictures, cards all there in decent shape, box damaged." The listing was from a goodwill seller. I decided to take a chance and it ended up being a belgium print older US games version. Complete (box a bit rough,) and nice lovely cards, much preferable to me than the new ones they are selling now (from Italy I think.)
Got my old english tarot much the same way- just happened to see one selling used really cheap from a Amazon goodwill seller. When I do something like that I figure I'm taking a chance, and if I get burned at some point I'll deal with it. (LOL I never even wanted the old english tarot, but it was like $5 including shipping and ended up being like new.)
But as others said, their auctions aren't consistent. Some Goodwills are meticulous in descriptions and providing pictures. Others, not so much so.