Goodwill hunting

Ok, so I have been frequenting Goodwills and Salvation Armies every now and again to maybe come across an old TF, and my girfriend looks for old My Little Ponys. Well, someone told us it's good to ask if they have stuff in the back rooms that we might want. Well, we did at a Goodwill and the lady told us that when they get in a good namebrand toy, they don't put it out on the shelves, they sell them on ebay to get more money. I haven't looked at them yet- but I was really kinda surprised. I was thinking that it made sense since they could make more money- but then I thought, they are supposed to help their community, and by not offering the good stuff that they get donated to them in stores, then why shop there? It seems to be a way to keep people with less money even down further. I would say their general customers aren't shopping there because they shop on ebay, but then that's just a stereotype of their customers I have, but it seems to make sense.

I guess I'm just trying to say that I don't think this is right of them to do, and when you donate, it may not be going to where you think it is. Any thoughts?

Edit: Here is a link to the site
http://stores.ebay.com/Seattle-Goodwill

UPDATE: Check out this story my GF sent me a link to!
http://www.mlparena.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=112568.html

I agree. That sounds fishy and wrong to me. Why even have Goodwill stores then when they could just make "bank" on e-bay?

I concur. Maybe if they kept the 'good' stuff in the bank to prevent shoplifting, but to make a profit on what others can't afford. Since you asked did they let you see tha back?

They didn't let me see the back. At the time, there was kind of a scruffy My Little Pony my girlfriend found there, and we were going to use that to show the lady what we were looking for, and the lady honestly told us "That one must have been put out there by one of our new girls- she's been having some issues."

That raises even more questions.

Next time I go to Goodwill there will be a scene, and perhaps cops. But no paramedics. I promise.

I thought the whole point of goodwills was to make money, so they could in turn give it back to the poor.

If they are making better money on eBay with some things, how is that a disservice to the people they are serving?

Good luck! Most of the employees at my local goodwills look less then enthusiastic to be there, so I generally don't argue with them.

That's just it, I don't know if they do give the money back- I know salvation army does a lot of things but I thought Goodwill was meant to be a cheap retail outlet for those with little money. I may be wrong, but I still don't see the sense in even having outlets if they are only going to put the worthwhile things on ebay. I am not trying to make rediculous claims about it either, just wanted to bring it to attention.

I don't think that's the purpose of a goodwill at all.

If they are really meant to be a low-cost retail outlet for poor people that takes donated stuff as stock, then why not just give the stuff away?

How is it benefiting the poor to pay for stuff that was given away in the first place?

Goodwill is a non-profit, all of the store's proceeds go towards their job training and placement programs for the underprivileged.

In fact, if you see something rare in there for cheap and you buy it, you're ripping off charity.