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Massachusetts
1 review
47 helpful votes
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Recurring auction
August 31, 2020

Bid on a Michael Whitaker saddle and bowed out when the bidding went over my max. Sale ends. 3 weeks later saddle is back up for sale. I did some online searching. This "same saddle" has been up for auction several time. The auction just ended again today 8/31/20 at a whopping 780.00. Lets see if it comes back up again (Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region) Total fraud IMO

Date of experience: August 31, 2020
Texas
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Goodwill selling fake merchandise
October 7, 2022

I have purchased a few Pandora bracelets online. I have just received two items and they turned up to be fakes. I will caution anyone using this site to avoid it at all cost as you are likely to not be satisfied with your purchase.

Date of experience: October 7, 2022
Oregon
3 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Cant pack
April 1, 2022

These people clearly dont know how to pack a package to keep the item safe. They also cant count. I realize that they dont have all the time in the world but just by looking at the lego set you can clearly see pieces missing. Poor customer service.

Date of experience: April 1, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Very unhappy about a Joe Rocket motorcycle jacket simply listed as pre-owned look at pictures. No damage to the outside looked brand new, when package arrived, I tried on the jacket and my hands and arms were covered in a black greasy chemical, which ruined my shirt and required paint thinner to remove off skin. Pulled open the jacket liner and the inside sleeves were covered in a black tar like chemical. They had to have seen this when they put the jacket on the mannequin or when they packed it. I guess since they say they are non-profit it means they can lie and sell unsafe products. I'm having the chemical tested and contacting the state attorney general regarding this. Very unsafe!

Date of experience: May 20, 2022
Georgia
1 review
21 helpful votes
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The fur coats that this site auction off is terrible the skins are so dry they said this coyote was not damaged i receive it with a big dry rot hole on sleeve shop goodwill is very deceiving with there photos be aware of this site

Date of experience: May 1, 2020
Maryland
1 review
14 helpful votes
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Yes indeed! The Hagerstown Goodwill location known as horizon goodwill industries punished ME because fedex lost my package shipped from them. They had to refund me once b4 because of missing clothes in package that was SEALED. Corporate has numbers but they never answer or call you back after leave a message.

Date of experience: March 3, 2021
Oregon
1 review
14 helpful votes
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I have recently purchase some items on shopgoodwill.com sometimes i get a fair deal other times i get the shaft. The last item i purchased was like no other dealing i have had with shopgoodwill or any other Auction site. It was flat out robbery. They listed an item and described it as in good condition with no damage just some normal wear, the pics that they added showed the item with plastic wrapped around the globe as it was securing the item from damage, when i received item the plastic was no longer on globe and exposed was about 10 inches of cracked globe that had been re glued with a clear silicone and a crappy job at that,, even a blind man would notice this damage. So looking at the pictures again i realized they had put the plastic wrap right where the cracks were so they could not be detected when being view. I would have to classify this as organized crime with a bunch of low lifes as employees.!

Date of experience: April 6, 2018
Guatemala
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Bad service
August 14, 2022

Goodwill doesn't care about you. As long as they got your money they're good. I bought items from Seattle but they take way to long to ship. I thought I was buying in America not over seas. It been 10 days since I bought my item and they still haven't shipped it. Probably have to wait another 10 days to get my item. At least ebay gives you a refund. Good luck at goodwill I'm through..

Date of experience: August 14, 2022
Colorado
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Purchased a spinning reel, handling and shipping was way over priced. Reel arrived later than due date, full of sand, missing bearings, totally worthless.

Would not recommend wasting your time looking because the pictures and descriptions are fake!

I'll not shop Goodwill online again!

Date of experience: October 16, 2018
Tennessee
2 reviews
22 helpful votes
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Point blank deception
October 15, 2023

There's a systemic misrepresentation of items for sale for which no return of item is possible. See pic for example where listed as "tested, sounds good, small crack in woofer". I've been burned. I hope it doesn't happen to you.

Date of experience: October 15, 2023
New York
1 review
9 helpful votes
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This company starts their bids low and then hits you with tax, handling costs and extremely expensive shipping. Dont be fooled. Most of the stuff that is sent I'd garbage and they refuse to accept returns.

Date of experience: November 6, 2022
France
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Suspended
October 31, 2018

Have not bought from here in about a year,,, shipping was outrageous... so today i find a music box... bidding ends in an hour... i bid... and am instantly informed that my account has been suspended... WHAT? No one can tell me why

Date of experience: October 31, 2018
North Carolina
1 review
12 helpful votes
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I can tell you that this is the most dishonest place I have ever done business with. Purchsed DS online, won't even power on, second DS chewed up by a dog not shown in pictures, Nike + watch doesn't work missing parts. This place should be sued for their terrible business practices. Their moto is "We put people to work". Well they teach employees how to steal money from people that are usually already short on funds if they are shopping at goodwill. Their moto should be we rip people off and steal their money through lies and deception. I'm only 39 so this isn't just some older person ranting. God's honest truth, these people are crooks.

Date of experience: November 21, 2020
Pennsylvania
1 review
4 helpful votes
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High risk auction! Mostly too expensive and broken. Bought a few things that were obviously broken upon arrival. I'm pretty sure the sellers don't care. I think their motto is "As long as it looks like it's not broken then sell it". Only bid on things that have no mechanical aspect to it - by mechanical I mean anything that has a moving part - lamp, microphone stand, tripod etc.

Date of experience: August 22, 2021
Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I have been purchasing and supporting for years on ShopGoodwill.com, spent thousands of dollars, recently they converted to a new Website/Format, it's terrible. Their Customer Support apparently changed too, worst folks to deal with, used to be really good people in customer support. Seems to me it has turned into a scam website. They hardly authenticate items, but will list this as antique, when they are wrong. I am off their site for Good, will spend my money elsewhere and will no longer support Goodwill. Would have given zero stars if I had the option.

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
South Carolina
2 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Bid & won an American Girl Doll. Item Product ID: *******, from Seller: Boise Metro Goodwill. I understand about donated items, but the photos were misleading. Doll was shown standing, but at arrival the doll's legs are so loose, there is no way she can stand. Shipping is way over priced, no way to choose any better ground shipping. I see other's review about someone running up bids. Lesson Learned. https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/*******

Date of experience: July 19, 2018
Georgia
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Terrible Packing and sky high shipping
May 17, 2022

I have used shopgoodwill.com for years, seems lately they are getting much worse, especially shipping from West coast locations, California, Washington and Oregon. Damaged items that were not individually wrapped and $26 shipping for a 2lb small item, because according to them its the boxes they have to use. North, midwest, and east coast seem to take better care wrapping and shipping much cheaper. See picture of Seattle shipment of video cards, shipped in a bag with no bubble wrap, microprocessor chips were all torn off, useless and once were worth some money but had to trash them.

Date of experience: May 17, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Wrong sizes
September 10, 2017

Please, somebody give these people a measuring tape! I bought numerous pieces of jewelry- especially sterling silver -where they were off 2-3 inches off. Licking/Knox Goodwill Industries had the same jewelry posted 5-6 times ( new items I suppose). After I received mine, I told them they need to adjust the rest of postings because the necklaces were 3 inches shorter than what they were claiming. They did not even bother make the changes. Other buyers were intentionally cheated the same way I was. When they have the absurd no return policy and exorbitant shipping prices they should be more attentive with the items description. I hope their higher management read these reviews and do something about all these complaints.

Date of experience: September 10, 2017
Massachusetts
3 reviews
26 helpful votes
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A lucky roll kind of site
February 21, 2018

It's great once you find a few reputable shops and primarily but from them. I always check the handling and shipping fees before placing bids, sometimes they are over the top and scam money that way. Best ways to buy is buying bulk lots, less known but expansive brands, and buying several lots from the same store to combine shipping (but make sure the store allows this). Also be careful by checking the pictures closely, I purchased a coach purse in "new" condition that smelled and had a large stain at the bottom. I went back and saw they didn't show the bottom of the bag in the picture. On the other hand, I bought a gorgeous like new condition Dooney and Bourke leather bag for a total of $20, from the same store. So basically you either get lucky or not.

Date of experience: February 21, 2018
Oregon
1 review
45 helpful votes
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Getting worse
July 21, 2020

I have had many transactions with shop goodwill.com. Probably 75% of the items I've purchased, since 2005, have come damaged or misrepresented. Descriptions are never accurate. Items are shipped damaged and then the goodwill seller tries to blame it on the shipper etc. after all these years I won't buy from them again. Not worth all the hassle. They should be investigated for fraud

Date of experience: July 21, 2020

Overview

ShopGoodwill has a rating of 1.5 stars from 646 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with ShopGoodwill most frequently mention customer service, shipping costs and many items. ShopGoodwill ranks 178th among Auction sites.

service
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value
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shipping
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returns
166
quality
196