Stockhouse vs the Goodwill bins
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The Goodwill Outlets, better known as the bins, are where a lot of resellers start. Unsorted goods roll out in bins on a rotation, everyone digs, and you pay by weight (Goodwill Silicon Valley). It's cheap and there's no minimum. You pay in hours instead.
Stockhouse is opening to founding buyers and sellers across the US. Everything below about Stockhouse is how buying and selling work when lots go live.
The short version
| Stockhouse | Goodwill bins | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Set per lot by the seller | By the pound; varies by store, roughly $1.15–$2.99/lb (Goodwill Silicon Valley) |
| Sorting | Sorted and graded before you buy | Unsorted: you dig |
| Time | Browse or post a request from your phone | Hours in store, competing with other pickers |
| What you get | A known piece count, grade and mix | Whatever you find that day |
| Location | Ships to you, tracked | Only stores you can get to |
| Protection | Payment held until the lot arrives; covered if it isn't what you were sold | None; you choose every piece |
Why the bins work
- The cheapest stock you can get without a wholesale account.
- No minimum. Buy five pieces or fifty pounds.
- You pick every piece yourself, and the occasional find pays for the trip.
What they cost you
- Time. Digging, waiting for rotations, and washing and sorting at home.
- Competition. Other pickers get to the good stuff first.
- Unpredictability. You can't plan a drop or restock a style that's selling.
- Hygiene. Nothing is cleaned or sorted first; gloves are recommended.
What Stockhouse does differently
Lots on Stockhouse are already sorted. Each one lists a piece count, a Stockhouse grade, photos and the mix, so you can buy 50 band tees or a bale of Y2K and know what's coming. Shop by style, find sellers tagged with what sells in your shop, or post a request and get offers. It ships tracked to your door, and payment is held until it arrives.
Plenty of resellers will do both: the bins for finds, wholesale lots for the styles that sell every week.
How we checked
Prices and store details come from Goodwill outlet pages, as of October 27, 2026. Check your local store for current prices. Spot something out of date? Email hello@stockhouse.app.
Questions
- How much do the Goodwill bins cost per pound?
- It varies by store: roughly $1.15 to $2.99 a pound at the outlets we checked, and some stores offer bulk pricing tiers.
- Are the Goodwill bins worth it for resellers?
- For cheap, unsorted stock and the occasional great find, yes. The cost is your time: digging, competing with other pickers, washing and sorting. Lots on Stockhouse are already sorted and graded, so the trade-off is price per pound against time per sellable piece.