Charity Shop bargain - should I feel guilty

[gerryattrick]

I bought a Chinese-looking vase a few weeks back at a charity shop for £2 just because my wife liked the look of it and it looked quality.

Feeling bored on Boxing Day I decided to research it on e-bay and after a lot of work found one virtually the same up for auction in January at a guide price of £450. (Always assuming mine is genuine of course, which I have no way of knowing other than it looks old and has the same makers mark on the base).

I don't feel guilty (well perhaps just a little bit ) but should I, as I already give quite a bit to that particular charity.

 

[unkleGsif]

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[GT-Steve]

why exactly should you feel guilty?

You've bought something from a charity shop - the proceeds will go in some small part to that charity, and you also say you donate as well..

My other half has bought (and subsequently sold) items for a small profit in the past, and in my eyes everyone's a winner..

We also donate hundreds of clothes to charity regularly.

In a way I think it's called Karma..

 

[orange71]

if you didn't already donate to that charity I would have said make a donation from the proceeds, but otherwise, it's what happens on antiques roadshow regularly

 

[93hero]

If the charity had looked up its true value, do you think they would have got in touch with the person that donated it and offered them a cut?

 

[Tazio]

Many years ago a mate bought a 1950's Guild acoustic guitar from a charity shop for a tenner. He knew it was worth more but if he had told the people in the shop he would never have got to own one of his dream guitars.

He sold it a few years later and went to the states on holiday for a month on the proceeds.

 

[sylus]

possibly that lucky find was a reward for already giving to that charity?

if you do manage to sell it for £450 then bung £20 in the collection pot next time your in... would still be £20 more than they had before you stepped in

 

[Grannygrinder]

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/\ what this gentleman said, its a karma thing

 

[biggs682]

no to feeling guilty

 

[jax13]

possibly that lucky find was a reward for already giving to that charity?

if you do manage to sell it for £450 then bung £20 in the collection pot next time your in... would still be £20 more than they had before you stepped in

spot on.

if you want to keep it for in the house then your not making profit from it so no harm is done.

if you do sell it & make £400+ then sticking a good will gesture in their pot would keep the karma gods onside, make you feel less guilty and give them a bit more money to pay their shop manager with.