Donation intake and pricing system for thrift and resale stores
Suggested by the multipliers.ai team · Oct 16, 2026
The problem
Thrift stores take whatever arrives at the back door, sort it by hand and turn away loads they cannot sell. Donors don't know what is accepted, and staff spend hours on items that never sell.
Who has this problem
Independent and nonprofit thrift stores and resale shops that accept public donations.
How we'd know it worked
Donors book drop-offs after a quick photo check, and the store knows what came in, what sold and what it cost to handle.
Market facts
There were 87,112 used goods store businesses in the US in 2025.
Source: IBISWorld (opens in a new tab), 2025
The US used goods stores industry was estimated at $27.7 billion in 2026.
Source: IBISWorld (opens in a new tab), 2026
A regional Goodwill with 30 stores in northern New England reported $1.2 million in trash costs in a year, up 155 percent over five years.
Source: Boston.com (opens in a new tab), 2021-05
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