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Inside Goodwill, the world's biggest thrift machine
Goodwill processes over 4.4 billion pounds of donations annually, using AI tools to sell high-value items online before retail, impacting resellers. Some resellers earn six figures from vintage clothes, while others use Whatnot, a platform with $6 billion in 2025 sales.
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