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Value Village Price Markups: Is Thrifting in Canada Still Worth It?
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CBC has covered it, Reddit rants about it, and every Canadian thrifter has felt it: Value Village prices climbed hard, and resellers are often the reason blamed.
Why prices climbed in the first place
Rising reselling demand pushed Value Village to reprice more aggressively store by store, sometimes tagging items closer to their resale value than their donation value.
It changes your buy math, not your business
A $20 markup that used to be a $5 flip isn’t dead—it just needs a tighter margin check before you buy, not after you’ve already listed it.
Colour tag sales still create real windows
Weekly discount tags can knock 20–50% off already-priced items, and timing your visits around them is often the difference between a flip and a pass.
Diversify where you source
Salvation Army, Diabetes Canada bins, estate sales, and Facebook buy-nothing groups all still price closer to donation value than resale value.
Before you commit to a higher-priced item, scan it in ThreadFlip to check eBay, Amazon, and Google Shopping comps—the markup only matters if it breaks your margin.
