A lot of the items given the thrift shops never sell, especially the all cotton ones (mainly because no one likes to iron, lol). The money made goes to charity and if you buy the item, your money goes to it. I would shy away from usuable childrens clothing and nicer clothing that people would actually buy and wear. I make dolls, restore antique dolls and yet until now, I never thought of looking for the vintage fabrics needed to make the authenic period clothing in the clothing at thrift shops.