patricej

when we started the thrift shop, many years ago, there was nothing [any of us knew of] available anywhere else.
the idea was never to provide a space in which members could sell for profit.
the sole purpose was to provide a space in which we could offer our excess, left overs, tools we no longer needed, etc.

as a thrift shop, the expectation - and requirement - is that items must be priced as you'd expect used/excess things to be in a thrift shop. that is to say, "rock bottom."

as our membership grew, we attracted the attention of a lot of sharks and cheats. real quilters tend to be trusting, generous, and soft-hearted. we also have a lot of members who are new to quilting and who don't have enough experience to know the difference between fair prices and rip-offs. that's why the list of rules got so long.

there are now dozens - if not hundreds - of places online [mostly facebook groups] where people are welcome to sell for profit, or which don't monitor value/price. there's nothing wrong with that; nothing at all wrong with QB members switching to those sites when they have something they want to sell.

it may very well be that our thrift shop has outlived its usefulness.
i keep it open "just in case."