I have purchased items from goodwill.com. however I only purchase from the one that is in my town so I don't have to pay postage.. I have gotten 2 machines but I was able to go look at them first them I bid accordingly. I have gotten some fabric also. I think the workers are getting better at identifying fabric content. I won a quilting fabric lot once and it was more junk than usable. Old faded sheets etc. But now they seem to know what they are doing. Whenever I when a fabric lot I take a laundry basket with me. I take the box full of fabrics to my car and sort thru it in the parking lit. Whatever I won't/can't use goes right back into their box and right back into the donation door. What I keep goes directly info the washer when I get it home.