My gs's other grandmother used to work at Goodwill and she would periodically send him boxes of NEW toys from Goodwill. The stores in that area donated their damaged or open boxes or items they didn't sell or when they got new items in & had an overstock problem. The employees got first choice & I don't know if she paid for them or not but he got Christmas several times a year from GW. Do you all know about the web site: shopgoodwill.com it has lots of fabric & machines for sale, cheaper than ebay, & not bidding against a zillion people.