Goodwill Last Chance Auction House & Clearance Store

Unless you’re a swap meet vendor or online seller, don’t waste your time. This really is the last stop for all the picked over stuff that GW couldn’t sell. Clothes are sold by the pound. Yes, they do have bins that are auctioned off twice a day. But honestly, does any one person need a bin of anything? Truthfully, for the average thrift store junkie it’s way too much work. I’ll pass on sifting through bins filled with piles of clothes, books and other miscellaneous merchandise that go passed over in the GW stores.

I am an avid thrifter and am not afraid to get my hands dirty! I drive past this every day on my way to work and I finally stopped by yesterday afternoon
It’s located behind the goodwill store/​offices which is easy to find if you’re turning in at the light on PCH then follow the road to the left.
Being my first time there and going alone I gotta admit I was nervous. When I walked in I felt like everyone was looking at me as if I walked into the wrong place…
I asked a nice man if I was not supposed to be there and we both seemed confused, he then asked me if I was looking for the last chance deals and I said yes and he assured me I was in the right place.
I informed him it was my first time there and he kindly explained how it all works. The blue bins are sold at auctions as well as any pallets with furniture, however, any furniture that is on it’s own is for sale at any time along with tables to the left that are sold by the pound.
I got the most amazing deal on a slightly dirty mid century modern chair for $ 4, FOUR DOLLARS!!! which cleaned up EASILY and I can’t wait to come back to their excellent service and too good to be true deals!

I am quite familiar with goodwill outlets. I often frequent the amazing outlets near my parents place wen i visit them in indiana. Maybe I’m just spoiled by those outlets but this place is disgusting! First, this outlet is located in a very sketchy area of town. This outlet is in an actual warehouse. Most of the space is occupied by boxes on boxes of different categories of items that are sold via auction. In the far corner of the warehouse is a small area dedicated to items sold by the pound. These items are dumped in bins and laundry bins are supplied for you to put your finds in. Don’t get me wrong, I have no problem digging in bins, I am quite familiar with this process and have no issue with it. But the outlet and merchandise are beyond disgusting. I took a quick look around and had to leave. When I got in the car, I looked down and saw a black bug on my hand (looked like a bed bug!). I’m so glad I didn’t buy anything, I couldn’t imagine the type of bug infestation I would be bringing home. I really do not recommend anyone, just for sanitary reasons. This place was quite the disappointment :(really looked forward to digging for treasure but I probably spent a total of 2 minutes in the place. SHOP AT YOUR OWN RISK!

I have sold online for a few years and I had no idea this place was so close by. The pound is 2.29 and the auction bins go from 50 $ and up they have 2 auctions an 8:30 and a 12:00. They used to be closed on Sunday but they recently started opening up again. A lot of people buy auction items to sell at swapmeet n stuff. You just get an overall better deal for your money that way apparently. They have tables were you can buy by pound. I have see some items that I would personally need and pay hard cold cash for eg «Brita water filters «and the came out to about 4 $ for 10 !!! It’s the luck of the draw some days they have treasures and some days they don’t. It is a warehouse so you need closed toe shoes. And it is dusty. But the people seem nice they do ask everyone to stand back when they reload table during the day but it is obviously a safety precaution. I do not recommend taking children it is not a toddler friendly environment forklifts and pallet jacks are constantly moving back an forth the entire time. They open @8 close @4:30

Ever wonder what happens to the stuff that doesn’t sell at Goodwill?
Well they end up here. They have a lot of rules when you come to this place because this is the last chance you have an opportunity to purchase anything.
There’s plenty of huge bulk bins you can look at but you can’t purchase a single item from it. Those bulk bins are only for the auction.
If you’re looking for a single item they do have an area for them. They’re a dollar per pound so choose your items wisely. If these items don’t sell, they eventually move over to the bulk bins.
Unfortunately if the items don’t sell at the auction, they do end up in the trash. Goodwill does try to do their best of minimizing their trash. They recycle what they can before it goes to the trash and the rest is history.

If I could leave zero stars I would. Despite being one of the few places that sell clothing by the pound for a super low price… it is really not worth your time. Unlike the outlets in Santa Ana and San Franciso, this place is a complete dump.
To begin, the manager, Darla is horrible at her job and blatantly plays favorites and reserves good things for her friends and family… she should be fired! Im appalled that Goodwill lets this awful witch work for their company, she makes them look bad.
When I arrived here, i noted several signs everywhere stating that no one under 18 was allowed in, there was one small sign that stated no open toed shoes were allowed. I didn’t see that sign until after my dear mother was asked to leave by the manager due to her inappropriate shoes and we had to go around the corner to buy her some ugly crocs just so we could shop in the warehouse. What irked me most about t his was the fact that when she scolded my mother, there were three girls in flip flops shopping in the warehouse that she did not ask to leave. There was also a little girl aged about six or so running around the warehouse. What a hypocrite! Then, we were looking in the bins and were asked to stand behind a line while they switched the clothing out for new clothing, however there was hardly any clothing put out! So we looked around and found nothing all that great except a shirt that I wanted to buy as a joke… so I went to the register and as rudely informed that everyone was on break and would be back in «five minutes.» So about 10 minutes pass and the cashier comes to ring me up… she was the only good thing about this dump, she was really nice.
Overall, don’t waste your time at this dump… even if it is further away for you, it is worth it to go to the goodwill industries outlet in Santa Ana on Fairview street… the real good deals are there.

Megan G. basically covered it, but I’m pretty sure this is the only place around here that I know of that sells clothes by the pound. If you know of any others, let me know! I love these places!
Whenever my friends and I would go on road trips up north, we’d always try and stop at the clothing-​by-​the-​pound thrift store in Santa Cruz. Until we found out we had the same thing in our very own town of Long Beach.
The only downside of this location is they seem to close somewhat early. The last few times I’ve gone they’ve either been closed or in the process of closing and ask us to leave before we can make any purchases.