small note - finally saw a content creator who does something I've long thought this category of content creators should do (but most don't) - in this case he bought a collection of #mtg cards and made a video looking at what was in the collection (and estimating the value). He paid $400 - turns out the collection is likely worth about $2000 (at retail prices), he's likely to net about $1200 or so selling it via a "buylist" online.
So he is planning on sharing half the profits with the seller
there are a lot of content creators who film themselves thrifting or buying at garage sales or buying bulk collections of various items from various sources - and frequently going on about how great of a bargain / deal they found (frequently inflating the prices they may actually sell things at while emphasizing how cheaply they bought the collections/items.
Very Very few seem self aware enough of just how ethically grey this can seem - I've long thought that many should be seeking the sellers
and back then I did a lot of selling for other people - not everything I bought places to sell was my own collections - and I made a lot of money for folks (and was well paid myself - especially for when I was in my 20's, I could make my rent in less than 2 days at a good show, and cover all my monthly expenses with just a few more days - for being in my 20's it was a lot of fun
but the ethics of trying to find that seller who doesn't know what they have and getting a "steal" are questionable
but when folks talk about paying say $40 at a garage sale for items worth $1000's especially if they are further monetizing by making online videos about that buying/selling then I do think it is exploitative and gets really questionable.
(I'm less concerned about the folks buying say storage lockers etc where they also have to deal with everything in the space & that's real work (and can incur recyling/disposal fees etc)
So I really like hearing a creator saying he plans on sharing w/seller
Shannon Clark