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Today I took you inside the Goodwill Bins to show the real impact behind secondhan.

Every item we keep in circulation reduces waste, supports sustainability, and helps create jobs right here in our community.

Thrift stores like Goodwill aren’t just places to find deals — they’re engines for opportunity, reuse, and local growth.
This is what responsible consumption looks like, one small choice at a time.

#goodwill #thebins #sustainability #goodwillbins #growth by @stevedorrisverse

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4 months ago

Starting today, I’m declaring June 1, 2028 as my transition date.

That’s the day I step away from Goodwill and go full‑time on the Stellar Verse.

#ecommerce #businessgrowth #businessowner #enterprenuership #stellarverse by @stevedorrisverse

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5 months ago

Success is built in silence.
We’re shaping Stellar Verse in the unseen hours.
Master the dark.

#ecommerce #business #master #ceo #entrepreneurlife by @stevedorrisverse

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5 months ago

Being apart of your local community is a huge part of business growth.

Stellar Thrift sponsored Southern Oregon Pro Wrestling here in Medford and it’s going to be awesome to watch it grow!

#independentwrestling #southernoregon #medford #wrestling by @stevedorrisverse

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Reselling isn’t just about giving something a second owner. It’s about giving it a second chance.

The more I work in the resale and thrift world, the more I realize that sustainability can’t just be a buzzword we use. It has to be part of how we think, how we operate, and how we build for the future.

Every item that gets reused is an item that doesn’t immediately become waste.

But I believe the next chapter of sustainability in resale goes even further.

It’s about thrift stores, resellers, nonprofits, recyclers, local businesses, and communities finding better ways to work together.

At @stellarthriftofficial , that’s something we want to be part of. We may not have all the answers, but we believe collaboration is where some of the best solutions will come from.

The future of resale shouldn’t just be about selling more used goods.

It should be about creating a stronger circular economy where we keep useful things in motion for as long as possible. 🌎♻️

Resale is already part of the solution. Now, how do we make it an even bigger part of it?

I’d love to hear from others in the thrift, resale, recycling, and sustainability communities:

What’s one thing you think our industry could do better?

#Sustainability #CircularEconomy #Resale #Thrifting by @stevedorrisverse

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18 days ago

Looking forward to the Super Bowl of Yard Sales tomorrow!

#centralpointoregon #yardsale #southernoregon by @stevedorrisverse

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a month ago

GOODWILL RAISED ME.

Okay… maybe not literally. 😂

But when I look back at how all of this started, Goodwill is absolutely part of the story.

The things I learned there about secondhand goods, thrifting, reselling, people, and finding value in things other people might overlook didn't just disappear when I moved on.

They became part of what came next.

I Love Loose Figures.

Then Stellar Thrift.

And eventually, StellarVERSE.

It's funny how something that feels like one chapter of your life can quietly teach you lessons you'll still be using years later.

This isn't the story of something that's already finished.

We're still building it.

But this is part of where it started.

#Goodwill #Thrifting #Reselling #Secondhand #ThriftLife StellarThrift StellarVERSE ILoveLooseFigures Entrepreneurship taken in Medford, Oregon by @stevedorrisverse

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a month ago

You’re digging through a pile of VHS tapes, DVDs and physical media…

What actually makes you STOP? 📼👀

On the Wake Up & Coffee Show, Misha Verse asked Steve Dorris, CEO of Stellar Thrift, what he looks for when he comes across physical media at the Goodwill Bins, thrift stores and garage sales.

Sometimes it’s value.
Sometimes it’s rarity.
Sometimes it’s something you haven’t seen since you were a kid.

That’s the fun of Thrifting Nostalgia—the right piece of physical media can take you back before you even pick it up.

So let’s hear yours:

What VHS, DVD, CD or other piece of physical media would make YOU stop digging and grab it?

Be Kind. Rewind. 📼

#PhysicalMedia #VHS #Thrifting #ThriftingNostalgia #GoodwillBins ThriftFinds VHSCollector DVDCollector StellarThrift WakeUpAndCoffee taken in Los Angeles, California by @stevedorrisverse

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@downloadthrift recently shared a post about “what thrift stores won’t tell you,” and they made a lot of solid points.

But this one really grabbed my attention.

“A lot of the best stuff never makes it to the floor.”

I think there’s another side to this conversation that’s worth talking about.

For some smaller, independent thrift stores, relationships with resellers and regular customers can actually be part of how they survive. Getting the word out is harder when you don’t have a huge marketing budget, a recognizable national name, or thousands of people walking through your doors every week.

Sometimes those relationships create consistent buyers, move inventory faster, and help keep more usable items from ending up in the landfill.

And that last part matters to me.

I believe the future of thrifting should involve more connection, not less — thrift stores, resellers, nonprofits, recyclers, local businesses, and communities finding ways to work together.

At Stellar Thrift, that’s something we want to be part of building.

There absolutely needs to be fairness and transparency in the secondhand industry. But I also don’t think every behind-the-scenes relationship is automatically a bad thing. Sometimes it may be one of the relationships helping a small thrift store keep its doors open.

Download Thrift brought up a conversation worth having.

What do you think? Where should the line be between giving everyone a fair shot and thrift stores building relationships that help them survive and keep more goods out of the landfill?

#Thrifting #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #Reselling #SmallBusiness by @stevedorrisverse

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CONNECTING THRIFT STORES,
RESELLERS & COMMUNITIES ♻️

What happens when thrift stores stop operating like islands? ♻️

On this Quick Coffee Chat from The Wake Up & Coffee Show, Misha Verse sits down with Steve Dorris, CEO of the Stellarverse, over Stellar Bros Coffee to talk about something much bigger than selling secondhand stuff.

CONNECTING PEOPLE.

Thrift stores 🤝 Thrift stores
Resellers 🤝 Local inventory
Organizations 🤝 People in need
Communities 🤝 Communities

Imagine a thrift store overwhelmed with donations.

Instead of usable inventory sitting unsorted—or eventually becoming waste—what if there were relationships already in place with other thrift stores, independent resellers and community organizations?

Some inventory could be sold.
Some transferred.
Some given away.
Some could go directly to people who need it.

Different solutions. Same goal:

♻️ KEEP GOOD STUFF MOVING.

That's sustainability.
That's community.
And that's the kind of conversation we're having over coffee.

☕ THE WAKE UP & COFFEE SHOW
⚡ Igniting Hearts With Coffee.

#WakeUpAndCoffee #StellarBrosCoffee #Thrifting #Sustainability #ResellerCommunity taken in Medford, Oregon by @stevedorrisverse

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2 months ago

GOODWILL, STELLAR THRIFT… OR BOTH? 🤔

A viewer questioned Steve Dorris after hearing him talk about donations, sustainability and what happens to usable items after they’re donated.

So Steve responded.

Steve works for Goodwill while also serving as CEO of Stellar Thrift—two separate roles that can understandably create questions when he talks about the secondhand industry.

But this conversation is bigger than one organization.

Where do our donated items ultimately go?

How can we keep usable goods in circulation longer?

And what can the secondhand industry do better?

For Steve, it comes back to something we say a lot at Stellar Thrift:

We are in the people business.

Watch his response and then tell us what YOU think. 👇

#StellarThrift #Secondhand #Thrifting #Sustainability #Goodwill Reselling ThriftCommunity Reuse CircularEconomy SecondhandIndustry taken in Southern Oregon by @stevedorrisverse

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2 months ago

WHY WASTE THIS? 👕♻️

Sustainability sounds like a huge idea.

Sometimes it’s much simpler: How do we keep useful things in circulation instead of throwing them away?

That question came up during a conversation about what we’re trying to build inside the StellarVERSE.

Yes, we want to build companies that grow.

But we also want to ask harder questions along the way:

Can we give more things a second chance?
Can we build businesses that strengthen communities?
Can something be profitable AND genuinely heart-driven?

We don’t have all the answers.

That’s part of why we’re documenting it.

Not after everything works.
WHILE we’re building it.

The ideas. The decisions. The wins. The failures. And the people behind all of it.

This isn’t the story of a company that already made it.

It’s the story of building one. ☕🌎

What does sustainability actually look like to YOU?

— The Wake Up & Coffee Show
IGNITING HEARTS WITH COFFEE.

#StellarVERSE #StellarThrift #WakeUpAndCoffee #Secondhand #SustainableLiving SustainableBusiness Thrifting CircularEconomy Reuse BuildingInPublic Entrepreneurship Community taken in San Diego, California by @stevedorrisverse

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