THE SOURCING DIRECTORY
Find donated-goods thrift, clothing consignment and vintage shops across Iowa City and Coralville. Compare store profiles, open the local map, or start with a short shopping route you can edit.
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Start with the kind of shopping you want to do. For donated-goods thrift, compare Goodwill and Crowded Closet. For clothing resale, choose Stuff Etc, The Second Act or the Coralville buy-sell stores. For vintage, start downtown or on the south side. The map below includes all of these; the shortlists group selected stops for a manageable trip.
These suggested trips are not active because one or more stops need confirmed shopping hours or visit access. Their shop profiles remain available in the local directory; confirm each stop before making your own trip.
Goodwill at 445 Highway 6 East and Crowded Closet at 851 Highway 6 East give you two thrift stops without crossing into Coralville. Stuff Etc is in a separate suite at Crowded Closet’s address, but it is consignment rather than donated-goods thrift. Compare the store models as well as the locations.
Keep Artifacts and Revival as a downtown pair, or head south for Vice on East Prentiss, Ulysses Modern and SweetLivin’ on South Gilbert, and Wonderland on Highland Court. The south-side shortlist crosses several streets; check directions and parking rather than treating it as one shopping block.
Crowded Closet and Stuff Etc occupy separate suites at 851 Highway 6 East. The Second Act on Olympic Court adds a clothing consignment stop; use its address and directions instead of assuming all three shops share the same center.
Plato’s Closet at 1801 Second Street and Once Upon A Child at 881 22nd Avenue give you a clothing-focused pair. The Plato’s Closet branch is branded Iowa City, but both addresses are in Coralville. These are buy-sell resale shops; check branch intake rules before bringing items.
START WITH A SHORTLIST
These are starting points, not timed or optimized routes. Check each shop’s current hours, then change the order or remove stops. Opening a shortlist does not replace your saved trip.
Pair Goodwill on Highway 6 with Crowded Closet. Start with the categories you sell, inspect condition and compare sold listings before setting a buying limit. Add Stuff Etc separately if you also want consignment inventory.
Crowded Closet publishes Monday–Friday 9:30am–5pm and Saturday 9:30am–4pm; it is closed Sunday. Check Goodwill’s current branch hours and holiday exceptions before leaving. This shortlist does not check opening hours automatically.
Open Iowa City thrift shortlistCompare Artifacts’ mix of vintage and collectibles with Revival’s clothing selection. Look closely at labels, fabric and condition; a curated retail price does not automatically leave room for a resale profit.
Both publish weekend hours. On Sunday, Revival lists 11am–4pm and Artifacts 10am–5pm, so put Revival first if starting later. Confirm special hours.
Open downtown Iowa City shortlistCompare Crowded Closet’s donated goods and Stuff Etc’s consignment inventory, then add The Second Act on Olympic Court for clothing. Keep enough time for a separate drive and item inspection.
Tuesday–Saturday is the planning window for all three. Crowded Closet closes at 5pm weekdays and 4pm Saturday; The Second Act is closed Monday. Check every shop’s current hours before leaving.
Open Highway 6 shortlistPair Plato’s Closet with Once Upon A Child. Compare the categories you know how to inspect and sell; branch buying policies and accepted sizes are separate from shopping hours.
Both list Sunday 11am–6pm. Monday–Saturday, Plato’s Closet lists 10am–9pm and Once Upon A Child 9am–8pm. Confirm holiday exceptions and any earlier intake cutoff.
Open Coralville shortlistFor a buying checklist rather than another store list, read Iowa City thrifting: what to check before you buy. It covers clothing inspection, sold-price research and recording the facts you need for a listing.
Separate shopping from selling or donating. Crowded Closet publishes distinct donation hours. For consignment, read the individual shop’s intake process before loading your car; a store being open does not mean it can accept your items.
For clothing, inspect closures, seams, stains, fabric wear and measurements. For household goods, check completeness and packing costs. Use the sourcing checklist and profit calculator to include fees, shipping, supplies and the amount of work a purchase needs.
If you want to extend the day north, use the Cedar Rapids and Marion guide. Treat that as a separate driving segment and check closing times before adding it to an Iowa City trip.
The south-side shops are different businesses with different specialties. At SweetLivin’, online photographs are not a live inventory guarantee and the listed phone accepts calls, not texts. Call about a specific item before making it the reason for a trip.
Before a clothing-focused trip, use That Couple Flips’ men’s jeans research guide and button-up tag-reading checklist. Watch the linked videos for item research: men’s jeans and button-up shirts. These explain clothing research; they are not reviews of the local shops.
Start with Stuff Etc Iowa City and The Second Act for consignment, then use Stuff Etc Coralville as a separate Coralville stop. Plato’s Closet and Once Upon A Child use direct-buy resale models. Choose by clothing category and location; shopping access does not establish consignor intake availability.
No. They are separate businesses at 851 Highway 6 East: Crowded Closet sells donated goods, while Stuff Etc is consignment. Stuff Etc’s operator identifies suite 103. Compare the actual item and price rather than treating every secondhand shop as the same format. Stuff Etc branch source.
Use the Thrift shops layer on the local map. The Iowa City donated-goods shortlist pairs Goodwill on Highway 6 and Crowded Closet. Coralville Goodwill is a separate location. Stuff Etc, The Second Act, Plato’s Closet and Once Upon A Child use different resale or consignment models.
The downtown pair and Coralville pair have published Sunday hours, subject to exceptions. The full Highway 6 trip does not because Crowded Closet is closed Sunday. The full south-side trip does not because SweetLivin’ is closed Sunday. Remove closed stops and confirm the remaining shops before traveling.
The current local map filters to Iowa City and Coralville. North Liberty coverage is still incomplete. Older business mentions alone are not enough to recommend a current physical shop.
Opening one shows a proposed trip. Use the shortlist controls to save or add the stops, then reorder or remove them. The suggested order is not a timed or optimized route.
Policies vary by shop and item type. Ask before buying, especially for resale clothing, electronics or an item that needs testing. A return policy for new merchandise may not apply to used inventory.
FROM SOURCING TO SELLING
Choose downtown vintage, the Highway 6 thrift-and-consignment group, south-side vintage and records, or Coralville clothing resale. The shortlists give you starting points with individual profiles; do not assume all four groups fit into one compact trip.
A curated vintage garment, everyday clothing and a record need different comparable sales and inspection steps. Check the exact version, condition and delivered sold price. Use clothing research for clothing; do not carry its assumptions into antiques or records.
Photograph the identifying tag or model and record flaws when you inspect the item. Keep cost, measurements and a storage reference together through photography and draft review. Useful evidence is easier to capture now than reconstruct after the trip.
Keep planning with the free profit calculator, condition-notes guide and printable sourcing checklist. Clothing sellers can also use the research library before buying.
Guide sources reviewed October 12, 2026: Artifacts · Revival · Crowded Closet · Stuff Etc Iowa City · Ulysses Modern · Wonderland · The Second Act · SweetLivin’ Antiques, Art & Records · Plato’s Closet · Once Upon A Child. This is an online source review, not a firsthand visit. Store profiles retain their own check dates.
YOUR SOURCING DAY
Add up to 20 stops, then use Move up / Move down to set your order. Check shopping hours before heading out. Directions follow your order; they do not optimize it.
Between-stop straight-line distances use approximate map pins. Rough driving ranges assume roads add 20–60% distance, with 20–35 mph for legs under 15 straight-line miles and 35–55 mph for longer legs. These are planning assumptions, not calculated road routes. Rivers, road layouts, traffic and parking can make actual travel much longer. Excludes your journey to the first stop, return home and shopping time. Check the route and current timing in Google Maps.
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331 E Market St, Iowa City, IA 52245
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday–Thursday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Friday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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851 Hwy 6 E, Ste 101, Iowa City, IA 52240
Monday–Friday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM Sunday: Closed
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2551 Heartland Pl, Coralville, IA 52241
Monday–Friday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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445 Highway 6 E, Iowa City, IA 52240
Monday–Saturday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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2401 Scott Boulevard SE, Iowa City, IA 52240
Wed-Sat 9am-5pm; Sun-Tue closed
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881 22nd Ave, Coralville, IA 52241
Mon-Sat 9am-8pm; Sun 11am-6pm
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1801 2nd St, Coralville, IA 52241
Mon-Sat 10am-9pm; Sun 11am-6pm
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117 E College St, Iowa City, IA 52240
Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm; Sun 11am-4pm
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1725 Boyrum St, Iowa City, IA 52240
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2818 Commerce Drive, Coralville, IA 52241
Mon-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun 11am-5pm
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851 Hwy 6 E, Ste 103, Iowa City, IA 52240
Monday–Friday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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1565 S Gilbert St, Suite B, Iowa City, IA 52240
Wed-Sat 11am-4pm; Sun-Tue closed
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320 E Benton St, Iowa City, IA 52240
Monday–Saturday: 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM Sunday: Closed
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538 Olympic Ct, Iowa City, IA 52240
Tue-Wed and Fri 11am-5:30pm; Thu 11am-7pm; Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 1pm-4pm; Mon closed
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1224 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA 52240
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312 E Prentiss St, Iowa City, IA 52240
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1207 Highland Ct, Iowa City, IA 52240
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