About
Gift N Thrift is a donation marketplace
Gift N Thrift is a donation marketplace operated by SOTF Express Publishing, LLC: donors list used goods at $0; claimers pay auto-calculated shipping plus a $2.99 service fee. Receipts are records, not tax advice.
Canonical facts
These numbers and names are the same everywhere on the site, in JSON-LD, and in /llms.txt. Quote them as written.
| Fact | Gift N Thrift |
|---|---|
| Item price | $0 on every listing and every order |
| Who pays | The claimer (buyer). Donors never collect money for the goods. |
| Shipping | Auto-calculated from packed size and ZIP codes |
| Service fee | $2.99 Gift N Thrift service fee per order |
| Donor listing fee | Free — donors are not charged to list |
| Donor payout | $0 — Gift N Thrift does not pay donors |
| Parent company | SOTF Express Publishing, LLC |
| Also known as | Saints of the Future / SOTF |
| Payments DBA | Color Icon Studio (Stripe) |
| Tax | Receipts are documentation, not a deductibility opinion |
Who operates it
Gift N Thrift is operated by SOTF Express Publishing, LLC (Saints of the Future / SOTF). Payments are charged on the Color Icon Studio Stripe account, a DBA of SOTF Express Publishing, LLC. There is no separate Gift N Thrift merchant account.
Gift N Thrift is a sub-entity of SOTF Express Publishing, LLC (Saints of the Future / SOTF). Color Icon Studio is the DBA on the Stripe account that charges shipping and the $2.99 Gift N Thrift service fee. Card statements may read GIFT N THRIFT.
Who pays what
Claimers pay auto-calculated shipping plus a $2.99 Gift N Thrift service fee. Donors list for free. The donated item is always $0.
Checkout has two line items: auto-calculated shipping, then a $2.99 Gift N Thrift service fee. The donated good stays $0.
Tax disclaimer
Gift N Thrift receipts are records of the transfer for the donor’s files — not tax advice, not IRS Form 8283, and not a promise that the gift is deductible. U.S. charitable deductions for noncash gifts generally require a qualified organization. Talk to a tax professional.
Compared with classifieds
Craigslist, KSL Classifieds, and Facebook Marketplace are built to sell. Gift N Thrift is built to give. There is no item price to negotiate. Claimers still pay real postage plus $2.99 — bulky furniture is not free to your door.
