I love buying secondhand but it’s time consuming to visit thrift stores and dig for quality pieces. I’ve not had the best luck on ThredUp either. I’ve loved almost every piece I’ve gotten from Eileen Fisher Renew. I’ve found the consistency is much better with brands that handle selling their own clothes secondhand.
What other brands do this?
Title basically. I’m on a trip and walking around I found a small consignment store. I like vintage clothes and finding a few designer items cheaper than I normally would. They were selling these Chanel necklaces for a little over one hundred dollars. The chain was a regular silver chain that is like 8 dollars, they admitted that, so I didn’t care. The charm was supposed to be button/zipper repurposed. I saw a logo in the back and tbh, I don’t know a lot about Chanel stamps. But it was very pretty, and it seemed like a decent deal overall, (a little over 100 for a chanel button seemed expected, maybe they are worth more I guess) so I said why not? Also I’m all into up-cycling. Also the store had mostly five stars, so I assumed I could trust them. Right? Wrong. I returned home and decided to do some research. Guess what? You can find the same necklace all over the internet and the stamp it has its a sign of a knock off as it’s not a real Chanel stamp (I looked for it everywhere). I even found a seller on Etsy with the exact same “button/zipper” who never denied they were fake. (Never admitted it either, which seemed extremely suspicious) I left a review to try to reach them and also tell other sellers to check for authenticity before shopping. I tried to be nice and compliment the store and the staff while stating my disappointment. Lol guess what? They accused me of lying.
So, I sent all the links that I found to the store, a photo of the pendant to compare and I’m waiting for their response. There goes my money… I could have literally bought the same necklace on Etsy for half the price 💀
Also: the owner went over my past google reviews and stalked me which was so weird.
I hate when these things happen because I suffer from social anxiety and ASD, and all these exchanges just stress me out a lot.
Edit: to give more context, I care about the environment. That’s why I personally try to thrift and upcycle as much as possible. It really matters to me because if I made the effort to go to a consignment store that claims to only sell vintage authentic items, it means that I wanted a vintage item. If I get sold a piece of jewelry made only to scam people into buying expensive overpriced knockoffs I’m going to be disappointed. I saw consignment stores back home selling knockoffs, but the price was reasonable and they were honest and acted in good faith. This place didn’t. I know for a fact that consignment stores can have new jewelry, but most of the time
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(Also posted on r/frugalFemaleFashion)
So you want to pick up some bargain second hand designer items, or maybe you want to shop gently used clothes made of silk, cashmere, or linen for dirt cheap. Certainly you’d like doing all of this while keeping your consumption habits sustainable and ethical.
Since last spring, one of my favorite sources of second hand goods has been The RealReal. I’ve found holy grail silk maxi gowns for as low as $32; NWT cashmere sweaters retailing for $500 for $45; but I’ve also made plenty of mistakes.
After a many months of experience learning the ins and outs of using this site, I’d I’d like to provide a guide on how to score deals and avoid pitfalls — something I wish I had found when I first started shopping there. Most of these tips can be applied to other second hand websites as well, although most of my experience is with TRR.
Obviously this post isn’t sponsored (I hope this becomes obvious as I go into problematic aspects of the website). But as someone passionate about the second hand market, I want to provide a tool for people interested in second hand sourcing.
Let’s dive in.
Part 1: Ethics and concerns — the good, the bad, and the ugly
THE GOOD: there is a massive glut of designer clothing floating around people’s closets, unworn. As we all know, buying second hand is much better for the environment than even purchasing from sustainable brands, as there is zero use of water and natural resources involved in production, and the only waste comes from shipping materials and transportation.
Shifting the bulk of your purchase to the second hand market is the most environmentally friendly way of introducing new items into your closet. There are many nuances to this discussion of course, and many critiques to thrifting, but that is a discussion to be had for another time.
The RealReal is aware that this is a big motivator for their customers, and they’ve seemed to embrace it. For example, bags they ship their clothing in are 100% recyclable.
THE BAD: Let’s address the elephant in the room — The RealReal is notorious for fakes. As they process large quantities of clothes (which allows them to keep prices low), copywriters who write up clothing
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My job is trying to sell an antique console, but I cannot find an antique store that will buy it. I’ve contacted a couple so far (Hanna antiques and Urban Suburban to name a few), but I’m having a hard time locating one.
I know this is a long shot, but do you guys know of any stores?
https://thetimepiecegentleman.com/pages/consignment
Anthony says to aim for 10% profit, but profit that's not quantified isn't measurable or if it's roi on tied money or whatever. But these are the posted rates consignment rates which have zones on them which incentivize tpg selling your watch for less money.
basically they can drop the price from a little over 130k to 99k and basically make the same amount of money from the sills dill. just by dropping the price from 100 001 to 99 999 they make 1000 dollars more on the sale - not only incentivizing it for them to not chase market price but to actively hit these brackets by convincing the client to sell down and in general just making getting the sills dills way more important than appropriate price.
RATES:
- $0.00 - $15,000 / 10% 1500 for 15000
- $15,001 - $20,000 / 9% 1350 for 15001 - 1800 for 20 000
- $20,001 - $25,000 / 8% 1600 for 20001 - 2000 for 25000
- $25,001 - $30,000 / 7% 1750 for 25001 - 1950 for 27500 - 2100 for 30000
- $30,001 - $40,000 / 6% 1800 for for 30001 - 2400 for 40000
- $40,001 - $60,000 / 5% 2000 for 40000 - 3000 for 60 000
- $60,001 - $100,000 / 4% 2400 for 60000 - 3000 for 75 000 - 4000 for 100000
- $100,000+ / 3% 3000 for 100k, 3750 for 120k, 4050 for 135 000
Now of course they could negotiate different consignment rates with the clients who put watches up for consignment but why bother with the list then and if the rates are higher that's kinda crummy. but if these rates are correct it would explain why tony wouldn't spend money on armored cars and stuff. he wouldn't be able to make any profit, there's barely any more money in it for them than cheaper watches.
Sadly I have to sell [my beloved 4th gen Z28](https://i.imgur.com/tjGuHrD.jpg). I have been putting this off for too long and now I only have 2 weeks to do something.
It wouldn't hurt so bad (maybe) if I could get what it is worth by selling privately. However, being a woman now alone in this world, it is unsafe for me to go for test drives with strangers.
I checked Carmax (or maybe Carvana) and felt personally insulted by their offer.
I also checked Autotrader Classics (it turned classic 18 days ago). The prices there were more in line to what I would expect. My car is in excellent condition with low milage for its age.
I really don't know if there is another option. What would you do?
edit: I can't figure out how to make a proper link :/
As the title said. Kinda new to the game. Trying to browse the board for some early stuff. I just a bit confused since most of the item are looking empty with just the defense stat, unlike most video I see.
The board doesn't seem to list all the items too, unless I specifically typed the name of the item or its all just gonna be Rod for some reason with different look on them. Thing is, I kinda new, so I don't know much of any item name yet, which the reason while Im browsing the board to get an idea. I can't really craft at blacksmith yet since level ain't high enough.
Is there like a market setting did I missed somewhere? :o
I'm looking for high quality furniture but I don't want to pay 10k for a couch. So what's the next best option -- second hand! I am looking for a place that has high quality furniture and lots of selection!
Anywhere in the bay is fine -- it does not have to be San Francisco proper.
Hi! I was gifted a somewhat designer, rather expensive dress by someone last March. I never actually wore the dress and I don't particularly love how it looks on me either. We are no longer on good terms and it just brings up bad memories so I am looking to sell it online somehow. All the tags are still on and intact. Does anyone have recommendations for websites they've sold on? I want to make sure I'm not getting ripped off or cheated. Thanks in advance!
So you want to pick up some bargain second hand designer items, or maybe you want to shop gently used clothes made of silk, cashmere, or linen for dirt cheap. Certainly you’d like doing all of this while keeping your consumption habits sustainable and ethical.
Since last spring, one of my favorite sources of second hand goods has been The RealReal. I’ve found holy grail silk maxi gowns for as low as $32; NWT cashmere sweaters retailing for $500 for $45; but I’ve also made plenty of mistakes.
After a many months of experience learning the ins and outs of using this site, I’d I’d like to provide a guide on how to score deals and avoid pitfalls — something I wish I had found when I first started shopping there. Most of these tips can be applied to other second hand websites as well, although most of my experience is with TRR.
Obviously this post isn’t sponsored (I hope this becomes obvious as I go into problematic aspects of the website). But as someone passionate about the second hand market, I want to provide a tool for people interested in second hand sourcing.
Let’s dive in.
Part 1: Ethics and concerns — the good, the bad, and the ugly
THE GOOD: there is a massive glut of designer clothing floating around people’s closets, unworn. As we all know, buying second hand is much better for the environment than even purchasing from sustainable brands, as there is zero use of water and natural resources involved in production, and the only waste comes from shipping materials and transportation.
Shifting the bulk of your purchase to the second hand market is the most environmentally friendly way of introducing new items into your closet. There are many nuances to this discussion of course, and many critiques to thrifting, but that is a discussion to be had for another time.
The RealReal is aware that this is a big motivator for their customers, and they’ve seemed to embrace it. For example, bags they ship their clothing in are 100% recyclable.
THE BAD: Let’s address the elephant in the room — The RealReal is notorious for fakes. As they process large quantities of clothes (which allows them to keep prices low), copywriters who write up clothing description in fact do the bulk of the a
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