5 Resale Players Changing the Second Hand Market
More and more people are buying second hand goods online. Trading between private individuals is without a doubt increasing. We’re getting comfortable about letting our hidden closet gems move on to new owners and vice versa. Among other things, 35 percent of consumers bought second hand clothes and furniture online last year. In total, 46 percent of e-commerce consumers, evenly distributed between women and men, have shopped second hand online, this is GOOD news if you’re asking us.
Buying pre-loved items is not just a trend, it’s here to stay. The motivation for consumers to purchase this way is a combination of price, supply and sustainability. Very few are driven solely by one of these parameters - they act in symbiosis. But of course, the sustainability factor is becoming increasingly important for fashion lovers of all ages. Although, the younger consumers have significantly higher demands which probably doesn’t depend on age but on a generational demand to want to consume more circularly. We’ve listed some of the online second hand platforms that we’re currently keeping our eyes on. Keep reading and get inspired to shop more green!
Vestiaire Collective
Vestiaire Collective is one of the leading global apps for desirable pre-loved fashion. It’s dedicated to transforming the fashion industry for a more sustainable future by promoting the circular fashion movement as an alternative to overproduction and overconsumption and the wasteful practices of the fashion industry. It provides its “fashion activist” community with inspiration, tools and features to lead the change as they sell and buy unique pre-loved pieces from each other's wardrobes. The platform is unique thanks to its highly engaged activist community and its rare, desirable inventory of 3 million items that includes 140,000 new listings every week. Launched in Paris in 2009, Vestiaire Collective has offices in Paris, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and a tech hub in Berlin.
Sellpy
Sellpy was born out of the idea of enabling everyone to live more circularly. The easiest way to reduce emissions is to make better use of what already exists. When you shop at Sellpy, you can easily see how much each garment or item saves in carbon dioxide emissions and water, as everything they sell is second hand. Sellpy carry out thorough quality controls of the goods and offer the same types of conditions and delivery as all modern online stores. The items that cannot be sold are donated to charity or sent for recycling.
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Vinted
Not yet launched in northern Europe, but we’re sincerely hoping they’ll open up its market for us Scandis soon. Vinted wants to show you just how brilliant second hand can be. Sell the clothes that have more to give. Shop for items you won’t find on the high street. Vinted is open to everyone who believes that good clothes should live long.
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Depop
Depop is a global marketplace, a mobile space where you can keep track of what your friends and the people you’re inspired by are liking, buying, and selling. In turn, your friends and creative influencers all over the world can see the things you like, buy, and sell, and are inspired by you. This ecosystem has supported Depop becoming a global conduit of connection, not only in m-commerce, but culture, design, and creative communities around the world.
Tise
Tise is a Nordic, fast-growing software company who wants to help people to reuse by making second hand more fun and inspiring. Their marketplace app, Tise, has grown dramatically since the launch in 2016, now measuring over 2 000 000 registered users, and millions of listings. With more than 100 000 daily active users who spend 17 minutes in the app on average.