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Emily's avatar

This is a great round-up, thanks! Gotta throw in a shout-out to ThredUp: they can have a lot to wade through (I'd argue that buying Shein second-hand isn't helping anyone), but their saved search feature will notify you when new items arrive in a particular brand/size/description, and they do have returns - for a fee, but makes it easier to take the plunge on the Levi's!

That being said, I appreciate all the specific seller recommendations; we'll see if I can branch out from my current one-and-only. :)

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Kirstyn's avatar

Yes! I was coming here to mention ThredUp too. I buy a lot of my daughter’s clothes there.

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Aja Frost's avatar

Oooh hot tip, thank you both!

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Valerie LeComte DO's avatar

I also like that you can sort by natural materials! In general I think they have really good sort features & have found some great deals on there, just takes a little bit of work!

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Kelly Williams's avatar

I freakin adore a graph and your graph of second-hand shopping because it’s so darn accurate. My best second-hand tip is to download the Gem app (I swear I’m not sponsored though I should be!). You can search a term and it scrubs all the resale sites you mentioned AND some niche sites too. It’s how I’ve found all my favorite resale finds.

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Aja Frost's avatar

Graph courtesy of Aliza!! I need to download Gem... tonight's project.

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Jordan's avatar

Second this! I’m addicted to Gem I’ve snagged some great items using their alerts!

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Aja Frost's avatar

Consider me *very* convinced!

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Kelly Williams's avatar

🙌🙌🙌

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Danielle's avatar

Thank you for all these seller recs and for not gate keeping! Saving everything!!

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Aja Frost's avatar

You are so welcome! Makes me happy to share!!

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Sogole Kane's avatar

This was SO HELPFUL and fun- esp the end with all the shops to follow!!! Thank you!

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Aja Frost's avatar

So glad you liked! xx

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Eleanor's avatar

Honored to be in such good company!

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Aja Frost's avatar

💛💛

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Lindsay Scholz's avatar

Congrats on those gorgeous, gorgeous loafers! I've purchased and sold on Poshmark before, but have been really curious about Noihsaf Bazaar for more high-end, unique pieces. Thank you for sharing soundbites from other secondhand shoppers throughout this piece; super helpful!

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Aja Frost's avatar

I (obviously) highly recommend Noihsaf! Thank you for the note, and happy shopping xx

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Lindsey Thompson's avatar

Retrospectvintage215 is a great shop! Their physical location is here

in Philly and it is fantastic.

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Aja Frost's avatar

Ooh I'd love to check it out in person one day (still haven't visited Philly!)

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