12 Consignment/Thrift Stores in the US that Saves You Money, Time, and CO2
- Albert Wang
- Oct 28, 2024
- 3 min read
If you want to buy affordable clothes…
–thredUP
–Poshmark
–Swap
–Vinted
If you want to buy luxury/vintage…
---Vestiaire Collective
---Realreal
---Elia Vintage
---Reluxe
---Depop
If you want to buy formalwear…
---Queenly
If you want to buy wedding dresses...
---Stillwhite
If you want to buy baby and kids’ clothes...
---Kidizen
thredUP / A wide variety of affordable and luxury clothes
Specialize in
Items: Women's, kids' and maternity wear, accessories, and handbags
Everything ranging from wedding guest dress to swimwear to coverup
Brands: a wide range of value, mall and premium brands, from J.Crew and Everlane to high end designers
Price range: $10-$1000+, but most items fall within the $10-$80 range, with considerable discount
Offices in Oakland, Scottsdale, New York City, and Kyiv
Distribution centers in Georgia, Texas, Arizona, and Pennsylvania
Shop by brand or by types of clothes
Poshmark / Cheap clothes
Specialize in
Items: Women's, men's and kids' clothing, shoes, and accessories
Brands: All the way from L.V. to Zara, Forever 21, Under Armour, Old Navy, etc.
Price range: $8-$800+, but most fall within the $10-$45 range
Operates in US (California), Canada (Vancouver), Australia (Melbourne), and India (Chennai)
Free shipping (paid by Poshmark)
Has over 80 million users and 200M available listings
Shop by brand or by types of clothes
Website: Poshmark: Buy and sell fashion, home decor, beauty & more
Swap / Accepts a wide variety of clothesLOW TO MID RETURN
Specialize in
Items: Preowned men, women, and kids clothing
Price range: $6-$300
Operates out of the Chicago suburb, Illinois, with a fulfillment center based in North Carolina
Website: Women's Apparel – Swap
Queenly / A wide variety of formalwear
Specialize in
Items: Formalwear such as evening dresses, prom dresses, cocktail dresses, bridesmaid dresses and glam jumpsuits
Brands: A hugh variety of brands, with dramatically different prices
Price range: $30–$3000
Based in San Francisco, California
Kidizen / Affordable baby's, kids’ and mothers' clothing
Specialize in
Items: Affordable baby, kids' and women's clothing
Brands: Gymboree, Gap, Matilda Jane, etc.
Price range: $5–$40+
Based in Minnesota, Kidizen has Style Scouts all over the United States for consignment
Website: Kidizen - Buy & Sell Gently Used Kids' Clothes and Shoes
Vestiaire Collective / Mostly female luxury, vintage items
Specialize in:
Items: Mainly female luxury, vintage clothes, accessories, handbags, etc.
Price range: $100-$3,000
Vestiaire pays for shipping
Based in Paris, France
Website: Vestiaire Collective: Buy & sell designer second-hand fashion.
RealReal / Luxury, vintage item
Specialize in:
Items: Preowned designer ready-to-wear, vintage handbags, shoes, jewelry, watches, and home furnishings
Price range: $95–$135,000
RealReal offers authentication
Runs 19 consignment offices (16 retail stores) across US
In Texas, New York, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Florda, etc.
Website: Buy & Sell Designer Clothes, Bags, Shoes & More | The RealReal
Elia Vintage / Mostly femail vintage items
Specialize in
Items: Vintage ready-to-wear, wide range of classical fashion designs, some resembling French Riviera styles in the '90s
Price range: $50–$200
Operates online, connecting buyers and sellers across the globe
Website: Elia Vintage
Stillwhite / Wedding dresses
Specialize in
Items: Wedding dresses
Price range: $700–$25,000
Headquartered in Australia, Stillwhite connects buyers and sellers mainly online
Wedding dresses are traditionally single-use products, but Stillwhite allows them to be bought and sold for a second, third, and even fourth time!
Website: Stillwhite: New, Used, Preowned & Sample Wedding Dresses Online
Reluxe / Luxury/vintage items
Specialize in
Items: Preowned designer ready-to-wear, bags, shoes, accessories, and fine jewelry
Brands: Chanel, Celine, The Row, Totemen, Self Portrait, and Frame, among others
Price range: $75–$15,000
Based in North Carolina
Aside from second-hand items, Reluxe collaborates with brands like Toteme to offer new apparel from their archive at major discounts
Website: New In – Reluxe Fashion
Depop / Vintage clothes and accessoriesHIGH RETURN
Specialize in
Items: Vintage and secondhand ready-to-wear and accessories
Price range: $10–$950
With stores and offices located at London, Manchester, Milan, Los Angeles, New York City, etc.
Vinted / Affordable second-hand itemsHIGH RETURN
Specialize in
Items: A wide range of affordable second-hand clothes, accessories, old books, wood cases, etc.
Price range: $3–$100
Available for iOS, Android, and desktoip browsers
Users can buy, sell, or swap with each other online
Online service covers a range of countries, including US, UK, Canada, Germany, Austria, France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, etc.
Return: Vinted takes a buyer protection fee of 3-8%
Website: vinted - Google Search
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