I've really enjoyed following this series as someone who loves to shop and sell second-hand. This post hit on so, so many things for me! My friends and I say how sad thrifting is becoming because stores are filled (and online resellers) with items that aren't that valuable in the first place. This problem will persist as people continue to donate their Shein to stores and we will all be left picking through items that were bad in their first life and aren't worthy of a second-life. However, as someone who has bought higher end items and then tried to list them on Poshmark I'm often confused as to why it's so hard to find a seller. You nailed it by noting that I'm hoping to get a minimum amount for my item but when a buyer is able to compare my item to a 50% off sale at (even mall brand) retailers, the circularity dies.
Truly I'm humbled in my learning of "buy less" in recent years because it's really the only right answer.
Really good points here - and I think regardless of price point, just the buying less piece of the equation does a lot of the lift of buying less + better. I'm trying a 12 item limit including thrifted pieces this year, and having the limit has made me so much more intentional about whether I am bringing something into my wardrobe because it fills a real need vs. is just a good deal.
AGREE. I think we tend to get very wrapped up in the "buy better" part, analyzing to the n-th degree whether certain items or brands are "high quality" or not. Which (don't get me wrong), IS important. But I have found that putting that energy into just buying less tends to solve itself.
100% agree that the circular economy and sustainable fashion in general relies on people buying better. What’s tough is how few affordable options are quality.
I’m really curious to see how Indyx would fare in resale! I’m not sure photos taken when a piece is brand new avoids you having to take a photo later to accurately show wear if any. It also seems like quite a few users like me are taking screen grabs instead of their own photos.
I've really enjoyed following this series as someone who loves to shop and sell second-hand. This post hit on so, so many things for me! My friends and I say how sad thrifting is becoming because stores are filled (and online resellers) with items that aren't that valuable in the first place. This problem will persist as people continue to donate their Shein to stores and we will all be left picking through items that were bad in their first life and aren't worthy of a second-life. However, as someone who has bought higher end items and then tried to list them on Poshmark I'm often confused as to why it's so hard to find a seller. You nailed it by noting that I'm hoping to get a minimum amount for my item but when a buyer is able to compare my item to a 50% off sale at (even mall brand) retailers, the circularity dies.
Truly I'm humbled in my learning of "buy less" in recent years because it's really the only right answer.
Really good points here - and I think regardless of price point, just the buying less piece of the equation does a lot of the lift of buying less + better. I'm trying a 12 item limit including thrifted pieces this year, and having the limit has made me so much more intentional about whether I am bringing something into my wardrobe because it fills a real need vs. is just a good deal.
AGREE. I think we tend to get very wrapped up in the "buy better" part, analyzing to the n-th degree whether certain items or brands are "high quality" or not. Which (don't get me wrong), IS important. But I have found that putting that energy into just buying less tends to solve itself.
This is what I’ve been saying!!! (To myself, in my head)
100% agree that the circular economy and sustainable fashion in general relies on people buying better. What’s tough is how few affordable options are quality.
I’m really curious to see how Indyx would fare in resale! I’m not sure photos taken when a piece is brand new avoids you having to take a photo later to accurately show wear if any. It also seems like quite a few users like me are taking screen grabs instead of their own photos.