Six hours and 22 minutes. That’s how much screen time I accumulated on Poshmark this week. Don’t judge me. I needed new Lululemon shorts and who wants to pay the retail price of $68 when you could find an equal quality pair for $32?
With the cost of everything from bread to gas rising, there’s even more motivation than usual to find everyday necessities at a lower cost — including clothes. In fact, it’s more crucial than ever to buy second hand in order to keep clothing in circulation and out of the landfills after hitting a high of 16 million tons of textile waste last year, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Sites such as Poshmark and Depop allow users to buy and resell used clothing. However, what shoppers don’t often realize is that most pieces available on those secondhand sites are courtesy of resellers — people who make a business by going to thrift stores and loading up carts with items to resell at a markup.
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