Chain thrift in the USA is. In Aus thrifts have been relatively cheap, but then again with shein there just isn't much potential discount to begin with

by Anonymous 2 days ago

There are so many over-priced vintage stores here in Vancouver Canada. Even the thrift ones like value village are terribly over-priced and for-profit.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

I've only had luck with the burquitlam value village location, but definitely only shop at VV if I'm donating and receive a % off or if you sign up to their email list you can get coupons that make it worthwhile. Before COVID, I did get a gorgeous sewing machine on the east side location, but it was an extremely lucky find, $24 at a thrift store isn't great (they don't know how well it works) but it's been a dream machine

by maurinevolkman 2 days ago

I would love to sew and tailor my clothes. Amazing

by Anonymous 2 days ago

I feel like depop was great when it first started because it was mostly people reselling things they just didn't want anymore. Now it's people who thrift full time for the sake of reselling, doing professional photoshoots like it's a boutique, and upcharging to oblivion. There's nothing wrong with stumbling on a cool find and flipping it in a way that makes you some profit and also gives the buyer a deal in my opinion, I've purchased a couple things before that were unused for $20, retail was $200, I sold it for $60. I also don't think there's anything wrong with selling something and getting a little money back on your investment if its in good condition, but greedy people ruin everything.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Resellers are annoying, for sure. It sucks when you go to a thrift store and everything decent has already been bought up by the hordes of feral resellers who wait outside the doors until they open. But clearly they're selling the stuff if that many people are still doing it. There will always be a portion of the population who needs merchandise to be curated and made to look fancier than it is to justify buying anything second-hand. And yeah that's kind of weird to someone like me, but whatever, you can think thrift stores are gross all you want, it's still better for those people to be buying second hand even if they feel the need to pay a premium to feel like they're getting something that's better than it is, and it's probably better that that money ends up largely in the hands of independent sellers and small businesses than big corporations, even if those small businesses are annoying af to most of us. You can still find decent stuff in thrift stores, it just takes a lot more looking and sometimes a long bus ride to the ‘burbs. Estate sales can be good too.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

If it gets more expensive to the point people move back to fast fashion, demand for these sites go down, reducing the price again until people go back. It'll balance out with a few ups and downs along the way. Competition is good.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

That's not so different to saying garage sales always sell the good stuff before I get there Sunday afternoon. You gotta get in the trenches early and put in the work if you want to find a sweet deal. I never have issues finding pre-owned clothes on eBay. If you learn how to search eBay there are tons of insane deals.

by Latter-Answer 2 days ago

Prices going up has nothing to do with sustainability. Depop is sustainable for reusing quality pieces and you can alter your price range. If you want to actually be sustainable make your own clothes. I don't think the app was ever meant for that. The economy and social climate encourages fast fashion.

by Competitive-Row-8642 2 days ago