Has the market for secondhand kids clothes totally dried up?

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Anonymous wrote:People definitely expect too much for most of their used baby clothes. I made the mistake of buying a few things off a neighborhood list serve and once they arrived I could see they had stains and other signs of wear but were sold as "like new." Since then I only buy or sell from reputable consignment shops where you get less as a seller (because they take a cut) but the clothes are pre-screened for quality and I think with the higher percentage you get for store credit is a better way to get high quality clothes on the cheap

I think this is true and I think people are more willing to just put it on buy nothing because that way you're not having to deal with the hassle of people being picky or not wanting to pay a certain price. You also don't have to deal with people jerking you around on money

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Anonymous wrote:In my Bethesda neighborhood people just give things away. Nobody wants to deal with the work of washing, sorting, photographing, dealing with emails. Not worth it for the money. Either people donate to a charity or give to neighbors to reuse. In my former Moco neighborhood,, which is less wealthy and where I'm still on some lists everybody sells everything still. Guess they value money more and time less.

+1 I live in a rich neighborhood and no one sells children’s clothes, it’s all on Buy Nothing.

Why are rich people doing buy nothing groups? I mean other than self righteousness.

To have people come and get their stuff instead of having to drive to goodwill. Convenience is king. I do it too.

Seriously having the ability to just put stuff out on your porch and someone comes and grabs it is easy peasy

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I saw a woman selling a sleep sack for literally more than a price on sale. So I don’t care if it’s in “like new” condition when I could just buy new. I also think n people who buy HA and Boden new the expectation that they will make some money back are deluding themselves. For me, I love hanedowns from friends and I pass on more of ours to friends too. Circle of life.

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I agree I have noticed less activity on my FB and Poshmark listings. I think since the pandemic ended, people are spending less time online shopping or finding other uses for their money they couldn’t before. And inflation.

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Anonymous wrote:I buy used clothes at kids consignment shops in NOVA (Bellies & Babies, Blossom & Buds, 529, Lemon Lane, etc.). I think they have great, well-priced selections.

Like others mentioned, my area (Old Town) has a very active Buy Nothing group where I have gotten great clothing (and it’s where I give away all our clothes). So never a need to look on marketplace.

+1 I have consigned at and bought clothes from all of those consignment shops in NoVA, but I usually go to Blossom & Buds because it’s the closest to me. I like supporting a small business that’s woman-owned, and there’s a great selection of women’s clothes & accessories as well as toys and books. I think close to half my work wardrobe is from there.

For my kid’s clothes that aren’t in consignment condition or aren’t brands that they accept, I hand down to friends.

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Anonymous wrote:In my Bethesda neighborhood people just give things away. Nobody wants to deal with the work of washing, sorting, photographing, dealing with emails. Not worth it for the money. Either people donate to a charity or give to neighbors to reuse. In my former Moco neighborhood,, which is less wealthy and where I'm still on some lists everybody sells everything still. Guess they value money more and time less.

+1 I live in a rich neighborhood and no one sells children’s clothes, it’s all on Buy Nothing.

Why are rich people doing buy nothing groups? I mean other than self righteousness.

To have people come and get their stuff instead of having to drive to goodwill. Convenience is king. I do it too.

Seriously having the ability to just put stuff out on your porch and someone comes and grabs it is easy peasy

I prefer Pickup Please because one pickup covers all of my random donations. I don’t have different people picking up different items.

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There is this one mom in our neighborhood whose husband is a partner at a law firm. His specialty area is energy/oil (constantly flying to Houston). And she is CONSTANTLY selling every. single.thing on the neighborhood listserv. Honestly, I can't help but judge. Every time I see her post I think "can't you give ANYTHING away lady?" It just seems so greedy and tacky.

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Anonymous wrote:There is this one mom in our neighborhood whose husband is a partner at a law firm. His specialty area is energy/oil (constantly flying to Houston). And she is CONSTANTLY selling every. single.thing on the neighborhood listserv. Honestly, I can't help but judge. Every time I see her post I think "can't you give ANYTHING away lady?" It just seems so greedy and tacky.

I think its kind of a hobby for some people. Its not really about the money. But I agree I feel weird if people know I try to sell my kid's stuff now, because buy nothing is so big, it almost feels tacky to try and get $10 back.