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[quote=Anonymous]This 100%!! The asking prices for used clothes and sometimes toys is hilarious on FB Marketplace. Especially when you can find a lot for $1 or less at a thrift store. Or pay and have guaranteed purchase, shipping, use a credit card, etc thru RealReal or Poshmark. When I buy thru FB I do prefer to buy kids stuff through FB groups specific to the product and prefer shipping or someone on my daily commute.

[quote=Anonymous]I buy secondhand but have found people listing on neighborhood listservs/Facebook marketplace have unreasonable expectations for secondhand clothes (like people expecting 80% or more of the original price). I don’t bother reaching out when people are charging too much bc I’m not interested in haggling over email — it is a lot easier for me to go to someplace like Poshmark or the RealReal to find significantly discounted high end/designer clothes and then have it shipped to me directly (rather than also having to travel to someone across town). For the most part now, I buy clothes on Poshmark and only do Fbook marketplace for things too large to ship - strollers, furniture, etc. Occasionally I go consignment shops.

I know the rates for all of those are much lower bc there is a middle man taking a cut - so either you can try your luck there or try cutting the prices you are listing on Fbook. Those places have the added bonus of convenience, which Facebook marketplace is not for buyers. But I think you should manage your expectations of what people want to pay for those items — I personally would never spend more that $5-15 per item, especially not for HA. Between online shopping and people giving away free clothes on neighborhood listservs, it doesn’t make sense for me to buy used clothing at $20+.  Hope that is helpful![/quote][/quote]

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