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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people buy designer pieces only to want to sell after a year. If something doesn't fit I get it, but bags and shoes seem like things you should buy to last a while.

Some people do genuinely buy designer clothes that are trendy and sell them after a year or two when they are less trendy. This is common in certain circles/cultures and not in others. It's not helpful for you to reply to this comment saying your friends don't do this.

I think more of the stuff at these shops are things people buy and don't end up wearing and are not returnable for whatever reason. Like, you buy a new dress wear it once, decide it's unflattering and then it just hangs in your closet unloved.

I would also bet that a fair amount of what ends up being sold secondhand is originally shoplifted, purchased with a stolen credit card, etc. I used to work retail and the organized shoplifting gangs were notorious and frightening. I personally think the rampant, unchecked shoplifting is what killed the high end retail in Friendship Heights, but that's a thread for a different forum.

I worked a relatively high end clothing place at Tysons. This had us well into the red. Corporate kept the store open for brand presence, but we lost money. A lot of it.

Anonymous wrote:When people say "designer" - can you give an example? And where are you buying all this designer stuff? I am genuinely not sure where I would have encountered this.

Khaite, The Row, Loewe, Max Mara, Brunello Cucinelli, Balenciaga, Prada, etc.

What do you mean, where are people buying it? Bloomingdale's, Saks, Neiman Marcus, various boutiques ... plenty of places.

Anonymous wrote:Agree. First few bags to thredup in 2024 I got reasonable return. The most recent bag in January 2026 the prices were shockingly low… e.g., I got $2 for new with tags Talbots blazer (purchased earlier in the Fall and I missed the return window). I’m going to try somewhere else next time.

I mean ... it's Talbots. I wouldn't expect any more than that.

Anonymous wrote:I find that consignment shops are consistently rude to the consigners. I'm treated completely differently depending on whether I'm a customer browsing or a consigner bringing in items. The difference is like night and day - and at every consignment shop I've ever used.

+100

Anonymous wrote:Have you all just considered buying less? That’s a much more effective way to get to the root of the problem. It’s so silly to complain about stingy consignment places when you could simply stop shopping as a hobby. It’s never going to fill your cup.

Have you ever considered not making huge assumptions?

I've lost 70lbs. To consider "buying less" isn't going to change the fact that I need to clean out my closet and get new things. I've never shopped "as a hobby" in my life (in fact, I hate it). So take your ignorant condescension elsewhere?

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people buy designer pieces only to want to sell after a year. If something doesn't fit I get it, but bags and shoes seem like things you should buy to last a while.

Some people do genuinely buy designer clothes that are trendy and sell them after a year or two when they are less trendy. This is common in certain circles/cultures and not in others. It's not helpful for you to reply to this comment saying your friends don't do this.

I think more of the stuff at these shops are things people buy and don't end up wearing and are not returnable for whatever reason. Like, you buy a new dress wear it once, decide it's unflattering and then it just hangs in your closet unloved.

I would also bet that a fair amount of what ends up being sold secondhand is originally shoplifted, purchased with a stolen credit card, etc. I used to work retail and the organized shoplifting gangs were notorious and frightening. I personally think the rampant, unchecked shoplifting is what killed the high end retail in Friendship Heights, but that's a thread for a different forum.

I don't understand why people buy designer pieces only to want to sell after a year. If something doesn't fit I get it, but bags and shoes seem like things you should buy to last a while.

When people say "designer" - can you give an example? And where are you buying all this designer stuff? I am genuinely not sure where I would have encountered this.

I find that consignment shops are consistently rude to the consigners. I'm treated completely differently depending on whether I'm a customer browsing or a consigner bringing in items. The difference is like night and day - and at every consignment shop I've ever used.

Anonymous wrote:New to You in McLean is great if you have high end items. 50/50 split if it sells. If it doesn’t sell, you can pick it up.

I was at New to You a few months ago and was really disappointed with their inventory. Very little high end.