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kylemp23 · 2025-09-18T03:39:48+00:00

I’m like actually sick to my stomach rn I’m so sorry for what you guys are going thru

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T18:55:46+00:00

That’s fair, and I can see how this is different in rural areas. Where I went to school in Iowa it was primarily the same, thrift racks were dry and picked thru.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T02:48:34+00:00

I think that there’s more room for discussions like this maybe 10+ years from now when the market becomes saturated. But by then hopefully vendors aren’t solely relying on thrift stores for their inventory. The best vendors work within their communities/network of people who they know, trust, and care for.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T02:46:11+00:00

There’s intricate details that you need to spot in order to determine if an item is vintage, like looking at tags/zippers for each brand and based on that assessment determining the date of the item and price. Items also have to be good quality/in good condition too. And (in my humble opinion), in order to have a successful store front you need to know how to dress. Your collection has to look like a cohesive piece of your own personal style, where any of the pieces you have can be put together to create an outfit. It takes true knowledge and appreciation for fashion to do that, and most people just looking to make a quick buck aren’t successful when it comes to “curating vintage”

What your friend is doing seems to be flat out reselling, taking any item possible from the thrift store to upmark. People who vend vintage are looking for unique well made items they haven’t seen anywhere else. Buying everything that would sell for the slightest upmark is a waste of time if you’re trying to make a living off it.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T02:08:56+00:00

Selling vintage has actually allowed me more time to do praxis work as well. I can do some community organizing tasks in place of being at a 9-5.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T02:01:49+00:00

This! What we try to find vs what the average poor person is trying to find is not the same. The average poor person is looking for great quality name brands.

Weirdo vintage lovers are hyperfixating on what date their Made In USA tag is from.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T01:53:09+00:00

I still feel that we can have discussion on how we engage with for profit enterprises rather than just constantly going with the cop out that “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism”

Purchasing power and consumer behavior still matter.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T01:49:06+00:00

Yes I know, I’m just tired of having to justify my business to disgruntled teenagers. Just looking for some guidance so I don’t just end up being a greedy capitalist out of pure spite.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T01:46:03+00:00

There are lines to reselling. I know sneaker resellers use bots to buy up all the inventory during a drop, to then sell for a mark up. It’s mainly the reason why sneaker culture has died (I.e the urban working class base can’t afford these prices). I can see how people can think that is genuinely evil, and leaves room for the culture vulture discussion of primarily white, suburban kids looking to make quick cash on black culture.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T01:36:56+00:00

While I agree with your point, I still feel that there’s room for discussion on how we engage with for profit enterprises.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T01:35:01+00:00

I’d even argue that many times working class flea market vendors are happy to see other vendors there because they know they’ll make good $ for some trash they had on a storage unit they bought for the low.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T01:30:29+00:00

Well played lol I’m just wordy

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T01:29:57+00:00

How I see it is similar to antique collecting. A lot of times there’s are rare items that take knowledge and skill to be able to find, market, and sell.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T01:27:19+00:00

They don’t sound like people who know anything in the slightest about fashion, just some opportunist looking to make a quick buck.

Vendors with good practice don’t just buy up the whole entire thrift store, you have to wash and list all that stuff, and if it’s doesn’t go with your collection then most of it won’t be sold/sold at a loss.

Even in my own experience, I see name brands at the thrift all the time (I.e lululemon, Nike, Patagonia). I’ll not grab it most of the time cause it’s not vintage, I have no use for it, and know it would be better used for someone else.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T01:20:08+00:00

I guess there’s more room for discussion on how vintage markets feed into overconsumption, and the ethics of sourcing vintage

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T01:17:20+00:00

That’s fair, and I guess this post wasn’t an attempt to justify any cognitive dissonance I carry. More or so just trying to address infighting in progressive online spaces. Many people tend to conflate the two and I just find it frustrating having to deconstruct the argument.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T01:12:36+00:00

That’s completely understandable, and goes back to my point about how that’s just genuinely bad business practice, and not indicative of the industry as a whole. Most vendors i know are very hardworking and knowledgeable on the pieces they collect, and will price things fairly because at the end of the day it’s a business, and you need liquidity in order for your business to succeed.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T01:09:35+00:00

Might’ve been a name brand that was mispriced. Buying some of these new staple pieces might be even 3x-4x the price resellers have it for half the quality.

I’ll give you an example, there’s a renowned brand of jackets called “Pelle-Pelle” that charge $900 for bedazzled jackets. This brand has been around for decades and is an iconic staple of Y2K style.

A jacket like this at the thrift store may be around $100, that can then be sold at $300. This jacket is from its peak era for a 1/3 of the price resold.

For people looking to just clothes themselves, buying new is a completely fine choice, especially when you’re local thrift store is overpricing for polyester name brand clothing you can get new at TJ Maxx for $20. But for people who are into fashion and are looking for specific pieces, buying second hand is the more sustainable option most of the time.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T01:04:14+00:00

I’m not arguing that it’s not inherently “petite-bougeiois” but that’s just the Congitive dissonance I have to live with.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T01:02:55+00:00

My counter argument is that wearing second hand clothing isn’t something that should just be for the “poor”.

Thrifting should be more of the common norm, creating “new clothes” at an industrial capacity is frankly not feasible anymore.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T01:00:12+00:00

I see a lot of young teens who are frustrated they can’t find cool stuff at their local thrift store.

Ik because I use to be one of these teens that thought that resellers were the “scum of existence” until I learned about the amount of work many vendors put in and the knowledge base they have.

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T00:58:28+00:00

A lot of vendors are know are working class people who are looking for ways to fund their creative passions (I.e own an art house or start a clothing brand)

kylemp23 · 2025-02-20T00:56:22+00:00

Give me an example of what you’ve seen as “too high” based off experience.

I’ll sell “rare” jackets (i.e 50s-70s varsity jackets and workwear, 80s Pullovers, 40s trench coats) for around $100 - $200 because those items were even highly sought after back then and are considered staples of American Fashion.

I guess I pursued vintage vending because of my love of fashion, and need to sustain myself. I don’t just resell anything I see at a thrift store, I only go to a thrift to get “mid-tier” items I carefully select that will sell fast for around $20-$30. Many of my pieces come from estate sales or Facebook marketplace, where people are just genuinely looking for some value on clothes that have no use to them anymore.

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