“Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless”.

–Thomas A. Edison

Disadvantages: 

Through online buying sites like Depop, the practice of reselling thrift store things for triple the original purchase price has gained popularity. Reselling these products at a higher price aids in the commercialization of thrift shops, which directly harms low-income neighborhoods by removing accessible goods and apparel. These platforms provide quick buying, selling, and exchanging of clothes, footwear, and accessories. The applications are plagued with users reselling thrifted stuff for a fast profit, which is why they are becoming more and more popular every day. But it doesn’t seem right to sell $3 charity store shirts online for double that price. Low-income populations see thrifting as a need. This activity is wrong since it involves benefiting from something that people rely on heavily while reselling thrift store things for greater rates. Resellers raiding charity shops in search of the hip, fashionable bargains and making large purchases wind up ripping a lot away from low-income neighborhoods. Although profiteering off of goods that people require to sustain their level of living is unethical, thrifting is not, per se. It upholds itself on ignorant and bigoted beliefs and is unethical. Sellers should recognize that their willingness to thrift and then resale their goods at exorbitant rates deprive the less fortunate.

Advantages: 

Among the best ways to reduce our support for unethical fashion businesses is to purchase secondhand. Recycling clothes saves resources, reduces the need for new clothing manufacture, and reduces pollution from clothing manufacturing. It is a superior option to quick fashion, deterring consumers from supporting unethical labor conditions and environmental destruction. While thrift reselling, you may uncover a ton of hidden treasures and then resale used goods from the convenience of your home to make some extra income. Despite the difficulties involved, thrift store clothing reselling is beneficial to the planet and can lower your carbon footprint. Even if you resale clothes from thrift stores, buying used clothing will assist the planet for years to come by lowering the amount of garbage we send to landfills. Just consider how insane dumps would be if resellers were prohibited from visiting secondhand shops–the amount of garbage would be tremendous. Most items sold for resale at thrift stores aren’t likely to be vital or fatal for anyone since they are simply things, and there is a lot of them. There will always be more footwear, clothing, and home goods available. There is enough for anyone, and essential apparel and home goods won’t run out anytime in the foreseeable future in secondhand stores.

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