Pre-loved selling better than New items?

[jennyswardrobe]

Hi there,

I have noticed that my pre-loved designer labels are selling faster than my brand new items that are heavily discounted. Is this normal here?

Thanks!

Jen

[roger_roger_over_and_nowt]

There is no "normal" here  but i'm guessing that good quality/condition items may sell better because buyers may think that heavily discounted new items may not be real.

Just a thought lol 🤐

[jennyswardrobe]

I have a strong feeling that no-one believes new items are real. I brought a load of sale items years ago and anything which still has a tag on I put on eBay to sell. Is there anything I can do? I am seeing others sell the exact same thing three times the price that I am selling for, and my items don't even get a view 😞

[gjalp]

Are they selling though? Or are they just listed higher? I prefer preloved because its recycling, its often better quality and more importantly, if its clothing, its because its something I know my size will be right. Other than white goods, our household generally prefers secondhand as we like to save things from going to landfill. We also repurpose a lot of things too.

[jennyswardrobe]

Maybe people are just thinking of the environment, which is great! What is troubling me is that I have had to massively reduce my new designer items. My jeans for example, originally retailed approximately for £60, I have had to put a starting price of £10.00 (before the buyer protection fee) and I have had zero views 😞