/fa/ - Fashion

[Anonymous No.17455061]

How do these vintage sweatshirt businesses on poshmark/eBay make money?

Like where the hell do they source this stuff, and how do they make a profit on it?

[Anonymous No.17455198]

>>17455061
most of the bigger/successful vintage shops aren’t combing through racks at the thrift stores anymore. for 90%+ of their inventory, theyre buying wholesale from raghouses. they get things for pennies on the dollar (usually pay by weight unless the rag presorts the clothes).
>why doesn’t everyone do this?
most raghouses require a llc/llp and have minimum purchase deposits of 500-1000+.
>t. vintage reseller

[Anonymous No.17455252]

>>17455198
Any good resources for somebody looking to get into this?

[Anonymous No.17455557]

>>17455252
find a rag house near you on google and get in contact with their management to find out about hours/requirements/sign ups/etc. most rags that i’ve been to prefer it when you either buy from their curated section or when you buy several sealed bales of unsorted clothes. i usually meet my minimum deposit, but if not, i’ll buy things from their curated section. Always hit the minimum and go for more if you can as you’ll be given better hours/selection on future appointments.
as for the llc, it varies state per state.if you’re just starting out, you’ll most likely need a registered agent. keep track of all expenses.
keep in mind that this isn’t just a show up, find a ton of good vintage in 15 minutes, and leave. you’re sifting through bales of dirty clothes in an uninsulated warehouse that usually doesn’t have ac.

[invicta spongebob edition No.17455560]

Vintage/thrift clothing is the most retarded shit ever. Though i'm glad that there are people who manage to make a buck out of it, at the end of the day, if someone wants to buy old clothes then why not sell them old clothes?

[Anonymous No.17455571]

>>17455560
New clothes suck

[Anonymous No.17455586]

>>17455557
Do you live near a port city?

How much do you pay per piece from the pre sorted bins?

Do you only buy single stitch shirts?

Also do you buy vintage jean's??

If the deposit is $500 minimum how many items does that get you per visit?

[Anonymous No.17455588]

>>17455560
Old made in the USA clothes were made at a high quality also made in Italy stuff is amazing.

[Anonymous No.17456517]

>>17455586
yes
depends on age/type of item
mostly but now that 2000s shirts are hitting the 20 year old “vintage” threshold i buy double stitch more
yes
depends on how many hours i want to sift through stuff/if i buy sealed bales. 500 will get you 20-30 decent presorted items, five 100 pound sealed bales, or 200 of sifted stuff.

[Anonymous No.17456579]

i hope the vintage fad dies within the next few years

[Anonymous No.17456581]

>>17455061
i've seen stories on instagram where a dude walks into(trespasses) an abandoned house and walks out with 10k worth of vintage levis

[Anonymous No.17456588]

I hate vintage resellers, they’re all scumbag vultures. If you’ve ever seen instagram videos of them rummaging through goodwill or an estate sale you’d know what I mean, they’re worse than Jews, jewier than Jews actually. They make Jews look noble and charitable.

[Anonymous No.17456801]

>>17456517
Is it in Houston?

[Anonymous No.17456945]

>>17456801
west coast.

[Anonymous No.17457087]

>>17456945
you the silver league jew mutt boys who sell tumblr images to the tik tok kids?

[Anonymous No.17457121]

i don't like it because half the fun of vintage fashion is hunting in thrift stores. but due to depop/grailed etc they usually get picked clean or the staff hold back anything decent.

these days thrift stores are full of fast fashion crap.

[invicta spongebob edition No.17457128]

>>17455571
>>17455588
Let's agree to disagree.

[Anonymous No.17457260]

>>17457121
You just have to find the right thrift store to go to. In my experience the nationwide chain thrift stores are all garbage. You want to find the independent thrift stores that are still large, but they are in an area of the city that most white people are either afraid to go to or only go there to buy drugs. My favorite thrift store is right off of Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and the only stuff that is over priced is stuff like polo, air jordan shit like that. They either don't know the value of single stitch vintage items or they don't care.

[Anonymous No.17457774]

>>17457087
no but they buy some of my slow movers so i tolerate their existance.

[Anonymous No.17457782]

>>17457128
>Let's agree to disagree
No.

[Anonymous No.17457869]

>>17457121
I used to manage a thrift store. I had multiple vintage buyers lined up at all times. They'd pay triple or quadruple what I'd be able to get for it on the floor. They'd also buy stuff in bulk. You have no chance if you're some random guy walking in off the street, I sold all the good shit before it even left the backroom.