How to Find Free items, Buy Bargains and Re-sell Your Old Clothes Easily


You can find something for everyone, from army surplus clothes to vintage wedding dresses and designer bags. Some of the high end manufacturers and stores are offering to buy back items which they refurbish, and give you a voucher to buy something new from their stock.

I buy a lot from ebay, and occasionally from etsy. I know I could sell on there, but packaging and shipping is too time-consuming, confusing and troublesome. However, HEWI, standing for hardly ever worn it, has two levels of service One  gives you more money and lets you ship things out yourself. The other collects your unwanted items and takes a larger commission. if you need the space, anything is better than nothing.

Are you hoping to find free items, buy bargains, or sell cheap or second hand clothes? Here are your hunting words:

Useful Words

army surplus stores, bargain basement, car boot sales, charity shops, consignment shops, flea markets, garage sales, op shops, opportunity shops, resale shops, surplus stores, thrift stores

Australia

opportunity shop / op shops

Canada

thrift stores

China

Surplus stores

New Zealand

opportunity shop / op shops

Singapore

Singapore has Duty Free Shops

Singapore Airlines will also deliver their goods to your home


UK

charity shop

USA

dumpster diving

on consignment 

resale shops

thrift shop/thrift store



Useful Websites 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surplus_store

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_shop

Low Cost/Charity

UK

Barnados

Cancer Research

Oxfam

PDSA

https://www.charityretail.org.uk/

HEWI

M

https://www.mulberry.com/eu/buy-back

https://www.mywardrobehq.com/

S

resellfridges

https://www.selfridges.com/

T

https://thrift.plus/

V

https://www.vestiairecollective.com/c/Selfridges-x-Vestiaire-Collective

Vinted

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10544161/Your-guide-making-mint-neglected-outfits.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ico=taboola_feed_article&ns_mchannel=rss&ico=taboola_feed

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