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To think people ask too much for secondhand items?

101 replies

Chukkachick · 21/05/2023 22:30

About to have our second baby and planning on buying a lot secondhand again, mostly on FB marketplace. But I’m kind of shocked at how much people generally seem to be asking for their items?

e.g ‘great item, used for 15 months, will be properly cleaned’ then asking for between half and 3/4 of the RRP?

I know a lot more people are selling things online due to the cost of living crisis and maybe this is just a reflection of that. But it puts me off even making an offer because I don’t want to look like a CF! Even though I don’t think their item will sell at all with how they have priced it.

specific example- a double pram, now an old model, which would have sold new for about 1200 and the seller wants 900. AIBU to offer no higher than £600?

OP posts:
AliasGrape · 22/05/2023 14:04

AtLeastThreeDrinks · 22/05/2023 13:37

God yes, I get most of our kids’ clothes on Vinted but recently people are asking silly money. A few times the item has been available for less in an online sale, and that’s without postage and buyer protection, and I can return it without a huge fuss if it isn’t suitable. People don’t seem to realise that high street clothes don’t hold their value.

This is increasingly my issue with Vinted and also the fb groups.

Yes it’s lovely to have the ‘good’ brands but however excellent the condition is advertised they do always arrive looking obviously worn at least, usually faded or bobbled, and I’ve had stuff listed as very good condition arrive with stains, holes or other issues. It’s such a bloody faff to get any money back I don’t even bother anymore just write it off. The BNWT stuff is probably fine - but you’re still having to add postage and fees etc.

Im really not going to pay £5 plus postage plus fees for a pair of faded, bobbled leggings even if they are frugi or whatever, sorry.

Charity shops near here aren’t that bad - we get some good finds in there sometimes. And I’m in a selling and thrifting WhatsApp group with other local mums (started from baby group, now toddlers, plus everyone has added their mates/ relatives etc) where we tend to pass on clothes or sell for cheap so DD still has lots of second hand stuff.

ICMB · 22/05/2023 14:10

I’ve noticed things in charity shops Used to be like £1 when I was a kid and now it’s more like £10, but then again it’s charity so it’s not too bad. Stuff used to be cheaper when I was a kid.

KVick · 22/05/2023 14:15

I don't understand buyers like Op. If you don't want to spend more than 600 for a double pram, then find a seller who's selling theirs for $600. Filter out sellers who are asking more than that.

bunnyrabbitsandbutterflies · 22/05/2023 14:20

@Cerealkillerontheloose that's so sad

UndermyShoeJoe · 22/05/2023 14:27

Some things are stupid. There’s a tent on Locally, clearly been up at least a good year in someone’s garden the weeds have grown up. The very front kind of lip to keep the rain out when you open the door is ripped off. Seller wants £80 and you’ve got to manage the jungle to take it down too. Maximum it was £120 brand new. It’s rubbish now as I’d bet that £80 it leaks like a sieve when it rains too.

towriteyoumustlive · 22/05/2023 14:31

Second hand items only sell at what someone is willing to pay.

Some double prams are stupidly expensive. I managed to get an Out n About Double Nipper for £370 brand new (bargain sale!) then sold it for £150 4 years later (albeit with several accessories I'd accumulated). It was the BEST pram.

We have a local Facebook group where people can ask for and donate baby/toddler/child items for free which then need to go back to the group once they've finished with them and not be re-sold.

Original poster
Chukkachick · 22/05/2023 16:03

KVick · 22/05/2023 14:15

I don't understand buyers like Op. If you don't want to spend more than 600 for a double pram, then find a seller who's selling theirs for $600. Filter out sellers who are asking more than that.

… people haggle and things go for less than asking price all the time? My question is more about whether to leave it or offer considerably under asking price.

We’re in a fairly remote area so the secondhand market is probably smaller. I think I’ll give it another week or two and if it’s still up then I’ll make the offer.

Thanks for the input everyone

OP posts:
Withnailandeye · 22/05/2023 16:07

I find with Vinted you have to be on it - quite often there are loads of stuff very reasonably priced but they go first, I buy the kids lots of boden/joules stuff on there for a few £ per item and the best bargains are just listed. Same as mine, I don’t want to be hanging about waiting for stuff to sell, when I do a Vinted sale o put everything on at a fair price and 90% sells within that evening.

crossstitchingnana · 22/05/2023 17:28

I was looking at second hand Vans shoes the other day. £40. For smelly pre-worn shoes!!

PetitPorpoise · 22/05/2023 18:23

Agree. I like Vinted for children's clothes, but I think people forget that there's often £3-4 postage to pay as welll, by which time I might as well buy new and at least have the option to get a refund if it's no good.

ParadiseLaundry · 22/05/2023 18:53

No word of lie, I saw a pair of Converse listed on Vinted for about £30 absolutely caked in mud. The listing said 'will need to be cleaned as they have mud on as I've just visited a farm'

I was like 😂😂🤨🤨😵‍💫 are you for real?!

beanii · 22/05/2023 18:58

YABU you want something like new for peanuts.

In Australia and New Zealand items keep there value more people aren't as snobby about using secondhand items - glad it's changing here and people are charging more realistic prices than just a couple of quid.

xsquared · 22/05/2023 19:27

beanii · 22/05/2023 18:58

YABU you want something like new for peanuts.

In Australia and New Zealand items keep there value more people aren't as snobby about using secondhand items - glad it's changing here and people are charging more realistic prices than just a couple of quid.

I don't think there is anything in op's post to suggest that.

Her specific example is of a £1200 used pram for 15 months, and considering offering a bit less than £600. Hardly peanuts and if you've ever had children, a used pram for 15 months wouldn't really be like new condition unless you only used it inside when the child was asleep!

Personally, I wouldn't pay £600 for a new pram let alone a used one. Do they really cost that much these days?

beanii · 22/05/2023 19:37

I'm totally with you - £600 for a new pram is ridiculous.

However half price with just 15 months use seems fair if you're looking for that type.

Kazzyhoward · 22/05/2023 19:52

I accidentally stumbled on a side hustle. I was looking online for things to do with my hobby and noticed a few items were selling second hand for higher price than new. Thing was there were few shops selling these niche items, so anyone who didn't live near a shop had to buy online, and there weren't many online retailers selling this hobby supplies. Now, I do live very close to one of the few shops and knew I could buy stuff from the shop and sell it more than I bought them for via ebay. So I did! Funnily enough one buyer was actually just a mile away, closer to the shop than I was, but still clearly happy to pay more to get it online rather than just go to the shop themselves (or too lazy to check!). It's all a matter of supply and demand. Some people are happy to pay more than they have to, and sellers are crazy to sell things for less than some people are prepared to pay, so sellers and buyers will meet in the middle by negotiation.

Hippyhippybake · 22/05/2023 19:59

People ask way too much - I sell a lot on eBay and by ballpark is 20-50% max of the original rrp depending on the condition and desirability of the item. I often sell stuff for 10% .

HoliOrangeBlossom · 22/05/2023 20:43

nationallampoons · 21/05/2023 23:10

I completely agree. It's the same in charity shops and I've noticed people are asking a lot a carboots too

Charity shops are taking the bloody piss!

Era · 22/05/2023 20:45

Yes, there’s someone local to us selling a six year old trampoline. They are asking £500 for it!

Thecat19342 · 22/05/2023 21:37

Prices have skyrocketed for second hand items - I'm finding buying new / in the sale cheaper now. I used to always buy second hand for many years .I did have a little giggle in the charity shop last week my son picked out a small tupplewear tub (the teeny ones used for snacks) it was filled with marbels (maybe 2 or 3 bags worth?) They wanted £14 for them....we bought a bag from boyes for £1.50...😅

Soapyspuds · 22/05/2023 21:55

specific example- a double pram, now an old model, which would have sold new for about 1200 and the seller wants 900. AIBU to offer no higher than £600

Do a wider search for similar versions around the country. How much are they selling for?

justprance · 23/05/2023 05:39

beanii · 22/05/2023 18:58

YABU you want something like new for peanuts.

In Australia and New Zealand items keep there value more people aren't as snobby about using secondhand items - glad it's changing here and people are charging more realistic prices than just a couple of quid.

The thing is, if it is just a small price drop, why on earth would you not just buy new, and then the item is guaranteed under warranty.

50% or less, otherwise I don't even bother.

Yants · 23/05/2023 06:08

NutellaNut · 22/05/2023 00:31

If something is more expensive than you’re prepared to pay for it, just don’t buy it. People are entitled to ask what they want for something. If they price it too high it won’t sell, so more fool them, but no one us forcing you to buy at that price either.

Nobody is suggesting that anyone is forced to buy overpriced stuff from greedy, deluded sellers. Although it is frustrating as these greedy deluded sellers often set an unrealistic asking price benchmark for other equally greedy deluded sellers to then also overprice their stuff.
We're simply discussing and commenting on the subject, which is sort of the whole point of an Internet discussion forum.

Schroedingersimmigrant · 23/05/2023 06:21

I saw so much clothing on Vinted as new without tags, which quite frankly means to me someone wore it once 😁, for price of new item in a shop or just like £5 less which is then eaten by delivery and protection fee. I even saw some which were more than what they were bought for in recent sale...
Some sellers are bit unrealistic, some run it as business. These quite ruin it.

If your max is 600 and they want 900 or even just 800 you don't have chance meeting in the middle though.

SmirnoffIceIsNice · 23/05/2023 06:32

People price over on Marketplace because they know buyers will offer half (or less) of what they list it at. The pram person probably knows full well they won't get £900, but doesn't want to list at £600 and end up with £200.

Just make an offer for what you think the item is worth.

BakedTattie · 23/05/2023 06:36

Genuinely saw yesterday on a local fb selling group. Someone selling a ‘nearly new and barely used’ shower caddy thing, for £5, with hair and dirt caked all round the bottom of it!!!!! It looked Atleast 10 years old.

i actually know the girl, she owns a business locally, and attends the same (private) health club as me.

people baffle me, they really do.

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