To ask if second hand shops are still popular?

[PassingStranger]

Does everyone sell online today?
Does anyone use a second hand shop anymore?
Are they still popular?
Was having this convo this morning.
Wanted to see what MN thinks?
Are there any where you live?

You mean like charity shops? They're everywhere

I'm donating a tonne of stuff to a charity shop after having a declutter. I know loads of people who regularly visit charity shops. One woman I know only has clothes from charity shops.

There are loads of second hand shops near me. Most are charity shops. The remainder fall in to two groups, specialised second hand shops (bikes, videogames) and over-priced arty places that sell old furniture and artwork.

Sorry not charity shops. Private Second Hand Shops.

Do you mean somewhere where you take your stuff to be sold, then you get the money? Not really ever heard of that. Though there’s places like CEX where they buy old dvds, gaming stuff etc then sell it on - that’s maybe the closest?
Also auction houses.

Before internet if we wanted anything second hand you’d look in the local paper in the for sale section, or buy Loot magazine.

They're around and call themselves "vintage" or pre-loved" And are popular.

I've never seen any of these ever

There are house clearance kind of shops around here, a few anyway. And as others have said CEX and pawn shops, for electronics and valuables.

They exist but are rare these days where they used to be on every high street. Buying habits have changed as well - we set up home with hand-me-downs for pretty much everything to save money (which we didn't have!). Over many years items were replaced and we often passed them onto another (unless they were too old and only really worth binning).

My DCs' generation can go to IKEA and by a "kitchen pack" for a fiver at the equivalent stage of life. Material goods are incredibly cheap compared to even thirty years ago and years of consumerist advertising results in people wanting to buy new, even if the quality isn't there. A lot of perfectly functional household items and furniture now goes to the tip.

It will be interesting to see if the vogue for vintage/reusing actually penetrates Gen Z sufficiently to make a difference as they set up home or if it remains a largely MC fashion.

We have one for expensive wedding outfit/evening dress type clothes.
Mind you the shop takes 60% so you don’t get much back, probably better to sell on EBay or Vinted but it suits those who don’t want to bother.
The shop is also very fussy what they take, they won’t accept most high street shops or anything that’s not in perfect condition.

Yes that kind of shop. Furniture, clothes, brick a brac etc.
Less hassle than selling online.

For years if I have needed anything, say kitchen utensil, new navy blue jumper, new book, I will do a lap round our local charity shops and invariably hit lucky. We have a couple of places that do furniture too. I regularly donate stuff too. Very satisfying.

My mum used to call the second hand clothes shops which weren’t charity shops a ‘clothes agent’. There was a couple when I was growing up but I only know of one locally now. There is however a furniture equivalent locally as well, probably full of stuff from house clearances

We get all our furniture from a second hand shop. It sells vintage/lower end antique and bric a brac. I also buy vintage things online, including fb marketplace. I try not to buy new things unless it's shoes, underwear, food, medicine etc. I love a second hand shop.

I only know of secondhand shops as either charity shops, antique/collectables shops or places like CEX or Cash Convertors.
I've never known any other type.

Same

For clothes, you're taking about what I've always known a dress agencies. I know of a few, they mainly sell "occasion wear". I know of one that has a wider range so high street and designer fashion. They definitely aren't as common as they used to be. One opened very close to me a few years ago and I got some lovely stuff from it but it closed as it wasn't financially viable.
For furniture, I remember quite a few second hand shops being around when I was growing up. Nowadays, you tend to find "vintage" shops instead so stuff just costs more!

No dress agencies round me any more which is a shame, I got some lively things from them on the past. Several bric a brac and house clearance type places though. Maybe cos I’m in a dodgy part of SE London, but right next to lots of posh bits where people are constantly getting rid of lovely things, and want to buy ‘ethically’?!

There's alot of people giving things away free today.