My wife has a website[0] selling vintage items to Japan that she finds in flea markets, eBay, classifieds, charity shops etc. Mostly fabrics and kitchen stuff rather than fashion items though. Pretty good profit margins on each item, but it's very labor-intensive. Every item is unique, so it takes time to takes photos, upload, write a description ... Once it's sold, most of this effort is gone and you need to move on to the next item.<p>In that sense, I imagine teenagers might have time and energy for this kind of sales process. The big money is made by those online portals and apps, rather than the sellers.<p>[0] <a href="https://www.frau-vintage.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.frau-vintage.com</a>
It is a huge business. My mom has sold thousands of dollars worth of clothes online after she lost weight (just don't ask my dad how much she originally paid for all of it).
This was tried in the first dot-com boom. It was called Tradeweave. They were trying to make a market in excess clothing sold off by retailers. That didn't work out.<p>This is more like eBay - an army of poor schlubs doing all the work while the advertising site takes a cut.
Yes, all those things are interesting to read and spot on. What I need is 1. the person to set up the fast fabulous web site, 2. the person to take the photos, 3. the person to write up the blurbs (could combine 2 and 3) and 4 the person to keep track, package and post out the items. It is all very well to talk about mom and pop stores, but part of the problem is not necessarily lack of understanding etc. but lack of time and energy and money to pay for it. Very hard to combine bricks and mortar and internet in this business without employing people with enthusiasm and expertise. If you are covering outgoings in small business today you are doing well. Making money is the next level!
<a href="https://www.trendsales.dk/?ref=www.trendsales.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.trendsales.dk/?ref=www.trendsales.com</a> an original Danish fashion blog turned into a marketplace for used fashion clothes got bought some years back still doing really well and expanding.
Reminds me of StockX - so-called “Stock Market of Things” that was launched a few years ago. StockX, however, deals only in unworn/unused sneakers and streetwear.