Episode 233: Making the secondhand economy more equitable, with Valeria of Thryft Ship

A better future for our planet means most people buying secondhand clothing most of the time. Right now we live in a “golden era” of shopping secondhand…if you’re the customer! But the infrastructure as it exists right now for the people doing the work of finding, repairing, cleaning, and selling secondhand clothing needs a lot of improvement. This week, Amanda is joined by Valeria Brenner of Thryft Ship ( https://thryftship.com/ ) to dissect how and why the current state of secondhand resale isn’t equitable for the people doing the work: * We will break down the reality of the fees that these platforms are charging (and how it makes running a financially sustainable business nearly impossible for secondhand resellers), * We will talk about how the socially ingrained expectation of free shipping makes that even more difficult, * And we will discuss how this system could be better! Maybe it will get some of you thinking about new tools and systems for the secondhand economy! * Also, Valeria will explain why the secondhand reseller community is so amazing. Find Thryft Ship: IG: @thryftship ( https://www.instagram.com/thryftship/ )Website: thryftship.com ( https://thryftship.com/ ) Read Alex's Substack (1-800-Vintage) about why she no longer calls herself a reseller ( https://1800vintage.substack.com/p/dont-call-me-a-reseller ) Get your Clotheshorse merch here: https://clotheshorsepodcast.com/shop/ ( https://clotheshorsepodcast.com/shop/ ) If you want to share your opinion/a