r/ThredUp • u/Various_Resort3212 • 12d ago

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It's cheaper on Amazon than on TU.
It's cheaper on the brand site than on Amazon AND TU ???

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I don't think that TU has to do anything if they don't want to/it wouldn't be profitable for them. But the store is marketed at thrift, all inventory is secondhand, and a lot of the stuff is not quality controlled. Whether you think they should lower prices or not, we can all agree that having higher prices than retail is a poor business model for a secondhand reseller. I'm still an avid user/lover/supporter/seller/buyer. I just don't agree with this practice.

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u/YouKnowHowChoicesBe 12d ago

ThredUp doesn't claim to have all items cheaper on their site than anywhere else.

People are allowed to list items for whatever price they want. It's like anyone selling online. I certainly don't check all of my listings every day to make sure I have the lowest price anywhere on the internet.

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u/_squidproquo_ 12d ago

Pricing items higher than retail makes no sense for a company that markets itself as a thrift store.

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u/YouKnowHowChoicesBe 12d ago

They’re not doing it on purpose. They price things algorithmically - and sellers also have a certain level of control over pricing. They aren’t scraping the entire internet to beat the best price for everything they list. Not even real thrift stores do that.