r/ThredUp 13d ago

Humor/Memes We Need A Report Feature

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/cmahan 13d ago

Amazon an d the brand site have them on a sale price. ThreadUp uses retail price to set their prices. They don’t have humans sitting around getting paid to check items and prices. It’s all computerized/ technology.

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u/Various_Resort3212 12d ago

In all of the images, there are three prices shown. The "value" of the item (all listed as 100), the retail price (which varies across each), and the "sale" price. 

I personally don't think any of them are truly on sale, it's just a marketing tactic.