Sure you can probably get a good value on a bluray player because people are getting rid of them still to go all streaming. But can you get a good price on a used working order 4K TV? Probably not. The prices of even used 2 generation old goods are going to be as high as they were when new before tariffs hit.
Used is not going to be cheaper in a week or a month or 3 months of tariffs, it’s going to be the same amount as new right now or possibly more.
The fact also is these days there are sooo many resellers, flippers, scalpers. People who think it’s a side hustle to go around buying up cheap used stuff and selling it for just below the price of new stuff and pocketing the difference. It’s become so hard.
Jesus Christ, every post I open up is just negativity. Go back to Reddit with your well actually. Maybe try standing up for something. Here is a clue: don’t buy a4k TV. I’m pretty much done with this platform
It was just an example. Probably not even a good one. Sorry for the negativity though. Feel badly for lending towards a negative mood but well I had my own reasons, negative experiences. Just the same I’ve edited a little.
Gotta look at the right places and be patient
I went to an estate sale and got a bunch of freebies
I also picked up folding mattresses for 10 usd when a new one is 60 ish
My pc is a secondhand for about 600 or so when the parts itself are 1.2k new
Buying secondhand is not the same as just walking into a store and finding what you need at a fixed price.
Sure it’s harder especially for certain things (mostly hobbyist stuff and fashion) but TVs are not hard to find for a reasonable price.
i keep trying to get secondhand underwear but the upcharge is ridiculous
Secondhand needles, on the other hand, are free. People just leave them lying about!
Any member of the class of people who toil in the soil are peasants in China. That’s roughly 50% of the population. What’s offensive?
Also, check out your local “buy nothing” groups. Basically the only reason I still have facebook.
- Freecycle
- Nextdoor
- Craigslist
- Marketplace
- Yard sales
- Estate sales
- Thrift stores
- trash cans and dumpsters/ curbs on trash day
- free clothing at the laundromat
- And so many more
free clothing at the laundromat
Haha, one part of me is wondering if your local laundromat has a free bin, and the other part is thinking you snuck in a joke about taking clothes out someone else’s the drier.
Either way, great list!
Pretty sure nextdoor is full of people who are scared of non white people entering their neighbourhood
My wife used to use it, it was all the neighbors hearing fireworks or trash trucks and thinking it was gun shots all the time. But we did score a few things from their for sale section, and some yard sales listed on there.
Reddit also has some of these. Is free Craigslist still a thing? Haven’t been in a while.
I can’t eat used furniture Steve…
We’re Beavers, how many times do I have to remind you?..
but you can buy second hand pretzels. just don’t expect there to be a lot of salt on them.
One of the best ways to save money is to always buy used. If you look in the right places everything is available.
Just the other day I found a used condom literally for free just laying on the street!
Hell yeah, just rinse that off in the sink and…
I don’t even rinse them, just remove the knot and blow them up for your next party.
Not sure about second hand stuff… Don’t want my gun to jam when fighting fascists.
Used guns are not much of a reliability concern. They’re pretty durable goods. Plus, you should really be looking the thing over in person before you buy it anyway, and ideally put a few magazines through it.
But the value of the new product goes up if people tend to buy the used version of it.
I was gonna say, there goes my dream of buying a brand new Honda CB500F. The MSRP is ~$7000 right now. It’s gonna skyrocket.
That is a bit high, but I think it might still be worth it. And Honda’s are well made too, so it will last you a good while.
No tariffs at the thrift store.
Don’t give them ideas
Or, better yet, just give the stuff you don’t need to the people interested in getting it, and participate in mutual exchange.
Crush capitalism!
- Posts item for free
- Gets message “how much does this cost?”
- ”Its free”
- ”Can you deliver it to me? (Insert some excuse here)”
Free table - sits out for days
Put an 100 dollar sign on the table - stolen in 5 minutes
This is actually a tactic Antoine-Augustin Parmentier used to popularize potatoes in France. He couldn’t get people to accept potatoes, so he placed armed guards to protect the plants, and withdrew them at a certain point in the day so that people could steal them.
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Yep! This has worked really well for me! If I list things as free, I tend to get people with tons of questions and excuses, and lots of flakes or scammers. If I post things with a pretty low price, people are usually much more pleasant to deal with.
Off Topic: But its the same reason why there are adoption fees on pets. Otherwise there are weirdos trying to hurt kittens.
Even better to donate to a toy library, to make sure it isn’t going to someone who is just going to flip it.
That’s when you make them pay the shipping + a bit of extra charge for your time since they did asked for price before.
“Unfortunately, no. I currently don’t have resources to deliver stuff, but I’ll be happy to see you at my place!”
But yeah, classic on your end :D
put item on sidewalk with sign that says “free!”
Item sits there for months
Remove sign that says free, and replace with one that says “$100 OBO”
Item is gone by morning
I don’t trust second hand electronics due to the fact that you’re often playing Russian roulette with them
And I don’t like the idea of buying chairs and mattresses second hand because of bodily fluids or the chance someone died in one
To downvoters: I want to let you know that Surveillance Capitalism really like to keep track of Serial Numbers, especially IMEIs of phones. If you happen to buy a used phone that a violent criminal used, you could end up with a no-knock warrant being served on you because they would be triangulating your phone with the IMEI, and the authorities think the criminal still uses the phone, not realizing they already sold it and got a new burner.
Very far-fetched, I know, but that’s the worst case scenario. But there are also more common problematic situations you get get caught up in:
For Example: You could also get your phone locked because it was part of payment plan, and the previous owner stops paying (maybe because they lose their job or something), and sold the phone off to get some cash.
If you don’t know, Samsung and Motorola (and perhaps other manufacturers as well) has the ability to disable your phone and hold the data hostage, yes, actually prevent you from accessing your data until you pay. (Carriers probably can’t disable your phone, only block the IMEI, but if the financing goes through the manufacturer themselves, they could stop you from using your phone, even local access to files)
By the time you find out, you could be too late to return the phone or chargeback.
There’s just too much that can go wrong with electronics, especially phones.
My general rule on secondhand goods is “nothing permeable, unless it can survive going through the washer on the steam clean setting.” Secondhand clothes are fine, as long as they can survive a good strong washing. Secondhand furniture is OK as long as it’s not upholstered, like a table or dresser. But couches and mattresses? Forget it. My washing machine can’t fit a love seat inside it.
2nd hand underwear?
Damn near every piece of tech I own is used. I’ve only had 1 or 2 duds. I figure that it’s worth it as I’m paying less than 1/3 most of the time.
I bought an old motorbike for 5 cases of beer this weekend.
I’ll trade you the motorbike for a red paperclip.
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Yes, but fast fashion, fast furniture, etc.
fast furniture
If you make it from sapient pearwood
Nah, it’s chipboard, sometimes with cardboard as filler. My Ikea GAMER desk, while million times better as a desk than what I previously had (an old Polish socks drawer that happened to be at the correct height), it’s not very good for anything beyond that, also it’s like it’s starting to fall apart a bit.
That’s why I prefer to build my own furniture out of solid hardwood.
Which is about to be extremely unaffordable.
Much less so than imported crap from Ikea.
I significantly doubt that.
Fast global warming
Get ready for used goods to cost more than today’s new goods.
