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Secondhand Goes Upmarket and Decides to Stay
Resale stopped being where people shopped when money was short and became a channel with its own standards, pricing and clientele. The brands that fought it are now operating it.
Sunday, September 6th, 2026
Resale stopped being where people shopped when money was short and became a channel with its own standards, pricing and clientele. The brands that fought it are now operating it.
Right-to-repair laws opened the door, but what pushed repairability into the mainstream was simpler: customers started paying for it.