Sellers, Meet Your Newest Clothing Resale Site

This week saw the launch of a new online selling site that caters to selling designer clothing and accessories that the original buyer no longer uses. Tracy DiNunzio, who started Recycled Bride a few years ago, has launched Tradesy. The site may prove to be an alternative to eBay who has been hit pretty hard with a large number of counterfeit items in its marketplace. The site also debuted its mobile app Wednesday to appeal to more buyers and sellers.

Tradesy does seem to be geared toward the individual seller versus the person who is selling many items online. The new marketplace does allow new and gently used items and provides a relatively quick listing process for the less frequent seller. To list, the seller only completes a few description fields and uploads the image. Tradesy then removes the background of the uploaded image and replaces it with a white background automatically. This allows the product to appear as it would on a traditional retail site. It is free to list items on the site and Tradesy takes a 9% fee on any item sold. The site does use PayPal for payment processing.

The site even takes care of the shipping for sellers. Once the transaction has closed, Tradesy will send a pre-paid shipping label and package. The seller then just packages the item and drops it off with the US Postal Service.

While this site does lean toward the high-end designers (Louis Vuitton and Chanel), it allows brands such as Banana Republic and J.Crew as well.

With the fact that counterfeiters can be an issue on sites like this, Tradesy has instituted a policy that it guarantees each item on the site is authentic. If it is not, then Tradesy will provide the buyer a full refund or a site credit (depending on the situation). Generally, all sales on the site are final.

From a seller’s standpoint, this could be the opportunity to showcase your authentic inventory on another site that may have a higher profit margin than eBay does traditionally. It may also be a good source of product if designer items are your niche.

It has only been a few days since the launch. It will be interesting to see how the site develops. If you decide to use Tradesy and would like to share your experiences, please leave a comment below.

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Miss Me Jeans a Good Seller on eBay

The Miss Me brand is relatively new, but it has become very popular. It was launched in 2001 and was intended to provide clothing for women who cannot be contained to just one style. Miss Me designed their clothing to be versatile, comfortable, and always stylish. They have two different lines in order to suit all occasions. They also have developed a line for children, called Miss Me Girls, that is intended to provide fashionable pieces that are still appropriate for younger girls.

Miss Me jeans are high quality and specialized, with a variety of washes and embellishments available that are inspired by rock and western styles. Their sportswear line was designed to offer pieces that coordinated perfectly with their denim styles. Miss Me also created dresses, tops, and even outerwear in order to give consumers the Miss Me style in all that they wore.

Miss Me created a couture line, called MM Couture, in 2008. They designed it to offer more formal items yet still have the same style and feel as their other pieces.

Miss Me pieces have been featured in a variety of magazines, including Elle, Marie Claire, and Glamour. Their pieces have been worn by many stars, such as Beyonce and Mischa Barton. Their pieces retail in select stores in the US, Japan, Latin America, and Europe.

Miss Me jeans have a 63% sell through rate on Terapeak when pulling a 45 day history. The best sellers are the Rock Revival and maternity styles selling at an average of $175 depending on the specific style and cut.

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