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Where your guilt purchases find redemption and somebody else's wallet finds a deal.
means A batch of goods sent to someone — often a shop or agent — to be sold or delivered on the owner's behalf, with payment coming only once they sell.
from From the Latin 'consignare,' to mark with a sign or seal — 'com-' (together) plus 'signum' (a sign or mark). Originally it meant to formally stamp or attest something, the way you'd seal a document. The sense of handing goods over to another's care entered English through French in the 1600s, carrying that whiff of an official seal: these wares are marked, entrusted, sent under your name to be settled later.
- split logic
- You sell it, store keeps a cut, everyone wins
- latin roots
- From consignare, to mark with a seal
- no upfront pay
- You only earn when it actually sells
- luxury pipeline
- Designer resale is now a billion-dollar industry
- unsold fate
- Items often returned or donated after set windows
vestiaire collective — paris-based online consignment platform with €1 billion valuation, specializes in luxury fashion resale
the realreal — san francisco consignment marketplace founded 2011, authenticated luxury goods with ipo in 2021
grailed — brooklyn-based menswear consignment and marketplace founded 2012, serves streetwear and vintage community