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In reply to the discussion: Urban Outfitters Buys Yard Sale Clothes And Resells Them To Hipsters As 'Vintage' [View all]Buns_of_Fire
(17,175 posts)9. And to think I've been throwing away my "vintage underwear"
I've been sitting on a gold mine (literally)!
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Urban Outfitters Buys Yard Sale Clothes And Resells Them To Hipsters As 'Vintage' [View all]
The Straight Story
Dec 2012
OP
sounds up front to me - it's the people who pay for this that have issues IMO lol nt
msongs
Dec 2012
#1
in this case i say -- well, if people are stupid enough to pay it... for my taste, even goodwill is
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#2
we still have some thrifts with actually thrifty prices. decent jeans for $1, e.g.
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#21
i think it's fine so far as an exploitation of pretentiousness. what bothers me about it is the
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#23
it's more the brand, people can say they got it at urban outfitters rather than goodwill
JI7
Dec 2012
#45
People have been purchasing at thrift stores and reselling for years, why not?
justice1
Dec 2012
#18
"Vintage" means "used".. People are paying for the "hunt" for the items, as much or more
SoCalDem
Dec 2012
#42