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GeofCox

@crazydutchy @DJDarren

Not sure if you're question is ironic - but I'll answer it anyway: a vibrant secondhand market reduces new sales.

29 April at 10:54 | Wall-to-wall | Open on climatejustice.social
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GeofCox

@crazydutchy @DJDarren

I read recently that secondhand clothes now account for over 10% of the fashion market in France, and I was in a retro shop on Saturday that was buzzing - with lots of young people that were pretty obviously not short of money. Re-use, recycle, etc, is catching on, and I guess many manufacturers are worried by it.

29 April at 11:00 | Open on climatejustice.social
Monique

@GeofCox @DJDarren Let them worry, I think there is nothing wrong with recycling or using devices as long as possible. I am not replacing my phone every 2 years, I couldn't nor would I want to.

29 April at 11:16 | Open on tulipgardenshow.masto.host
MarkS

@crazydutchy @GeofCox @DJDarren

Some companies do more than worry. Apple, it sounds like, has found a way to reduce the second-hand market by destroying scads of devices. I'd say it was clever if it wasn't so evil.

29 April at 11:38 | Open on universeodon.com
Monique

@markstahl @GeofCox @DJDarren Hmm, yeah, they probably find themselves clever... But you are right, it's bad.

29 April at 11:49 | Open on tulipgardenshow.masto.host
Plasmawiz

@GeofCox @crazydutchy @DJDarren A lot of the best quality articles of clothing I own are second-hand.

29 April at 11:22 | Open on corteximplant.com
Monique

@plasmawiz @GeofCox @DJDarren I don't have any second hand clothing, that does not mean I have wasted a lot of money on clothing to begin with. And I wear it until it's worn out, after which I put it in one of those bags where it does get recycled, or given to people who can't afford to buy clothing.

29 April at 11:26 | Open on tulipgardenshow.masto.host
GeofCox

@crazydutchy @plasmawiz @DJDarren

You should get into it Monique. There are articles you can't easily buy - and probably don't want to - eg underwear - but when it comes to outer wear - shirts, dresses, trousers, coats, etc - secondhand is generally a much better quality/price deal - as well as more environment-friendly - even if you're really into the latest fashion there are specialist period retro shops (here in France anyway) that are really 'cutting edge'.

I try to buy everything I can secondhand - especially tech - I'm typing this on my son's discarded old laptop - windows wiped and linux loaded...

@crazydutchy @plasmawiz @DJDarren

You should get into it Monique. There are articles you can't easily buy - and probably don't want to - eg underwear - but when it comes to outer wear - shirts, dresses, trousers, coats, etc - secondhand is generally a much better quality/price deal - as well as more environment-friendly - even if you're really into the latest fashion there are specialist period retro shops (here in France anyway) that are really 'cutting edge'.

29 April at 11:44 | Open on climatejustice.social
Monique

@GeofCox @plasmawiz @DJDarren I am really not into the latest fashion, I gave that up years ago. But who knows what I might do in the future. Never say never is my motto.

29 April at 11:50 | Open on tulipgardenshow.masto.host
Plasmawiz

@GeofCox @crazydutchy @DJDarren I like to buy slightly oversized coats and jackets, and then tailor them to fit nicely. I like older style clothing and it is always a good project.

29 April at 11:53 | Open on corteximplant.com
Monique

@GeofCox @DJDarren I wonder, with apple products being expensive, does that really work so well?

29 April at 11:14 | Open on tulipgardenshow.masto.host
Plasmawiz

@GeofCox @crazydutchy @DJDarren Both the destruction of physical product and the increased locking of media to proprietary platforms are obvious attempts to kill the second-hand market for future generations :blob_sweat:​
It is nice to see people looking into exchanging second-hand goods again though, for a while I thought it was on the way out.

29 April at 11:17 | Open on corteximplant.com
Hypolite Petovan
@GeofCox @crazydutchy @DJDarren I would guess that's just wishful thinking, though, I believe secondhand markets and firsthand markets are almost exclusive of each other. Meaning if you actively contract the former, the latter won't grow as much or at all. it's the same principle with digital "piracy". People wouldn't buy much more if piracy was actually impossible.
29 April at 13:37 | Open on friendica.mrpetovan.com
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