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Reselling | Vintage Is Up 432%: Breaking Down The RealReal's 2026 Resale Report · The Truth About Reselling

• Sam: Hi Amanda and welcome back everyone. Amanda Anderson: Hi, I'm so happy we're finally back recording. It feels like we took a little bit of a hiatus, so I'm glad we're back. Sam: Yes, summer summer was a lot more than I think e I realized at the time. I know you realized it during the time, but now I'm Amanda Anderson: It was. Yeah, one hundred percent. Yeah. Yeah. I was in the thick of it thinking, what am I doing? This is crazy. Sam: Well you have it times four and you didn't have your kids in camp, which is like Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Mm-hmm. Sam: a Herculean act. Amanda Anderson: It's so interesting. I was talking to my sister about that and I was telling her, I'm like, there just aren't camps here. My sister lives in Utah, but I'm like, there Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: aren't camps here. It's just not really a thing. Like you can put them in daycare, but there's not camps in the Sam: Hmm. Amanda Anderson: same way that there are in big cities. You know, isn't that especially because it's just Sam: Interesting. Do you guys have a YMCA? Amanda Anderson: yeah, but not, it's not it's not what it is in bigger c cities. Yeah. Yeah. Mm-hmm. Yeah, we our Sam: No. YMCA usually does YMCA usually does really good camps. Interesting. Amanda Anderson: YMCA is very tiny, very old. It does not get much funding, like Sam: Interesting. Amanda Anderson: yeah. Sam: We went to did I talk to you since we got back from Colorado? We stayed at the YMCA. They have like Amanda Anderson: no. Sam: they have hotels. There's two hotels in the Rocky Mountains, and my sister-in-law lives Amanda Anderson: Mm-hmm. Sam: in Colorado. And we don't do a lot of traveling ever since my son came. We just Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: we travel to visit family. And Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: that's why, like, that's why I'm so excited for Dallas because I rarely travel for you know Amanda Anderson: I know. Sam: things other than to see family. And so I was trying to look up because she was sending me Airbnbs because we wanted to go to the Rockies and I was like, I just don't want to have to entertain my son. So I looked up places and they have two hotels in the Rockies, and from like 8 a.m. on till like 7 p.m., they have kids' activities. So there's like nature classes and Amanda Anderson: Wow. Sam: all these things, and most of them are included. and it's in the middle of the Rockies, so you go, and even if you don't attend any of these classes, there's basketball courts, horseshoes, like I'll send you photos, but they're Amanda Anderson: You should Sam: beautiful and it's inexpensive for what you get. I mean granted the rooms are kind of dormitory style, but you get your own Amanda Anderson: Ya. Sam: bathroom. but it was so beautiful. You're in the middle of this like gorgeous right outside the national park and I think it was like 180 bucks a night. Amanda Anderson: I mean, that's a hotel. Like a crappy hotel. So that's yeah, that's amazing. Sam: Yeah. Yeah. And so if you're ever traveling, anyone listening, look for like kid friendly places. and national parks tend to have them. We have one Amanda Anderson: Yeah, that's cool. Sam: in Yosemite that I went to and it's called Tanah Lodge. And again, it has like archery and all of these things to keep your kids entertained and you kind of relaxed. Amanda Anderson: That's so fun. Yeah, yeah, that is really cool. Yeah, I don't know Sam: Yeah. Amanda Anderson: if we've ever done anything like that, but that sounds fun. Sam: Well what did you do all summer? Amanda Anderson: barely hung on by a thread. But pretty much we did sports all summer is what it feels like. My son was in baseball. I like June. I know I've talked about this. June, I had all four of my kids playing some sort of baseball, softball, T ball. So I actually looking back, I think that was better for me. I think Sam: Interesting. Amanda Anderson: I think it was. I think that knowing we had a schedule and I could like work like I knew when I could work in those days, and I had to be productive because I had limited time, my kids Sam: Okay. Amanda Anderson: were Happier because they were busy and they weren't sitting at home and I wasn't happy to entertain them. You know, because when we were home, they were happy to be home because we've been gone. So I don't know. Sam: Yeah. Amanda Anderson: I I do feel like June. I was like, that actually, and maybe it was also like it's fresh, summer was fresh, and everyone was happy to be out of school. That probably played a role too. Sam: Yeah. Amanda Anderson: but yeah, we did that till like mid-July. Then we went to Disney, and then my son started football and my husband coaches. So that gets really crazy Sam: Mm. Amanda Anderson: and I forget how hard that is because then like my husband's at work all day, he comes home for two hours and then they have two hour practices every single night of the week. So Sam: What Amanda Anderson: yeah. So it is really, really intense. And I forget when both of them are gone, like just how much like I'm doing bedtime by myself, I'm doing Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: and it's good. Like I he loves coaching, so I'm happy for him to do that. But I just forget how hard like the fall season is when he's at work all day and then coaching all night, you know? So it's crazy. So Sam: Yeah. And you're adding whatnot shows too, right? I saw you're adding two whatnot shows a week. I was like, what's Whoa, that's a Amanda Anderson: Yeah, I I'm planning to. Yeah, so I ended up putting my daughter. So my older three year in school, my youngest, she's going to preschool this year, finally. We we tried to do it last year. She just was not ready. And so I just like I didn't want to force her into something just because it would have been better for me to have her in preschool Sam: Yeah. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Amanda Anderson: a couple times a week. So anyways, she's going this year. It's gonna be great. She's doing like half day, a couple days a week. So my thought process is I will have more time where I can like actually work. Like if I can just work. Sam: Good for you. Amanda Anderson: Yeah, so I'm hoping to do at least one more whatnot show a week. Most weeks hopefully too. But that's a whole Sam: That's awesome. Amanda Anderson: other thing because then it's like I need so much more inventory to do two extra shows shows a week. You know. So Sam: Hm. I feel like there's gotta be yeah, there's there's gotta be some other way to do it, yeah. Amanda Anderson: Yeah, I mean it's just whatnot you just burn through inventory so fast. I I'm selling 200 to 300 items in one show. And so it's like crazy. Sam: Need to get on there. Amanda Anderson: You really do. No, you really, really do. It is, it's so fun, but it is. It's like, okay, so if I'm like that's a palette a week. If I'm doing three shows, that's a palette a week. At minimum, honestly. Like maybe more. So I'm looking in, I'm like gonna start shipping some palettes from some new places and test out that, which I think that will significantly help my life too. Not having to like travel so much for that. Sam: Yeah. Drive. Yeah. Amanda Anderson: but yeah, it's interesting. We'll see. Sam: Wow, are you gonna get and you're gonna keep it all in your garage still? Amanda Anderson: No, I'm gonna get a storage unit. I'm gonna have to. Yeah, there's just no way. Sam: You're gonna have to. Amanda Anderson: Yeah, so we'll just get a storage unit. I think what I'll do is I'll still keep probably like a week's worth of shows in my garage and then Sam: Mm. Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: we'll have everything else el else at the storage unit, so it's just like really easy to cycle through it. But I'm sure there will be a learning curve there. Sam: if you could get a you know how they have pods? Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: I wonder 'cause then it could get delivered to you, right? Like or like a shipping container. Amanda Anderson: I know that's true. Yeah. I know I also another option would be is like if I could find a storage unit I could do my shows from. Like if there was and I don't I Sam: Yeah, it's so Amanda Anderson: don't know if there would be one that would be right. I would probably more need like an office space. But that would be really nice, at least for like during the day when I don't need to be home with my kids. I don't know. Sam: Yeah. It's hard because a lot of them don't have Wi-Fi. That's like the Amanda Anderson: Yeah. that's true. Sam: that's at least mine. None of mine do. But Amanda Anderson: Mm. Sam: there's gotta be something. Anyone listening, if you have ideas for Amanda, let us know. Yeah. Amanda Anderson: I know. Yeah, if you have any ideas or advice, we'd appreciate it. Sam: well, and I can't believe it's already September. I feel crazy. Yeah. Somebody Amanda Anderson: It's really blowing my mind. I know. It's kind of stressing me out. I'm like, where did this year go? It went so fast. Sam: Someone was saying to me yesterday, they're like, we haven't seen you in a few weeks. It's been a long three weeks. And I'm like, literally, for me, it's been a blink of an eye. Like, we Amanda Anderson: Yes. Sam: are we are so, I don't know. We just started school too, like you. So it's Amanda Anderson: Mm-hmm. Sam: crazy. So how are how's your business going now that summer, like how is summer? I know you were selling Amanda Anderson: I Sam: a lot still. Amanda Anderson: yeah, I I feel like there is one good thing about whatnot is that like I'm always going to do one show a week. Like I'm always Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: gonna do one show a week, pretty much no matter what. E I think the week we went to Disney was the only time I took time off in almost two years from whatnot. Like that was the only time. Sam: Wow. Amanda Anderson: Usually if I have like something happening midweek when I do my shows, I'll do it on Sunday or I'll do it early on Monday or I'll do it at the end of the week. You know, like I'll still make sure I go in. Yeah, Sam: Mm-hmm, you'll make up for it. Yeah. Amanda Anderson: but so that I feel like that way it was fine. Like whatnot is easy for me to be consistent with. I think it's because you have that like I wouldn't say pressure, but like I don't want to disappoint my customers and like there's people that shop with me every single week. They're going to expect me to be on. Exactly. Sam: Mm-hmm. You don't want to lose the momentum either. Amanda Anderson: Yes, and I think that's a lot of what it is too, is like I don't want to lose momentum. So I feel like whatnot is easy for me to stay consistent with. Everything else was just a crapshoot. Everything else was Sam: Interesting. Amanda Anderson: like, if I can do it, I will. If not, like it all went out the window. So Sam: Yeah, he Amanda Anderson: I'm not I haven't listed anything. I got all those Maui gyms, I listed all those. I was feeling so good because I was listing and selling so much and then I think pretty much since I got it home from Disney, I have not listed hardly anything. Sam: And and you paid for Disney, right, with selling things around your house? That's awesome. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Yeah. Yep, which was really fun. So it was good, but yeah, I think it's like I've lost the momentum. I was just telling my husband like today I have to sit down. I have a whole bunch of stuff photographed even. I just haven't gotten it listed. So I need to do that today. Sam: Yeah. same. I have 1500 in my vendu drafts that need to be listed, plus a ton of other photos. Amanda Anderson: my gosh. Yeah. Sam: And it's just like I mean, not all of those are like ones that need to be listed or that I even have the inventory Amanda Anderson: Right. Sam: in anymore, but it's overwhelming. Cause I get everything so the the the Amanda Anderson: It is so overwhelming. Sam: way my workflow works too is I take my photos directly in Venue, unless I'm at my storage unit because I don't have Wi-Fi, so that Amanda Anderson: Mm. Sam: I have the drafts in there so that I can just go in and do all my stuff there, but I just then forget and I move on and I'm like, look at this other shiny thing. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. I feel that so much. I also I have on my to-do list. I'm like, I think I might need to actually get diagnosed with ADHD. I feel like it might be ruining my life right now. I just feel like I am bouncing Sam: Yeah. Same. Amanda Anderson: from one thing to the next, and I have so much on my plate that I'm like, I think it might be time to actually Sam: Are you Amanda Anderson: get diagnosed and get medicated and see if that helps. Because yeah. I know. Yeah. Sam: Yeah. I've actually been thinking about that too, but the hurdles to get diagnosed, I've told you about the hurdles, right? Like how I can't even make it through the fur the first challenge. And I'm like, can't Amanda Anderson: Yeah, yep. Sam: you just give me medication? I can't even get it through the second part. Amanda Anderson: No, no, I know. My I was joking with my sister because my little sister, she's in therapy and her therapist a couple weeks ago was like, Have you ever thought you might have ADHD? And she was like, No. She's like, I've never thought that. She's My older sister definitely does, but she's like, I haven't. And her her therapist was like, No, I think you do. Like, I think you Sam: Mm. Amanda Anderson: do have it. And so she's going through and I was like, Okay, can you just get diagnosed for me? Like, 'cause if you have it, then I definitely have it. And maybe because it's Sam: Right. Amanda Anderson: just It is. It's like I just can't even force myself to do all the things to actually get there, but I have to. Sam: Any other medication? Amanda Anderson: No, not currently. I've been on like anxiety medication a lot, Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: but I kind of like wean myself off of that. And I was good for a while. I feel like I am back to like I am just always anxious. I'm also like, I think I'm drinking too much caffeine because I'm always anxious Sam: Also yeah. Amanda Anderson: and like buzzing and like I can't wind down at night. So then I'm tired because I can't fall asleep because everything like my brain is like running a million miles an hour. So Sam: Yeah, anxiety meds might help too. So I am on a high dose of Zolof and I just Amanda Anderson: Mm-hmm. Sam: am go I just went down half a pill, like twelve point five milligrams, because I'm like Amanda Anderson: Okay. Sam: I've noticed going up on my Zolof, my anxiety goes down, but then I forget about everything and I'm just like a goldfish, like I'm like Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: Dory, and I'm like, that's over there, and so I'm Yeah, so I'm like, okay, I think I might be on too high of a dose. let's go down Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: a little bit. And I have noticed just in that small amount, I it's only been like four days and I'm like, this is like significant. So I think finding like the right kind of medication, I'm a huge proponent of medication, but finding the right like combo of anxiety medication. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: So Zola for is for my anxiety and like Amanda Anderson: Mm. Sam: my rumination. I'm not technically diagnosed with O C D, but during pregnancy mm and postpartum I definitely had that. But Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: it's also age. I know you're really young, but you have four kids, which is like probably throwing your hormones off. So highly recommend Amanda Anderson: yeah. Sam: getting your blood panel done this year. Amanda Anderson: I know. I still this is the problem is I will like I will be so good. And I've when I was diagnosed with celiac a couple years ago, I was like going Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: to the doctor so many so often. I was on like like we were figuring everything out, right? Then once Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: I finally got to a point where I was like, okay, like I feel good. I like it's almost like as soon as you stop something, like I can't get back to it. You know, and so it's like Sam: Yeah. Yeah. Amanda Anderson: I have to like making appointments is so hard for me. I can make appointments for Sam: Totally. Amanda Anderson: my kids. I cannot make appointments for myself. Like I am Sam: Totally same. Amanda Anderson: so horrible at that. And so it's like I have like, I need to go to the dermatologist. I need to go, I need to get in therapy. But then I'm also like, I don't have time to be going to therapy. And it's like I do, but it is like, ugh, you don't? Sam: So my hot take is I don't believe I I don't believe in therapy anymore. I've been to so mm mm mm. I've been to so much therapy, and here is people can cancel me all they want. I have been in therapy since I was eight years old because I my mom passed away Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: when I was eight. So I have been in therapy all kinds, l and I'm 43 Amanda Anderson: Mm. Sam: at this point. So this is not coming from somebody who doesn't know. I've got been to couples, individual. Amanda Anderson: Sure. Yeah. Sam: The only kind that I believe in is EMDR, which is Amanda Anderson: Yeah, I've heard really good stuff about that. Mm-hmm. Sam: That's the only one I believe in. I don't believe in talk therapy because you just ruminate. But for me, I think we have replaced talking to our elders in our community with capitalist therapy. And they Amanda Anderson: Interesting. Yeah. Sam: don't know something I've noticed when we were going to couples therapy is both of our therapists took our sides, right? And were validating us and but not seeing the other person's side, right? And Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: so then you get into this echo chamber where like my husband had a conversation with a girlfriend one time when we were at a really bad place. And my husband and I and that conversation he had an hour conversation with her and he's I understand what she means now. We had been in like a year of therapy at this point and we couldn't communicate. And I'm like, it just takes Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: and granted that friend probably could be a therapist, but I think I think we we need to talk to like community and elders and people who have gone through things. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. And like people who have your best interests in mind too and like yeah, that makes sense. Yeah. Sam: Who know? Who know like the because my therapist would validate me, his therapist would validate him, and then it's like, no, instead of being Amanda Anderson: Interesting. Sam: like, You're both assholes, stop it. Like, they don't do that. Mm-hmm. It's like, Amanda Anderson: Right. Like take responsibility for what you're doing. Yeah. Interesting. Sam: no, he sounds really mean. no, she is too Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: demanding, you know, like stuff like that. And so, anyway, that's my hot take. And I'm sure people are gonna be like, That hate me after saying this, so maybe we'll cut this out. But that Amanda Anderson: No, no, here's the thing is like I think that that's valid. I think especially because you've been through it. Like I've never actually done like I've never done therapy, even though I definitely should. And I think for me, like one of my barriers to entry with that is like I feel like you're playing like therapist roulette and like you can get Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: a good therapist and you could get just like the worst shit therapist ever. And for me, I'm like, Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: I don't have the mental capacity to keep cycling through therapists until I find a good one. You know, and so I feel like Sam: Yeah. Amanda Anderson: that freaks me out, but it does feel like Yeah, I'm sure that therapy has a place. It obviously benefits a lot of people, but also there are times where it's probably just like absolutely not beneficial, you know. And there are gonna be therapists that just don't work. Sam: Yeah, it's almost like yeah, it's almost like ha having like an like something I could see a lot of value in is like a specialist in like ADHD and that therapy because they understand like the rumination, the disorganization, Amanda Anderson: Right. Mm hmm. Yeah. Sam: the guilt, the everything that goes along with that, the anxiety, Amanda Anderson: Mm. Right. Sam: like all of that. To me, that makes sense like to have an individual kind of cause the other thing I noticed about therapists is they don't tell you what to do. I'm like, okay, we can we can keep talking about this. Amanda Anderson: Yeah, and that's what I need. I Sam: But like Amanda Anderson: need someone just to like, Okay, this is what's going on, do this. But yeah, that's true. They don't want to say that. Yeah, they don't Sam: Yeah. But you haven't tried therapy. So it might be different. Cause I have friends who enjoy therapy and who have found good therapists, Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Mm-hmm. Sam: but they've also gone through bad therapists. So Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: I think mine is just a jaded view where I'm like an another friend of mine told me, she's like, Well, you saying you don't believe in therapy when you've been in, you know, 30 years of therapy is kind of like, well. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: Yeah. So anyway, my business this summer also kind of took a crapped the Amanda Anderson: Did it. Yeah. Sam: Crap the toilet. Yeah, a bit. I was looking at my numbers and I'm like, they went like my August numbers went down. I I just I didn't realize that having my son at camp for four days, which I'm so or four hours a day, which I'm very grateful for. Amanda Anderson: Mm. Sam: but with the driving back and forth the Bay Area, I was driving, you know, an hour and a half a day to three hours a day for camp. And yeah, Amanda Anderson: That's so crazy. Yeah, that's insane. Sam: and I won't do that next year. That was my own doing. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: But it made me realize like how little brain power like I'm like our house just got destroyed. Now I'm like coming out of the fog and I'm like, it's embarrassing. Amanda Anderson: my gosh, I feel that. you I what I am looking at behind this camera in my room is a disaster. It is. Yeah. Sam: Yeah, me too. I and mine is all piles of donations. I'm like, I have all these clothes I can donate. Actually, this this has me thinking. So I wanna we're gonna have the founder of Little Loop on at some point. So it is, for anyone listening, it is a like kids recycle clothing subscription box type of thing where Amanda Anderson: I love it, yeah. Sam: you just bundle up clothes of like let's say four T, five T or whatever it is, and it goes to another family for free. I think they pay shipping, but it all goes there. instead of going to Goodwill where Most clothes that I have seen for kids, like there are so many kids' clothes at the bins and in like new condition. So Amanda Anderson: yeah. Yeah. Sam: I have a whole bunch of those right in my corner. because Amanda Anderson: That's so fun. I like that though. Yeah, we definitely need to talk to them because I think that is such a cool concept. Sam: Yeah. Also, I booked our hotel last night. Do you want to see it? Amanda Anderson: Yay, yes. Sam: and hopefully this is where we okay, so for anyone who has not listened to a couple weeks, we are officially hosting an event, like a brunch and thrift with hold on, with Vendu Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: next month. So this is our first partnership. and yeah, so Amanda Anderson: We're so excited. my gosh. Sam: here's where I'm hoping. It will be. It looks very Amanda Anderson: Amazing. Sam: haunted, but this is where I booked. If you want to stay with me, it has two Amanda Anderson: Yes. Sam: rooms. but check this out. So it kind of reminds me of Chateau Marmont in LA, which is where like all the celebrities stay, but it's very like eclectic and Amanda Anderson: I love it. It looks beautiful. Sam: Like, look at this. Like, look at the the pool. We could even have our event at the pool. Amanda Anderson: my gosh. Yeah. Sam: so anyway, this is hopefully where we're gonna have the event. But the co-founder of Vendu is gonna be flying out, meeting us in Dallas. And then hopefully we're gonna be doing this in Miami, New York, Brooklyn area, Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: and the Bay Area. Amanda Anderson: It's gonna be so fun. Sam: Yeah, we'll see. We'll see. We're trying to kind of coincide with eBay open just because a of people will be in town. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: So you're gonna see some of your favorite creators. If you have a reseller creator, or maybe if you even want to come, just message us. You can always Amanda Anderson: Yeah, please. Sam: we're going to be doing brunch and then kind of a scavenger hunt. You wanna hear what I was thinking about? The scavenger hunt? We Amanda Anderson: Yes. Sam: okay, so I was thinking we have, you know how there's like cottage core, whimsy goth, equestrian, preppy, Ralph Lauren, Amanda Anderson: Mm. Sam: whatever. I was thinking we have like printout sheets of those words. And then put them in a bowl and whatever you grab, you have to come up with a full outfit. Amanda Anderson: Okay. I love it. Sam: And we'll have a hundred bucks or whatever it is. And this will probably I will probably pay for this, but a hundred bucks, everyone go and come back with your outfit. Amanda Anderson: I love it. I think that would be so fun. Sam: Like how fun does that sound? Amanda Anderson: It would be so fun and such a challenge too. Yeah. Sam: Yeah. And it has to be like I think the other challenge too is like if we try to do mostly natural fibers, Whimsigoth might be harder for that, but Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: paying attention to that. but yeah, that's that was my thought for the scavenger hunt. And then what else is really cool about this is they have a shuttle that takes you anywhere within three miles. So I was like, we could just do the shuttle there and it can shuttle Amanda Anderson: my gosh. Yeah. Sam: us to and from thrift stores. Amanda Anderson: That would be perfect. Yeah, that would be awesome. Cool. Sam: Yeah, so that's what's going on there. And then do you wanna talk about the Real Real report? Okay. Amanda Anderson: Yes. Yeah, that was really interesting. Sam sent that to me yesterday. But the Real Real came out with a is it like a trend report? Is that what they're calling it? Sam: Yeah, so like the 2026 resale report. So we went over the thread up one in Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: one of our early episodes. and so the Amanda Anderson: Yeah, a couple of months ago. Sam: real real just came out with theirs. So let me here, I'm gonna share my screen. If you're listening to this, we'll talk about it, so don't worry. okay, so this is also my first time looking at this, so hold on. All right, so we have And we'll also link this. Okay, here it is. Here. So 93% of Americans shop online for secondhand items, which actually Amanda Anderson: Wow, that is an insane percentage. Sam: Yeah, so that this is my first time seeing this. That really surprises me because what? Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: I guess that's on the real real thread up, Hoshmark, Depop, whatnot, all of those places. Amanda Anderson: I think that's really interesting because I'm thinking about like people in my personal life, even people who know what I do, I Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: don't think they're absolutely not ninety-three percent of them shop secondhand. Sam: Online. Online. So I think it's I think it's who shops Amanda Anderson: Yeah, yeah, they definitely don't. Yeah. Sam: so a lot of my friends who s shop secondhand Amanda Anderson: It's so interesting. Sam: do not shop in person. So this to me Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Yeah, that's true. I do think a lot of people do more online, but I'm like my Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: a lot of my immediate friends and family do not shop online, second hand for sure. Sam: So I think I'm guessing this is I'm guessing this is of people who Amanda Anderson: Interesting. Sam: shop second hand, ninety three percent of them shop sec shop online. Amanda Anderson: Okay, our shopping online. Okay, that makes more sense. I was like, that's definitely not true for me, but yeah, that okay. Sam: I think that's what that means. Amanda Anderson: Yeah, that would make sense. Sam: 47% of consumers actively evaluate an item's potential future resell. interesting. So the top 20% of active members on the Real Reel are in app. So 69% of sessions are in app. 5.6 is the number of times they open the app per week, and 63 hours spent in the app per year, which is interesting because I've never sold on the real real, have you? Amanda Anderson: Wow. I haven't either. Nope. Nope, I haven't sold on the I haven't even purchased anything on the real reel. Yeah. Sam: I was thinking about sending a few things in. You know, me neither. this is really cool. So I think we'll put this image up because this is really interesting to see what people are buying. And they like this rainbow mohair sweater. So it says Bulgari, Lueve, Aquazaria are in Amanda Anderson: Mm-hmm. Sam: California, sneakers, Nikus, Nike, Amanda Anderson: Wow. Sam: Adidas in Pacific Northwest. Let's see where you Amanda Anderson: Uh-huh. Sam: are. Salt Lake City is close enough to you, right? Lauro Piana, Brunella Cuccinelli. Amanda Anderson: Yeah, yep. And that makes sense. Yeah, like I could see that being yeah, like the park cities, even like into Colorado, Sam: Mm. Amanda Anderson: Montana, all of that where people are looking for like really high quality sweaters and jackets and stuff like that. Sam: Yeah. Boston, Massachusetts, Canadian, the only market with Canadi Canada Goose in its top 30 demand brands and Dries Van Noten. Amanda Anderson: Wow. Sam: look at this. Washington DC is the only region with engagement ring among its top consigned items. Amanda Anderson: Fascinating. Interesting. Sam: Yes. Florida, Mont Blanc Pens. Amanda Anderson: okay. Sam: Yeah, Dallas, Kate, dress Kate Boots, Dries Van Noten, Amanda Anderson: Mm. Sam: and David Yeerman. Prescott, Arizona, Cartier and Rolex. Nashville, this actually tracks Chloe An Zimmerman, Zimmerman. Detroit, Michigan saw spikes in sales of unbranded vent slash vintage fur, which actually I did sell something to somebody recently over there, a fur jacket, fur coat. Amanda Anderson: Really? Wow. Sam: Mm-hmm. and then Tom Brown in Minneapolis. I've never even heard of that brand. Amanda Anderson: I had some Tom Brown. this was this was random. I bought at the Ross Dress for Less sale early this year. I got Sam: uh-huh. Amanda Anderson: some. They're I think I got them for like three bucks. They were in a key sunglasses case. So I thought they were like that brand. I don't know, those maybe retail for 60 bucks or something. Sam: Okay. Amanda Anderson: They were Tom Brown glasses. I sold them for like two or three hundred bucks. So it's a good brand. Sam: Away. Well, wow. and then the last one, that's really cool. The last one is Atlanta, Georgia. Unbranded fine jewelry outperforms top brands. best worn with bold maximalism from Balma Bauman and Versace. So that's in that is interesting. The total demand for vintage on the real real has surged 432% from 2020 to 2026. That actually makes sense. Amanda Anderson: Yeah, it does. Sam: with save searches including any decade up 135% since last year, and the 90 1990s maintained their stronghold. Again, that makes sense to me. Amanda Anderson: It does, yeah. Sam: So if you are listening and you're a reseller, 1990s keywords. all right. It looks like Okay, so they're talking about the new nostalgia, which is like when I when I was getting out of college, so two thousand eight. Yeah. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Right, it's like not actually vintage, but people are feeling like it's vintage. Mm-hmm. Yeah. It is almost like millennial fashion, which is terrifying to me. I don't really care for that to come back, but yeah. Yeah. Aggressive necklaces. Yeah. Sam: Yeah, it's like little booties. It's almost like Y2K. It's like the millennial that typical millennial look, I would say. Mm-hmm. Yeah, it's like Yeah, like blazers, skinny jeans, satchels, little little shoes. But I you know, I will say the statement necklaces. I have not gotten rid of my statement necklaces. I was thinking about busting them out, but I was like, that would be a fun costume one day. Amanda Anderson: No, that would hang on to it, it's gonna come back. Sam: seriously. And then obviously the new antique, which that doesn't make any sense because antique is a hundred years old. So I don't know, but they're talking Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: about I guess they are. So the 1910s to 1930s, which is like that flapper era. people are looking for that. Amanda Anderson: Okay. Yeah, and I could see that for sure. Sam: Yeah. And people are looking for those like bias cut silk dresses and Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: slip dresses, more beading. Ooh, resale shopping as a sport. Amanda Anderson: I think that is absolutely true. I think that people get in their mind what they want and then they will not stop until they have it. And they will ha set notifications Sam: Yeah. Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: on every resale platform. They will check it multiple times a day because if they want something so bad, especially if it's hard to find, it really Sam: Yeah, yeah. Amanda Anderson: it does. It's like they can't stop until they have it. Sam: This is interesting. It says thirty two percent search by fair because they want things that are distressed or patinaed Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: at a cheaper price point. I have never thought to look at that in my life. Amanda Anderson: I haven't either. You know what's interesting? I just saw a TikTok. It would have been this week where someone had bought, I think she bought Gucci loafers off of the Real Real and she specifically looked for fair because she wants worn in leather loafers. She doesn't want to break Sam: Mm. Amanda Anderson: them in. She wants them to be worn in. She wants them to look like they've been worn. And she Sam: Uh-huh. Amanda Anderson: and so I think I think it's valid. I think that people they're not caring as much about like the super crisp or super like logo heavy items. Like they just want things that are good quality. Sam: Yeah. Amanda Anderson: And that are gonna be comfortable and wear for a long time. Sam: Yeah, and worn in. And the thing with shoes Amanda Anderson: Mm-hmm. Sam: too that I don't think a lot of people realize is you can take them to a cobbler, have them totally resold, Amanda Anderson: Absolutely. Sam: and it's not that expensive. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: especially for like a pair designer. Okay, so you and I feel a certain way about people talking poorly about brands and people looking cheap by wearing these brands. it actually says Michael Kors is an underrated name. And Amanda Anderson: Interesting. Sam: yeah, That they don't so they drop about 70% in resale, but they have like a lot of shearlings, Italian tailoring, natural fibers. It says Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: Armani, Calvin Klein, Tori Birch, and then Barney's New York, Saxmith Avenue. I haven't heard of this one. R A E Y Ray. I have never heard of that one. Amanda Anderson: Hm, I haven't either. No. Sam: But yeah, it says searches by material ranked. So the first search is leather, then silk, cashmere, wool, suede, linen, denim, fur. Raffia and cotton. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: interesting to see that I would have thought it was cashmere first, but yeah. Amanda Anderson: I would have too. But leather's having a moment. So that does make sense. And also it makes you wonder if Cashmere will Cashmere probably is searched a lot more from like now until the end of the year too. Sam: Fair, yeah. I mean, even leather though, like, but I guess leather can go for bags, shoes, pants, shirts, jackets. Yeah, so there is more. Amanda Anderson: Yeah, that's true. Skirts, yeah. Mm-hmm. Sam: okay, so higher search volumes and more obsessions means higher demand. Okay, so I don't know what these brands are. Ruda, Erloam, Zankov. But it says they are very popular. So again, we'll link this for you to s Amanda Anderson: I haven't heard of any of these. Yeah. Hm. Yeah. Sam: see, and then maybe I will upload the full. video of this episode too so you can see. Sandy Liang is up forty nearly forty four percent. Totem thirty seven I can't even say that. Ecos Lata nineteen percent. Amanda Anderson: I I'm not familiar with that one. Yeah. Off white. Sam: off white's actually gone down. Amanda Anderson: Yeah, that that's interesting. I have an off white wallet listed right now and it's been listed for four or five months. No one's touched it. Sam: Interesting. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: And Rodart? Rodart? I don't know how to say it is up forty, twenty-four percent. hmm. That's interesting. The off-white is going down. Okay, so the most search brands. Amanda Anderson: Especially 'cause like streetwear's pretty high right now. Like I feel like streetwear is pretty hot, but maybe there are people are over off white. Sam: Yeah, yeah. Okay, so we have Matthew Blazey. His searches are up almost 11,000 percent. and he joined in 20 joined Chanel in 2024. Sarah Burton also joined Given She in 2024, her searches are up 243, and Jonathan Anderson joined your in 2025, and his searches are up 158. All right, so we have the top 10 designer names. I wish I didn't show this and I could just be like What do you think is the f yeah? I would Amanda Anderson: Yeah, yeah, what would you guess? Honestly, those are all not shocking to me at all. Sam: So I so what we're looking at shows us in order one to ten, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci, Mu Mew, The Row, Hermes, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, and Balenciaga. I would have thought the row is higher than number six. Amanda Anderson: I would have thought that's exactly what I thought. I would have thought the row was higher too. Yeah. Although maybe Sam: And her mes as well. So Amanda Anderson: price point for I don't know, I guess price point for all these. I was wondering if Hermes is lower just based on price point. Yeah. Sam: Because of the price. Yeah. top five search accelerations. Alaya is up a hundred and thirty six percent. Mew Mew. Really? Amanda Anderson: Hm. I sold a pair of Alaya pants very, very fast earlier this year. Like within and they sold for seven hundred bucks and I think they sold within like a week. Which I am I anticipated Sam: Whoa. Whoa. That's crazy. Amanda Anderson: sitting and they were a tiny size too. So I anticipated sitting on those for a really long time and didn't. Sam: So that's the thing, everyone says with ja everyone says don't pick up small sizes, but I think designer doesn't fall into that because Amanda Anderson: I think you're right. Sam: people who love designer also, yeah. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: So, and you can also go to a tailor. It's harder with a smaller size, but Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: okay, so Miu Mew is next with 96% up, the Weeve 88%, Bottega 81, the Row 69%. Supply accelerations. So more inventory tells us okay, so more inventory of these items is being added. Phoebe Philo, Jamie Haller, Haller, Calmeyer, Amanda Anderson: I don't know. Sam: Schaparelli, Frasia, NYC. I see those purses. Or scaparelli. Schaparelli, Scaparelli. Scaparelli is up 163. it looks like Fendi Baguette, Gucci Jackie. Amanda Anderson: Those are having a moment. Sam: Louis Vuitton Speedy, Dear Lady, Louis Vuitton Neverfall. All of these are up regardless of what anyone tells you. People like Louis Vuitton, and those are logo. Amanda Anderson: Which is interesting, yeah. And people say the Neverfall is out. But they're not, obviously. Yeah. Sam: Yeah, they're not. No. I I think it's just people like to shame other people for what they like and they're like, that's basic. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Yep. Sam: and then it says the Prada Galleria, I have one of those to sell is up. no, flat, sorry. The Fendi Peekaboo flat. Gucci Marmont is down, Celine luggage is down. Okay, ooh. So most likely to succeed the future resale stars. It says the Farragamo hug. I have been seeing people post about this online. Amanda Anderson: So have I. And I think Ferragamo's kind of having a moment too. Sam: I agree. Yeah. I have a bunch of Ferragamo shoes that have not sold though, so I think I have them priced too high. Amanda Anderson: Really? Sam: The Row Teresa, I don't know what that is. Celine Half Amanda Anderson: Pretty. Sam: Moon, Chanel Surf, Phoebe Philo Gig, and Saint Laurent Y. They're all very so if you're not if you're just listening to this, all of them are pretty structured, other than like the two crossbodies, which are the Celine and the Phoebe Philo. Amanda Anderson: And they look pretty big too. Mm-hmm. Yep. Sam: Yeah, but they're definitely shoulder bag or toe. Dreesband. Okay, so it says sneakers that are going strong. I mean, what is what is this one? Okay, don't call it a comeback. these past seasons. Okay. The Drees Van Noten sneaker, it looks like, has like majorly increased 450%. The Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Wow. Sam: Prada Bonnie, that to me makes sense. That's very equestrian. Same Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Yeah. Sam: as the Balenciaga Rodeo, the Alaya. I can't say any of these. LaTekle, the Svet bag, Le Mond flats. Amanda Anderson: You're doing better than I would. Sam: the roe flip-flops, Kate boots, Tori Bert shoes, Celine sneakers. So those are all going strong. All right, let's see. Runway is on the rise. Yeah. I would say that's true. Yeah. Amanda Anderson: That makes sense. Yeah. Sam: Goyard. All right. Any of these that are this is interesting. what people are searching. It just has our shoppers are getting specific with search in order to find it. Megan Markle, Cartier Mechanical Pencil, Louis Vuitton Snow Globe, Purple Cat Sun. So it seems like here, Bella Hadid, Herma's Scarf or Dog. Amanda Anderson: Do you know what this is telling me? Sam: It seems like what? Amanda Anderson: It's telling me that if there is a celebrity that has worn this, you should be definitely including them in the title and in the keywords if you're selling something Sam: Mm-hmm. Yes. Amanda Anderson: that a celebrity has been seen wearing. Or if it I mean, I think you have to be a little bit careful, but if it is definitely their style, something like that, because it looks like Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: people are searching up specific people wanting to get their vibe. Sam: Yeah. mink coat Betty White. Okay, I'm gonna add that because I have three mink coats to sell right now. dark acad dark academia Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Heck yeah. my gosh. Interesting. Sam: dark academia. I cannot say that word. How do you say this? Okay, I'm like it makes me think of like macadamia. Bird, Amanda Anderson: Academia. Dark academia. Yeah. Sam: I search bird a lot, actually. I like peacock. Peacock things I like Amanda Anderson: Really? How cute. Sam: because they're very unique and people like them. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: so I would say to me what that told me too is get really specific in your keywords. And Amanda Anderson: Yes. Mm-hmm. Sam: yeah, that was interesting. What did you what do you think is your biggest takeaway from that report? Amanda Anderson: I think that my biggest takeaway is brands still matter, but I still think that like style base is on the rise. And I think that people just care so much more about fabric content and about Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: the vibe that they're going for more than just buying anything because it has a brand. And I think Sam: I agree. Amanda Anderson: obviously people are going to the real real because they're getting brand names, they're getting usually higher quality items. I did see someone in the comments saying that like they wished that the real real would implement a fabric like search Sam: Mm. Amanda Anderson: so you didn't have to type it in because they're so sick of getting something that's polyester. People are so done with buying plastic Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: and they really just want natural fibers. but I Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: do think people are getting more niche. People are getting like I think there is such an emphasis on like developing your personal style and not looking like everybody else. So people are going to the real real and they're looking for. Interesting things. They're looking for things that not everybody has. And Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: I think that's important. I think that's where keywords are going to come in for resellers too. Is if you're trying to sell stuff, include your keywords and think outside of the box of like who could be looking for this item and why are they looking for it? Because that's something I'm not very good at. I'm usually like just trying to be so fast. I don't include a ton of keywords. Sam: Yeah, but your focus, I think it you have to kind of Yeah. Amanda Anderson: I'm like very brand focused too, so it is a little bit different for me, but Sam: And you have to kind of like, what is the 80 20 rule? So like 80% of your business comes from whatnot. So you're gonna focus there. And Amanda Anderson: Yeah, exactly. Sam: but a lot of people listening, I imagine, are not yet on whatnot. Although I need to just get on there because I wanna just go through some. I was thinking about doing one of those thread up like the fancy bags, but then I was like, Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: I'm nervous about sending in pieces that are just gonna get donated after. Amanda Anderson: I know, I know. Sam: 'Cause they charge you like five bucks. So I'm like, maybe I just do a whatnot show and have be like a cheap show Amanda Anderson: Fam, Sam: or something. Amanda Anderson: we should do it. I seriously would love to fly out to you and we could do a one law show. I feel like that would be so fun. That would be so fun. Sam: Maybe. Maybe we do that. Maybe we do that for the Bay Area one. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: and we'll just I told my local friends, I was like, you guys can all shop my storage unit. Just give me something, you know, or what I paid. Yeah. Amanda Anderson: Yes, literally. You're like, whatever. Yeah. Sam: And but I like won't let anyone come to storage until it's a bit more organized, which I'm finally getting able to do a bit more Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: with my son back in school. But yeah, we'll definitely do that. Hopefully we will have some different brand sponsors for these other events, but hopefully Vendu Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: as well. and Amanda's still, we are gonna be doing getting Amanda on to Vendu and showing her how it works. They Amanda Anderson: Yes. I know. Sam: are not, they're not a sponsor of the pod, by the way, everyone. So they are sponsoring this event that we're doing. Yeah, so. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. The event, yes. But we love Hindu and yeah, so really cool. Sam: It'll be fun. I feel like I just talked way too much. What else? Amanda Anderson: No, no, I think that's good. I think everything was great. That was a really interesting little report. So I'm glad you shared that. Sam: our podcast also thank you all for listening because we're Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: almost at twelve thousand d plays on Apple. And I I have another podcast about motherhood and we have 90 episodes out on that. And we are only at like 18,000 plays on Apple there. And I think we'll surpass that by the end of this year, no problem, on this Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: podcast. And so hopefully we can Yeah. Amanda Anderson: We are so grateful. Yeah. Sam: Hopefully we can keep bringing you lots of folks that you want to hear from. and we do have a bunch. We have Amanda, I haven't even told you like the fashion disruptor is gonna come on. So she runs a multi-million Amanda Anderson: Great. Sam: dollar business now. And like we're gonna have a bunch more folks. Now that we're back, we will be more consistent about posting these. Amanda Anderson: Yep. Summer is over and we can focus a little bit more, so I'm very happy. Sam: Yeah. And the latest episode that we have out with Morgan, she talks about what that you we should all be getting our fall stuff up. And I think too Christmas, like any holiday stuff. Amanda Anderson: I think so too, one hundred percent. Yeah. Sam: And I'm telling myself this too to like relist my Christmas stuff. I know a lot of kind of experts that you'll hear from say that Q4 isn't great for resellers. Have you heard that? Yeah. Amanda Anderson: No, I feel like that hasn't been my experience at all. Sam: Me neither. It's my highest, and I do secondhand mostly. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. I guess that does Sam: so I think Amanda Anderson: make sense though. I think people are maybe saying that because people are focusing on giftable items. A lot of people only want Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: to gift new with tag items. But yeah, I haven't ever Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: really seen a dip in sales. I see a dip in sales in the summer more than I do in the winter for sure. Sam: Me too. Me too, yeah. but I don't know how much of that is me versus like the shoppers. But I also don't shop as much in the summer personally. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Yeah. yeah. I mean my I will tell you my whatnot and where I've told you, like I am very consistent, my whatnot sales are significantly down in the summer. Sam: interesting. Amanda Anderson: Like my average sell price per item. It is people are not spending as much. Also, my just my average viewers in my shows are less because Sam: yeah. Amanda Anderson: people are busier, people don't you know what I mean? They're out doing stuff, they're traveling, they have their kids, they don't have the ability just to sit. So I do think there is something to be said for just people aren't. They're spending their mother money in other ways in the summer. Yeah, yeah, exactly. Sam: Yeah. Like camps and travel and Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: yeah. And I think people are getting more co f from what I'm seeing, people are getting more comfortable gifting thrifted items. Amanda Anderson: Totally agree. Yeah. Sam: People are getting more com comfortable receiving thrifted items. and I think I don't know, I was trying to tell my son the other and I cause he was asking why it was so hot. And I had never talked to him about climate change before. Amanda Anderson: Yep. Sam: And he got very overwhelmed and he was like, Well, how do we help it? And I was like, We're helping it by secondhand shopping. And you know, we Amanda Anderson: yeah. Sam: need to do we have compost here and I don't do it and I need to do that. And Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: but he was like, Maybe it's Amanda Anderson: It's the little things that Sam: yeah, he's like, maybe it's just hot because it's summer, but yeah. And and Amanda Anderson: You're like, yes and and it's not good, yeah. Sam: what do you think about picking up Sheehan at the thrift? Amanda Anderson: I am so sick of Shein. I I think that if you're gonna wear it, you should absolutely pick it up. I think there is something, I don't know if this is just a me problem, but I am very turned off. Like if I pick up Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: something on the rack and I'm like, that's cute, as soon as I see it, Shein, I all of a sudden think it's not cute. Even Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: though I picked it up for a reason, it is like it's like it turns me off. But I absolutely think if you think it's cute and you're going to wear it, you should pick it up. But here's another Sam: Yeah. Amanda Anderson: issue. Another issue is that. half the time you would be paying more at Goodwill for Shein than Sheehan sold it to the person who donated it, which is very aggravating. So I I don't know. I'm never like I never think it's a bad thing to pick up to pick up anything you will actually use. but yeah, I hate I'm so over it. Sam: Yeah. Fashionova, Shein, all of those. You know, I picked up a Shein shirt the other day, which is very unusual to me, but it was like a farm Rio dupe and it was like Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: very colorful and it says it's polyester, but I'm like, I'm pretty sure this is cotton. so I Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: picked it up because I'm like, this is so fun. Someone will love this or I will love it. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: but I wish those brands were banned. Timu, Shein, Fashionova. I wish Amanda Anderson: I know. Sam: they had like restrictions on Zara HM, like how many items per year you can produce. Because yes. Amanda Anderson: I know. Do you wanna hear something kind of funny? I have been getting hit up by Teemu so hard to partner with them. Sam: And Amanda Anderson: They are sending me like like relentlessly messaging me on Instagram, emailing me, and I'm like, You just don't understand my platform if you think that I'm going to work with T Mu. Sam: Yeah. Amanda Anderson: Like I just I'm like, I don't you just couldn't pay me enough to promote Timu. Sam: Mm mm. Amanda Anderson: I don't know. Sam: Yeah, I yeah, that's Amanda Anderson: Also not not the right demographic. You're not gonna get what you want out of the people who follow me. Like Sam: Yeah, seriously. Like they reached out to us one time in our email and I just blocked them because I'm like, no, like I don't Amanda Anderson: Mm. Yeah, you're like nothing cue. Yeah. Sam: think this should be allowed. and yeah. I wish there were more like recycling programs too, that you could bring things Amanda Anderson: I know. Sam: back like for Zara, like bring us back our old things, but you know, like I've Amanda Anderson: Ya. Sam: there's gotta be different ways to keep all this stuff out of The landfill. did you see this? You probably have where Reformation is selling vintage Talbots for like three hundred bucks. Yeah, I thought I think that's h hilarious. I mean, I sell I sell it for that too. Like don't get me wrong. Not quite three hundred, but Amanda Anderson: Yeah. It's isn't that so yeah. Sure. But it's interesting that a retailer is reselling brands that are not their own. I find that fascinating. Sam: Because they're able to and because those are the only natural fibers they can do. Because I think this is the other thing we do need to touch on. producing a natural fabric is really difficult. It's expensive. Amanda Anderson: Yeah, yeah. Sam: unless it's like recycled. So I know everyone talks crap on polyester and these brands using, you know, polyester and yes, they should incorporate more natural fibers, but also the costs are really insane. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Yeah, which is why people are leaning vintage for those Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: items 'cause they cannot afford them. No. Sam: If you were gonna give somebody advice on they are new to thrifting, but they want to kind of build their fall wardrobe a little bit more with natural fibers, what would you tell them to do as a new thrifter? Amanda Anderson: I think this feels like such generic advice. I would say just like feel everything. Feel Sam: Mm. Amanda Anderson: everything and check the material tags. Like I just got this off of TikTok. This is a chip TikTok shop sample. This, I was like, this feels like cotton. I check it. It's not. It's viscose and polyester. And Sam: Yeah, mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: it is, it's one of those things where I'm like, you have to feel things. Do you wear gloves at the bins? Because like I don't have a bins near me. I don't either. I Sam: No. Mm-mm. Amanda Anderson: feel like I understand it's kind of gross not to wear gloves, but also. I would miss out on so many things because I can grab something and before I look at it, I know it's silk or I know it's linen or I know it's a linen cotton blend. Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: You know, like you just get really good at that. And I think that that is Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: a super power for anyone to have in the thrift store is being able to go through the racks. And even if the brand doesn't matter, because so many people go through the racks and just look for brands, brands, brands, brands, brands. But if you're able to touch something as you're going through the rack and be like, that feels like cashmere, then that Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: could make you more money than the five brands you would have found on that rack, you know. Sam: Mm-hmm. Or to wear it yourself. Something Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: I I like what you said. And I would build on it to say, and kind of like when you first start thrifting, you want to go through every single item and you do kind of have to do that. But I would Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: also say that can get pretty overwhelming. So scan the racks and see what catches your eye, whether it's the fabric, the print, the color, and then Amanda Anderson: Mm. Yeah, for sure. Sam: kind of feel that, you know, too, and see if it is a lot of the times you're gonna get tricked and it's gonna be polyester. Happens to all of us all the time. Amanda Anderson: I know. And it's annoying. Yeah. Sam: And people are like, yeah, you know, silk feels cool. It's like more grabby. I'm like, I have felt so many polyesteras are grabby and cool to the touch and like Amanda Anderson: No. You grab satin and you're like, this is silk No, it's not. It's not not not all the time. Sam: Yeah. S so check those material tags. until you get good at it, leave things behind that don't have the material tag is another one. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Mm-hmm. yeah. I will say I I also like I'm on for sweaters. I am done buying sweaters that have any sort of polyester in them because they wash so terribly or like even the Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: friction from your arms rubbing on the inside, they pill so bad. And I am just Sam: Mm, mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: like I really think it's better to invest in one or two one hundred percent cotton Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: sweaters or wool or cashmere, whatever you want, but like I'm done buying polyester sweaters. And it's unfortunate because there's so many cute ones out there, but if they are plastic, they're going to wash terribly, they're gonna wear terribly almost ninety percent of the time. Like Sam: Yeah. I wish I could wear cashmere and wool, but it is so itchy on me. Any kind of cashmere, like, ugh. Amanda Anderson: Mm, just like so, yeah. Sam: But it's so soft and I'm like, I don't know why. I must have an allergy or something. But Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: I you can get cashmere. I think that's the other thing too, is people don't know that you can get cashmere sweaters, whether their name brand or not, for you know, 10 bucks at the thrift store, at my thrift store in the Bay Area. So in smaller, Amanda Anderson: I know. a hundred percent. Yeah. I thrift cashmere often. Sam: yeah. And you can repair them or you know what I want to start getting into doing is like beating over flaws. And I this is like, you know, one of my ADHD side Amanda Anderson: Yes, so cute. Sam: quests or undiagnosed, maybe perimenopause, just I guess one of my side quests is I pick up things and I don't notice the flaws, but I'm like, this would be really cute to have some like rhinestones on it or bedazzling or something. Amanda Anderson: Mm. Sam: So that is something I want to try to do with my hands this fall and winter. Because there are Amanda Anderson: I love that. Yeah. That would be so cute. Sam: there are like a lot of cashmere sweaters. That do have holes in them for moths or whatever. Amanda Anderson: yeah. Sam: and being able to just like mend those. I know there are ways to mend with actual cashmere, and you get the like there's like a little, I don't know what it's called, like a solution that you add to the cashmere. Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: I've seen that. Like the fibers. Yeah. Yeah, I've seen that. Sam: But I'm like, that feels a bit too much for me. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: so, but you know what? When we're in Texas, we should have Morgan show us how to do that kind of stuff because she's gotten into mending. Yeah. Amanda Anderson: She's so good at it. I see I am I am the opposite of you, which is I don't pick up anything that needs work anymore. Like I don't yeah. Yeah, yeah. yeah, when you already have it and you're like, okay, better than just donating it. That makes sense. Yeah. Yeah. Cause I just I'm like, I can't do a project. I can't I Sam: Well no, this is I don't do that. This is when I get home and I notice that it has the flaw. When I already have it. Yeah. And I'm not gonna return it. No. Amanda Anderson: can't have any projects. I'm the same with shoes. Like I'm not gonna pick up shoes, even if they're I mean, there would be a few exceptions, but like I won't pick up shoes that are dirty. If I have to clean Sam: S. Amanda Anderson: shoes, I they'll sit in a bin for two years. Sam: Mm, mhm, mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: Like I'm not gonna I'm not gonna clean them. So I just have stopped. Unless I can sell them exactly as I pick them up, I'm not gonna pick up. It's not worth my time for me. Sam: Mm-hmm. Yeah. I think I yeah, I agree with that. For me, it's like if I return this, if I go back to the store, I'm gonna end up buying more. So let's just so I have this like Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Yeah, that's so true. Sam: of this, you know, money pile that needs to just be mended. And then some of it I'm like, I just kinda wanna mend it for myself, just to have it. Amanda Anderson: Yes, I think that's so different. Yeah, like something for yourself. Sam: Mm-hmm. Yeah. anything else? I mean, we have our Dallas event September 19th, if you're in the Dallas area, Amanda Anderson: Dallas. Yes. Sam: which according to our analytics, many of you are. So, yes, Amanda Anderson: Yes, so come. Yeah. Sam: it looks like our top cities are New York, Dallas, Chicago, LA, and Atlanta, which is interesting. Yeah, Amanda Anderson: Wow. Yeah. Sam: so. If you are so those are some of the places that we're going to be hitting up probably, except Atlanta for right now, maybe eventually. if you have brands you think we should work with, please reach out. We're trying to figure out. We haven't gotten sponsors for the podcast yet, and we will never have a sponsor on here that we don't actually use. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Yeah. Sam: and yeah. what is your reseller high rose and thorn of the of the week or month? Amanda Anderson: Ooh, okay, we're gonna go month rose. okay, this is actually a good one. So I made a video about this. I haven't posted it yet, but I started listing on vintage because everyone is raving about vintage right now. Everyone's like, list on vinted, list on vintage, whatever. But Sam: Mm. Yeah. Yeah. Amanda Anderson: I also hear vintage is not for resellers and they're pretty touchy about people Sam: Yeah. Yeah. Amanda Anderson: like you can't like if you mass post things on there, if you're like posting a ton of stuff, they don't like that. Anyways, I'm Sam: interesting. Amanda Anderson: yeah, I know people have gotten in trouble for buying stuff too. Resell from vinted because they're no, this is just for normal people. This isn't for resellers. Anyways, Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: that's besides the point. But I posted some stuff, and my whole thought process was I was gonna make a video of the day I posted it, and then like the day I finally sold my first item because some people were selling stuff within an hour, and so I was like, Wow, that would be so fun! Like, people are posting stuff, and then it's just because it's really hot, they're running a lot of ads, they're doing a ton of marketing, so yeah, Sam: Free shipping, that whole thing. Amanda Anderson: exactly. There's no fees vintage. Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: So I posted stuff. I posted probably like 20 items. this had to have been close to two months ago. I'll have to go look at my timestamps on my video. And nothing. I have like I would every once in a while get a notification that someone like liked my item, but nothing. So I was like, okay, I I wonder if my items are just priced too high for vintage. Because if a lot of people are just cleaning out their closets, Sam: Yeah. Yeah. Amanda Anderson: that that's not the demographic that is like looking for the items I have. But Sam: Yeah. Amanda Anderson: was it yesterday or two days ago I sold I can't even say the name. It's a designer that starts with a B, but it was a silk linen blend blazer. Retail Sam: Okay. Amanda Anderson: was I think like eleven hundred dollars and it Sam: Whoa. Amanda Anderson: sold for 500 bucks. No fees. Yeah, on vintage. Sam: That's incredible. Amanda Anderson: I know. Sam: What it wait, I what is the brand? Share with the class. Amanda Anderson: I know it is it's like belogie bro bel I wish I could I wish I had my other phone and I would look it up. I'll send a picture of you or of it to you, but yeah, so I was like, wow, and then I have sold three other things since then. So I don't know if like somehow no one was seeing my Sam: Maybe I should try. Amanda Anderson: items or something, and then all of a sudden, but also all Sam: Hmm. Amanda Anderson: of them have been UK buyers, which I am fascinated by, which is like maybe they're willing to pay more money. I don't know. Yeah. Sam: Yeah. Okay. I think you've just inspired me to start posting again on Vinted because I do I do have the cross Amanda Anderson: I know, I mean, people are saying that they're making Sam: listing. Amanda Anderson: yeah, yeah. People are saying that they're making a ton of money and it's going well. So I feel like now I'm more motivated because I only ever listed stuff there one time. And then I wasn't Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: selling anything, so I was like, I'm not gonna put my time into cross-listing more items over there, but now I think I will. Now I think I'll get the rest of my closet listed over there and just even if it's just it will sell and get more different more eyes on it. So that's my high. I will say my low. I was t telling Sam: Okay. Mm. Amanda Anderson: my husband this. I the last few palettes that I have bought have been horrible. And I haven't actually done my numbers. Like, I definitely will make my money back on them, but not easily. And Sam: Mm. Amanda Anderson: yeah, and I that's new for me. That's new for Sam: Mm. Amanda Anderson: me. So it's like three palettes ago. I got all of those Maui Jim sunglasses. So amazing. Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: Like amazing. I like who knows? Probably like five times my money on that. Then the next two palettes have been so not good. Like so bad. And it is, it's just like it is part of it. It's part of the gamble. And like I'm I'm not feeling too sad about it, but it is, it's just discouraging to have to do so much work to Sam: Yeah. Amanda Anderson: like barely make your money back, you know, or to spend thousands of dollars on inventory to like barely make your money back. And so then I just think about all the time. Like, that's so much time I have spent. And to just barely break even. And that doesn't include the things Sam: Yeah. Amanda Anderson: that I will be able to like list on Poshmark and eBay. That will, that's where I will make like my money back. Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: And I will be fine. But it is, it's just like. Usually I make my money back in one whatnot show from the palettes I buy. That's not happening. Like that has they just have Sam: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: not haven't been good brands, have been really obscure or like a lot of Amazon junk. And it just sucks. It sucks. Sam: The Amazon junk, yeah. Amanda Anderson: It's like and again, that's part of the gamble. So that just is like what I signed up for. But that's definitely a low for me. I feel like we've had a rough few palettes. And it sucks when it like happens Sam: Hmm. Amanda Anderson: back to back too, because then it just snowballs into feeling like, okay, now I'm left with like a lot of junk. I don't know what to do with. I was even telling my husband, I'm like, I might do a yard sale and just like say like every item Sam: Yeah. Amanda Anderson: here is two dollars. I don't know. Like I have so much stuff I don't want to spend hours selling on whatnot because I don't think people really want it that much. But also Sam: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Amanda Anderson: I need to get rid of it and I don't want to donate it. So it's just this weird Yeah, Sam: Hm. I think a garage sale's a great idea. Amanda Anderson: and I get it, I don't know, make a thousand bucks in a day maybe and people get a good deal. But Sam: Yeah, I think that's a great idea. Yeah. And keep it out of the landfill. Yeah. Amanda Anderson: Anyways, yeah, exactly. What are your highs and lows? Sam: So you know what's funny is I just ran my numbers for the year last night because I was like, I need to catch up on my taxes because I was so behind Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: this year. So I want to get ahead of it. And Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: I am happy that I'm at break even for the year. I have spent a lot, I have made a lot, and I was like, I'm break Amanda Anderson: That's great. Sam: even. Not from last year. I'm still in the hole from last year because I, you know, bought way Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: too much stuff. So that was kind of a high, but kind of like a neutral, I would say. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: but my sister-in-law, when we were in Colorado, she took me to this little thrift store in Colorado that was having half-day sale. And I was like, I don't wanna go, like, I don't need Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: anything. I walk in, Neila Lowton, I got cashmere sweater, two p pair of pants, Vera Wang wedding dress. Amanda Anderson: my gosh. Sam: A few other like really high end things. I haven't listed them all, but that was a high because I was like, and so I've almost made my money back by just selling like four items that I got there, which is great. Amanda Anderson: Amazing. Yeah. Sam: and so that was fun. And then my low is just like my storage unit as always. no, my low. I got suspended from Poshmark again for 24 hours because Amanda Anderson: Did you? Sam: I didn't ship an item because My inventory is not organized and I couldn't find things. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: they canceled me and then they reinstated me 24 hours later. But it was, it was a weird feeling because I've been suspended for two weeks before. And I was like, well, maybe this is gonna give me two weeks to get my life back in order. Amanda Anderson: Right. Sam: and this is why it's important to cross list everyone is because you can get suspended or booted from any platform at any time. Yeah. Amanda Anderson: Don't put all your eggs in one basket. It is really scary to do that. Yeah. Sam: Yeah. So I am really grateful that. have all have all the other streams, but it was one of those things where I'm like, Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: okay, I need I need to get my life back in order. So I've started going through and delisting. Also that Poshmark removed the delisting they would cancel you before if you delist or suspend you. Amanda Anderson: Yeah, yeah. So now you can delist and relist now. Sam: Yeah, yeah. So that that I think was my high and low I would say high no low and neutral. Like I'm doing so much work and I'm just breaking Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: even, but I'm having fun and I'm learning. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: and then all you know, honestly, the the Venue contract was really exciting too. That's like less reseller Amanda Anderson: It really was. Sam: and more that's because of you and them wanting to work with you, which is amazing. But I'm really excited about it. Amanda Anderson: I don't take any of that. No, I feel like you have done so much work for this Dallas event and organizing everything. And I'm really appreciative. But it is really exciting. I feel like Sam and I have really big plans and we have a lot of hopes to make reselling more of a community and like hopefully be able to do more in person community focused things. And Sam: Mm-hmm. Amanda Anderson: your guys' support is what makes that happen and what allows us to be able to get sponsorships. So we are very grateful. Sam: Yeah, and we've actually been reached out to by a very big platform, which is kind of interesting. And we're in talks with another one. So Amanda Anderson: Yeah. Sam: yeah, it it's an interesting place to be. Amanda Anderson: It's really cool. Mm-hmm. Sam: especially because I know both of us feel like we have no idea what we're doing in reselling and podcasting Amanda Anderson: I know, yeah. Sam: in life. we need a type A person. So if you're a type A person too and you like doing admin stuff, we need help, I would say, and you want to work with like two. Amanda Anderson: Yeah. We do. Sam: I'm a class mom this year and or class parent. Amanda Anderson: that's fun. Sam: I think they've only ever had moms. but the only reason I became one is I was like, we need more events and we need better emails, and I can do those things, but I cannot stand task. And so my co-parent, my co-classmate mom, she's a project manager by trade. And so I'm like, this could not be a better mix. Like she Amanda Anderson: You're like we are a good team here. Sam: was texting me last night. She's like, So are you gonna send that email? I was like, yeah, gotta send it. Like Amanda Anderson: I got it. Sam: And and she knows now too that like I'm not offended when she pings me. I'm like grateful. And Amanda Anderson: Yes, yes, exactly. Sam: and yeah, so anyway, if you're type A person, if you're in Dallas, if you are wanting to get involved, if you want to be interviewed, please let us know. And our Amanda Anderson: Yeah, yep. Sam: email should be in the show notes. but I think that's it. Maybe we'll hopefully we'll see you all next week. Amanda Anderson: Yes. Thank you. Sam: Thanks for listening.