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How Vinted Made Secondhand Fashion a Billion Dollar Business
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the story of Vinted, the Lithuanian startup that turned secondhand clothes into a multi-billion-dollar marketplace. They trace its path from a 2008 student side project to a platform with over 100 million members, focusing on the key decisions that drove its growth: the consumer-to-consumer model that cut out intermediaries, the controversial buyer protection fee that actually improved trust, and the early focus on community over scale. They also examine how Vinted navigated the tricky economics of a low-margin, peer-to-peer business, and what…
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