- Companies dedicated to buying and selling second-hand goods, both physical and virtual, are growing all over the world thanks to the crisis and responsible consumption.
- The second-hand exchange platform Wallapop, for example, says that handbags were the best-selling products in the first months of 2022.
- Searches in that category, compared to the same period in 2021, grew 83 percent.
The purchase and sale of second-hand items is a business model that has always existed in parallel to the traditional one.
However, the crisis has strengthened the phenomenon: it is no longer just a common practice reduced to family, friends and acquaintances.
Inflation, unemployment and the fall in wages in real terms have encouraged more and more platforms dedicated to connecting sellers and buyers of used items, especially clothing.
Many of the buyers approach second-hand stores motivated both by financial reasons: get something of quality, for less than what you would spend if it were new.
Sellers, in turn, want earn extra money with products they no longer use.
In addition, there is the environmental reason: advancing forms of more responsible consumption.
The purchase of second-hand products can become more than just cheap, responsible and vintage consumption.
Let’s look at this story: A woman found a designer bag at a local thrift store, bought it for $6.99, and when she opened it, discovered much more than he expected.
Lynora Silverman, a 55-year-old woman from Philadelphia in the United States, told in your TikTok account that inside the bag (brand Coach) he found a personal note and more than $300.
“Wait for me to tell you what was inside,” says Silverman in the video on the social network that has already exceeded 1.8 million views.
Inside there was an envelope with money in a small package hidden in the background. But that was not all. There was also a letter addressed to the buyer that said: “I have three children. They gon’ give my stuff to Goodwill [una organización benéfica de EE.UU] when I die, so I’m spreading my inheritance on all my favorite things.”
And there is more of this strange story hidden in a second-hand bag.
The letter also told how the bag came into the hands of the owner.
“This Coach bag was ‘given’ to me years ago by my husband’s girlfriend. Well, actually, I got home early from a visit to my parents in Connecticut. She [la mujer con la que el marido le era infiel] she must have left quickly because she forgot her bag and her shoes. She used this bag every day. Who knows if my husband ever knew it was his girlfriend’s?” the handwritten text read.
The last lines of the note included an approval. “I’m giving it away because my kids don’t want it, so go buy yourself a new bag. With love, Martha.”
@marthainfused Check your mother’s purses before you donate them to goodwill! #justsaying #omgchallenge #foundmoney #goodwillfinds #goodwill #donate #justkiddingrelax ♬ original sound – Be A Martha
Martha and her “inheritance”
In the comments, viewers urge Silverman to investigate further. The shopper did, and she found out from other people in the Philadelphia area that Martha was a regular at many thrift stores.
Apparently, in other objects donated by Martha there was also money.
It’s unclear how many other items may contain bills, but Silverman told followers he intends to keep looking and hopefully find Martha in real life, if she’s alive.
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