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this post was submitted on 07 Apr 2025
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Get ready for used goods to cost more than today's new goods.
Sure you can probably get a good value on a bluray player because people are getting rid of them still to go all streaming. But can you get a good price on a used working order 4K TV? Probably not. The prices of even used 2 generation old goods are going to be as high as they were when new before tariffs hit.
Used is not going to be cheaper in a week or a month or 3 months of tariffs, it's going to be the same amount as new right now or possibly more.
These days there are sooo many resellers, flippers, scalpers. People who think it's a side hustle to go around buying up cheap used stuff and selling it for just below the price of new stuff and pocketing the difference. It's become so hard. Late capitalism ruins even good deeds.
Gotta look at the right places and be patient
I went to an estate sale and got a bunch of freebies
I also picked up folding mattresses for 10 usd when a new one is 60 ish
My pc is a secondhand for about 600 or so when the parts itself are 1.2k new
Buying secondhand is not the same as just walking into a store and finding what you need at a fixed price.
Sure it's harder especially for certain things (mostly hobbyist stuff and fashion) but TVs are not hard to find for a reasonable price.
Jesus Christ, every post I open up is just negativity. Go back to Reddit with your well actually. Maybe try standing up for something. Here is a clue: don't buy a4k TV. I'm pretty much done with this platform
It was just an example. Probably not even a good one. Sorry for the negativity though. Feel badly for lending towards a negative mood but well I had my own reasons, negative experiences. Just the same I've edited a little.
This is a meme?
Any member of the class of people who toil in the soil are peasants in China. That’s roughly 50% of the population. What’s offensive?
Yes, but... There are consequences. Used goods will also have price increase if new ones are more expensive.
Buying 2nd hand reduces demand for new goods, which reduces prices in the broad sense.
That's not what happened when demand for used cars skyrocketed a few years ago
Demand for new vehicles didn't drop, supply for new vehicles stopped.
Also, demand for cars can't drop because Americans don't have basic freedoms like access to quality public transit, walkable cities, or infrastructure to protect bikes from car drivers who watch movies on their phones while they drive
Yup, the US has managed to turn cars from a luxury item to what's essentially a necessary good.
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The only clothing item I buy for durability is boots. All the rest of my clothes are the cheapest possible shit I can find, because it doesn't matter.
No one on earth can convince me a $60 pair of jeans is worth $60.
No one on earth can convince me a $60 pair of jeans is worth $60.
$60 has the same buying power thar $30 did just 15 years ago so it might be more helpful to think in living wage hours (where 50 hours of work pays for rent).
In 2025 average rent is $1650. So a living wage after taxes would be $33. In 2010 it was $890 which means a living wage was $17.
There isn't one living wage. It varies greatly by location, and so do wages. However, there isn't any location that consistently pays living wages.
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Yes, I will buy secondhand Bell peppers.
Grow your own ;)
alas my climate lends itself to little more than carrots and potatoes.
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Or, better yet, just give the stuff you don't need to the people interested in getting it, and participate in mutual exchange.
Crush capitalism!
- Posts item for free
- Gets message “how much does this cost?”
- ”Its free”
- ”Can you deliver it to me? (Insert some excuse here)”
put item on sidewalk with sign that says "free!"
Item sits there for months
Remove sign that says free, and replace with one that says "$100 OBO"
Item is gone by morning
Free table - sits out for days
Put an 100 dollar sign on the table - stolen in 5 minutes
This is actually a tactic Antoine-Augustin Parmentier used to popularize potatoes in France. He couldn't get people to accept potatoes, so he placed armed guards to protect the plants, and withdrew them at a certain point in the day so that people could steal them.
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i keep trying to get secondhand underwear but the upcharge is ridiculous
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Also, check out your local “buy nothing” groups. Basically the only reason I still have facebook.
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One of the best ways to save money is to always buy used. If you look in the right places everything is available.
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