Episode 160: Examining The Ethics of Secondhand Resale (part 2) with Alex of St. Evens

<p>This week’s episode is part two of a THREE episode series examining the ethics of secondhand resale with Alex of<a href="https://www.instagram.com/wear_st.evens/"> St. Evens.</a><br>In the second installment, we will tackle two arguments often tossed around in discussions about secondhand on social media:</p><ul> <li>Resellers are taking all of “the good stuff.”</li> <li>Resellers are responsible for rising prices at thrift stores.</li> </ul><p>There is a lot of money to be made off of secondhand resale, and in the introduction, we'll dig into where that money is going and who's really "making bank."</p><p>Thank you to everyone who contributed to this episode: Tamara, Aimee, Maria, Amanda, Christine, Vilma, and Weenie.</p><p><strong>Additional reading:</strong><br><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/thrift-store-prices-rising-cost-t-shirt-vintage-resellers-11652673305">"Even Thrift Stores Aren’t Immune From Rising Prices,</a>" Jacob Gallagher, The Wall Street Journal.</p><p>If you want to share your opinion/additional thoughts on the subjects we cover in each episode, feel free to email, whether it’s a typed out message or an audio recording: <strong> amanda@clotheshorse.world  </strong>Instagram DMs will be turned off for the duration of this series.</p><p>Get 25% off your order from <a href="https://www.northamericanherbandspice.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2v-gBhC1ARIsAOQdKY0VPqdzHJY6VqJVjfyYDxV3HKAGLa0coVzR0t8NOlVln7EXk5ytnRcaAoK-EALw_wcB">North America Herb &amp; Spice</a> with the promo code <strong>clotheshorse25.</strong></p><p>Check out Amanda's other podcast,<a href="https://thedepartment.world/"> The Department.</a></p><p><strong>Find the transcript at </strong><a href="https://www.clotheshorsepodcast.com/episodes"><strong>clotheshorsepodcast.com</strong></a></p><p><br>Want to support Amanda's work on Clotheshorse? Learn more at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/clotheshorsepodcast">patreon.com/clotheshorsepodcast</a></p><p><br><strong>Clotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following s