Kayla G.
Yelp
first things first: this is a more expensive secondhand store than crossroads/buffalo exchange. because of that, you can find some really cool designer/vintage pieces here, which may or may not be in your price range. it's a fun place to browse, but only occasionally do i end up actually finding something i want in my price range, and that's okay. that is the nature of this store.
however, recently i have had some less than stellar experiences here. firstly, because the prices of the items sold here are on the higher side, i naturally assumed that this would therefore be the best place to sell my nicer items. of course i don't want to waste my own time, so i took ONLY my nicest things that i was trying to sell there - trendy and cute pieces from brands like aritzia, i am gia, tigermist, peppermayo, a genuine leather skirt from alice & olivia, a green genuine leather jacket in perfect condition, vintage lingerie from frederick's of hollywood, etc. but in the end, they only wanted to buy one piece from me - a brand new with tags dress from tigermist. they told me they would price it at $22, so they would pay me $6.60 for it.
look, it is what it is, it's their right to not buy my items. i do think they were weird for passing on so many of my items because like i said, i only took things there that i thought they might actually buy given the brands i've seen before while shopping there. but i did find it insulting and honestly a little suspicious that they offered to buy my one dress for less than $7. yes, this is pure speculation, but frankly i just found it hard to believe that they would only sell that dress for $22 given the prices i've seen them sell similar items for. so i decided for that price i would rather just keep it and sell to crossroads instead, where i would probably get either the same price or better, and where i can feel confident crossroads will actually sell it for the price they claim they will. i do not think i will try selling here ever again.
but the selling experience is not even what left a seriously bad taste in my mouth. after my unsuccessful selling attempt i decided to look around the store and try on some things. one dress i tried on i thought was very cute, but it didn't have any tag on it anywhere, not even a materials tag. wasteland had labeled it as a "women's vintage dress" and priced it at $68. i was seriously considering buying it, but out of curiosity, i took a picture of the dress while in the fitting room and looked it up on google. turns out - that EXACT dress was being sold on amazon for $42. (pictures attached for proof). not vintage AT ALL.
so yeah. needless to say i didn't buy the dress. i will continue to shop here, but i would say you should be wary of any item that has no tag and is labeled "vintage". google image search is your friend - use it. maybe it was an honest mistake on the part of whoever took in that item... or maybe it wasn't. but you'd think the buyers here would know better, and would know how to use google. so it feels veeeery shady to me. proceed with caution when shopping here!
