Where Can I Sell My Clothes? The 7 Best Places That Buy Clothes

You can sell gently-used clothing in-person at places like Plato’s Closet, Clothes Mentor, or Buffalo Exchange. You can also sell items online through avenues such as thredUP, Poshmark, or eBay.

Most consignment stores will offer you cash for a percentage of the anticipated sale price of the item. Some will also offer store credit.

Online platforms typically charge fees to use their service, but since you can often set your own pricing, you may end up with more money overall for your sold clothing.

For more details on where to sell your clothes in-person and online, see below.

Where to Sell Used Clothes In-Person

1. Plato’s Closet

• How it works: Bring in your gently used brand-name clothing or accessories. A store associate will look up the brands and sizes of items you brought in and total up an offer.
• Preferred items:
  • Men’s and women’s shoes, including boots, athletic shoes, high heels, sandals, flats, wedges, and casual shoes (See our research for details on how much Plato’s Closet pays for shoes.)
  • Men and women’s clothing, including shirts (long sleeves, short sleeves, and t-shirts), pants (including jeans and shorts), sweatshirts, sweaters, tank tops, rompers, dresses, and skirts
  • Men and women’s outerwear, including jackets, scarves, and gloves
  • Accessories including hats, jewelry, belts, purses, and sunglasses
• Preferred brands:
  • Adidas
  • American Eagle
  • Brandy Melville
  • Coach
  • Converse
  • Free People
  • lululemon athletica
  • Tory Burch
  • Vans
  • Vince Camuto
• Accepted sizes: Women’s size 0 to 30 and men’s size 28 to 40 waist
• How do you get paid? Plato’s Closet offers cash based on the condition, style, and brand of the items you brought in.
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2. Clothes Mentor

• How it works: Clothes Mentor buys popular, gently-used women’s clothing and accessories in good condition. A store associate will assess your items, decide what they’d like to buy, and make you an offer.
• Preferred items:
  • Women’s shoes of all kinds
  • Athletic wear
  • Gently-used maternity items
  • Women’s clothing, including blazers, blouses, dresses, jackets, long sleeve tops, short sleeve tops, sweaters, tank tops, pants (including denim, shorts, and capris), and skirts
  • Accessories, including jewelry, designer perfume, handbags, purses, and scarves
• Preferred brands: Clothes Mentor accepts a wide variety of brands ranging from designer to value. See its comprehensive list of brands it buys and sells.
• Accepted sizes: Women’s clothing size 0 to 26, as well as gently-used maternity clothing
• How do you get paid? Clothes Mentor will offer you cash for any items it decides to buy. According to the Clothes Mentor website, most items are priced for sale at 1/3 of the retail price, and you will then be paid approximately 1/3 of that amount.
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3. Buffalo Exchange

• How it works: Buffalo Exchange accepts clean men’s and women’s clothing and accessories in good condition. You’ll need to bring a valid government-issued ID to sell your items in-store, and a legal guardian if you’re under age 18. Buffalo Exchange also has a Sell By Mail program; visit the Buffalo Exchange website to request a mailer.
• Preferred items:
  • Men’s and women’s clothing and accessories of all types and for all seasons, with special consideration for plus sizes and menswear
  • Every day staples like jeans, t-shirts, button-ups, dresses, shoes, sweaters, jackets, shorts, and skirts
  • Designer items
  • Vintage items
  • Jewelry
  • Costumes
  • Athletic wear
• Preferred brands:
  • Anthropologie
  • Banana Republic
  • Kate Spade
  • Lane Bryant
  • lululemon athletica
  • Madewell
  • The North Face
  • Rag & Bone
  • Ralph Lauren
  • Universal Standard
  • Urban Outfitters
• Accepted sizes: All sizes
• How do you get paid? Buffalo Exchange will offer you either cash or store credit for any items it decides to buy. In-store, you’ll be offered either 30% of the items’ selling price in cash or 50% of the selling price in store credit. If you mail in your items for evaluation, you’ll receive either 25% of the accepted items’ selling price in cash (check or PayPal) or 50% of the selling price on a Store Trade Card. Sell By Mail evaluations take about a month.
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4. Uptown Cheapskate

• How it works: Uptown Cheapskate accepts clean, gently-used men’s and women’s clothing, shoes, and accessories in good condition. You’ll need to bring a valid government-issued ID to sell your items.
• Preferred items:
  • Men and women’s clothing and accessories, including jeans, skirts, shirts, jackets, handbags, dresses, shoes, sunglasses, fragrances, wallets, cardigans, blazers, watches, jewelry, costumes, and boots
• Preferred brands:
  • American Eagle
  • Anthropologie
  • Free People
  • H&M
  • J. Crew
  • Levi’s
  • lululemon athletica
  • Madewell
  • Michael Kors
  • Urban Outfitters
  • Zara
• Accepted sizes: Women’s size 0 to 18 or XS to 2XL, men’s size XS to 2XL
• How do you get paid? Uptown Cheapskate will offer you either cash or store credit for any items it decides to buy. It doesn’t disclose an exact pricing structure, but you’ll typically receive about 25% more if you opt for store credit.
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Want to see these stores compared head-to-head? Check out our article: Clothes Mentor vs. Plato’s Closet vs. Uptown Cheapskate

Where to Sell Used Clothes Online

5. thredUP

• How it works: You’ll mail your clothes in for evaluation, and thredUP will determine what it wants to keep and how much each item is worth. Items will then be listed for sale online as consignment (60 days for value and mall brands, 90 days for premium and designer). You’ll be paid when and if your items sell. If your item doesn’t sell, you have 14 days to reclaim it — otherwise, it becomes property of thredUP.
• Preferred items: 
  • Women’s clothing, shoes, and accessories
  • Designer goods
  • Maternity clothing
  • Children’s clothing (boys and girls)
• Preferred brands: thredUP accepts a wide variety of brands ranging from designer to value. See its comprehensive list of brands.
• Accepted sizes: All sizes for kids, junior girls, and women, including plus, petite, and maternity
• How do you get paid? You’ll receive payment via PayPal, Stripe, a mailed Discover card, shopping credit. You’ll be paid for your items after they sell and the 14-day return window passes. thredUP pays between 5% and 80% of the selling price of each item, with more expensive items earning a higher payout.
• Fees: thredUP keeps around 20% to 95% of an item’s selling price.
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6. Poshmark

• How it works: Sign up for a Poshmark account online. You’ll then create your own virtual storefront and list your items for sale with details including photos, sizing, original retail price, condition, etc. There’s no time constraint on when an item must sell. Poshmark will provide you with a prepaid shipping label for any goods sold.
• Preferred items: 
  • Men, women, and children’s clothing
  • Shoes and accessories of all kinds
  • Housewares and decor
• Preferred brands: Since you create your own storefront, you can sell whatever brands you’d like on Poshmark.
• Accepted sizes: All sizes for kids (boys and girls), junior girls, and women, including plus, petite, and maternity
• How do you get paid? You set your own pricing on Poshmark. Payment can be direct deposited into your bank account or mailed via check.
• Fees: Poshmark takes a flat commission of $2.95 for items under $15. For sales of $15 or more, the commission is 20%.
• Sign up

See our list of additional sites like Poshmark.

7. eBay

• How it works: Sign up for an eBay account and list your items for sale, either through an auction or Buy It Now.
• Preferred items: Any items you wish to sell
• Preferred brands: Any brands you wish to sell
• Accepted sizes: Any sizes you wish to sell
• How do you get paid? You can be paid by PayPal, credit card, or debit card. Find out more at eBay’s “Getting Paid” guide.
• Fees: eBay charges insertion fees on users who list more than 50 items per month (typically $0.35 per listing). When an item sells, you’ll also have a final value fee (typically around 10%).
• Sign up

How to Find Local Stores That Buy Used Clothes

If you’re having trouble finding any of the above stores locally, do a quick online search for consignment stores in your area. Since selling used clothing carries pretty slim margins, most used clothing stores are limited to just one or a few locations.

Places that buy clothes only buy clothing in good shape because there’s not much profit in reselling worn clothing. If you have clothing that isn’t both name-brand and in great shape, consider finding a donation center instead.