Recommerce is the act of selling used, refurbished, or overstock products. Recommerce (or “reverse commerce”) helps businesses build circularity in their inventory and provide customers with a second-hand marketplace, while also increasing sustainability and reducing their carbon footprint.
Here is a list of recommerce platforms and marketplaces for sellers: There are marketplaces for reselling used and surplus goods, as well as platforms that build and integrate resale sites, reverse logistics solutions, trade-in programs, and more.
Recommerce Platforms and Marketplaces
Vestiaire Collective Vestiarire is a second-hand platform with a mission to transform the fashion industry towards a more sustainable future. According to Vestiarire, its marketplace has more than 12,000 brands and over 5 million listings, with more than 35,000 items added daily. Fast fashion brands From the platform. There are no selling fees when listing the most popular brands.
Vestiaire Collective
DepopA subsidiary of Etsy peer to peer A marketplace for second-hand and vintage fashion. Users can shop and follow friends and influencers for trends and style. Price negotiation is a feature of Depop, with the “Make an Offer” option streamlining the process without direct messaging. Potential buyers submit offers, which sellers have 24 hours to accept or reject. There are no listing fees for US and UK sellers. Buyers pay a marketplace fee with each purchase.
Real realFounded in 2011, The RealReal is a marketplace for authenticated luxury resale and consignment. It has 13 retail locations across the U.S. and an online marketplace with over 37 million members. The RealReal authenticates and prices consigned items, allowing sellers to earn up to 85% of the sale price. The company has sustainability partnerships with luxury brands Stella McCartney, Burberry, and Gucci to support biodiversity and reforestation.
Arrival Recommerce Comprehensive Recommerce SolutionsThis includes the branded resale experience, warehouse management, seamless partner integrations and partner support. Its mission is to help brands reduce waste and minimize environmental impact by transforming returns and excess inventory into a profitable, fully branded resale channel. It also provides operators with options to leverage warehouse management software and integrate APIs at scale.
Walmart Marketplace is expanding its selection of collectibles and second-hand goods with the introduction of Resold at Walmart, a digital second-hand sales site. Collectibles Store allows customers to pre-order used collectibles, building anticipation for their items.
Walmart Marketplace
goatLaunched in 2015, is a popular marketplace for new and pre-owned luxury sneakers, high-end apparel, and accessories. The platform authenticates products and verifies delivery. Sellers complete a verification process (to prevent fake accounts).
Grailed is a fashion marketplace that focuses primarily on menswear. With the help of its community, Grailed guarantees that all items are authentic. All transactions made through Grailed using PayPal are eligible for full refunds. Grailed has no listing fees and a 9% selling fee. Grailed is owned by the Goat Group, which also owns the Goat marketplace for luxury sneakers.
Vinted is a Lithuania-based marketplace for second-hand goods, mainly clothing and accessories. The marketplace operates in 21 countries and has over 65 million registered users. It does not charge a selling fee, but buyers pay a protection fee of 3%-8% on each purchase.
Knockri Commerce It is a circular operating system. Reverse Logistics and multi-channel recommerce, which allows merchants to launch branded D2C storefronts and link them to their existing ecommerce stores; Nok manages the build, product fulfillment, and dynamic pricing optimization.
Knockri Commerce
Reboxed is a marketplace for buying and selling used tech equipment. It recently launched ReboxedOS for used electronics. Reboxed is a circular service that allows businesses to integrate resale, trade-in, and recycling programs without investing in infrastructure.
Reverse Supply For fashion brands and marketplaces Circular Retail Solutions or sell their own products. The company’s software platform enables brands to integrate second-hand stores and trade-in portals into existing sales channels. Reverse.supply provides technical and operational services including price management, remanufacturing, product data creation and fulfillment.
RebagFounded in 2014, is a marketplace for buying, selling, and trading luxury accessories, including handbags, fine jewelry, watches, and small leather goods. Sellers can consign, trade, or accept purchases of items. All items are reviewed and payments are pre-approved. Commission rates start at 8%.
Thread Up is a resale-as-a-service provider that enables brands to run clean-out programs and online resale shops for consumers. Brands can provide customers with clean-out kits to turn gently used clothing and accessories into shopping credits on the spot. ThredUp is integrated with e-commerce sites so consumers can easily purchase a brand’s pre-owned products. ThredUp handles everything from incoming inspection and processing to single SKU pricing and order fulfillment. Brand partners include Gap, J.Crew, Toms, and SoulCycle.
Thread Up
Fashion Lovers sells pre-owned luxury handbags and accessories and is the exclusive recommerce partner of Neiman Marcus. For sellers, Fashionphile buys almost all items outright and payments are made as soon as the items arrive and are authenticated. Fashionphile offers free shipping and free returns, as well as a layaway service for luxury items purchased in installments.
Treat A resale solution that helps brands increase revenue, acquire customers and minimize costs. Carbon FootprintBrands can launch a customized peer-to-peer or pick-up reselling experience within a week, and Treet says it’s helping over 120 D2C brands resell.
Snap Light It helps brands and retailers create product content from images and provides a digital ID to enable resale. SnapWrite’s image visualization technology creates a unique database of processed items, allowing resellers to track previously owned or vintage products with the original data via a permanent link.
Re-showing off is a concierge reselling service for luxury brands and retailers. Reflaunt enables merchants to help their customers resell their products and drive repeat purchases with branded reselling services and instant rewards take-back programs.
Trove We offer brand resale at scale through services such as trade-in programs, integrated stores, brand-loyal commerce, reverse logistics and dynamic pricing. Customer Management Integrations, customer experience support and integration, secondary market insights. Sellers can sell used and new items together on their current e-commerce site. For Shopify-based sellers, Trove offers a ready-to-launch app to bring resale inventory into the site experience. Trove supports resale sites for Lululemon, Patagonia, Levi’s, and Nordstrom.
Trove
archive Archive helps brands launch customized resale programs, build circularity into their business models, and take control of the second-hand market. Archive offers custom peer-to-peer storefronts, in-store and mail-in pickup programs, and branded second-life programs for owned inventory (samples, damaged items, returns, etc.). Archive also works with repair, upcycle, and recycling partners and nonprofits for clothing donations. Brand partners include The North Face, New Balance, Hanna Andersson, and Oscar de la Renta.
Poshmark is a social peer-to-peer marketplace for new and used items for women, men, children, pets, homes, and more. According to Poshmark, the marketplace has more than 130 million registered users in the U.S. and Canada, with more than 300 million items for sale. For sellers, Poshmark offers PoshPost, which offers easy listing, virtual shopping parties, and prepaid and addressed shipping labels, and for buyers, Posh Protect. All orders over $500 are eligible for Posh Authenticate. Poshmark also has Posh Shows, a live streaming feature for social shopping.
Mercari is a Japan-based e-commerce company that operates Mercari, a marketplace app where people can buy and sell new and used items. According to the company, more than 350,000 items are added to Mercari every day. In the United States, Mercari partners with USPS, UPS, and FedEx to allow sellers to print shipping labels. Sellers can also use Mercari Local for nearby deliveries. There are no fees for sellers to list or sell items. Buyers are charged payment processing fees.
Facebook MarketplaceLaunched in 2016, Marketplace has become one of the most popular sites for buying, selling, and exchanging goods locally and far away. As part of the Facebook social network, buyers and sellers on Marketplace have rated profiles that add credibility. Messaging is built into Facebook, making communication easy. Eligible buyers on Facebook receive purchase protection.
Ebay eBay is a marketplace that connects buyers and sellers. Founded in 1995, eBay now operates in more than 190 markets around the world, with 132 million active buyers and approximately 2.1 billion listings. eBay’s first sale was for a used laser pointer. Recommerce is at the core of the company’s sustainability goals. eBay is committed to providing authenticity tools and AI-based fraud detectioneBay Ventures has invested in Sideline Swap, a marketplace for new and used sporting goods, and The Volte, a peer-to-peer platform for sharing luxury dresses.
Ebay
