eBay, an online marketplace, has expanded its pre-loved clothing offering following an agreement with Reskinned, known for repairing and reselling used branded clothing.
Branded clothes repaired by Reskinned will be sold through a dedicated shopfront on eBay. Reskinned takes back worn items from shoppers, which include products of over 30 brands like Finisterre, Sweaty Betty, River Island and Joules, and then reconditions them for resale, repurposing or recycling.
The partnership is expected to help shoppers make more sustainable choices whilst saving money, noting that items from Reskinned are generally priced around 40 per cent lower than their high street price.
eBay said it would connect the 20 million shoppers that browse its site with second-hand clothing items sold by Reskinned through this shopfront.
Jemma Tadd, head of fashion at eBay, said “Pairing eBay’s reach to conscious customers, with Reskinned’s expertise in garment repair, resale and recycling will help extend the lifecycle of products, reduce waste and showcase the variety of routes into a kinder way to shop for the shopper’s wallet and the planet.”
Matt Hanrahan, Co-founder of Reskinned, said “Through this partnership with eBay, the original home of pre-loved, we hope to increase our reach and offering of our brand partners, ensuring pre-loved items find new owners and realise a more sustainable fashion future.”
