Post # 1
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Busy bee
I found a new dress and am now trying to sell my original one. It was the sample from the boutique so could probably stand to be cleaned but no major stains or rips/tears. Completely unaltered size 12 Maggie Sottero “Montana” in Diamond White.
I have it listed so far on:
WB Classifieds
Oncewed.com
Craigslist
OfferUp
local Buy/Sell/Trade
I will post to preownedweddingdresses.com if no luck on these, trying to avoid the $25 fee, but is there anything else I’m missing? Ebay?
How did you sell your dress??? Or where did you find your used/pre-owned dress???
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Post # 3
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982 posts
Busy bee
No one sold/bought a pre-owned dress?? help me… 
Post # 4
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Bumble Beekeeper
I also want to sell my dress. I put it on oncewed but I only got one (serious) inquiry. I was stubborn and wouldnt take her offer. WHen I finally came to my senses she had found a dress. The other inquiry I got was some overseas scam. I was considering eBay but when I look at my dress I see it listed and no bids or anything. Ugh.
Post # 5
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Buzzing Beekeeper
@gelaine22: I think that is the biggest problem. Brides attaching more value to their dress than it is worth.
@Soon2BeMrsS: I looked at buying a dress secondhand because I personally think wedding dress prices are overinflated. The problem I found on the preowned wedding dress sites was that brides listed them at only $100-$300 off the retail price. Honestly I don’t care if it is in great condition and only been worn once for a few hours. It is a secondhand dress which means that the value decreases. Unfortunately they are also less desirable and most people who are looking into a secondhand dress are doing so because they are fugal or simply cannot afford to buy new. Most women want a new dress after all. I think if you set a realistic price (60% or less of the original price of the dress) then you increase you chances of selling.
Post # 6
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Blushing bee
@Soon2BeMrsS: I bought a secondhand dress! Was an awesome experience 🙂
It was listed on gumtree, which is an online classifieds in Australia. But, that’s not how I directly found it. I was looking for a specific dress and didn’t want to pay full price, so did a reverse google image search, which found the ad. It was pure chance! Lucky for me, not something you could plan for. But, everything online you can think of is probably best. And definitely an appropriate price, many secondhand dresses take a long time to sell .(mine, in immaculate condition, original, etcc was 1000 off -half price- and it had been listed for months and months).
Oh yeah, absolutely use stock images, not just over the door pics. That’s the only reason I found the listing.
Post # 7
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Honey bee
- Wedding: January 2013 - Harbourfront Grand Hall
@Soon2BeMrsS: I tried Ebay, Craigslist, WB and The Knot Classifieds without any luck. Plus I was worried about the risk of sending it, someone not being happy with it and Paypal reversing their very expensive payment! So I found a secondhand store within an hour drive from my house and took it there to avoid all of the hassle.
Post # 8
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Busy bee
@gelaine22: Yeah, I’ve gotten one scam so far (basically asking me to launder money for them – Um, NO) and one offer that’s less than half of what I was hoping to recover from it and significantly below what I paid, although I knew I was going to lose money on it.
Post # 9
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Busy bee
It retails $1329 but discontinnued so generally on sale where you can still find it. I paid $900 and had it offered at $750 but consider lower offers. However, the offer I got was $300. Do you bees think that’s the best it’ll get? This gal has to find a dress by the end of the month so she’s actively looking still.
Post # 10
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Sugar Beekeeper
I’d stick it up on eBay, on the Buy Now Or Best Offer section!