We’re a discerning bunch. Because of our high quality standards, we only accept 40% of items in the average Clean Out Bag. Want to UP your acceptance rate? Look no further! Follow these clothing care tips to help your Clean Out Bag ace our 12-point inspection. Quality is Everything Ask yourself. Wo...

In the world of fast fashion and ever-changing style trends, it’s so easy to accumulate more than you need. Whether your closet is busting at the seams, you’re moving to a smaller place, or you just want to simplify your life, you will benefit from a closet cleanout. These 8 practical tips wi...

Introducing Shop Her Closet We’re super excited to announce our new Shop Her Closet series, where we partner with stylish women to sell their clothes for good. Take a peek into the dreamy closets of thredUP’s top 30 sellers—from your favorite celebs to badass moms—and shop their clothes and accesso...

Beginning July 1, 2018, the Payout Structure has been updated, see here.  Did you know? Over the past few years, our operations team has processed over 20 million items?!? 20 million! That’s a lot of folks who are thinking secondhand first and choosing to simplify their lives. We are so proud of our sell...

Whew, we’re back after the looong, blissful holiday weekend. Our bellies and hearts are full, our wallets are a little lighter (Black Friday!), and we’re ready to celebrate one of our favorite days of the year. Today is something called Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a nationally recognized day of giv...

Editor’s note: This post was initially published in October 2016. We’ve made some UPdates and are reposting it because ITS OUR BIRTHDAY!!!  Welcome to thredUP’s fashion dictionary—our find-out-everything guide to secondhand style. Fashion terms, must-know brands, and all our thredUPisms...

We’ve always been intrigued by minimalism. We’ve read the books (Marie Kondo, you inspire us every day), we’ve seen the documentaries (Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things), we’ve heard all the promises of a better life. But it’s not something that comes naturally to everyone, including u...

Organizing is something we all need to do but rarely have time for. For some of us, it’s an everyday joy that comes naturally, for others it takes a complete and total brain shift to accomplish one small task. Like all other things in life, your org skills can be attributed to (or blamed on) your z...

In the age of fashion fashion and retailers who restock racks with new trends every week, the biggest issue we face isn’t fashion fomo — it’s #throwmo, the fear of throwing out. Of the 164 items in our closets, we’re only wearing 49 of them. That means over 80% of our closets never see the […]

When your fashion #fomo turns into #throwmo (a.k.a. the fear of throwing out!) take our quiz to learn the art of knowing when to let go so you can refresh your closet with more of what you love. Spring cleaning, handled.  Now what? For items you plan to keep, find more like-new gems now that […]