Resale Value Desk
Condition grading that buyers trust has five steps, and the discipline is in naming the grade honestly rather than judging it softly.
The scale runs: new with tags; new without tags; excellent with no visible wear; good with minor wear; fair with obvious wear. Five named steps, each verifiable against photographs. Most platforms expect you to name the grade outright, because the grade is a claim the buyer can test on arrival.
New with tags and new without tags are separated for a reason: an unworn piece with the tags removed still clears below one with tags attached, because the tag is the only proof of unworn that travels with the garment. Excellent means worn but with no visible wear — not 'worn twice', a count no one can verify.
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Good is the working grade of resale: minor wear, honestly described, priced inside the category band. Fair means obvious wear and a price that admits it. The expensive mistake is soft grading — calling a good piece excellent — because the buyer's correction arrives as a return, and returns run 5–15% by category.
Category changes what a grade costs. Denim and outerwear hold value better than logo-heavy jersey as condition slips, and the gap widens sharply below good: a fair denim jacket keeps a market, while a fair graphic tee largely loses one. Grade first, then read your category's depreciation curve.
Photography is part of grading. A flat-laid garment under a consistent light source with a visible size tag lets the buyer confirm the grade without messaging you, and it is the practical difference between a full-price sale and a discounted one. Once graded, place the piece in its band on What a garment resells for, then run the fee math on Fees and what you actually net.
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