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| It's a demographic attribute; the higher the status, the more likely you'll find people willing to wear second hand stuff. The lower the demographic, the less likely people will buy it.
See the quality of the stuff on offer here and *maybe* you'd change your mind  | |
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I agree that some "high end" or "prestige" stuff that is expensive is worth to be paid cheaper when second hand.
But, for once. Some expensive stuff is just expensive for the brand label and not really for the quality.
Take for example a Dolce & Gabanna suit, yes they are better than a Manor branded suit but the D&G costs 2500 CHF and the Manor one maybe 400 CHF. but the D&G is not 6 times better quality.
Now, the D&G suit is a fused suit ( the fronts are glued to a plastic layer in the middle ), just like Boss, Strellson and many other labels. If you take a real canvas constructed suit ( they have a middle sewn layer between the fronts and the lining ) that is much better quality like a Canali, Corneliani or Pal Zileri, they cost 1250 CHF on a shop like Bon Genie or Jelmoli, but can be bought still new and discounted between $ 500-700 on some Italian discount shops.
I tell you, I'll take absolutely the new Canali for 700 over a second hand D&G for 700.
Then, the second argument, Is that if you want to wear prestige clothing you should be able to pay for it. Buy a used clothing just to show it is a posseur thing for me and it is much worse to my eyes than wearing a new but not so prestigious ( but still high quality ) item bought new.