Resale Value

What New With Tags Is Actually Worth

On a $1,200 luxury piece, keeping the tags on is worth $97. It is the highest-value piece of cardboard in your wardrobe and most people bin it the day it arrives.

The Brand Tier Decides Most of It Before You Choose Anything Else

Two $1,500 pieces, both in excellent condition, both ten years old: the ultra-tier one resells for $463 and the entry one for $115. Tier is the only input you fix permanently at the moment of purchase.

Every Resale Price Has a Floor, and Cheap Brands Hit It First

An entry-brand piece stops losing value at year 7; an ultra-tier one takes 17. After that, age costs nothing at all — which changes when it is worth selling.

Condition Is Worth Five Years of Ageing

Letting a luxury piece slide from excellent to fair costs $307 on a $2,000 item — the same as 5 years of simply owning it.

Why the Two Calculators Disagree, and Both Are Right

A $2,000 luxury coat after 5 years is "worth" $1,181 and sells for $602. The gap is not an error in either tool — it is the part of the price that was never yours.

The Rise of Bridal Resale: Market Trends and Consumer Behavior