It’s been a minute! I’ve been up to a few different things since my last update about the beauty that is the Canadian recycling system:
- Going full-time with my sustainable events business
- Planning my wedding, then re-planning it because pandemic (2 weeks to the big day!)
- Launching the project this post is about!
I’ve written extensively before about my love of secondhand shopping, my ethical motivation for shopping secondhand, and how I think the world would be a better place if the people who had useful stuff and the people who want that stuff had a better way to get connected.
I’ve had an idea in my head for a few years about a way to make secondhand shopping easier, but I only worked on it intermittently and didn’t know how to bring it into reality. Enter my amazing fiance, Mark, a coding wizard with mad technical skillz, and together we brought my dream into reality earlier this year.
So I unveil to you (drumroll please)…
Secondarie, the easiest way to find secondhand goods online.
What is Secondarie?
Secondarie is a search tool that makes online secondhand shopping faster and easier by searching multiple marketplaces at once and showing you all the results in one easy-to-use interface.
One of the major challenges of online secondhand shopping is having to go to multiple websites or apps and constantly repeat your search in order to find the right item. It’s tedious and time-consuming, creating a significant barrier for those who may want to shop secondhand but can’t spend hours searching for the thing they need.
For secondhand to be a practical first choice, we knew it had to get easier and less time-consuming for each of us to find the specific items we need. That’s what we aim to do with Secondarie. Our goal is to make choosing “secondhand first” just as easy as shopping at a big box store or ordering from a mega-warehouse.
Secondarie also makes it easier to reach a larger audience when selling secondhand items online. Instead of having to cross-post to multiple marketplaces, you can simply post your item to one of the platforms that Secondarie pulls from, and it will be visible to everyone who searches on Secondarie.
Secondarie currently compiles results from:
- Craigslist
- eBay
- Poshmark
- Goodwill Auctions
- Bonanza
- ThredUP
And we’re adding more sources all the time.
We’d love to get feedback from secondhand aficionados. Check out Secondarie here and let us know what you think! And for the latest updates on new features and search tips, follow Secondarie on Instagram or Facebook.