21 Best Sites to Buy Second Hand Clothing in Australia

The Re club collects clothes from members and resells them to other members and the public. You don’t have to be a member to buy – their items are available to everyone.

A lot of items are less than $10 each and a lot of them are high-quality high-street brands – nothing too dated. 

THIS is the website I would use if I wanted to build a wardrobe from scratch. 

The items are photographed on a hanger and a little whitewashed so it is a little hard to browse. But there is a wide range of basics, as well as the usual unique items you would expect with thrift shops online. 

Lifeline Queensland operates online thrift stores offering a diverse range of second-hand items, including clothing, accessories, furniture, and more. The range of items is not as curated compared to the other stores on this list – even their “premium vintage” section seems to be a mix of fast fashion brands and dated styles. Also, there is no way to filter the search results. 

Still, if you are after a bargain, you are sure to find one here.

Lifeline is a well-known Australian charity that provides crisis support and suicide prevention services, so you will be supporting a worthwhile charity in the process. 

Yesterdays Thrift Shop specializes in affordable, good-quality preloved clothing. All proceeds from sales support The Developing Foundation Inc., a charity dedicated to providing development and brain injury support for children and young people, helping them reach their potential. 

They offer the cheapest prices out there. 

There are not many filtering options on the website and accessories are mixed with clothes, with no way of separating them, so you could be spending hours scrolling on this one. 

Thrifd began as a small eBay store in 2015 and grew to become one of the largest thrift stores online. They have a massive range of items. 

Unfortunately, there aren’t many ways to filter down the list, so it is a little bit like rummaging through an op shop when you go through this website. But there are a lot of items under $10 on this site, so again another good one if you need to fill up your wardrobe fast and don’t want to spend much. 

A surprising number of intimate apparel for sale, which you don’t often find when shopping second-hand!

Swapup is an innovative platform that emphasizes swapping – you can trade your pre-loved items for something new and exciting.

If you don’t have anything to trade in, don’t worry. You can purchase items outright through their online platform. 

They have a lot of items available for sale, so filter by clothing type and size to narrow down your choices. You will find mainly high-quality high-street items for sale. You may find some high-end designer items in there as well. 

The styles seem current and not too dated. The items are photographed well, making it easy to shop.

The Salvation Army Online Store is a digital extension of Salvo’s physical stores. Online you can browse through a curated collection of clothing, accessories, and furniture and know your purchase supports charitable causes.

The offerings online are a lot more curated than what you would find in-store – it seems like they have saved their high-quality donations for sales online. 

And even still there are SO many items for sale but the ability to filter by brand, condition, size, colour and material will help you narrow down your search. 

Reluv is an online consignment store that connects buyers and sellers. They have a huge selection of items to choose from but it isn’t overwhelming because their website allows you to filter by different clothing types and categories. For example, you can filter by different denim fits, dress types etc. Very user-friendly. 

You’ll find mainly high-quality high-street items for sale. They offer a variety of styles.

The items for sale do seem a little more dated than Swapup.

Encore Fashion sells mainly high-street fashion with some high-end designer pieces thrown in the mix. The range isn’t huge so you won’t be overwhelmed with choice. Also, you can filter by aspects like dress type, sleeve type and pant length, which also helps to reduce any overwhelm associated with shopping second-hand. 

Items are photographed on a mannequin which I appreciate. However the range of clothing available isn’t as good as others listed in this section. 

Good Sammy is a social enterprise committed to fostering a better future for Australians with disabilities. 

During COVID-19 Good Sammy adapted by launching an online store, offering participants opportunities to develop job skills in digital media, e-commerce practices, and various other areas. 

Their collection size is not too overwhelming and you can filter by colour, brand, price and size. The clothes are photographed on a hanger which is a downside but the images are clear enough. 

Sacred Heart Mission’s online op shop specializes in high-end fashion, accessories, collectibles, electronics, and antiques. 

Out of all the thrift shops online, this is a good one to support. Proceeds from the sales go towards assisting people experiencing homelessness and disadvantage in Melbourne, Victoria, reinforcing Sacred Heart Mission’s not-for-profit status.

Surprisingly they have quite a few high-quality designer pieces on their website. You can get a real bargain on this site!

The Closet is an online consignment store that only accepts mid-priced, premium and designer brands – so no low-cost and fast fashion brands.  

They have a dizzying array of clothing items!

Thankfully you can filter by size, colour, fabric, sleeve types, lengths and brands. The clothes are photographed on mannequins. They offer a variety of styles. I found a lot of basic, timeless pieces on this website, which can often be hard to find.

Mutual Muse offers well-known brands and high-quality items, focusing on unique and well-made basics and occasional vintage finds. 

The website is user-friendly. The items are photographed on a mannequin. What’s more, for the larger size, they use a larger-sized mannequin which helps to visualise the fit. 

There is no one particular style on offer – there is something for everyone. And it is a lot more curated than most sites, so the shopping experience is easy. 

Dear Little Panko offers preloved clothing, shoes, and various accessories like bags, jewellery, scarves etc. They focus on Australian and New Zealand designer items

The styles on offer are clothing with vibrant colours and lively prints but they do have some basics on offer. This is one site I want to keep my eye on (yikes, I think I have said that a lot!). 

The items are photographed on a real person, which I love. Filtering is limited to price and brand but there aren’t many items so browsing is not too difficult. 

Swop sells a curated, seasonal selection of second-hand pieces. It is primarily a place where you can swap your items with something at their store, but they do sell items online to the general public. 

As noted, they only buy items that are in season and on-trend. And of course, like many of these small boutique places, they have the highest quality standards. The range is limited to designer items. 

A variety of styles are covered. The pricing is reasonable. It’s a place where you might find that special piece for a real bargain.

Trading in Style is a Sydney-based luxury consignment store that sells the items they receive online. 

The collection appears to be highly curated and chosen to meet a certain aesthetic. 

For the brands they sell and the quality of the items, the prices are very reasonable. The way the items are shown online – worn by models – adds to the shopping experience. 

Something I am keeping an eye on for that special little something – although the options for those that aren’t sized like a model are pretty thin!

If you are after an Australian version of the Vestiaire Collective, check out Revoir. 

REVOIR sells second-hand designer and luxury clothes, shoes and bags. They have a variety of clothing available – some at a very affordable price point. 

Unfortunately, the photography is not as on point as Trading in Style but the variety is there and the prices are very reasonable. 

If you are after an Australian version of The Real Real, check out Blue Spinach. 

Blue Spinach has been established for some time now as a luxury consignment store based in Sydney. 

Online they offer a wide variety of luxury designer goods. They offer a range of designer brands and styles, so if you are after variety this store has it.

This online platform focuses on vintage and retro items and is one of the most curated stores out there. 

The focus is on streetwear and vintage t-shirts. 

The platform shows clothing on real people and the website is very easy to navigate and use. And it has a wide range of options for men’s clothing, which is great to see.

Established in 2013, Storeroom Vintage is Australia’s pioneer in introducing ’90s and ’00s vintage fashion to the market. 

Storeroom Vintage is renowned for handpicking the finest vintage items from the United States, Japan, and around the world, ensuring rare and authentic one-of-a-kind pieces. 

Graphic t-shirts, sweats and vintage designer bags are thrown in the mix. Saw a few items I REALLY wanted on this site. 

The filtering options are limited but it is a curated selection of clothing so it’s easy to browse through their options. 

Very similar to Vintage Marketplace in terms of the style of clothing on offer – streetwear, hoodies, tees, and reworked vintage items with a real edge to them. 

There is a good selection of both men’s and women’s clothing. 

There aren’t many options to filter your search results but they do have a “new in” section so that makes it easy to browse what they have to offer. 

Revival Curves specializes in thoughtfully curated, curve-friendly preloved clothing in excellent condition. They offer women’s clothing sized 12 and up. 

Fit is a concern no matter where you buy from. Revival Curves recognises this so they offer a worry-free online shopping experience with a free return policy for items that don’t meet expectations. 

Birdsnest is an Australian clothing brand based in regional NSW. They have their own “re-hatched” program which encourages shoppers to trade in their unwanted Birdnest pieces in exchange for credit or as a donation. Birdnes then sells these gently worn styles online. 

So most of the clothing for sale are Birdsnest branded but they do sell clothing from other brands and there is definately enough variety to make it a site worth visiting.

Check it out by clicking on this link: Birdnest preloved