Gadgets, furniture, appliances among top searches at resale amid tariff pricing fears
American shoppers, wary of the effect tariffs could have on their wallets, are shifting their gaze toward secondhand goods.
Operators of secondhand marketplaces for items ranging from footwear to toys and home necessities have said they expect tariff-triggered price anxiety to boost interest in resold goods.
OfferUp has lately seen searches for some products—including AirPods, washer/dryers, and couches—rise to 10 times their typical levels.
The data “makes it clear that something is happening,” said OfferUp Chief Business Officer Nathan Garnett. “We’re probably at the very leading edge of seeing actual impact on the resale marketplace from these tariffs and consumers starting to search for alternative ways of finding things that they want.”
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