An Editor’s Note

The secondhand market is fragmented, spread across estate homes, thrift stores, auctions, fairs, and online platforms, with few places bringing the whole picture together.

The Secondhand Market Report was created to help make sense of that landscape — to observe how value moves, how prices shift, and how local markets connect to larger patterns.

This publication focuses on resale markets as they actually operate. We spend time in estate homes, thrift aisles, book fairs, and warehouses, paying attention to what sells, what stalls, and what quietly changes over time. Our goal is not to predict outcomes, but to document reality.

The secondhand market is deeply local. Prices behave differently from place to place, and demand follows its own rhythms. That’s why The Secondhand Market Report works with field reporters across the country, each focused on their own regions and specialties, from antique book fairs to regional estate sales.

Here, the emphasis is on clarity, context, and careful observation. We aim to connect the dots across a market that often feels scattered, and to provide a shared reference point for buyers, sellers, collectors, and anyone curious about how the secondhand economy functions.

Thanks for being part of the conversation.

Selena Cate Green
Editor, The Secondhand Market Report