Used stuff apps for iOS
Second-hand items save you money, it is good for the environment and gives you the opportunity to regularly renew your home furnishings or wardrobe. Some apps require you to bid, such as in an auction, while others allow you to go straight to collect. You will receive a notification when fun, new items become available. We cleaned out our attic and immediately made a selection of the best apps for second-hand items.
- General: Marketplace
- Belgium: 2dehands.be
- Clothing: Vinted
- Abroad: eBay
- Collecting: Catawiki
- Local: Thrift store
- Sneakers: Bump
- Tickets: TicketSwap
- Cars: Autoscout24
- Borrow: Peerby
In addition to apps, you can sometimes also sell your second-hand items through all kinds of channels. For example, you could sell your unnecessary computer equipment and games via the Tweakers forum. Do you want to know more about a second-hand iPhone? Then we have a separate article about that!
If you are a fanatical seller of second-hand items, you will also find the right apps in this app list. From clothing to cars and from study books to concert tickets, there is a suitable app for many second-hand items.
Marketplace: second-hand stuff for everyone
Marktplaats is by far the most popular site for offering items for sale. You will find items in all kinds of categories, ranging from antiques and computer equipment to tickets and house plants. But also cars and motorcycles. You can search for a specific brand in the Marktplaats app, but also search based on keyword. In addition to second-hand items, you will also find many professional suppliers in the Marktplaats app. That clouds the picture a bit, because you often have to wade through a lot of commercial offers before you find that one private individual with a cheap second-hand cabinet.
2dehands.be: Belgian second-hand items
2dehands.nl was also active in the Netherlands for some time, but this website is mainly active in Belgium. The website and accompanying app look surprisingly fresh. You can also place and edit advertisements here yourself. 2dehands.nl has everything you can think of: from normal items to expensive electronics. Via the ‘Search’ tab you can search specifically by department, section and category. This is useful, for example, if you are looking for a specific car.
Vinted for used clothing
A closet full of clothes can be difficult: you regularly want something new, but how do you get rid of your used clothes? That’s not worth anything anymore, is it? The clothing containers on the street are overflowing and second-hand clothing yields almost nothing. Wrong! With Vinted you can often get a nice price for your clothing. Think of €5 for a t-shirt to €20 for a pair of sneakers that are still in good condition. In this app you can find branded clothing and handbags for hundreds of euros, but you will also find shirts for one euro. You can save even more with a bundle discount. You can create an account here.
Vinted has a pretty good shipping system: agreements have been made with Homerr, Mondial Relay and other parcel carriers, so you can have a piece of clothing sent from France for around €3. We say this because Vinted is quite popular in France. The advantage of this is that you can come across clothes that not every Dutch person wears. The shipping costs are for the buyer. There used to be a Dutch service called United Wardrobe, but it was merged into Vinted and no longer exists. Only private buyers are active on Vinted, professional providers are prohibited (although they sometimes slip through the cracks).
We have had good experiences with the service, but if you search the internet you may also come across complaints. This is inevitable on a platform where millions of transactions take place. Therefore, only do business with people who have a 5-star rating and good reviews. Vinted is quite strict when it comes to fake products. Fortunately, you always have two days to view your purchase and if you do not trust it, you can return it. With every purchase you pay a small amount of Buyer Protection. This is Vinted’s main source of income. Be honest about the items you sell: clearly show in photos whether there is any damage and whether there are any marks.
eBay: second hand from abroad
Anyone who says Marktplaats also says eBay. In the Netherlands, most people trade via Marktplaats, but if you have something to offer that is also popular internationally, it is better to choose eBay. The eBay app provides access to auctions, where you can bid on your desired item up to the last minute. This also works via the Apple Watch, on which you have access to all your activities, the auctions you monitor and the items bought and sold.
You can also buy your own items: from the app you can immediately take photos and offer an object. When you sell, you pay a percentage of the sales price.
Catawiki: for collectors
OK, it might be a bit disrespectful to call the stuff in Catawiki ‘second-hand’. These are collectibles and not cheap trinkets. Catawiki is one of the fastest growing companies in Europe and operates from the Drenthe capital Assen. In the app you will find more than 100 weekly auctions in 60 categories, such as books, jewelry, stamps, vintage cars, whiskey, art and antiques. There is a good chance that one day you will acquire that unique collectible. With Quick Actions you can jump straight to your favorites from the iPhone home screen.
Thrift store: local second hand
Where are the thrift stores in your area? With this app you can search for more than 600 thrift stores by name and location on your iPhone and iPad. You can view opening hours, address details, photos and general information and call a thrift store directly. You can save your favorite thrift stores in a handy overview.
Bump for sneakers
If you are not just looking for a sweater, but cool sports shoes, then you can try Bump. Bump initially specialized in streetwear and sportswear, but has increasingly focused on sneakers. Be careful with the shipping costs, because it can be expensive if the package has to come from the US or another distant country. Fortunately, you can filter by location and use ‘Around me’ to ensure that the seller is not too far away. You might be able to pick it up personally.
The favorites function allows you to mark items before you actually talk to the seller. You can also filter, for example by brand, color and type of garment. You enter your size and whether the item may also have been used.
With Bump you can of course also sell your items. You can chat with interested buyers and see which clothes you have already added to the app.
TicketSwap: for second-hand tickets
You may not currently be thinking about visiting concerts and purchasing tickets, but you may still want to get tickets for next year, or you may still have tickets in your stomach that you want to get rid of.
Buying second-hand concert tickets is usually dangerous, because you often don’t know whether the tickets are real and are being sold legally. Moreover, some cards are sold at ridiculous prices. The Amsterdam start-up TicketSwap is trying to counter these shady practices: you can only offer e-tickets that you must first upload to the TicketSwap server. The asking price may be a maximum of 120% of the original price. As a buyer you pay digitally via iDeal. The app is therefore definitely recommended, but not yet perfect: you can buy tickets with the app, but for the time being you can only offer tickets via the website.
United Wardrobe: for second-hand clothing
This app is especially useful if you are addicted to shopping for clothes. United Wardrobe is a community where you can buy and sell sneakers, accessories and clothing. This way you can put together a new outfit cheaply. You can buy products in the app via iDeal or PayPal. You can simply take the photos for the products you want to sell with your iPhone. You can also follow people who regularly offer nice clothes, ask questions about the products on offer and chat directly with the sellers. You will be kept informed about products you offer on United Wardrobe via push messages.
Autoscout24: for second-hand cars
AutoScout24 is a useful app if you are looking for a new or second-hand car. You will find more than 2 million new and second-hand cars and motorcycles, but you can also offer vehicles for sale from the app yourself. Create one or more search queries and you will be immediately informed with a bush message when an advertisement meets your characteristics. Searches are synced between devices.
Bonus tip: borrow stuff with Peerby
If you need something temporarily, for example a lawn mower or trailer, then it may not be a sense to buy. You might be better off borrowing things from your neighbors. A Dutch app that is completely focused on this is Peerby. With this app you can see if someone nearby lends out items that you just need. From a ladder to a sander: you can also borrow all kinds of items that are too expensive to buy new.
Read more about Peerby.
Photos: Shutterstock, flea market by funkyfrogstock and shirts by Wisut Boonyasopit.
