About Us

🌿 Sustainable Fashion Resale

We Built the Marketplace
That Fashion Deserves

WishThrift was created because reselling branded fashion shouldn’t mean navigating scams, broken escrow, or extortionate fees. We built the platform we always wished existed.

0%Founding seller fee
100%Escrow protected
5%Standard commission
£62/yrTotal platform cost

Our Story

Born from Frustration. Built with Purpose.

Like most of us, we had wardrobes full of branded clothes we no longer wore. We tried every resale app — and kept running into the same problems. Buyers who wouldn’t pay. Sellers who wouldn’t ship. Platforms taking 10–20% for doing almost nothing.

“We wanted a marketplace that actually protected both sides — not just the one willing to leave bad reviews.”

So we built WishThrift. A peer-to-peer marketplace that puts escrow-protected payments at the centre, enables local pickup so you never have to post if you don’t want to, and charges sellers a fair 5% — or nothing at all for our founding community.

£62
Total annual platform cost
(hosting + WooCommerce + Dokan Lite)
We run lean so you keep more of your money
No venture capital, no pressure to extract fees
Founding sellers lock in 0% forever — that’s our promise
Built on proven open-source: WordPress + WooCommerce
Your data stays on your own WordPress installation

What We Stand For

Our Values

We’re not just a marketplace. We’re a community built around four uncompromising principles.

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Trust First

Every transaction is escrow-protected. We hold funds until both parties are satisfied — no exceptions, no workarounds.

Radical Honesty

Sellers are held to accurate condition grading. Misdescription disputes are resolved on evidence, not reputation. Counterfeit items result in immediate bans.

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Local First

We prioritise connecting buyers and sellers in the same city. Lower carbon footprint, no postage costs, and you can inspect before you confirm.

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Fair Pricing

5% commission for standard sellers. 0% forever for our first 100 founding sellers. No listing fees, no subscription, no hidden charges.

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Sustainability

Every item sold on WishThrift is one fewer item in landfill. Fashion is the second most polluting industry in the world — resale is the antidote.

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Buyer Protection

7-day post-delivery inspection window. Escrow auto-release only after you confirm. Full dispute support. UK Consumer Rights Act 2015 compliant.

Why It Matters

Fashion Is the World’s Second Largest Polluter

The UK alone sends 300,000 tonnes of clothing to landfill every year. Fast fashion produces 10% of global carbon emissions. But there’s an easy fix: buy secondhand first.

Every transaction on WishThrift extends the life of a garment, reduces demand for new production, and keeps money in your community — not in a fast-fashion supply chain.

We’re not asking you to compromise on style. We’re making it easier to own better pieces at lower prices, and to pass them on when you’re done.

300K
tonnes of UK clothing to landfill/yr
10%
of global CO₂ from fashion
3,000L
water to make one pair of jeans
95%
of discarded clothes could be reused

Our Commitments

What We Promise You

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Escrow on Every Sale

Funds are always held until you confirm delivery. This will never be optional or removed.

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Fee Transparency

Standard: 5%. Founding: 0%. We will never introduce hidden fees without 30 days’ notice.

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Founding Seller Rate for Life

If you’re one of our first 100 sellers, your 0% rate is locked and guaranteed in our Seller Agreement.

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Always Sustainable

We will never introduce drop-shipping, fast-fashion retail, or new-goods listings. Resale only.

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Data Privacy

We don’t sell your data. We don’t run ad tracking beyond Google Analytics. Your information stays private.

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Dispute Support

Every dispute gets a human review within 5 business days. We’ll always look at the evidence, not just the ratings.

Join the WishThrift Community

Whether you’re clearing your wardrobe or building a secondhand wardrobe — you belong here. Free to join. No listing fees. Just 5%.

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