A 2019 survey auditing where the total number of all pre-owned items of consumers in the UK were purchased revealed that charity and/or thrift shops were the overall most favoured choice at 46 percent. The retailer eBay came in overall second place at 20 percent.
Location of purchase of all second-hand and vintage items by consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by type of retailer*
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* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following best describes where you purchased these items?" "items" include clothing (1,881), other clothing accessories (418), shoes/footwear (571), bag/handbag (408) and jewellery/watches (375)
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Farfetch. (June 4, 2020). Location of purchase of all second-hand and vintage items by consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by type of retailer* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134559/location-of-purchase-of-all-second-hand-items-in-the-uk/
Farfetch. "Location of purchase of all second-hand and vintage items by consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by type of retailer*." Chart. June 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134559/location-of-purchase-of-all-second-hand-items-in-the-uk/
Farfetch. (2020). Location of purchase of all second-hand and vintage items by consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by type of retailer*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134559/location-of-purchase-of-all-second-hand-items-in-the-uk/
Farfetch. "Location of Purchase of All Second-hand and Vintage Items by Consumers in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019, by Type of Retailer*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134559/location-of-purchase-of-all-second-hand-items-in-the-uk/
Farfetch, Location of purchase of all second-hand and vintage items by consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by type of retailer* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134559/location-of-purchase-of-all-second-hand-items-in-the-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Location of purchase of all second-hand and vintage items by consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by type of retailer* [Graph], Farfetch, June 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134559/location-of-purchase-of-all-second-hand-items-in-the-uk/