NEW ClothesVine: The new, easy way to trade second-hand clothing online

By Lily Roberts

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Fashion,

NZ $1,590 pledged

12 people pledged

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NZ $1,500 minimum target

This campaign was successful and closed on 15/01/2023 at 6:00 PM.

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NEW ClothesVine: The New, Easy Way To Trade Second-Hand Clothing Online

Project 2022-10-29 11:30:21 +1300

Cats, cars, or cardigans? TradeMe isn't cutting it... that's why we need a tailored platform.

Part of the Young Enterprise Scheme, ClothesVine is a dedicated online platform for buying and trading second-hand clothing in NZ. The platform will empower young Kiwis, allowing them to be their own salespeople, with a 100% seller profit policy.

Second-hand shops across NZ are overflowing with donations, and our landfills are strained with excess textile waste- local waterways are suffering from widespread chemical leaching. We need to start strategizing to reduce these problems. So why not help shoppers by putting convenience at the forefront of the clothing trade?

-Trade Me- New Zealand's largest marketplace

-Complex lisitng process

-Fees structure is prohibitive to sellers

-Not widely recognised for second-hand clothing

-No focus on promoting used clothing

-Erratic selections

-Awkward locations and lack of online access

-Low margins for sellers- shops take a 50% cut

-Innundation and dumping of old clothing produces huge domestic strain on landfills

-Chemical leaching into waterways

-Amount of textile waste doubled in Wellington city landfill over past 10 years

-87% of microplastics in Auckland's waterways come from synthetic textiles

Some key platform features...

> Listings are free to create and are limitless in number

> Customer-to-customer based

> On-site buyer-to-seller chat function

> Sellers promote their listing on social media

> Friends can shop + swap with one another

The money from this campaign will cover all building costs of the ClothesVine platform. Every contribution means we're one step closer to getting it up and running.

The second-hand clothing market is booming, so let's make this venture possible.

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Updates 5

A huge thank you to all our amazing supporters throughout this campaign! We've raised a total of $1590, which will allow us to build the eCommerce platform for ClothesVine and make some serious headway on development.

To keep updated with our journey, please make sure to follow us on Instagram @clothesvine_nz.

Dear Pledgers,

What an incredible amount of support we have recieved for this project so far- thanks to you we have surpassed our minimum target!

We're so excited to announce a new stretch goal of $1600, which will allow us to speed up platform dashboard development so ClothesVine can launch. We're only $10 off, so let's make it happen!!

Only 3 days to go, so please share this link with your friends and whanau.

Best regards,

Lily

Kia Ora Pledgers,

A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to this campaign- we've finally reached our target!! The ongoing support with this project has been incredible, and thanks to you we can now kickstart technical development for the platform. Please make sure to follow the company's progress on our Instagram page @clothesvine_nz, for more updates about our development progress!

Here's our launch page:

http://clothesvine.co.nz/?fbclid=IwAR36SaR8W2XYvvQtb7yW8a5mvXST48bCxTt9ACy5938UJdDU_cg-FHG2O9M

Many thanks to everyone,

Lily

Dear Pledgers,

Thank you all for your generosity and ongoing support with this campaign, we've nearly reached our target! Please spread the word about this project so we can reach our goal- only 13 days left to go!

Thank you,

Lily

Kia ora Pledgers,

A huge thank you to everyone for your contributions so far.

We've finally reached the $1000 milestone!!!

Share this link with your friends and whanau to spread the word.

Only 4 weeks and $500 to go! Let's get all the support we can.

Best,

Lily

Pledgers 12

Cameron Brown

11/01/2023 at 11:04pm

"Great idea. Good luck from Oz!"

Clare Needham

10/01/2023 at 3:47pm

"Great promo video and cool idea."

Helen and Mike

02/01/2023 at 6:09pm

"We are all so proud of you Lily, and your amazing business! "

Hilary Rose Cook

01/01/2023 at 8:28pm

Helen Hornsby-Geluk

29/12/2022 at 12:45pm

Catherine Usher

24/12/2022 at 9:02pm

"Fantastic idea Lily! "

Lisa L Williams

15/12/2022 at 2:15pm

"Hope it takes off Lily!"

Claire McGowan

07/12/2022 at 9:42am

Helen Roberts

05/12/2022 at 9:27am

"Go Lily!!"

Janet and John

23/11/2022 at 3:47pm

"A great idea!"

Hilary Rose Cook

08/11/2022 at 1:14pm

Dino Mavros

07/11/2022 at 5:31pm

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NEW ClothesVine: The New, Easy Way To Trade Second-Hand Clothing Online

Project 2022-10-29 11:30:21 +1300

Cats, cars, or cardigans? TradeMe isn't cutting it... that's why we need a tailored platform.

-Trade Me- New Zealand's largest marketplace

-Complex lisitng process

-Fees structure is prohibitive to sellers

-Not widely recognised for second-hand clothing

-No focus on promoting used clothing

-Erratic selections

-Awkward locations and lack of online access

-Low margins for sellers- shops take a 50% cut

-Innundation and dumping of old clothing produces huge domestic strain on landfills

-Chemical leaching into waterways

-Amount of textile waste doubled in Wellington city landfill over past 10 years

-87% of microplastics in Auckland's waterways come from synthetic textiles

Some key platform features...

> Listings are free to create and are limitless in number

> Customer-to-customer based

> On-site buyer-to-seller chat function

> Sellers promote their listing on social media

> Friends can shop + swap with one another

The money from this campaign will cover all building costs of the ClothesVine platform. Every contribution means we're one step closer to getting it up and running.

The second-hand clothing market is booming, so let's make this venture possible.