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Vintage and resale shopping statistics
Key figures for writers, collectors, and small sellers following the market for secondhand goods online.
Last updated September 11, 2026
The data below puts vintage shopping in its wider resale context. There is no single official measure for antiques and collectibles alone, so this page distinguishes broad online retail, apparel resale, and large marketplaces where vintage goods are bought and sold. Every number links to the named source and date behind it.
Online shopping
Online retail keeps expanding
$340.2B
U.S. retail e-commerce sales in Q2 2026
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated seasonally adjusted online retail sales at $340.2 billion for the second quarter of 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales, released August 2026 ↗17.1%
Share of U.S. retail sales made online in Q2 2026
Online retail accounted for 17.1% of total U.S. retail sales in the same quarter.
U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales, released August 2026 ↗12.2%
Year-over-year growth in U.S. online retail sales
The Census Bureau reported that Q2 2026 e-commerce sales were 12.2% higher than the second quarter of 2025.
U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales, released August 2026 ↗Resale market
Secondhand apparel is a useful resale benchmark
These two figures cover secondhand apparel, rather than all vintage goods. They help show the direction and scale of resale, but should not be treated as an antiques-market total.
$393B
Projected global secondhand apparel market by 2030
ThredUp projects the global secondhand apparel market will reach $393 billion by 2030. This is apparel-specific, not a measure of antiques or all collectibles.
ThredUp, 2026 Resale Market and Consumer Trend Report, April 2026 ↗2X
Projected growth pace versus the overall apparel market
ThredUp projects secondhand apparel will grow twice as fast as the overall apparel market through 2030.
ThredUp, 2026 Resale Market and Consumer Trend Report, April 2026 ↗Online momentum
The online channel keeps gaining momentum
$1.99T
Total U.S. retail sales in Q2 2026
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated seasonally adjusted total retail sales at $1.9865 trillion for the second quarter of 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales, released August 2026 ↗3.8%
Quarter-over-quarter online retail growth
Seasonally adjusted e-commerce sales rose 3.8% from Q1 to Q2 2026, according to the Census Bureau.
U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales, released August 2026 ↗Methodology and sources
This is a reference page, not a market valuation. Figures are reported as published by the source, with the reporting period stated beside each statistic. Marketplace sales and buyer counts are company measures, while the Census figures are official U.S. retail estimates. The apparel-resale projections are clearly labeled as projections and are not presented as results for antiques or collectibles.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales
- ThredUp, 2026 Resale Market and Consumer Trend Report
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Tucson Collectibles. “Vintage and Resale Shopping Statistics.” Updated September 11, 2026. https://tucsoncollectibles.com/vintage-and-resale-statistics.
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