Selling a Brand-New Wedding Dress

CDsSleepingBeauty

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Has anyone had any luck selling a wedding dress online? I was previously engaged to someone who was very abusive and when I ended the relationship, I knew I didn't ever want to wear the wedding dress I had bought. It's a beautiful Oleg Cassini strapless tulle ballgown that was never worn, and it still has all of the tags on it. In fact, I only tried it on one time. I'm now happily engaged to the man of my dreams, and I'd really like to get rid of the dress because when I look at it, I'm reminded of the abusive relationship.

The problem is that it seems really hard to sell a pre-owned dress online, no matter how much the price has been reduced. I filled out the form for oncewed.com, so my dress should be listed on there within a day or two. Has anyone used that site before or been able to sell a dress on another site?
 
I am from Canada and used Kijiji to sell my dress. I paid $1000 and by the time I had alterations/cleaning etc I spent about $1200. I originally put it up for $600 & had one person try it on. Then I moved it to $500 someone else tried it, then to $400. I ended up selling for $350. It took a couple of months but it finally went.

It is hard to sell dresses, but keep trying. Im sure you will find the right person.

Good luck.
 
It is hard to sell dresses, especially online. Do you have a local consignment shop that might sell it for you? I think so many people are cautious about buying online because they can't try it on. Although I have heard some people having success selling on ebay, just be sure to either start it at the lowest price you're willing to sell for or put a reserve on the auction so someone doesn't walk off with it for $2.
 
You might also consider donating it. I think a practical wedding is the website where several brides have passed along a dress! I'm sure you could sell it online or by consignment store but you never really get what it's worth... good luck!
 

I'd try the Knot Classified Boards, WeddingBee, or PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com

Good luck!
 
or you could put up a post on wedding boards asking about how to sell your gown ....

that should get your gown advertised in as many places as possible

I love it when people find ways around rules :rotfl2:
 
I know it'd be nice to get the money back but since it has bad memories for you perhaps just donate it?

There is an organization called "Brides against breast cancer". It's a great organization. I plan on donating the 1st dress I bought (that I decided I didn't like and bought a different dress).

http://bridesagainstbreastcancer.org/

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It is estimated that this year alone over 200,000 women and nearly 1,200 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Sadly, breast cancer will take the lives of almost 40,000 people this year in the United States and over 300,000 worldwide. In the United States one person will be diagnosed with breast cancer every 2½ minutes, and one person will die of breast cancer every 12 minutes. Many know that this disease is the second highest killer of women in the United States, but a little known fact is that breast cancer is the number one killer of women between the ages of 15 and 54.

The human toll of these statistics is staggering. Small children are left without their mothers. Husbands are left to raise families on their own. There are now 2.8 million women in America diagnosed with breast cancer—this number is increasing rapidly.

The tragedy of this illness, as with any terminal disease, is not limited to the physical and emotional impact. In many cases an enormous financial strain is placed on the family. The staggering cost of treatment must be paid, all the while hoping to buy time until a cure is found. When the insurance is exhausted and the hospitals are paid there is often no money left for extras. This means that many families cannot afford special moments together that might lift spirits and ease the turmoil of “saying goodbye.”

It is our intention to “make a difference” in the lives of those suffering from this devastating disease. Our wish-granting service helps put the realities of this terminal illness aside, if just for a few days, while providing the opportunity for a family to spend quality time together. Our hope is that every metastatic breast cancer patient will be able to pass from this world comforted with the joy of having left his or her family a final beautiful memory—something the family will look back on and remember for a lifetime.
 




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