Updated 2026-02-28 · 4 min read
ThredUp+ costs $49/year for free shipping, exclusive discounts, and early access to sales. Sounds reasonable — until you realize you need to place at least 6-7 orders per year to break even on the shipping savings alone. If you're a casual secondhand shopper, the math doesn't work.
ThredUp standard shipping is $6.99. With ThredUp+, you get free shipping. To recoup the $49 annual fee from shipping alone: $49 / $6.99 = 7 orders/year. That's an order almost every 7 weeks. If you order fewer than 7 times, you're losing money on the membership.
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If you send clothes to ThredUp for resale, know that they reject 40-60% of items and the payout on accepted items averages just 5-15% of original retail. You'll often make more selling directly on Poshmark or Mercari.
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