Teleport—Thrift Fashion

I downloaded Teleport over a year ago and instantly loved it. It was so fun seeing everyone’s outfits and posting my own. The community was amazing and I made a few friends from it. Soon after, the app went through some major changes; the most important being the focus of the app. It turned from posting OOTD’s to another version of Depop. As soon as the whole thrifting option became available, no one was posting outfits anymore. My feed became full of videos advertising single clothing items that weren’t even styled or put with other similar items. Video after video, I saw someone’s clothes laid out on their bed waiting to be sold. I stopped using it after this because I only cared about seeing outfit inspiration, kind of like Pinterest. It also removed the option to add clothing items to your closet without having to sell anything. If someone wanted to know where I got an item, I would be able to tag it in the video with a link to buy it. Now, I need to take a picture of it and describe it as if it was being sold. I honestly wish Teleport could go back to the way it was but I know that many people use it for thrifting now, so I will probably just stop using it.

I have been reselling since 2019 I started on Facebook but have had lots of issue with glitches and support from FB. I also sell on Depop but the fees are so high and hard to find good deals as a shopper. I discovered teleport on tiktok and it was advertised as Depop meets TikTok which really is the best description. It’s so much fun you can scroll and see unique outfits plus buy pieces that are tagged. There are no crazy fees which leads to lower prices. As a seller it takes me a lot less time to list items and I can showcase items a lot easier by using videos to sell. You can choose a song for each outfit which is really fun. There’s a great community and lots of positivity. I’m currently selling on 3 formats and teleport has been the most successful for me. I tell everyone I know about it because I think it will start becoming a big competitor with other selling platforms and think everyone should give it a try if they love thrifting and sharing their thrift finds.

Occasionally, if you’re lucky, you’ll come across an app that just makes sense. You open it for the first time and you immediately get it. Teleport did just that. It took shopping and made it hyper personal. So personal that these recommendations aren’t shrouded by “influencers” and “brand deals”. People just recommend the products they love, use, and wear everyday. If I buy something from one of their videos, they make a small commission. That seems like a fair and honest way to incentivize authenticity. For example, there’s this watch I’m obsessed with called the Withings. Tracks my heart rate and steps but looks like a luxurious (non techy) watch. I can make a video flashing it, talking about it, running with it, etc. I grab a link for it from somewhere on the web, I add it to Teleport, and like magic, people can now buy the watch through my video and I make a small cut. I know this app is super young (i haven’t purchased anything), but for it to be this polished already is astonishing, and the community is growing pretty quickly too. Pretty fun to just peruse through videos.