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Why do women sell their wedding dresses?
What are women looking for in a new or used wedding gown?
How often is your site updated?
What if the dress I want is not listed?
What happens if I cannot reach the seller of a gown I'm interested in?
How long does it take a gown to sell?
How many dresses are sold through PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com?
What does it cost to list a dress?
How long does it take for my listing to get posted?
Which wedding dress pictures should I submit with my listing?
How do I make changes to my listing?
How are the prices determined?
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According to a PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com on-site survey, the most popular reason women sell their gowns is to give someone else a chance to enjoy it. (14.3%). Other popular reasons are broken engagements (12.9%) a belief that it is not practical to keep it (10.6%) and being a two dress bride (9.5%).
According to our on site survey, 44% of buyers are looking for a specific dress (specific designer and style number). 22.5% are looking for a specific designer, 20.1% are looking for a style type (i.e. strapless) and 13.4% are looking for a specific price.
The most popular designer being sought is Monique Lhuillier, followed closely by Maggie Sottero, Vera Wang, Amsale and Reem Acra.
The majority of women are looking to spend between $500 and $999 but over 10% having budgeted $2,000+
PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com is updated multiple times a day. New listings and price reductions are featured on our New This Week page for 7 days. Additionally, gowns that have been sold are marked accordingly. All sold gowns are removed 14 days after being marked.
New dresses are posted each week. You can join our mailing list to be notified of the size and designer of each new dress posted.
If you've tried to reach a seller by email, but have not been able to contact her, please email us. We have additional contact information for each seller that we can use to help you reach her. Please include the listing number of the gown you are interested in.
The length of time required for a gown to sell depends on the designer, style, price, condition and ultimately, if someone is looking for that style. According to our seller survey, 18.2% of gowns have sold in 1 month and 57.6% within six.
To date, almost 1 in 3 (32.1%) gowns listed on our site have sold.
Listings are $25 USD for 12 months. There is no charge for revisions to listings and no commission is charged on the sale price.
Listings are posted multiple times each week. All completed listings are posted within 36 hours of receipt. A confirmation email is sent when a listing is posted.
Ideal images include pictures of the front, back and detail of your dress on a person or mannequin. Images are posted at 293 pixels wide. For best quality, send images of this width, or larger. Images should be submitted in jpg or gif format. If you do not want your face in your dress pictures, crop the images before uploading them.
Listing changes are made free of charge on a weekly basis. Use our Contact Page to send us any changes. You will not receive a confirmation when your change is made.
Prices are set by the seller and are completely at his/her discretion. PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com does offer pricing suggestions to those interested.