{"id":470115,"date":"2026-10-19T00:50:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/470115\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T00:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:50:17","slug":"san-antonio-thrift-store-has-8-finds-but-resellers-rush-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/470115\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio thrift store has $8 finds \u2014 but resellers rush in"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thrifting<\/a> has become a full-time job for folks. Resellers are picking through selections at thrifts only to turn around and sell them online at a high markup. That\u2019s extremely apparent in the line of clearly professional shoppers outside the Buffalo Outlet.<\/a> There are still treasures to find at a really good price, but just know the real gems are likely gone unless you\u2019re willing to fight the rush at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

Buffalo Exchange is an indie-sleaze icon. Back in the 2010s when Tumblr had a chokehold on youth culture \u2013 and McQueen skull scarves, galaxy leggings, American Apparel disco pants and Jeffery Campbell Lolita boots were rampant \u2013 it was the epitome of secondhand shopping, curated to the times.<\/p>\n

As trends shifted, so did the popularity of Buffalo Exchange. But the iconic store in San Antonio, located at 145 W. Olmos Drive, is still going strong. It transitioned from a traditional Buffalo Exchange to an outlet<\/a> location more than a decade ago, offering last-leg deals that didn\u2019t sell at other locations, with prices maxing out at $8.<\/p>\n

The prices are hard to beat, but the selection is interesting. Items tend to sit on the shelves for an exceptionally long time. Items that were there on my last visit a year or two ago were still there when I visited on Friday, October 16. But new things emerge, and it seems they have a process for cycling out less desirable pieces through discounts and rummaging bins.<\/p>\n

There are treasures to be found, overlooked by resellers unwilling to take a gamble. I spotted a lovely Ralph Lauren daytime wrap dress in a vibrant green with a geometric pattern, a Michael Kors knits dress suitable for nighttime wear with metallic threading and vintage varsity jackets, all without the $200 price tag tacked on<\/a> at other secondhand shops.<\/p>\n

But this location also seems to be where mall brands find their final resting place. Urban Outfitters sweater vests and shirts fill large portions of the racks \u2013 an opportunity if you\u2019re after that true 2012 vibe \u2013 and there are plenty of skirts, shorts, dresses and tops priced around $4 to $5, which would cost around $30 brand new.<\/p>\n

The biggest challenge is finding the good stuff before it\u2019s snatched up. On a Friday morning, the store opened to a line of people, all of whom appeared to be resellers. In fact, a bit of eavesdropping revealed that this was a weekly event for some of them, who were talking about a missed opportunity for a blazer to sell the week before.<\/p>\n

With thrift store prices rising so rapidly \u2013 a major pain point for longtime thrifters \u2013 this is a great place to snag a deal under $8. But it\u2019s not necessarily the spot to discover designer duds at a major discount. Unless you\u2019re savvy enough to know the brands the resellers don\u2019t carry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thrifting has become a full-time job for folks. Resellers are picking through selections at thrifts only to turn…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":470116,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[821,2527,820,82,84,83],"class_list":["post-470115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-mysabusiness","tag-mysalifestyle","tag-mysastaff","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=470115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/470116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=470115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=470115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=470115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}