unsellable
adjective
un·sell·able
ˌən-ˈse-lə-bəl 
: unable or unfit to be sold : not sellable
unsellable titles
damaged and unsellable goods
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Like many retailers, she is trapped in a cycle of debt after buying bales from importers on credit, trying to recoup the losses from previous bales filled, up to 40% of which is torn, stained or otherwise unsellable upon opening.
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Bella Webb, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
Shoes that are still in good nick will be resold through the charitable retailer’s existing network, with whatever is unsellable set to be delivered to the project for sorting, reuse and recycling.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
And Ben Cooper, Inc. designed JFK and Jackie Kennedy masks, which became unsellable immediately after Halloween in 1963.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
After seeing the blight of throwaway fashion on both Ghana’s environment and the worsening hardships of Kantamanto traders, Agbofah founded The Revival in 2018 to upcycle unsellable textiles.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
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Bella Webb, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
Shoes that are still in good nick will be resold through the charitable retailer’s existing network, with whatever is unsellable set to be delivered to the project for sorting, reuse and recycling.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
And Ben Cooper, Inc. designed JFK and Jackie Kennedy masks, which became unsellable immediately after Halloween in 1963.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
After seeing the blight of throwaway fashion on both Ghana’s environment and the worsening hardships of Kantamanto traders, Agbofah founded The Revival in 2018 to upcycle unsellable textiles.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Unsellable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsellable. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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