1
: the act of selling again usually to a new party
2
a
: a secondhand sale
b
: an additional sale to the same buyer
Examples of resale in a Sentence
They earned thousands of dollars on resales of the baseball tickets.
He buys baseball collectibles and then holds them for resale.
The resale price of the car is $8,000.
Recent Examples on the Web
But beyond the economic implications of resale fueled by the desire to collect all of the different Angels, the gray market goes against the ethos of the brand.
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Jasmine Li, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
That's up almost 250% from 2022 and more than average resale price for the men's Final Four.
—Caitlin Clark, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
If anything, the lively resale market for Birkins, where pristine bags almost always sell for more than their retail price, suggests that the brand is undercharging relative to what customers will bear.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
As of this writing, SeatGeek and StubHub still show hundreds of active listings for resale tickets for the performances.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024
Because customers are only given one chance to buy one handbag a year, on the company’s terms, Firestein said the resale market provides more options than the luxury retailer itself.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
Jurisdictions handle it differently, not everything goes where it’s supposed to, the resale market has collapsed for some things.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Many of the ugly-shoe brand’s other limited-edition collaborations are sold out, but Crocs superfans can still find them at third-party resale and online designer consignment platforms such as StockX (which already has the Simone Rocha x Crocs collection going for $295-$1,000).
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
When Swift performed in Tampa earlier this year, resale tickets started at $315, and the most expensive resale ticket on StubHub was listed for $35,000, WFLA-Channel 8 in Tampa reported.
—Natalie La Roche Pietri and, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
Jasmine Li, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
That's up almost 250% from 2022 and more than average resale price for the men's Final Four.
—Caitlin Clark, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
If anything, the lively resale market for Birkins, where pristine bags almost always sell for more than their retail price, suggests that the brand is undercharging relative to what customers will bear.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
As of this writing, SeatGeek and StubHub still show hundreds of active listings for resale tickets for the performances.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024
Because customers are only given one chance to buy one handbag a year, on the company’s terms, Firestein said the resale market provides more options than the luxury retailer itself.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
Jurisdictions handle it differently, not everything goes where it’s supposed to, the resale market has collapsed for some things.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Many of the ugly-shoe brand’s other limited-edition collaborations are sold out, but Crocs superfans can still find them at third-party resale and online designer consignment platforms such as StockX (which already has the Simone Rocha x Crocs collection going for $295-$1,000).
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
When Swift performed in Tampa earlier this year, resale tickets started at $315, and the most expensive resale ticket on StubHub was listed for $35,000, WFLA-Channel 8 in Tampa reported.
—Natalie La Roche Pietri and, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Resale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resale. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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resale
noun
re·sale
ˈrē-ˌsāl 
(ˈ)rē-ˈsā(ə)l
: the act or an instance of selling again
Legal Definition
resale
noun
re·sale
ˈrē-ˌsāl, ˌrē-ˈsāl
: the act or an instance of selling again
specifically
: the selling of goods again by the same seller by right and after a breach by the original buyer
a purchaser that buys in good faith at a resale takes the goods free of any rights of the original buyer —Uniform Commercial Code
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