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Thrift sellers on Telegram post listings on their channels, where buyers can browse and claim items on the spot.
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Felicia Keok
SINGAPORE – For 21-year-old Nanyang Technological University (NTU) undergraduate Ishika Suresh, buying second-hand fashion once meant walking through thrift stores or opening a resale app to scroll through listings.
Then in January, a cousin told her about a vintage Coach bag she had found on instant messaging app Telegram for just over $100 – enough to send her down the rabbit hole.
