Words used to describe the condition of secondhand stuff?
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:20 pm
Hey, I know lots of people are fans of online shopping. It's considerably easy for sellers to describe their brand new goods but when it comes to the exact description of used(second-handed) stuff, I am totally at a loss.
What kind of words would you use to say about the (newness)condition of those secondhand commodities, corresponding to their wear-and-tear?
e.g. In terms of clothing, can I say: fairly new shirts, vintage dresses, moderately worn sandals?
What if when we talk about used cars?
I am aware there's a term called depreciation rate in the field of real estate, dealing with the decrease in value of assets, so is there any similar word usage that can be applied when we assess the value of other secondhand stuff as mentioned?
Sorry for my wordy question and looking forward for your kind replies!
Millions of thanks in advance,
Sarah
P.S. My apologies if this post is deemed in the wrong place. I'm new here so haven't figured out how this forum works completely.. Cheers
What kind of words would you use to say about the (newness)condition of those secondhand commodities, corresponding to their wear-and-tear?
e.g. In terms of clothing, can I say: fairly new shirts, vintage dresses, moderately worn sandals?
What if when we talk about used cars?
I am aware there's a term called depreciation rate in the field of real estate, dealing with the decrease in value of assets, so is there any similar word usage that can be applied when we assess the value of other secondhand stuff as mentioned?
Sorry for my wordy question and looking forward for your kind replies!
Millions of thanks in advance,
Sarah
P.S. My apologies if this post is deemed in the wrong place. I'm new here so haven't figured out how this forum works completely.. Cheers