Buffalo Exchange

I definltey like this one better than the one in the city product wise. Although I will say the one in the city is A LOT more friendlier and actually acknowledge those coming in and out the store. I came in last week and all the managers were so busy training, nobody even got a hello.
I overheard a manager even tell someone she was training, «If you see someone who doesn’t look like they belong here…»
I pretty much knew where that convo was going. It’s Brooklyn, people of all shapes, colors and sizes shop, particularly in thrift stores. If you acknowlege EVERY customer and not just the ones who belong there you wouldn’t have to say things like that. It would also help with theft.
Back to the finds, you will definitely find things here you that would be purchased quickly in other markets so you can’t beat that. Reasonably priced. Location is not to typical for a thrift but I come often to shop. Not sure how I feel not that I have personally heard how one of the managers feel. Guess it’s just the world we live in, again.

Update: unless you are shopping, selling here continues to be a miserable experience. On a Saturday, when most folks are home on the weekend cleaning out and looking to sell or donate, they have one «buyer» taking their sweet time meanwhile it seems they must take maybe 5−10% of whatever you have. They act like they’re appraising a Picasso yet while there are some gems on the racks at times, it’s a lot of crap — literally, found some on the bottom of a men’s sneaker for sale. If you don’t mind waiting on a line for 45+ minutes go for it, but be prepared to walk away with what you came in with.

Do not attempt to sell good clothing here. They wont even take it as donations either. I took a pair of BRAND NEW Womens New Balance with distressed suede and 3M detailing (retail is $ 120 as is) along with a bag of brand new SuperDry Jackets and Bullhead Jeans. I would have taken $ 10-​$ 15 for the sneakers easily, but she told me «If these were in better condition, we would take them but they are too worn»… I just smirked and kindly packed my bag back up. Good store, just stupid employees with no knowledge on good urband brands.
NOTE: The man infront of me was denied with BRAND NEW collectable 1990 Polo Tshirts that i myself was intersted in, and would have purchased from the store for $ 10-​$ 15 EACH. She then told him «Sorry, we are looking for any sneakers and jeans. We always buy sneakers and jeans. Tshirts arent a must. Thank you anyways»… And then she Denied to buy or let me donate my Sneakers and Jeans. Lol. This store needs some lessons on certain brands and apparel. ESPECIALLY BRANDS SUCH AS BAPE, SUPREME, POLO, MISHKA AND ANY OTHER HYPED UP BRANDS THAT EVERYONE AND MYSELF LOVE!

I live in the neighborhood so I dropped by this Buffalo Exchange. It looks similar to other Buffalo stores (area for selling, racks and racks of clothes). This store seems to have less traffic vs other stores. Organization looks average. As a male who usually wears a L or XL, shopping at vintage stores is usually a hit or miss but during this visit I did find a NHL jersey for $ 16 (vs $ 120 retail new) so I was excited. There was a stain (which later came out with a cleaning) so asked the manager for a discount but was denied. I have also sold clothing here previously and process is similar to other Buffalo stores. I cannot comment if this store «buys» more than other stores but again note my comment on less traffic. About 2 blocks away from the F/​G train.

Don’t understand this place at all. Brought in Michael Kors, Hudson, and Gucci all in season and in impeccable condition and they didnt take anything. Not the first time this has happened.
Store is stocked with a bunch of gap crap. Buyers and staff look awful and seriously lack any fashion sense or taste level.
The shop is a reflection of NY itself lately… Watered down, pretentious without merit, and overpriced for yuppies

Very picky with what they choose to sell. It was a waste of time trying to sell my clothes using their service. I’d rather donate to friends and family or Salvation Army.
They also seem discretionary and are not helpful.
I’d avoid the hassle to sell clothing here.

I have mixed emotions about this place. When it comes to shopping, I can ramble through the racks and strike gold. When it comes to selling, I literally can’t wrap my mind around the methodology used to price exchanged items. I went in one day and attempted to exchange a pair of designer boots (originally purchased for $ 90) worn only 5 times and the «buyer» tried to say that they were only worth $ 18!!! What kind of drugs was she on? You’ll have better luck exchanging at smaller, mom and pop thrift shops!

They sell Donated items.
They sell other peoples culture.
Let me explain my experience…
I had serious issues with this store even though I have been coming here for years. They had my cultures traditional clothing labeled as costumes for Halloween. I was beyond offended that the only way I would even see my country’s traditional attire in this store, is so it can be mocked by others wearing it as a costume for halloween. What made it worse is that my friend donated it after they didn’t buy it, and it ended up on the rack. I know it was the same and have have photos to prove it!!!
I pulled it off the rack and handed it to the manager who actually said she was sorry. I wasnt going to post this until a rude buyer from the store started talking about me «being too sensitive». So customer service dropped in my book because of that.
I have also been buyers discriminate against sellers of color by buying noting from them. (I will be posting a video on youtube of a black seller getting nothing, and then handing the bag to a black buyer and they buy most of the items in the bag).
This store I way too funny.

Every time I come here I find myself in a dilemma. Like, should I buy these five awesome retro t-​shirts, this bag, these accessories, etc or should I eat for the next couple days?
Whatever, I need to diet anyway. So it’s really a health-​conscious decision to buy all these things. Anyway, walking out of here with a full bag and empty stomach, I cant help but feel a spark of excitement to show off my new threads, kicks and bling-​bling. In the words of Macklemore, «I’m gonna pop some tags, only got twenty dollars in my pocket…»
While Jackson may not be able to help you floss out your wardrobe at Buffalo Exchange, it can certainly buy you some cool digs.
Buffalo Exchange sits somewhere between your garden-​variety donation based handmedown store and those snoody upper-​class consignment stores you buy 800 $ coats from. If that’s your thing. Most of the things here are new, modern fits and retro. So bring a Jackson or two, and walk out feeling and looking like a million bucks.

The Brooklyn location isn’t as crazy packed as the other stores with about the same things as the other locations.
Honestly, Buffalo Exchange is the reason I am able to wear designer stuff. and it’s not expensive at all! My favorite find is this Vince Hoodie for $ 25, but I’ve also found Lacoste polo’s for $ 10, and Versace jeans for $ 40.
There’s an amazing selection of clothes for everyone and the staff is really friendly

Kind of the worst Buffalo Exchange I’ve been to. I was a little worried about the neighborhood & that the particular conservative aesthetic would spill over into the clothing choices — & this sadly turned out to be true.
The woman on buying took one item & passed by the rest, including genuine vintage in great condition, upcycled designer clothing etc. From two bags I was offered $ 3.60 for a designer silk dress. Hmm, maybe make your selling stipulations a bit clearer?
Don’t waste your time selling here! Go to the other BE’s that know what they’re doing.

This particular location racially profiles young black men as shoplifters. Four sales people approached my son and his friend and mistook them for another pair of you men in the store. One of the sales women stated verbatim «you look like them.» The only physical similarities are the color of their skin. The employees at this location must learn how to differentiate between returning valued customers and common thieves by looking at more then just skin color, establish probable cause. I wish I could give negative star values and I will continue to advocate against the racial profiling of ALL people
Update: the store manager contacted me and we were able to rectify this situation in a productive professional manner.

The stuff was nice，if you are planning to sell Topshop, Zara，H&M in here，please do not waste your time. I feel like they only accept the tag still on the clothes，no matter if the clothes has good fashion taste. And this shop sell from old navy ，Gap ，H&M（but they do not buy these brands Again）adidas to Kate Spade.
But the stuff was amazing！

This s a great little shop. It always has fresh stock and is very clean. I can always count on them to find a little something to boost up my wardrobe on the cheap. Sometimes it still has the tags on it. The selection ranges from vintage to current (leans towards hipster) trends.
I love to recycle my fashion here. They take season related items only, so give them a call and ask what they are currently accepting and looking of most before you haul bags of your cast offs here.

I used to have such good luck exchanging clothing here but lately if you dont work in the fashion industry and have brand-​name stuff from the recent fashion show/​line to exchange, forget it. I have made multiple trips to try to sell in-​season items from H&M and JCrew and have been rejected each time. In hindsight, thinking about what small percentage you get back in cash, I found a much better option.
Donate to Housing Works. There is one not too far from this Buffalo Exchange located at the corner of Montague and Henry in Brooklyn Heights. When you donate, you write down the «fair market price» of what you think someone would pay for your item. At the end of the year in the Spring when it’s time to pay taxes, total up the $ amount of items donated and list it on your tax return. I’ve definitely noticed a reduction a much greater increase in my tax return vs what I would’ve gotten in case from Buffalo Exchange. Here’s a great recent New York Times article about this. Overall, a good rule of thumb is Deduct 20% of the price you paid and keep your receipts…
Happy returns!

Literally the worst place ever. Prices are appealing if you like old ugly stuff. But even if you’re a halfway hipster like I am it is a useless waste of effort to go and try to sell. I was told that they would accept things sold in retail stores and then 5 off the rack items with their tags still on (including summer floral clothing of higher quality than anything else in there) were rejected.
Everything I brought was rejected and it was all clean and modern. Maybe that was the problem. The stuff they’re selling is old and dirty — not even vintage. They are not interested in designer labels but if you have pristine rocker t shirts they MAY be interested in those.
Bottom line is if you want nice clothing that you could actually wear in public that is of high quality and might actually have a designer label on it and also be extremely affordable your best bet is just to go to Goodwill a few blocks away.

I love this buffalo more than any others !
So many good deals on name brand stuff
I sold a bunch of stuff and got a large amount of store credit I took advantage of .
An employee by the same of Vanessa is amazing on what she does and has helped me and my mother on items and checkout. One of the managers also there do an amazing job !
If I come back to New York this will be my number one thrift shop store ;)

If I wrote this review a couple of days ago, I would have given the store 6 stars if I could. I’ve been in here a handful of times. I usually walk out with one item that I like. The store is on the way to the train.
Prices here are either way too high for what it is, or you are surprised to see how reasonably priced they are.
The reason behind my three stars. I went to sell a bag of clothing I had on a Wednesday evening (today) at 5pm. If it’s not acceptable, fine. Needless to say, to be told, «we don’t want our store to look like a thrift shop.» or «we don’t accept forever 21 items because it’s already cheap as it is. That’s affordable for people.» is insulting! Just because you may buy merchandise from us, doesn’t mean you have to be snooty, and throw some rude comments. Also, a woman decided to donate her bags after the store did not see that they were a good addition. The woman tossed the bags into the bin like they were garbage. I think the entire approach needs to change.
I have come across some really friendly sales people here. Whenever I have needed help, or advice, they are approachable. Unfortunately, I had this negative experience today.

It’s a used clothing store, so stock/​selection is going to be hit or miss.
Staff at this location is super cool, though, that’s why they get a fiver.

I can never bring myslef to pay full price on clothes. I’m definitely a sucker for steals and deals. I either wait until clothes go on sale or I go the thrifted route. And every once, in awhile I treat myself with some pricier items. Places like Buffalo Exchange are great because it is a thristsotre that has been hand selected. The downfall in this type of business is that the sizes only come in those sizes. Luckily I have been able to find some treasures here since, the shop is not in those über trendy neighborhoods like WIlliamsburg.
My favorite finds have a been a brand new pair of creepers for $ 20 and a pair of brand new cat tights! I love both and wear them all the time.
Also they gave me a little Buffalo Exchange zine last time I was there with halloween cotume ideas.