Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale

Written by Adam Minter

Narrated by Daniel Henning

This global exploration of the hidden market for used stuff follows unwanted, obsolescent objects' journeys into a reusable future that transforms the way we live and work.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: Feb 18, 2020
• ISBN: 9781666564990

Adam Minter

Adam Minter grew up in a family of scrap dealers in Minneapolis. He became a professional journalist and now serves as the Shanghai correspondent for Bloomberg World View, in addition to making regular contributions to the Atlantic, Foreign Policy, and other publications. He now lives in Shanghai and blogs at shanghaiscrap.com. Junkyard Planet is his first book.

Reviews for Secondhand

[walt · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

As someone who’s been selling vintage/used items since the late 1970s, I was surprised at how much I had to learn about the “other” used items I rarely consider.
This book is insightful and offers ideas if not outright solutions to the problems of market for more mundane second hand goods.

We’ll done Sir!