Where to find used cloth diapers

orange1414 · September 2014

FTM here, due in December and trying to build my stash. I've been stalking the swap thread on this board, but other than that, I was hoping for your suggestions for the best places to buy gently used cloth, especially newborn items (prefolds, workhorses, covers). I have seen you suggest Facebook groups generally, but not specific ones. Any other places? I'd appreciate your collected wisdom

sarenu1 · September 2014

Craig's List as well.

You never know what you will find.

Also, make sure you are familiar with the products that you want to buy. If you join a buy/sell/trade group, watch the sales for a little bit and get familiar with pricing.

orange1414 · September 2014

stringy813 said:

If you are looking for prefolds and workhorses there is a GMD buy/sell/trade site that gets lots of traffic. ETA: that's a facebook site.

Do you have a local store that might sell used?

Thanks! I will look for the FB site. I do have a local store, Fluff Envy, but no used as far as I can tell.

cedenton · September 2014

The biggest FB swap group is simply called "Cloth Diaper Swap". There's also "Cheapie Dipes B/S/T", "Fluff Addicts Cloth Diaper B/S/T", "Cloth Diaper B/S/T", "Cloth Diaper Swap II" and then tons of ones for specific brands

orange1414 · September 2014

If they have a brick and mortar store, I'd call and ask. My local store doesn't put theirs on the website cuz they can't keep up with it all.

Good to know! It's a few towns away, so I haven't made my way there yet, but that does give me some hope

I'm trying to get the basics at the best price before I'm totally in the throws of the addiction!

orange1414 · September 2014

cedenton, thank you!

NugsMom · September 2014

My town has a FB cloth diaper group and I've found some deals there. Maybe try typing in "your town cloth diapers" or even try "your area of the state" and "cloth diapers" on FB. I've also found the occasional deal on Craigslist.

Also if you like Green Mountain Diapers, there's a GMD buy/sell/trade group on FB. I've bought some diapers that way, too. I just send the money via paypal.

owlcup · September 2014

I've been using Hyena Cart a lot lately. Spots corner is the used section and there are always tons of newborn stuff, especially covers. I actually just bought 6 medium GMD workhorses for around 40$.

And our brick and mortar store doesn't post used dipes on their website but they always have tons in store.

mrshudson618 · September 2014

Ask at the store if there is a local fb cloth group.

unaveragejane · September 2014

One of the local CD stores hosts a swap once a month, but it's not widely advertised. Definitely call your local store. Also, keep an eye on consignment sales. Someone just destashed a ton of diapers at one of the big kids' consignment sales.

A word of caution: be sure to carefully check PUL and elastics in the diapers that you consider. When I was first starting my stash, a lady sold me 8 BG pockets for what I thought was a great deal. It turned out that the PUL had minute cracks all through it, and the diapers leaked like crazy.

usernewname · September 2014

To add what @unaveragejane‌ said. Do a sniff test too. I once went to pick up hemp inserts and they STUNK. I'm fine with a little stain as I can work with that. But I'm not risking stink.

kjsmith9 · September 2014

I use ebay to buy and sell and have had good experiences. There's always a handful of GMD stuff up, and plenty of covers.

Also, spots corner.

RachelCA29 · September 2014

Also check out your local mom swap group on Facebook, if your area had one. It's not just cloth diapers but people post them in mine and then you can do pick up instead of PayPal and shipping, etc. If it's a large group.

reg202 · September 2014

I've also used clothdiapertrader.com.

But mostly the facebook group, I think I'm on Cloth Diaper B/S/T.

orange1414 · September 2014

Thanks so much, everyone. I have lots of good places to hunt now

SuperTinkerham · September 2014

Nicki's Diapers has a gently used section

freezorburn · September 2014

Jillians drawers also has a gently used page.

PipSqueak0313 · September 2014

The other good thing about going to the cd store is you can get a better grasp on what new is like and new prices so it's easier to mentally compare the used ones to the new ones in terms of value.

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