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Buffalo Exchange alternative: 25% cash today, or 40% of what it really sells for.

Buffalo Exchange buys outright at the counter. Their published rate is 25% of their price in cash, or 50% in store trade, and you walk out the same day. Sell with Lo consigns instead: your pieces are photographed, priced against real comps, and listed across Poshmark, Depop and eBay, and you keep 40% of what each one actually sells for. Buffalo is certainty and speed for a quarter of their number. We are a bigger share of a bigger number, a few weeks later, with free pickup so you never carry a bag anywhere.

Buffalo Exchange vs. Sell with Lo

What you get
Buffalo Exchange
25% of their price in cash, or 50% in store trade.
Sell with Lo
40% of each actual sale after platform fees.
Who sets the price
Buffalo Exchange
Their buyer, on the spot, against what their floor needs this week.
Sell with Lo
Real comps from what pieces like yours have sold for online.
What they take
Buffalo Exchange
Selected by style, condition and current store demand — they pass on plenty.
Sell with Lo
Anything we can realistically sell. We tell you straight what we can't.
Effort
Buffalo Exchange
Join the waitlist, carry your bags in, wait for the buyer to sort them.
Sell with Lo
Free pickup anywhere in LA proper. Nothing to carry, nothing to wait in line for.
Speed
Buffalo Exchange
Paid at the register the same day.
Sell with Lo
Paid as each piece sells, usually 30 to 60 days.

Choose Buffalo Exchange if…

  • You want money in hand today and don't want to wait for a sale.
  • You shop at Buffalo anyway — trade is worth double the cash rate.
  • You're clearing fast-fashion or trend pieces that move better on a store floor than online.
  • You'd rather hand over a bag once and be done with it.

Choose Sell with Lo if…

  • Your pieces are worth more than a quarter of a counter price.
  • You'd rather not haul bags across town and wait for a buyer to sort them.
  • You want the pieces they'd pass on to actually sell, instead of coming home with you.
  • You can wait a few weeks for a bigger number.

The local difference

Buffalo has locations across LA, but every one of them means parking, a waitlist and carrying what they don't want back out to the car. Lo picks up anywhere in LA proper for free, and the pieces that wouldn't have made their floor still get listed.

Common questions

How much does Buffalo Exchange actually pay?
Buffalo Exchange publishes its rate: 25% of their selling price in cash, or 50% in store trade. The trade card is worth double and never expires, so it is genuinely the better deal if you shop there. Sell with Lo pays 40% of what your piece actually sells for on the open market, after platform fees.
Is it better to sell to Buffalo Exchange or consign?
It depends on what the piece is worth and how fast you need the money. Buffalo is certainty — cash at the register today, on the items they choose to take. Consignment usually pays more on anything with real resale value, because you get a larger share of a market price rather than a quarter of a store price. The tradeoff is waiting for the sale.
Why does Buffalo Exchange pass on so much of what I bring?
Their buyers select on style, condition and what their floor needs that week — they say so on their own site, and it is a reasonable way to run a shop with finite rack space. It also means you carry the rest home. Sell with Lo lists anything with a real market for it, because our rack is the internet.
Can I get an offer from Buffalo Exchange without going to the store?
No. Buffalo Exchange requires every item to be seen in person before they will make an offer, so a photo won't get you a number. Sell with Lo starts with a free pickup, so the first trip is ours.
Is Sell with Lo a Buffalo Exchange alternative in Los Angeles?
Yes. Same problem — a closet you want turned into money — handled differently. Free pickup anywhere in LA proper, market pricing, and 40% of the actual sale instead of 25% of a counter price.

Compare other options

vs. ThredUp →vs. The RealReal →vs. Crossroads Trading →vs. Selling on Poshmark Yourself →vs. Selling on Depop Yourself →

Rather have Lo handle it?

Free pickup anywhere in LA. We photograph, price, list, and ship — you keep 40%.

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