{"id":373004,"date":"2021-11-27T00:45:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T21:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-would-thrift-shopping-look-like-in-the-metaverse\/"},"modified":"2023-12-27T16:54:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T13:54:02","slug":"what-would-thrift-shopping-look-like-in-the-metaverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-would-thrift-shopping-look-like-in-the-metaverse\/","title":{"rendered":"#What would thrift shopping look like in the metaverse?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Built around the idea of a digital universe (or a metaverse), Around is a unique <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach to thrifting, that facilitates the exchange of original products through online trading\u2026 and relies on NFTs to act as a proof of product authenticity as well as a sort of warranty card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3_sub_1_re\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/644714526?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sure, cryptocurrencies and NFTs are an absolute curse for the environment, although this new conceptual VR marketplace is certainly doing its part by promoting a somewhat sustainable culture of second-hand product ownership and an extension of a product\u2019s life cycle. Meet \u2018Around\u2019, a metaverse marketplace for your physical goods. Much like a digital storefront like Amazon or Shopify, it allows products to be bought and sold, although it lets individual sellers sell their own belongings, sort of like a virtual garage sale \u2013 think eBay but better. What\u2019s interesting about Around is that it doesn\u2019t just let you buy and sell used goods, it\u2019s a comprehensive virtual world where even your digital avatar buys and sells items too\u2026 so a pair of actual Jordans purchased in the physical world would also mean that your digital avatar would own a pair of Jordans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2021\/11\/what-would-thrift-shopping-look-like-in-the-metaverse\/metaverse_secondhand_marketplace_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348669\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2021\/11\/what-would-thrift-shopping-look-like-in-the-metaverse\/metaverse_secondhand_marketplace_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348671\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secondhand products are simply auctioned off to the highest bidder in this virtual universe. Your digital character participates in a bidding war with other characters, and the person who wins the bid doesn\u2019t just get the actual product shipped to them, they also get the bragging rights of their avatar owning a digital copy of the product too (similar to buying skins on Fortnite). Along with the digital copy, your avatar even acquires the product\u2019s NFT, which acts as proof of ownership and authenticity. An NFT is minted for each individual product, sort of like a digital badge, and when you sell a product, the NFT gets transferred to its new owner. The NFT serves as a warranty certificate in the real world, allowing brands to live up to the promise of their product\u2019s quality, and for the added flair, it displays as a digital badge in your digital world, allowing you to flaunt your swag in the real world as well as the metaverse!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2021\/11\/what-would-thrift-shopping-look-like-in-the-metaverse\/metaverse_secondhand_marketplace_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348672\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What Around proposes isn\u2019t something radically new, but it does package a few existing concepts, like product ownership, thrifting, NFTs, and the metaverse into a singular cohesive solution. It seeks to reinvent how youngsters shop in the future, offering an interactive, immersive virtual storefront that people can practically line up in front of to buy limited-edition merch, effectively turning the digital store into a new <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Designer: Jeongin Lee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2021\/11\/what-would-thrift-shopping-look-like-in-the-metaverse\/metaverse_secondhand_marketplace_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348673\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2021\/11\/what-would-thrift-shopping-look-like-in-the-metaverse\/metaverse_secondhand_marketplace_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348674\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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