Like most stories involving the exchange of used undergarments for cash, it started on the Internet. I was browsing Reddit one day and came across a subreddit called "/r/pantyselling." I figured that as long as I could do it anonymously, what would it hurt to try? I took two or three photos and made a $75 sale in one hour. That's more money than I'd make working an entire shift at my day job. I suddenly found myself at a crossroads, where my options were "eliminate what little remains of my free time and double the stress in my life" or "mail my panties to strangers on the Internet when I was done wearing them."
It was not a difficult decision.
Jupiterimages/Polka Dot/Getty Images "Can I list Victoria's Secret as a business expense?"
I found the whole process to be surprisingly straightforward -- I get paid upfront by an interested party, usually via a Visa/Amazon gift card, and once I receive the payment and the customer's address, I drop my vacuum-packed underthings in the mail and send the buyer a tracking number. After they receive their purchase, they can post onto the forum with a review of my dirty laundry, and I can review the buyer. The whole system is so smooth that it's easy to forget this trade revolves entirely around people paying top dollar for crotch stains.
Hill Street Studios/Blend Images/Getty Images "A++, would buy again! Shipped in time for Grandpa's birthday."
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