ebay industry e commerce apparel retail founded 2012 founders noah ready campbell calvin young headquarters san francisco california united states website www.liketwice.com twice is an online marketplace for buying and selling secondhand apparel 1 based in san francisco ca. 2 the e commerce platform was created to make selling used goods easier and shopping used like buying new . 3 twice manages the selling process for the customer such as pricing shipping and merchandising . 4 twice vets each item to ensure it meets like new standards . 5 the company currently buys and sells men s and women s clothing as well as women s shoes and handbags from popular retailers and brands . 6 twice was acquired by ebay in july 2015 . 7 since launching the company has grown to more than one million users . 8 contents 1 history 2 founders 3 funding strategic partners 4 buying & selling 5 awards & recognition 6 references 7 external links history edit twice launched in 2012 starting with women s clothing . 9 in october 2014 the company expanded into women s shoes and handbags . 10 twice launched into menswear in january 2015 . 11 founders edit noah ready campbell and calvin young are the founders of twice . noah is the ceo of twice and calvin is the cto . 12 noah and calvin started their careers at google and joined y combinator . 13 noah graduated from the university of pennsylvania s wharton school with a dual degree in engineering from the jerome fisher program in management and technology . 14 calvin received a dual degree from the university of north carolina chapel hill . 15 funding strategic partners edit twice is backed by andreessen horowitz sv angel and ia ventures . 16 to date twice has received 23.1 million in funding . 17 buying & selling edit users can sell clothing shoes and handbags in two ways request a prepaid selling kit or print out a shipping label . 18 twice processes the items and sends an all or nothing offer to the user within days which users accept or reject . 19 if accepted twice offers multiple options for immediate payout including paypal and venmo . 20 if rejected twice charges 4.95 for return shipping . 21 items that are not returned are donated or recycled . 22 each item twice receives is assessed based on company requirements items must be less than five years old an accepted brand and in like new condition . 23 once approved items are priced steamed merchandised and listed for purchase at roughly 70 90 % less than the original retail value . 24 awards & recognition edit entrepreneur s 100 brilliant companies 25 2015 forbes 30 under 30 noah ready campbell & calvin young of twice 26 2015 inc. magazine s 30 under 30 list noah ready campbell & calvin young of twice 27 references edit secondhand clothing marketplace twice raises 18.5 m from andreessen horowitz . techcrunch . retrieved 16 january 2014 . how i built it startup takes second look at used clothes . wall street journal . retrieved 7 may 2014 . twice is making selling clothes online easier than ever . complex . retrieved 27 january 2015 . the startup that thinks it can dethrone ebay . wired . retrieved 26 january 2015 . after selling my clothes through the mail i think online consignment is brilliant . business insider . retrieved 22 august 2014 . how a lifelong obsession with secondhand clothes led to 23 million in funding . inc. retrieved 23 april 2015 . ebay has bought twice an online consignment shop for women s clothing . recode . retrieved 20 july 2015 . secondhand shop twice now lets you pay with other retailers gift cards . techcrunch . retrieved 18 february 2015 . how i built it startup takes second look at used clothes . wall street journal . retrieved 7 may 2014 . eight things you need to know about twice . racked . retrieved 16 march 2015 . eight things you need to know about twice . racked . retrieved 16 march 2015 . startup offers failed entrepreneurs a million dollar signing bonus . business insider . retrieved 8 october 2012 . who needs y combinator anyway not these two dropouts . fast company . retrieved 13 december 2012 . if you weren t an entrepreneur what would you be . upenn.edu . retrieved 22 july 2014 . is 30 now entrepreneurially old two of forbes 30 under 30 say it ain t so . pursuitist . retrieved 31 march 2015 . andreessen horowitz helps online thrift shop twice raise 18.5 m . silicon valley business journal . retrieved 16 january 2014 . millennials used garment website says you can venmo me . bloomberg . retrieved 23 september 2014 . eight things you need to know about twice . racked . retrieved 16 march 2015 . how a lifelong obsession with secondhand clothes led to 23 million in funding . inc. retrieved 23 april 2015 . millennials used garment website says you can venmo me . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 23 september 2014 . twice is making selling clothes online easier than ever . complex . retrieved 27 january 2015 . twice aims for hassle free secondhand buying and selling online . sfgate . retrieved 24 august 2012 . how i built it startup takes second look at used clothes . wall street journal . retrieved 7 may 2014 . who needs y combinator anyway not these two dropouts . fast company . retrieved 13 december 2012 . 100 brilliant companies . entrepreneur . retrieved 8 june 2015 . forbes 30 under 30 . forbes . retrieved 1 january 2015 . how a lifelong obsession with secondhand clothes led to 23 million in funding . inc. retrieved 23 april 2015 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title twice online retailer & oldid 729861658 categories e commerceonline retailers of the united stateshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction 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