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How do you automate sorting clothes? I assume you're getting huge piles of random stuff.


It’s like eBay - clothes are listed and shipped by users.

If you did have to sort clothes from bags though you would probably just do it manually to start with, and if you had to scale up you would probably empty the bags onto a belt conveyor and then have people manually pick and sort into different containers, then put those containers through inspection phases or different disposition routes (ie only a small portion will contain clothing worthy of sale on an apparel site, some will be stained and need to go through a different sales channel, there will be bags of junk or bedsheets that need to be sent for shredding to become industrial rags etc)


Surprisingly, we only had a couple of random submissions out of thousands.

I've added categories, subcategories, brands, colors, and sizes for users to customize their listings. Thankfully, most users are putting in a lot of effort, so moderation isn't a big issue in this area.

I set up a Telegram bot to notify me whenever a new listing is added, which helps me stay on top of things quickly. :)




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