Am I financialy enabling child labor in 3rd world country by buying second hand fast fashion from Thrift shop and Vinted? Because I am not the one who originally bought the clothes from Shein. But buy buying it again from someone else I still use it uhhuhh this is complicated.
No matter how complex or inefficient the orphan grinding machine, if you buy something second-hand and the person you bought it from buys a replacement with your proceeds, you are contributing to that sale and thereby funding the orphan grinding machine.
Secondhand is a very good way to not participate in that system.
They’ve decided to produce orphan-grinding machines regardless of the sales/proceeds.
Your responsible secondhand purchase has nothing to do with someone else purchasing a new product.