Vintage Luxury Reselling: Nikky Wainwright's Story

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[00:00:42] These entrepreneurs are pushing the envelope while keeping their values. Keep listening for conversation, context, and camaraderie. Today's guest is Nikky Wainwright, the founder of Diva's Treasure Closet, a luxury designer and vintage e-commerce business. Nikky, welcome to the show. Thank you. Thank you for having me. So I'm excited to have you on because not often do I have somebody else that's right here in Atlanta on the show. So it's fun to have you on. But before we start talking about all the fun things about Atlanta give us a little bit about your background and what got you to where you are today.

[00:01:23] Nikky Wainwright: Okay, well, I'm originally from Chicago, so I'm not. AT alien or whatever they call it. That's not her. She's not me. I'm a Chicagoan. So I came from Chicago and I started reselling in college actually.

[00:01:41] I did it to make some extra money, you know, broke in college. So I started off by selling my daughter's old clothes because her grandmother would buy her the fanciest clothes, and I don't know why, but she would. And I'm like, I'm not giving these away. So I would sell them. And then I was like, well, if I could sell this, maybe I should sell other stuff. So then I started selling my school books. You know, college books are expensive and they give you like 2 cents when you sell them back to the bookstore, right? So I was like, no this isn't right. And I think that's right around the time Amazon was only selling books, and I think that's where I sold them, honestly.

[00:02:19] And then from there, estate sales, church sales. I started doing that and it was really just kind of like a hustle and a hobby, and it expanded to other categories. I moved back to Chicago eventually, you know, I started picking up other categories, started getting more vintage stuff, started getting more luxury stuff, and then 2020 happened.

[00:02:42] And when 2020 happened and everything else I had going on was like gone, I was like, well, that was still going strong. People were still buying stuff. And that's when I decided just to go like full on. So I went ahead and registered in the state of Georgia and became official, and since then, you know, we've grown and expanded. So Diva's Treasure Closet. Yes, we're online, we're on multiple platforms or whatever, but we're also in West Side Market. Drew Hill, Suite 306 we're there too. And a consignment division is opening up. A mobile style division is opening up. So I'm really excited on where we're going.

[00:03:22] Sanjay Parekh: So I'll tell you I also am not originally from Atlanta.

[00:03:26] I'm from Kentucky born and raised. So I think the vast majority of us that are in Atlanta are not originally from Atlanta. When you find somebody that's born and raised here, they're like a unicorn almost. But but anyways let's focus on kind of your entrepreneurial journey. So it sounds like this kind of really started for you in college, was this kind of, obviously it was born on, on, on the back of like money and needing funding and making sure that you had the money to do things. But did you have other entrepreneurs in the family that you saw when you were growing up or anything else like that?

[00:04:01] Nikky Wainwright: Nope. Absolutely not. I didn't, but you know, I started working at an early age and I was working like amongst entrepreneurs. I remember my first job was like at 12, you know and in Chicago we have this place called like swap around where people go and they just, they sell stuff. Everybody got different categories.

[00:04:21] I used to work for this guy who sold paint, you know, he was like a full on entrepreneur. He's married with kids and I'd help him sell paint, you know and he'd pay. And I was like, oh, okay. So maybe that, I mean, maybe it was, you know, my first like experience of selling something, right? But I'm like, yeah, people, you know, people bought it and you know, when I said a couple things, people that didn't want to buy it suddenly wanted to buy it. So I guess I started practicing really young. And I got into sales and in retail in actual, actually in high school I started working for Old Navy and Baker Shoe Store, which I think, you know, they passed away some years back. But. I started working for that. So that's when I got my, you know, foot in a door with retail, customer service, things like that. And I saw what was going on there. So I guess along the way I was shaped and groomed and didn't even know it. Yeah. For the moment that we're at right now with Diva strategy. Yeah.

[00:05:18] Sanjay Parekh: That's fantastic. Great skill to have as you're growing up, to be able to do sales, because that is a thing that I think a lot of people end up shying away from. But I gotta ask you a question about the paint. Was this guy making paint or like, what was the story of the paint?

[00:05:34] Nikky Wainwright: Okay. At the time I had no clue. But now that, you know, I know a little bit about acquisition and things like that and overstocks, and he may have been buying like pallets, you know, or Overstocks from like a Home Depot, Lowe's type of deal, whatever.

[00:05:49] Maybe they were damaged, maybe they were customer returns, and then he would just sell them at a discounted rate.

[00:05:55] Sanjay Parekh: So, ah, interesting. Interesting. Okay. Okay. So let's kind of zoom in. So this was all born out of the pandemic. 2020, you kind of launched all this. Was there anything that made you nervous about starting at that time? I mean, obviously like you said, so many things had fallen away, so maybe there was no downside, but was there anything that made you nervous about trying to go all in and start something new during that time?

[00:06:19] Nikky Wainwright: No, because I didn't really have anything to lose. I wasn't doing anything else. And I had been selling, you know, I've been reselling for over 20 years, so it wasn't really new. It was just more official. You know, so, you know, none of it was new to me really. Now I would say the newest thing would've been like launching my Shopify. Like that was new, but other than that, I'd been selling on eBay for since the early two thousands.

[00:06:45] Sanjay Parekh: Right.

[00:06:46] Nikky Wainwright: You know?

[00:06:46] Sanjay Parekh: So, yeah. How did you decide to go with this kind of like strategy or these products and styles? Like why did you think that was the perfect place for you?

[00:06:56] Nikky Wainwright: You mean Shopify?

[00:06:57] Sanjay Parekh: No, not Shopify. Like the actual products and styles that you sell that you decided to pick and be like, okay, this is the niche I'm going after. I'm going after this specific part of the market.

[00:07:07] Nikky Wainwright: Because over the years that's what sold the most, you know?

[00:07:12] Yeah. I mean just looking at my own, you know, doing my own market research from my past successes, I knew, you know, what people wanted. And that's what I went for. And I'm very happy I went with those categories because they do very well. You know, because I was, I guess, on trend or trending with, you know the re the used luxury before this big push for upcycled stuff started really coming out. Like I was already doing it. So I'm like, ah, you guys are late to the game. I've been reselling old Louis for years, you know?

[00:07:47] Sanjay Parekh: Yeah, so yeah, it's like that that Wayne Gretzky quote, right? You don't skate to where the puck is. You skate to where the puck is gonna be, and that's what you did.

[00:07:57] You, you skated to where it was gonna be, maybe if you didn't even realize it was gonna be there.

[00:08:01] Nikky Wainwright: I didn't, I really didn't realize. I just know people because aside from the sales, I mean. I went to school, I double majored in criminal justice psychology, and I minored in sociology. So, yeah. And you know, on a, I'm a gig worker on the side, and that's all marketing. So you combine all of that and I kind of use everything I pull from everything I pull from the psychology, sociology, the marketing, the sales, and then I create this, you know, this winner over here.

[00:08:27] Sanjay Parekh: Yeah. So you mentioned where you used to get stuff, estate sales and all that. Is that still the source for you? Or where do you get your goods now?

[00:08:35] Nikky Wainwright: No I still can do it that way. I do have customers like that. I will either do consignment or I'll just do buyouts, you know, and I meet them while I'm on, like, you know, sourcing journeys and stuff, because I network, I'm like a little network queen. So I'll talk to people, they'll talk to me, and so I have people that have called me like, Hey, I have some stuff.

[00:08:59] And I'm like, okay. Send me photos or let's set up a video and I'll take a look at it and I'll tell them what I'm willing to do with it. If I'm willing to just do a buyout or if I'm willing to sell some of the pieces just for, you know, consignment. And we'll talk about those splits. So, yes. So that, so some of the stuff just comes to me. Yeah. I mean, I have relationship with trash out personnel. I don't know if you know what a trash out company is.

[00:09:22] Sanjay Parekh: Oh, yeah. Okay. Yeah. So, but explain it for our listeners.

[00:09:24] Nikky Wainwright: Okay. So they're at home sometimes that, you know, unfortunately they are deaths in the family, or, you know, the bank needs some back for whatever reason. And a lot of times they're still stocked with stuff. So they'll pay a company to come and clear out the stuff. And they don't care what's done with it. You know, sometimes maybe the family will pick through, but sometimes they just say, get everything out. You have a week. So these guys or girls or whoever's working it, they have to get all this stuff out.

[00:09:51] So I got relationships with some of those people. So they'll call me and say, Hey Nikky, I got this, I got a bunch of, you know vintage jewelry. I have a bunch of, you know, name brand, you know, gym shoes. One time I bought a whole boutique because she passed away. And, you know, they needed to get rid of it.

[00:10:09] And I was, I offered them a price and they said, okay, and next thing you know I pretty much acquired her, you know, boutique as well. Yeah. So, yeah, it's all over the place. Major, you know, I would say major retailers, because one thing I think that sets me apart is a lot of times I can get in merchandise that's still at like Sacks and Nordstrom's and things like that, so, oh, okay. When I can, you know, pass on those savings to my customers.

[00:10:35] Sanjay Parekh: Okay. Let's talk about and it sounds like you've done a good bit of this. What, like, what is the role of social media and e-commerce play in kind of your strategy? You mentioned Shopify before, like, but how does that play into the bus business strategy?

[00:10:50] Nikky Wainwright: Well, I'm glad I have Shopify because as, as great as it is to, you know, be on eBay and Poshmark and Macari and Vestiaire. You know they take astronomical percentages and then, you know, you're kind of just at the mercy of what they say you can and can't do. So I wanted, you know, something of my own, something to have. So that's where the Shopify, you know, came into place, if that's what you're asking.

[00:11:14] Sanjay Parekh: Yeah. Well, what about social media? How does that play into business?

[00:11:16] Nikky Wainwright: Well, you know, I'm not gonna lie, I already had a customer base. So I've been a little lazy. I know I should do more on social media. I, we do have social media pages, don't get me wrong.

[00:11:28] We're on Instagram, we're on TikTok, we are on Pinterest. You know, we're on all the, you know, major platforms. We do posts not as much as we should. And that is actually, you know, on our like to-do list, like, we're going to frequently, you know, post more and maybe do a couple giveaways to get our engagements up.

[00:11:46] Sanjay Parekh: Okay. Yeah.

[00:11:47] Nikky Wainwright: But I know it's huge. It's absolutely huge. I've seen people start way after me and are further in this than me because of social media. So it's powerful. Absolutely.

[00:11:56] Sanjay Parekh: Yeah. Yeah. Is there one over the other that you think is gonna be the real driver for your business?

[00:12:02] Nikky Wainwright: For me that's hard because I want to say TikTok, I don't really want to sell on TikTok, but I want to use that platform for my customers, you know, to kind of see things. So it's gonna be between TikTok and Instagram. I know they're gonna. Pretty much go neck to neck in that I think.

[00:12:18] Sanjay Parekh: Yeah. Yeah. Let's talk about competition because you mentioned that a little bit just there, that people started after you and have now exceeded you because of their skills, I guess at social media.

[00:12:30] How do you handle that? How do you handle that, the competition, and how do you differentiate yourself in a market like this?

[00:12:38] Nikky Wainwright: I know this is gonna sound really crazy, but I don't. I don't really see myself having competition because I mean, there's enough for everybody to eat. You know? I think you start competing with people when you're doing the exact same thing and selling the exact same thing when you're like mimicking someone, then you're pretty much their competition, you know, I'm in my own lane, you know, like the stuff I get from vintage, you probably couldn't find it anywhere else. Like some of this stuff is so unique, like, I have no competition. They're want to, you know, they're, you know, you, yeah. So I don't really think of it like that, you know it's more so just to keep going and keep it fresh, you know, and get new stuff out there. You know, I learned from other, you know, sellers or whatever, but I don't necessarily think I'm competing. No.

[00:13:27] Sanjay Parekh: Yeah. Interesting. Is there like some skill that you think is kind of most important for the success you've had in retail or fashion entrepreneurship?

[00:13:39] Nikky Wainwright: I would say stay informed. Go with your gut. I mean, both of those are really important because you want to know what's going on. Like if you're not paying attention to trends, you won't know what really to focus your, you know, attention on and your inventory on.

[00:13:54] Like right now, there's a big resurgence of the nineties, you know, nineties. So, you know, you get your hands on some, you know, you know, Y 2K or some nineties stuff. It's like gold. You know, but you kind of have to like know these things. You know, you kind of, you know, have to keep your ear to the ground.

[00:14:13] You know, I'm a socialite. I go out, I watch what people are wearing, you know I look at, you know, fashion, you know, stuff like, I, I kind of listen to these things, you know and I use that, you know, to my advantage. Like, oh, that's what we're doing now. Alright, fine. You know, I'm looking at swim week, I'm looking at runway shows. I'm like, oh, okay. I have things similar to that and I'll style it. You know, similar to that. So, yeah.

[00:14:37] Sanjay Parekh: Yeah. I feel like I'm gonna regret the fact that I got rid of my eighties jean jacket at some point.

[00:14:42] Nikky Wainwright: You are absolutely. You know, absolutely. And I have like Bronson and. Eighties, nineties, like Levi's and things like that. And they're worth a pretty penny. So, yeah.

[00:14:55] Sanjay Parekh: Yeah. I, mine probably wasn't gonna be worth that much because it was all drawn on by my friends during junior high school.

[00:15:01] Nikky Wainwright: That's probably was gonna make it worth even more because, you know, don't tell me that. Don't tell me that. Yeah. You know, because you definitely can say, you know it was custom.

[00:15:11] Sanjay Parekh: That's true. It was definitely a one of a kind and some of the art on there. Those people do not, they're not around anymore. And so the art was it is custom, was unique.

[00:15:21] Nikky Wainwright: It was custom and it would've probably went for a pretty penny, believe it or not.

[00:15:24] Sanjay Parekh: Okay. I am not, I'm gonna try to, not to believe that because I don't have it anymore.

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[00:15:50] Sanjay Parekh: Okay, Nikky, let's talk about kind of the balancing the business against kind of life like for you. The business that you're in, like you see it all day long, right? Because you're in fashion, you see clothes and all that kinda stuff. Do you do anything to kind of make sure that you separate these things out like life and, you know, family and business so that they don't blend in together?

[00:16:13] Nikky Wainwright: Well they blend in together. because I mean, I, my family works for the business.

[00:16:20] Sanjay Parekh: So Do you have any rules then to keep these things separate? Like, yeah, dinner time, like we don't talk about business or anything else like that?

[00:16:26] Nikky Wainwright: Well, see, the great thing about like being online and like having that store is yes, I dedicate certain days, you know, when I want to go in the store and, you know, refresh and add more inventory. You know, and the business it kind of runs itself once the inventory is out there. So, you know, if I have a photography day, like today, might be a photography day, once I put that stuff up, when it sells, we get the ding, you know, my son, his job is packing and shipping and inventory updates, then it's passed on to him and then that's how it goes. So, you know, I feel like there's a great balance there. So it's not just. You know work. You know, you know, DTC, DTC, DTC. No. You know, probably should be more of that, but it's not it's more chill.

[00:17:13] Sanjay Parekh: Yeah. So it's interesting. So it's a family affair it sounds like, in running the business.

[00:17:18] How do you think about that then when you know you might want to take a vacation? because the whole business might be going with you at that point. And it's kind of hard to fulfill orders when there's nobody there with the stock.

[00:17:30] Nikky Wainwright: So yes, we do the family vacations and that's the only time that, you know, my son, you know, isn't there to do it.

[00:17:37] That doesn't happen very often. You know, we may do like maybe two or three and we're only gone like, you know, four, maybe four, five days tops. So we're trying to get, we'll get all customer orders out before we leave. And then I will notify those customers, you know, if we get some, you know, some sales. Because I never go on vacation from the business. I know some sellers don't. I don't. I'll just tell them like, Hey, you know, is it okay if this is, you know, sent out? You know, by end of week we'll get this out to you. And then I'll always add like a little gift or something in there, you know, for their patients. You know, some kinda little token that they're appreciated.

[00:18:14] But like I said, that rarely happens. because normally I do a lot of solo traveling and my son is here, so I know he'll take care of it. Okay.

[00:18:22] Sanjay Parekh: Yeah. Okay. Interesting. Is there anything else that you kind of make sure you plan around in terms of the business so that it doesn't in interfere with life or family or anything else like that?

[00:18:35] Nikky Wainwright: Not that I can think of. You know, I've been doing it so long that, I mean it's almost on autopilot, you know what I mean? Sanjay? Yeah. Like, it's like. It's almost on autopilot. because this isn't new for me. I've been, you know, it's almost like me being a mom. I don't know how to not be a mom. I've been a mom for 27 years, you know, so. Right. It's the same thing. I've had this business, even though, you know, technically it became legit 2020 for so long that I literally am in bed watching movies or in flights and I'm listing I'm doing specials, you know? Yeah. So I can pretty much take it with me.

[00:19:14] Sanjay Parekh: Do you feel like there's you know, it's interesting.

[00:19:17] I, I see the good side of that being kind of natural and automatic and on, on cruise control, but is there a downside of that too, because you're not as necessarily, like hungry or whatever, right. Like, do you see that as a difference? Do you feel like it's created any kind of complacency for yourself?

[00:19:38] Nikky Wainwright: I do. I do, and I get reminded. because like I said, I do get work on the side and that's kinda like my travel money. And so when that dries up, that's when I'm like, I can do more. What am I doing? And that's when I kind of, you know, pick up some stuff or, you know, do something special or, you know just kind of do more, you know.

[00:19:58] But I am also about to hire another part-time employee outside of the family too. So that's gonna help too. They're gonna, you know, pretty much be over like the vintage. Yeah. Section and stuff. So, yeah. So I'm automating it a little bit more outside of just me because that's what I need. I know I do. Yeah. So I can kind of just unwind and detach a little bit more when I need to.

[00:20:21] Sanjay Parekh: Yeah. So it sounds like the business is growing. Where else do you see the business going? Like what do you think you're, you might add on in the future?

[00:20:30] Nikky Wainwright: We're looking to add on a mobile styling division, so I'm excited about that.

[00:20:35] So, you know, customers local is a start off local and then you never know, maybe we can go national, you know, get stylists in other cities. So it will start off local. Well, on the website you'll have a chance to go on there and, you know, select like what you're trying to do. You can select your look, your sizes, things like that. And we'll get you a stylist to come to you.

[00:20:57] Sanjay Parekh: Oh, interesting. Yeah.

[00:20:58] Nikky Wainwright: We'll get you a stylist to come to you with what you selected and then from there you have an opportunity to rent or purchase.

[00:21:04] Sanjay Parekh: Okay. Oh, that's interesting. What what's driving that kind of thought of doing that?

[00:21:10] Has there been demand from customers or like where did this idea come from?

[00:21:15] Nikky Wainwright: I did a popup, a luxury popup here in Atlanta back in 2023, I believe it was. And I felt like I didn't have anything to wear, so I went to a place here because you can go and you can like rent clothes, you know. But going in traffic and all that stuff, having to lead, that took a lot of time, you know? And I was just like, man, you know, just took like four hours out my day, you know, with traffic, right? Going from, you know, here to the city, to Miami Circle, wherever it went. And I was like, man, it would've been great if they could have just came to me.

[00:21:53] Sanjay Parekh: Yeah.

[00:21:53] Nikky Wainwright: And that could've just came to me, you know, if I could have just filled out like, Hey, you know, and yes, they still, they have those, you know companies that where you can mail it they'll mail the stuff to you, like Rent the runaway and things like that. And those are great. But I've used those services and they're hit and miss, you know, it could come and not look like, I thought it was gonna look like, you know? Right. So now if we're coming to you, you know, we know what everything's look like, we're starting to learn your style and everything, and then that could be a repeat customer as well.

[00:22:22] Sanjay Parekh: You know, so yeah. For those listeners who aren't in Atlanta, you've gotta recognize that if you try to go anywhere in Atlanta, it doesn't matter where it is, you should just plan for at least 45 minutes of drive time because. That's Atlanta. So each way. Yeah. Yeah. Sorry, I didn't mean total.

[00:22:39] Yeah. Yeah. Each way at least 45 minutes. Yeah. If you want to attempt to be on time, probably an hour if you're really wanting to be on time given how crazy our traffic is. So okay. Nikky, this has been really interesting. I got a couple more questions for you. Thinking back about, you know, like this whole time that you've been doing this stuff, maybe even to the, back to the very beginning, during college. If you could go back in time and do something differently is there something that you'd do differently? And if so, what is that and why?

[00:23:09] Nikky Wainwright: Absolutely. I would've done something different. One of the biggest things I would've done, I would've hopped on social media as soon as, you know, I, in 2020, like as soon as I went full on. I should have started streaming. You know, I should have started doing videos. I should have pushed more because I mean, so many people like blew up. You know, during that era when we were at home, we needed something to watch, you know something to do. So I really wish I would've took advantage of those moments.

[00:23:39] So if I could go back, I absolutely would've done it. My best friend who also owns, you know a resale company. She did it and she was new to it and she blew up. And I'm looking at her and I'm so happy for her because I love her to death. But I'm like, man, I've been doing this for so long and you did this. What am I doing wrong? But she told me though, she was like, Hey you need to do unboxing. You need to just get on there and just say stuff even. And I wish I would've listened to her. I wish I would've done that. So that's one thing that I really wish I would've done. So I would say that.

[00:24:17] Sanjay Parekh: Yeah, you know, that's one thing, and even entrepreneurs obviously have this issue, is that we worry about. Well, if I do it, it's not gonna be perfect. It's not gonna be exactly right or whatever. Like, was that the thing that held you back? What? What was it that held you back from doing social? Oh, so early.

[00:24:33] Nikky Wainwright: That's very easy. Absolutely. 100% pure laziness. Yeah. Just didn't, I mean there really, I don't have an excuse.

[00:24:43] Yeah. I can't put it on anything. I just didn't do it. I wasn't too busy not to or anything like that. I'm not camera shy, you know. It. I just didn't do it.

[00:24:54] Sanjay Parekh: Yeah. Yeah.

[00:24:56] Nikky Wainwright: I own it should have and didn't.

[00:24:58] Sanjay Parekh: I mean that that's a good thing to own, right? As entrepreneurs, we've gotta own our mistakes. Yeah. And so if that's what it is, that's what it is. Yeah. And you know, at least now you have an easy way to fix it in the future because there's still nothing holding you back. Right. You just gotta do it.

[00:25:14] Nikky Wainwright: That's right. What

[00:25:15] Sanjay Parekh: it boils down to. So okay, Nikky, last question for you. If you were talking to somebody. That's thinking about doing the same thing as you, like launching a side hustle or taking that side hustle and launching it into a full-time business like you've done, what advice would you give to them?

[00:25:31] Nikky Wainwright: Whoa. Okay. That was probably the second thing I wish I would've done. I would say try your very best not to bootstrap. Yeah, that, that's one thing I would say, because that was pretty much what I did for a very long time. You know once you know, they tell you that six months when you got your business and you got that business, checking all that, immediately start going for, you know, lines of credit, you know, start applying for those grants, you know, start getting those business, you know, credit cards, you know, start doing that because I found myself into some situations, you know? Bootstrapping, and I don't recommend that for anyone. So that's probably one of the biggest advices that I would give just across the board for business in general. Now for reselling, I would definitely say, you know, even though I got all these categories and I could probably sell anything, pick something, don't do what I did necessarily. Just pick something, pick shoes, you know, or pick hats. Like just pick something. because I am all over the place and I'm okay. It's, it could be kinda difficult, overwhelming, and a little crazy. So.

[00:26:42] Sanjay Parekh: Yeah. I want to make sure I understand your kind of recommendation there of not bootstrapping. So you don't mean don't bootstrap and try to go out and get outside investors, you mean leverage. Lines of credit grants, things like that.

[00:26:57] Nikky Wainwright: I mean, don't go on the whole with your own money. That's what I'm saying. So yeah. I see you can go other people's money. Absolutely. OTP is always the way, but yeah, because I mean, I got into a few pickups, you know, running up my own credit cards because I got a little overzealous with, you know, seeing some deals, you know.

[00:27:18] And it, I mean, it was game changing when I accessed business credit and things like that, it was like, whoa. And to get investors. because I do have one investor and it's kind of like a pilot program and it's going good so far. And I'll probably be able to open that up, you know and do time. But that, that helps too, you know? Huh.

[00:27:38] Sanjay Parekh: Interesting. Yeah. Okay. Super, super fascinating, Nikky. Where can our listeners find and connect with you online.

[00:27:46] Nikky Wainwright: Okay, well, Diva's Treasure Closet, that's me, the one and only. So you Google that and you're gonna see everything you need to see. But absolutely, if you're in the Atlanta area, I definitely recommend that you stop by West Side Market. The one in Dru Hills, tole Hills, west Side Market, suite 306 in person. You can find merchandise there and I try to put fresh things in her every week. If you're not. Online, divastreasurecloset.com. You know I do. I'm on there. I'm on other platforms as well, so if you're more comfortable, you know, purchasing from a Poshmark or eBay or Macari, you'll find me there as well. I have a pretty big following on those sites as well, so, yeah. And Instagram or TikTok. Of course.

[00:28:28] Sanjay Parekh: There you go. Awesome. Nikky, this has been great. Thanks so much for coming on the show today.

[00:28:32] Nikky Wainwright: You're very welcome. Thank you for having me.

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