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“I like to buy pre-owned luxury fashion products”: Understanding online second-hand luxury fashion shopping motivations and perceived value of young adult consumers

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Pages 327-349 | Received 04 Oct 2022, Accepted 22 Mar 2023, Published online: 15 May 2023

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