Buy and Trade Like-New Puzzles Through thredUP’s Puzzle PopUp

With so many people staying at home, puzzles have become so popular that they’re now in short supply. That’s why online second-hand clothes shop thredUP has branched out into the puzzle business.

The Puzzle PopUp works similarly to thredUP’s regular model. If you have a puzzle you’d like to pass on to a new home, you can send it to thredUP in exchange for a $5 credit. Once the shop has collected enough puzzles, you’ll also be able to buy gently used puzzles for $5 each, plus shipping. So far, in less than a week, according to thredUP, 2,000 people have already signed up to send in their puzzles.

For each puzzle resold, the company will donate $1 to Feeding America, a hunger-relief organization that has 60,000 food pantries and meal programs across the country.

“Small joys are bringing us together now more than ever and puzzles are a big one. So big that puzzle companies can’t keep up!” writes thredUP on the Puzzle PopUp homepage. “Unless people start mixing different puzzles together (not recommended), everyone needs new-to-them puzzles. Thankfully, we have the know-how to help find new homes for puzzles everywhere. We hope you’ll help us pass on the fun and do some good, too.”

To send a puzzle, visit thredUP.com/puzzles. There, you can print a free shipping label for your package. (Note to those who have used thredUP before: The shop asks that you send puzzles by themselves and not in a Clean Out bag that you would use to send your clothes.)

Make sure to send only puzzles that have all their pieces for good puzzle karma.