unsellable
adjective
un·sell·able
ˌən-ˈse-lə-bəl 
: unable or unfit to be sold : not sellable
unsellable titles
damaged and unsellable goods
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When brands ship unsellable inventory back to warehouses or third-party liquidators—or worse, destroy it—the financial and environmental costs are high.
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Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
That realism—unsellable on social media, but increasingly necessary—is where many millennials now find themselves.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
With that in mind, even if Cooper succeeds in winning over city leaders—a big if—the potential challenges in leveraging Champions Point’s biggest selling point may only further stymie Cooper in turning the long-unsellable property into something people will pay to visit.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Like many retailers, she is trapped in a cycle of debt after buying bales from importers on credit, trying to recoup the losses from previous bales filled, up to 40% of which is torn, stained or otherwise unsellable upon opening.
—Bella Webb, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
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Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
That realism—unsellable on social media, but increasingly necessary—is where many millennials now find themselves.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
With that in mind, even if Cooper succeeds in winning over city leaders—a big if—the potential challenges in leveraging Champions Point’s biggest selling point may only further stymie Cooper in turning the long-unsellable property into something people will pay to visit.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Like many retailers, she is trapped in a cycle of debt after buying bales from importers on credit, trying to recoup the losses from previous bales filled, up to 40% of which is torn, stained or otherwise unsellable upon opening.
—Bella Webb, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Unsellable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsellable. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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