Note: After publication, this article was updated to reflect current conditions at the Secaucus, N.J., warehouse of the RealReal.

At the RealReal warehouses in Secaucus and Perth Amboy, in New Jersey, there is a backlog. Used designer clothing, handbags and all manner of accessories are waiting to be inspected for authenticity, photographed, then packaged and shipped when they’re eventually purchased online.

This is what the RealReal does: It gives another chance at life to secondhand Chanel flats, Prada backpacks, Burberry trenches. When it went public last year, the luxury consignment company was valued at more than $1 billion.

Last week, like every other fashion retailer trying to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, the RealReal closed its four stores, which are in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, in addition to its consignment offices and Bay Area headquarters. But in New Jersey, its e-commerce operations are still running. And there, some workers are feeling fearful and frustrated.