Description of Business and Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of Business and Basis of Presentation	Note 1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation Organization and Description of Business The RealReal, Inc. (the “Company”) is an online marketplace for authenticated, consigned luxury goods across multiple categories, including women’s, men’s, kids’, jewelry and watches, and home and art. The Company was incorporated in the state of Delaware on March 29, 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Impact of the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) Pandemic In the year ended December 31, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic materially impacted the Company's business operations and results of operations. Operations in the Company’s authentication centers were initially limited in accordance with shelter-in-place orders resulting in operations below full capacity. In-person concierge consignment appointments were temporarily suspended. Luxury consignment offices and retail stores were temporarily closed. During the second half of fiscal year 2020, operations capacity was no longer limited by restrictions related to COVID-19 and all luxury consignment offices and retail stores were open. In-person concierge consignment appointments were available as an option for our consignor base and were augmented with virtual appointments. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, the Company resumed in-person concierge consignment appointments in various areas. The authentication centers and retail stores experience intermittent closures to perform safety and cleaning procedures. The Company believes that its financial resources will allow it to manage the anticipated impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s business operations for the foreseeable future. The Company believes its existing cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2021 will be sufficient to meet its working capital and capital expenditures needs for at least the next 12 months. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim reporting. The Company’s functional and reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. The condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 included herein was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to state fairly the Company’s financial position, results of operations, comprehensive loss, and stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain changes in presentation have been made to conform the prior period presentation to the current period reporting. Such reclassifications did not affect total revenues, operating income, or net income. We have made certain presentation changes to reclassify loss (gain) on retirement of property and equipment, accretion of unconditional grant liability, and amortization of premiums (discounts) on short-term investments to other adjustments within operating cash flows in the Condensed Statements of Cash Flows. These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2021.

Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Note 1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Organization and Description of Business

The RealReal, Inc. (the “Company”) is an online marketplace for authenticated, consigned luxury goods across multiple categories, including women’s, men’s, kids’, jewelry and watches, and home and art. The Company was incorporated in the state of Delaware on March 29, 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Impact of the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) Pandemic

In the year ended December 31, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic materially impacted the Company's business operations and results of operations. Operations in the Company’s authentication centers were initially limited in accordance with shelter-in-place orders resulting in operations below full capacity. In-person concierge consignment appointments were temporarily suspended. Luxury consignment offices and retail stores were temporarily closed. During the second half of fiscal year 2020, operations capacity was no longer limited by restrictions related to COVID-19 and all luxury consignment offices and retail stores were open. In-person concierge consignment appointments were available as an option for our consignor base and were augmented with virtual appointments.

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, the Company resumed in-person concierge consignment appointments in various areas. The authentication centers and retail stores experience intermittent closures to perform safety and cleaning procedures.

The Company believes that its financial resources will allow it to manage the anticipated impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s business operations for the foreseeable future. The Company believes its existing cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2021 will be sufficient to meet its working capital and capital expenditures needs for at least the next 12 months.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim reporting. The Company’s functional and reporting currency is the U.S. dollar.

The condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 included herein was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to state fairly the Company’s financial position, results of operations, comprehensive loss, and stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the periods presented.

Certain changes in presentation have been made to conform the prior period presentation to the current period reporting. Such reclassifications did not affect total revenues, operating income, or net income. We have made certain presentation changes to reclassify loss (gain) on retirement of property and equipment, accretion of unconditional grant liability, and amortization of premiums (discounts) on short-term investments to other adjustments within operating cash flows in the Condensed Statements of Cash Flows.

These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2021.