Vinted - am I starting too high?

People who have made £2k on Vinted sales are probably like me, they buy stuff from Vinted that doesn't fit or suit them so then they sell it again on Vinted as you cannot return things you don't want!

I sold a couple of Burberry raincoats from the 1980s which made over £200 each.

I'd say most things sell at 10-30% of their purchase price. Things priced at £5 or less tend to go most quickly.

My dd prices on the low side and her stuff usually goes the same day. I price a bit higher than she does and some of my stuff never sells even when reduced a lot. If I'm lucky I sell 50% of what I list in the first 24 hours, the rest takes longer and 10-20% doesn't sell at all.

I think it's best to price quite low from the start. Buyers have to pay a buyers fee and postage on top of the price that you set and it's a bit of a gamble whether what turns up will fit/suit them/smell dreadful, so they won't pay much except for items that are highly in demand. A supermarket item from 5 years ago is unlikely to be in that category. I'd price it at £5-£10 maybe.

Becoming a Vinted buyer will help you to understand pricing better.

Or a reseller? 🫣

I had a long evening dress that was worth £100 + new and couldn’t even shift it at £16! Gave it to a charity shop after months on Vinted.

£5 op.

You could try listing on eBay. It's free to list on there now and there's no buyer fees so it can work out cheaper than Vinted. It also attracts a slightly different and wider audience. I've often seen items with current bids higher than you can buy the same thing "but it now" on Vinted. I think a lot of people still don't know about Vinted or stick to a platform they trust more. If I can't shift it on Vinted I stick it on eBay as well and it usually sells quite quickly.

I just started and doing very well on vinted. I don't price low, but I do give a discount. I'm prepared to be in it for the long haul, i don't need to sell quickly so can be patient. Lots of cheeky offers but if they are too cheeky, i decline. Some come back and buy anyway. It is a lot of hassle though for a few quid, but better than nothing! Good luck

You,ll soon get the hang of pricing. As others have said, supermarket clothing doesn't make much money. Personally I scroll on by the supermarket stuff and go for either vintage or higher end stuff, even then - apart from something very unusual and special - I wouldn't pay more than £10-£15 as it's always a risk it won't fit or isn't exactly as described, and it's too much hassle to return it. Reduce your expectations and you'll find you'll make your money on having a large turnover of sales.

Definitely too high. I've sold a lot on Vinted. Vast majority of things for £10 or less unless it's designer and some brands keep a certain amount of value (Dr Martens, Orla Kiely bags, Boden etc but even these are selling at a greatly reduced rate). Most shirts, jumpers are under £10. I've sold things for £3 that I paid £40 for.

I sold three TM Lewin suits a few months ago, they went almost immediately. I think each sold for £15 or £20 though, so pretty cheap.

If you have lots of people ‘favourite’ the item but don’t buy then in general I think it’s overpriced.

£15 or less for the item you are selling

I agree with others that you’re pricing too high but on the flip side I also think Vinted encourages sellers to price too low. When you list something and it offers suggested pricing based on other similar items everything is always £1. I’ve sold lots of the same type of stuff for £3/£4, more in some circumstances so refuse (unless it’s clearly not worth it). You can always reduce the price and send offers to people who favourite items if you want to.

Don’t reduce your price OP, delete it and start again at a lower price and see how that goes. I tend to list higher than the amount I’d ideally want. Example £12 for something I’d like around £10 for. I have also tried a few things at a higher price to gauge interest. If it doesn’t work reduce or delete and try again.

What I have been unable to sell is formal workwear suits. Just cannot sell them. At the moment winter stuff is selling for me, summer stuff has gone very quiet so I am likely to delete those and try again in the new year.

I've sold a couple of grands worth of stuff on vinted in the last year too

I just don't really get this. Presumably you sold for around 20% of what you paid so that's £10,000 worth of clothing sold in one year - had you just been hoarding stuff for years? I don't get how people have so much to sell in the first place. Ive got a couple of wardrobes of old stuff but its been worn a lot or is very dated, it'd sell for pennies.

I am starting to think the CoL crisis is because everyone's been buying massive amounts of clothes!

I am very mistrustful at the amount of "bmwt" stuff sold for low prices, i suspect there's a hell of a lot of stolen & counterfeit goods on there

Vinted is like a recycling center with a small price attached, especially good for baby and toddler clothing or goods - as they are hardly worn and you can pick up items for £1/2 that would have been £10 new.

Its an alternative to taking to a jumble sale or charity shop and donating for free. Its a great way of selling and buying unwanted items and reusing them.

I've sold a couple of grands worth of stuff on vinted in the last year too and as everyone has said that is too high for supermarket. It's needs to be about £5-7 for a new dress etc. I've hobbs, fatface, white stuff, Joules and Boden all listed at £9.99 so sainbos isn't going to get anywhere near.
Vinted is brutal on pricing. Ebay you can normally ask a little more for but again it won't sell for those prices.

Having looked at what's being sold in my local area, the word's jumble and sale spring to mind. So much hideous and low quality tat. TBH I hadn't looked at vinted for a wee while, but who is buying all that crap?

Some people will filter by "newest item" so older items will never get seen. It's useful to delete and relist regularly.
I have found I get the most sales on the Saturday after payday or beginning of school holidays.

Most of the beauty products are entirely legit. Everything I’ve bought has been sealed and I’ve recognised it as being a component of a Liberty Beauty Drop box or advent calendar. I tend to buy products I’ve originally got that way and liked enough to repurchase. Buying them on Vinted or eBay is the cheapest way. My £40 lipstick that I bought for £8 for example would be impossible to counterfeit because of its unique design and presentation.

Yes, that price is too high.

I‘ve paid £20-30 for items that are £200 new. All in excellent condition, just without labels.

But people wanting Jellycat items will be specifically searching for Jellycat. I don't think many people will be searching specifically for supermarket items? Or if they're browsing everything, there will be a LOT of stuff cheaper than £25 so your items won't get spotted.

First you need to stop obsessing over other people. It seems you feel hurt and done hard because other people put higher prices you want to get but
a) maybe their items dont sell
b) maybe their items are more desirable than yours.

You need to stop comparing. You can play the long wait game and see if in some weeks/months/years time someone will buyyour thing, or reduce every few days for a quicker sale.

I just paid £75 for a perfume that cost £180.
It's high but still a good price and I really wanted it. A number of other perfume from the same line have been there for weeks/months with similar prices, sometimes even lower- but clearly it's not that popular brand and people don't want them. Unfair? Maybe, but it is all about demand. Unless you have a very desirable item (like the M&S dress with stars thata all influencers wanted a few years ago), the original value does not matter.

You then have to decide if your priority is to sell or not.

That's very high. It's a supermarket brand so half in the sale. At most you get £5 on Facebook marketplace with labels. You struggle to sell it though. Sorry.

People dont often pay £25 on items that were ££££.

I bought and sold stuff for under tenner and hardly ever go above that.
People make money if they sell a LOT of cheap items or if you are extremely lucky and someone has dreamed of your item and happened to come accross it.

It's hard if you want to make money back close to what you paid, but sadly things are not worth much these days, and everyone wants a bargain.

Are you being serious? You can’t tell the difference between a proper clothing brand and supermarket clothes?