To wonder why people bother selling £1 items on Vinted?

All my £1/3 items have made £200 it's closer to drop to a locker than the charity shop which mostly never wants donations lately.
Our local corner shop also except locker items.

Parceling it up takes minutes, wrap in a bag stick label on.

Have found I lost maybe 10 items and they all sell within maybe 2 days. Send together then list more

Yeah you can't do that scam on vinted as the postage costs are fixed before hand and the buyer buys a specific postage label that you have to use. If you don't use the specific label they bought it won't log it on vinted as having been posted and you wouldn't get the money from the sale at all. So it wouldn't work trying to charge people extra for postage.

It used to be possible to do this on vinted but not anymore

haha I mean sometimes if it’s something specific I’m after (like a specific baby outfit that I had for DD1 but got lost / stained and I want the same one for DD2 😅), I will just buy one thing for £1, but I usually try to find sellers who are selling other things I want.

From a selling perspective I seem to sell more when I price things individually, any bundles I list never go!

I sell things for one pound. It's harder work but money is money. I reuse packaging and walk to the drop off point so it's nearly all profit apart from printer ink and tape!
Times are hard!
I listed 87 things yesterday ranging in price from 1 quid to a tenner.
I have 3 kids so they go thru clothing sizes like no ones business. Anything still in decent condition I sell then use the money to buy them new stuff.
From the listing yesterday I've already sold 45 quids worth of stuff and majority of that was individual 1 quid items.

I've bought single things for £1 because it's been the only thing I like from a seller or a specific thing I'm looking for.

When I sell I don't do smaller than 3 unless it's a coat or specific item that costs a bit more on its own.

I just read the thread and I think the answer is you sell stuff for £1 if your reason for doing it is mainly something else than money

But yes I do find it odd how few people buy bundles
and I’m wouldn’t do it if I had to drive to a locker

For me it’s the satisfaction that someone has picked out my item and really wants it. The idea that it will get used again. I sell almost everything for £1 and I get such a rush when they’re sold!

Put item on hanger, hang on doorframe, snap 3 photos, fold and put in a plastic bag, tape it up. Genuinely takes 2 minutes. No one needs a detailed fashion shoot or for you to iron a £1 item, don't be silly.

And who said anything about going to the post office on a daily basis? I don't either- I walk past a parcel locker or corner shop 2 or 3 times a week in the course of my normal life.

Because that's the lowest Vinted lets you sell it for. I'd give it away for £0 if I could! It's worth it to save it going to landfill or if it helps someone else out.
Charity shops seem to be heaving and I'm not listing on Facebook because I don't want strangers coming to the house.

Packing - I just use the post bags I get stuff delivered in. Postage - the lockers are literally at the entrance/exit to my estate - I drive past them at least twice a day.

I only sell stuff for £1 that would be worth about £5 though, otherwise it's not worth it for the buyer.

I do bundles and singles on Vinted.

I’m not anti-charity shop, and have noticed that the cost tends to be higher and not everyone can go into a charity shop or several and spend ages looking through it either. Plus, I know by selling that the item is going to someone who wants the item.

It’s also easier for me to drop a package off (have Evri, Yodel, and Inpost within a 15 min walk) which means I get some added steps in and the extra walking pays off. Helped me keep with and exceed my walking goals the past few months. Making money and becoming more fit balances out the effort to post for me.

Im really glad people do sell stuff for £1....Ive gotten some lovely bargains!
Most recently a gorgeous cardigan, even with P&P it was still cheaper then a charity shop.
I always do check out the sellers other stuff to see if I can make a bundle its just most of the time I really cant find anything else I like the look of!

I haven't labeled a Vinted parcel ever. Just use the InPost Digital labels. It's fine if you can't be bothered to list and sell things for £1 but some people don't find it any hassle and are happy to have the £1 in their pocket.

It takes maybe 2 minutes total to list and package an item

It takes 2 minutes to properly photograph something, let alone iron it (if needed), list it, find the appropriate packaging, label it etc. Personally I don't go to the post office on a daily basis so it wouldn't be a case of 'going there anyway'.

I usually bundle things together myself rather than list separately. Ie if I’ve got 3 t shorts of similar brand/colour I will stick them together. Seem to sell quicker that way too.

I'm so glad! I've got some right good stuff for a quid

It takes maybe 2 minutes total to list and package an item, and the drop off is somewhere I'm going anyway so 0 minutes there. Does that really count as having a lot of time on my hands?

And £1 for 2 minutes of effort is £30 an hour, which is a pretty good rate of return to me 🤷‍♀️

If it's not a big deal to post (I go to post office all the time) then £1 is more than you'd get at a boot sale and it all adds up. I mostly have £2 as my minimum unless you sell books then it's worth it at a £1.

YANBU

People selling items for £1 must have an awful lot of time on their hands! Personally I wouldn't bother for anything worth less than a tenner.

Just bundle it up and drop it off at the clothing bank at the local supermarket.

I'm ridiculously grateful to people who sell things - my DC is ND and has limited acceptable clothing, so I'm constantly looking for things in the next size up. Just got something in 11-12 which DC has had in every size since 2-3, so it's years old!

I do sell the odd item for £1, but prefer to bundle items up. I believe you can buy items cheaper on vinted or eBay than in a charity shop these days.

In terms of buying items, I always buy items in bundles (usually listed separately). I have just received four tops in the post all good (one particularly fabulous) for £12 including postage and buyers fees. I think buying secondhand clothes has become much more acceptable.

I still buy and give items to Charity shops occasionally. I have taken a few bags of items to two different Charity Shops today. These were items I thought people might buy for Christmas or the cold weather (i.e. coats, Christmas jumpers, etc.) On Vinted you don’t have to be so careful (so you can sell summer clothes now, as long as you sell at a lower price).

I started selling items on Vinted in November. Just kids clothes and toys that are no longer used. Most items are around £2-£4 but some at £1.

I drop off sold items at a locker on my school run, free parking and never a queue.

So far I've made around £60.

It's a lot less hassle than taking them to a charity shop.