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

I haven't read all the posts but I've been 'had' by a scam like this.

Basically they charge high for the postage, so when you realise you want to return something, you only get the £1, while they've got more than the value for the item regardless of whether you return it. Chances are, you won't even return it because a £1 item isn't worth the return postage refund.

Say,

£3 item value
£1 sale price
£6 their postage charge
£2 actual postage cost

Cost to buy for you is £7. Profit for them is £2

Cost to return for you is £2
You get back £1
Total cost to you is -£7

Net income for them is £1

Vinted is certainly cheaper than my local charity shops!

I had a look in a charity shop window the other day...Primark boots for £18!

Just because the item is selling for £1, doesn't mean it's only worth £1. Sometimes buying something, even with fees is cheaper than anywhere else I could get it and many items are new or barely worn, especially seasonal items. I don't have a local supermarket that sells kids clothes or a cheap kids clothes shop, so I have to pay delivery or petrol anyway.

Vinted is certainly cheaper than my local charity shops!

I always look at total cost when buying something. If it is worth the total cost to me I buy it.

I also do this when selling. So if I think a t shirt is worth about £3 orr £4 I lost for £1 as I know the buyer will end up paying more than that.

I thought that's how most people used Vinted.

I've sold lots of items on vinted for £1. Sometimes just one item on its own, sometimes people buy bundles.

I reuse parcel packaging I've received myself to send with, and if I don't have any I go to the corner shop and they happily supply me with some cardboard boxes.

Parcel drop off points for me are within walking distance.

I'm happy to sell for £1 at a time. It all adds up and I then tend to use the funds to buy on vinted the next size my child needs.

I sell to get stuff out of the house and get my steps in. Money isn't a factor. We don't have a charity shop that's easy to deliver to so might as well make £1 than drive miles.

I only really sell kids clothes but I tend to put sleepsuits up for £1 each, as people wouldn’t buy a bundle of 5 for £5 but they’ll go through my items and create their own bundle of 5 individual items for £5 if you see what I mean (I always preferred that as a buyer too, as in bundles there’s always a few bits I don’t like!

I wouldn't buy anything for £1 unless I really needed it.

Item. £1
Fees 0.70p
Postage £3

You're looking at spending almost a fiver in a £1 item.

More and more people give things away free now.
I couldn't be bothered for a pound.
I sometimes donate to charity shops or clothes swaps.

Yes if I sell things for just a few pounds...I don't even bother to transfer to my bank account...I just use it to buy things I want on there

I sell things for a pound because the drop off points are next to my house or work and I'd go a few times a week anyway. I usually reuse packaging so no costs there.

If I think something is only worth a pound and I have several similar items, I just bundle them together myself. So a bundle of three T-shirts for £3 rather than selling them individually.

You can buy lovely kids’ coats/football boots/gloves etc on Vinted for £5. So if you sell five little bits on there, you can use the money in your balance you buy your kid a new coat. I’m quite surprised at how people can’t see why some people would want/need to do this.

I've got a few bits on for £1 as for me it is about it leaving my home and not going to landfill than to make a fortune. Having said that I've made £1k. I have a drop off point seven minutes away so it's no big deal to drop it off when I have a couple or I am going that way to the shop.

Sell all my baby toddler clothes for £1-£3 and it works for me because I usually drop off a bunch of parcels at once and also collect one or two new items for the kids. I’ve never bought packaging and just re use what my deliveries come in.

I’ve made over £500. Some of it was higher value stuff like a baby bath £10 and bouncer chair £50.

it’s worth it to me to get it out the house and I like to think it’s actually being used as opposed to being in a charity shop storage

I sell things pretty cheap, but the Inpost lockers are opposite my house. The Evri shop is next door to school. No extra hassle at all. If it was a distance or required a special journey then no, I wouldn’t bother.
I have a storage box on top of the wardrobe that my listed items go in, so they’re out of the way.
I reuse packaging and haven’t bought new ever, just some sellotape that is pennies per sale.
I’m clearing out the kids old stuff or things that I don’t wear anymore. It’s not designer or brand new. If I can get a few pounds for it that’s great. The charity shops are further away than the postage options for me, unless I get a bag through the door for a kerbside collection.
If things of a similar size don’t sell after 6 months or so, I might bundle them together and list them like that myself, just to get the last few bits gone.
If it’s a waste of your time, or costs you money, don’t do it.

I sell stuff for £1...it gets it out of my house and it all adds up

Well it depends on your situation really. As I've said up thread and other have said similar if you drop it into a locker which is on your normal working route it hasn't cost you any time and if you reuse packaging that hasn't cost you anything either.

No, but you still have to drop it off. It's your own time and effort which is surely worth more than £1, is all.

In the nicest way possible this is a you problem.

As the seller it’s up to you what you list and for how much.

If you list an individual item for £1, it’s not a shock that people are buying the 1 item for £1.

If you would rather people buy as a bundle only, you need to sell as a bundle.

It adds up!

You don't have to pay postage though.

Also the post locker / shop is only 5 mins walk away so it's really easy to post things.

I don't understand it either. When you consider the cost of your own effort, time and postage there's no way it's worth a couple of pounds.

I congratulate vinted on a successful business model. They've created a marketplace where it's a race to list for the lowest price in order to sell and they must be absolutley raking it in.

Got to confess I'm a bit wary of buying something for £1 as I think how bad can the quality be that someone only wants £1 for it.
Surprised to hear some people are anti charity shop. They will have overheads to pay as well on a shop premesis. I've noticed a decline in the quality of items sold purely because I think everyone is keeping back their best donations to try and get a bit of extra cash and fast clothing chains have normalised ridiculously cheap prices for clothes (which by the way don't last.)

I like to do a bit of both. Love to donate and have a good rummage round a charity shop. I personally wouldn't list something for £1 because it wouldn't be worth the time.

I sell around 3-4 items a week on vinted, some for only £1 as it all adds up and I like the idea of someone else getting a bargain and I often buy things for £1 myself. Just this week I bought some pe kit for DC for £1 so £3.77 I think including postage and fees so far cheaper than brand new, better for the environment and although I love charity shops (and even bought my wedding dress from a charity shop) the chance of finding something exact for the DC is quite rare.