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

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TeenGreenBottles · 03/12/2024 15:41

Started selling recently, and put quite a few things individually for £1 or so. I was assuming people would buy in bundles, as that's what I've always done, to make the postage worthwhile. I've done maximum bundle discounts to encourage this

However, sales are coming in fairly well, but almost all are just single items! Even with reusing packaging so minimising spending on that, it just doesn't seem worth the time and effort of putting on the listing, then packaging it up, sending etc for £1.

What are other people's experiences? Do you think it's worth selling small value things individually or do you bundle everything yourself? Do your buyers bundle things? Should I just suck it up or not bother with the low price stuff?

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Soooooooverthisnow · 03/12/2024 16:22

I think Vinted is totally flooded now. I've got hundreds of things listed that haven't sold in a year+. Nearly everything I have listed is less than £3 and hardly anyone bundles. I've set it to holiday mode until I can delete everything and going to list it on eBay as big bundles 20+ items for like £15 just to get shut of the stuff. Will still use Vinted but not for anything less than say £7 listing price.

camerasupply · 03/12/2024 16:08

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 03/12/2024 15:50

I've made a couple of grand over the last 18 months (yes I am aware of HRMC regs), i just want it gone from the house. The kids take it to post and they like going to the lockers.

I've sold some higher value stuff but normally at the £1-3 mark.

So you've sold over 650 items? Is it mainly clothes? I can't imagine having that much stuff that I don't need/want.

GrazeConcern · 03/12/2024 16:05

@boulevardofbrokendreamss if you’re just selling your own stuff 2nd hand the hmrc regulations don’t count anyway. You could make £20,000 but if you bought the stuff new for £40,0000 and are thereby making a loss there’d be no tax to pay.

BlitheSpirits · 03/12/2024 16:02

to keep it out of landfill, perhaps?

anon2022anon · 03/12/2024 16:02

Because even if it's £1, it's motivating me to get something out the house at the minute, and funds towards whatever else. I do tend to list at higher prices, but I've got piles of stuff, that haven't sold at higher price, but have survived the 'just donate or recycle it' culls. Because it's BNWT, or sentimental, whatever the reason. Listing it low fuels the motivation to keep on going, as well as boosting your Vinted listings. I also offer items for free- if someone buys a bundle of gloves, I've offered them socks that fit at the same age that I've found in the house.

That being said, I live a 5 minute walk from an Evri shop, have to go that way for the school run regularly, and I will happily hang on for a few days to send several cheap parcels together. I also have been selling for a looooong time, so I have all the materials I need and buy them cheaply.

I'm at about £4k of stuff cleared this year, so I'm happy to keep going 😊

ThisAquaCrow · 03/12/2024 15:58

I’m just doing it slowly snd steadily to get rid of stuff. I’d rather do this than donate to charity shops who absolutely rip the arse out of second hands clothes-Primark T shirts being listed fot £5 🤦‍♀️

RobertaFirmino · 03/12/2024 15:58

Many people have to watch every single pound. Good luck to them.

ImWearingPantaloons · 03/12/2024 15:55

We're living in a cost of living crisis.

I get to shift clothes out and get a bit of money, people who buy them get cheap clothes!

bugalugs45 · 03/12/2024 15:54

I remember starting out on Vinted , panicking about negative feedback for late posting or bad packaging that I bought a Jiffy bag ( £1 ) then drive to 2 different lockers as the first one was full. The item was £2.50 😂
I now only post when k can walk past whilst out with my dog and reuse packaging all time . Cereal boxes are a current favourite , I cut to size !

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 03/12/2024 15:50

I've made a couple of grand over the last 18 months (yes I am aware of HRMC regs), i just want it gone from the house. The kids take it to post and they like going to the lockers.

I've sold some higher value stuff but normally at the £1-3 mark.

SharpWriter · 03/12/2024 15:48

I haven't done any bundles but I don't normally bother selling something for less than £5. It's just not worth the time by the time I've done the listing, packaged the thing up, driven to the locker etc (especially if you have to wait for a locker to become free or drive further to get a free locker etc etc) - all these things eat up time and effort so it depends what works for you personally I think.