To ask if Vinted is worth it?

I made £1700 in 3 months selling unworn / little worn, good brand women's clothes in good condition. Mostly no longer required due to changing size , or work/ formal clothes that I didn't need any more, so I haven't missed anything since it's gone.
It was time consuming but I got the DC taking things to lockers for me. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would- it was fun to learn the system and see what sold quickly/ get good reviews etc.
I worked in batches of 10-20 items at a time, photographing any time when the light was good, but posting early Friday evening. Then watching as the orders rolled in.... Did packaging the next day and a locker/ drop off run on Saturday and another on batch on Sunday.
I needed to make some extra money for roof repairs.

£3 (jeans/jumpers) or £5 (jackets) if you’re lucky per item. I just sold a cardigan/bolero for £4 and an 80% woollen coat (Italian, probably cost me £30 in TKMaxx years ago) for £10. Sold a suit for £9. I’m happy if I sell for what I bought if it’s from there anyway. I’ve made about £50 selling everything for about £5 in recent weeks, but I’m not selling loads currently. Stick it on eBay/other sites too. Just copy/paste everything across and remember to delete if you sell it on another site.

@RunVelma

My daughter sees that with urban outfitters - she's always looking in the sales though so she's pretty good at picking up what bits are priced up on Vinted.

Same. Superdry little padded red coat arrived yesterday, it's like new. £22 (£100 in the shop).

I notice a lot of people buy Zara stuff in the sales, then sell it on Vinted as brand new with tags for more than they’ve paid. I’ve been stung a couple of times.

My daughter bought a brand new with tags Zara top for £18 from Vinted, but it was still for sale online reduced to £5. And another time I bought a jacket for £30 thinking I was getting a bargain, but it had been £20 in the sale.

I've just received a Roka back pack, it is £12 and like new, love Vinted 💜

Definitely worth it! All those £1s add up. I sell 3-4 things a week on it and only use the post options that I pass in my daily life anyway. It's so easy!

I'm losing weight and want a pair of Medium Livvy trousers from Hollister as mine are large and too big. They are going for £20 on Vinted. Mine were £15 in the January sales direct from Hollister. It's a weird place?

It depends on the brands you are selling. People will pay more for decent stuff - Boden, Hobbs etc. I've sold Boden dresses for £20. But anything on the cheaper end of the High Street goes for pennies.

@pestowithwalnuts yes and that's the stuff that doesn't sell or sells for a low value.

Iv just had a quick look on there ..there's loads of stuff that looks like it's pulled out of the rag bag and slung on a hanger.

In my experience footwear sells the best. I just sold two pairs of trainers for £40 per pair, but I agree, clothing generally go for a great deal less - but every little helps.

I’ve made over £300 in the past 8 months, mostly cheaper items like kids’ clothes, augmented by a few higher end items (good brands like Me + Em and From Future sell for decent prices). Other than occasional roll of tape, I don’t pay for packaging, ever. I reuse old envelopes and any packaging that comes into the house gets reused. There’s no need to buy packaging.

My view is that I’m clearing space, refreshing my wardrobe, helping the planet and making a bit of cash. If I sell 10 items at €1, that’s €10 for me, with no effort (I use local drop off points walkable to me).

There's been many a time I've been turned away from the charity shop because they aren't taking on any more donations that day. Really frustrating when I've gone out my way to drive there, find parking then walk over carrying the stuff. So if this works for you don't feel guilty! At the end of the day you're getting clutter out the house and it's better than it going to landfill x

It really depends if it is high street stuff £1-£5.

This week I have sold...

A Nintendo switch game £35

A Patagonia shirt £15

A paie of Chris Brasher walking boots £55.

The average cost of items on my page is £25+ and I have over 500 rwviews so..I do well I'll say that lol.

Totally worth it. I’ve made over £300 in 4 months. Just mid-range high street stuff like M&S. Shoes, boots, coats sell much better than tops etc. I use in-post lockers and bought a job lot of posting bags from Amazon. So much better than eBay.
I was clueless when I started but got tips etc from YouTube tutorials.

Yes I agree, I make sure everything is well presented and ironed.

I really think it’s more likely that they’re all plus sized tbh! I’ve lost 9 stone so selling off my old clothes. Did sell an Evan’s dress that cost £75, worn once, for £30 and I sold a Hobbs dress worn once for £60

The blouse was FatFace and I’m not sure plus size people realise FF go up to plus sizes (it was a 22) and tbf if you are plus sized do you want to be wearing a brand called Fat Face????

I sold all my coats for between £5 and £20 all plus sized, cheapest brand was M&S! All immaculate. I only sell clothes in excellent like new condition but I have excellent feedback and I admit I never over describe, maybe even under. People generally on Vinted want a bargain.

Bizarrely I’ve seen Primark and Shien sell for more than Boden, White Stuff, Sea Salt etc despite those brands costing new 4/5 x as much

its a funny place to sell for sure!

I've just done 6 washes for stuff I'm loading tomorrow plus I have a load of BNWT stuff to load as well. Karen Millen, Jacques Vert and similar. Gonna try eBay for a week and then Vinted if it doesn't go. Blowed if I'll be ironing it though, I don't iron anything for myself. I have a steamer so that will have to do.

Just a note to those of you who have money sitting in their Vinted accounts- it's wise to withdraw the money and keep it in your bank. I'm on a few facebook Vinted pages and lots of people find themselves banned or their account on Vinted restricted for ludicrous reasons and then struggle to get their balances back. Just best to be careful!

Some of it doesn't look like it's seen a washing machine let alone an iron 🤢

If you're going to have a go at selling..make sure that your items are pressed and well presented. The majority of stuff on there looks like it's never ever seen an iron

I joined Vinted in May 2023 and have sold £2400. But it's all been in very good condition or new, and mainly brands like joules, Boden, fat face. But I'm luckily I live in walking distance to drop off points so I find it easy to post

Vinted works out great for me. I do around 2k a year. Sometimes more.
I do get a lot of engagement though mostly because I see what I'm selling as dead money. I've already spent it. Nothing I can do about it. So at times list things such as previously sold a baby Burberry coat for £20, Armani jeans for £7 sort of thing. I quite often have 50% off bundles and that's when my orders go off the hook. Though I tend to have a lot of repeat customers as well. One lady orders from me every time I clear out my youngest child's wardrobe. It's that often I usually message to give a heads up to her when I'm going to upload

I've had a difficult time on it. Put some of DDs Boden/Joules/Frugi clothes and couldn't even get a £1 for some of it! People want stuff for pennies unfortunately.