To ask if Vinted is worth it?

Depends on what you're selling. I've got more than 1 or 2 pounds for M&S, Zara and Next items that are in really good condition. It is a pain sometimes, but if you're hard up it's a good way to make some cash. It all adds up.

Oh I understand, I withdraw it as it comes in. I just meant on my sellers page where it tells you your earnings not that's it sitting there in cash sorry for confusion

Not sure what you mean? Buyers are protected so they shouldn't lose any money.

Yes definitely worth it, but it takes patience to get the most out of it. I only list things in very good condition and won’t put anything for less than £4. I rarely accept offers - after all if you can go into New Look at buy a pair of Jeans for less than £4 go and do it but it’s not worth my time. Most of my £4 items are old clothes that I took to a car boot and didn’t sell. Anything else from my wardrobe I will list for £10 plus depending on what it is and the brand, but like I said I only sell things that are in very good condition and I don’t accept offers, I just decline them and block people if they keep offering stupid amounts. If you only have clothes that are from Primark and are past their best then I personally wouldn’t bother as you won’t get much for them and I’ve found it’s that type of brand that attracts the people offering 50p, I cba with it.

I make the most from selling my sons outgrown clothes and toys etc.

I’ve made £413 so far this year from 26 items.

EBay seems to get better price and you can withdraw money to account easily. Vinted, seems to be lower price and scam issue.

Infuriates me there is no option for ‘unisex’ on children’s clothing or toys etc either- just why?!

I think they count by amount of transactions. So bundle will be one item. There is also a financial limit of £1700 max to sell. Whichever marker you reach first- 30 transactions or £1700 per year sales - you are reported automatically to HMRC by Vinted.

Can I add photo of the size label too, since Vinted sizing is all over 🤣

more than 1 photo as well.

Sometimes I’ll list a couple of ‘decoy’ items for a £1 when I know they’re worth more, then I’ll have other similar items already loaded, and more often than not the buyer will have a look through and make up a bundle.

Some buyers are so rude though. I sold a coat on a Sunday afternoon and then got a message saying ‘when u ship can u do it today I need’

I cancelled the transaction. I’m not dealing with people like that, it’s not Amazon Prime. And you just know they’ll make trouble for you the other end, or sit on the item once collected and not hit ‘everything is ok’ so you pointlessly wait longer for your money after going to the trouble of shipping faster.

Always list for more than you want to actually get for something, then people will usually offer you the price you had in mind. People are really cheeky on vinted, offering ridiculously low prices etc, which is what made me stop selling.

Suggestions from a buyer-

Please take photos with a tape measure next to the item.

Bear in mind the buyer has to pay postage and insurance,this really bumps up your item you've listed for 'only a fiver.'

Please leave feedback.

Yes it's worth it.
Please turn off inpost locker to locker, it's convenient but honestly, it's shit, and Vinted take forever to sort missing/ incorrect parcels, it's just not worth it.

You can edit the postage options to whatever suits you. I just offer Royal Mail and Evri.

Yeah and if the item is damaged in transit due to packaging then vinted will automatically refund buyer.

Problem is if a parcel gets wet on the way, which I've had several times over the years.

@dontcryformeargentina sorry I can google this I know but I'm knackered and being lazy and you may know the answer

But when it says 30 items do you think that's listings or total pieces, I.e 2 bundles of 15 things? Or does a bundle class as 1 item?

Depends.
£1 items will add up. You do need yo decide if the time to take good photos and list and post is worth it to you though.
However, do you have things people would like to buy?

I sell stuff cheap. I could get more for it if I was happy to have it lying about but I'd rather £5 for an item to get rid than £10 and holding onto it for months. I know some of the people who've bought my items are resellers and I do get (irrationally) annoyed about that.

I've made £300ish. The items cost a LOT more than that and as above, I cpuld have sold a lot of them for more than that but £300 is better than a wardrobe full of stuff I won't use or bags of stuff waiting to sell.

I don't make much per item but it's added up to over £1000 in 1.5 years. So worth it for me.

I do find it better to keep posting stuff regularly. If I don't, my stuff all gets lost among all the other listings and I don't sell anything.

Me too! I’ve heard the customer support is poor so I wouldn’t want to be trying to get hold of someone at Vinted if there were a problem.
I always think I’ll leave the cash there for purchases, but then I lose my nerve at about £35/£40…

To the OP- I agree with PPs that it depends what you have, and how convenient the packaging and posting process for you personally.

Oh meant to say also regards that printer ... glad I didn't bother as it's so so easy to get it printed for me in the shop. Would have been a complete waste of money.

• buy the postage bags on amazon
• make sure your postage settings are set to only what's most convenient for you to send, while also bearing in mind whats likely to be in every town - I only send via Evri because I know there's Evri points everywhere and it's the closest to my house.
• I'd normally agree with a PP about not selling out of season, but I've actually had a lot of success doing it this month, so maybe people are just yearning for warm weather!
• don't have unrealistic expectations, and do your research first before deciding on a price. Why would I buy your item at £15 if I can spend less than a minute searching for that same item and find it for £8?
• Know and accept what's popular. You might have a lovely, incredible quality pure wool Hobbs coat that you bought for £150 5 years ago but Vinted doesn't care - you aren't getting £80 for it. You might have a chance of getting £50 if it's basically an exact replica of something that is currently in the shops or all over tiktok and it's in a popular size.
• Mention that you are doing bundles in your description, it makes people much more likely to look at your other items.
• good photos in natural daylight, I often find that items with 4 photos sell better than 1-2. If you have a good picture of yourself wearing the item then crop your face out and include that.

The one thing I've been experimenting with lately is price - the longer an item has been on, the less likely it is to sell (in my experience) so I've been pricing items £1 or £2 cheaper than my natural instinct, or how other items are priced, and I've had a fair bit of success with it - i also took down a few items that had been listed a while, took new photos (that were basically the same as the old photos) and re-uploaded at (for example) 7.50 rather than 8 and they went straight away.

I love it, in case you can't tell!

One caveat - possibility that you will be reported to HMRC by Vinted after selling over 30 items and will have to do deal with HMRC and possibly do a self assessment form to prove that you are not a business seller.

It is worth it. It all adds up and is a more sustainable way of shopping. A great way to clear out without sending to landfill.
I keep the packaging from things I've had delivered and re-use those so I don't have to buy postage bags. Brown paper and tape is a good option too.
Have a look on vinted and see what you think. See what things sell for. Depending on what you're selling, I'd say clothes are more priced at £4-5-6 (think charity shop prices,) rather than £1.

So I was very late to the Vinted party as a seller and decided that if posting became a faff, as you don't make much per item I'd jack it in. I almost forked out on a small printer for this just to do my labels.

It actually worked out well. Pricing wise although I want to get rid of stuff I'll try still to get the best price I can ... when you upload an item it gives you prices for similar items in the same condition category and i tend to start just under the top so. Can drop if I need to.

Buyers will often make an offer and provided they aren't being daft I'll accept/. If they are a bit lower I'll counter by meeting at a mid point. I find most stuff goes quite quickly.

I do take time to take lots of decent pictures in good light and I'm completely transparent about flaws. I've only done about 70 sales but they are all 5* and until recently with a nice paragraph of good feedback which really makes me buzz! I'll often pop freebies in a parcel too such as beauty samples I won't use or an extra similar item if it's kids stuff.

I have a box under the bed with my stuff to sell stored in and once it's full but I've other stuff I want to list I'll either massively drop prices of what's already on there or charity an item. My rule is I must always be able to put the lid on properly!

I only use shipping methods that are convenient for me (Yodel as I go past a few drop off points most days). I also recycle all packaging we get before buying stuff especially for Vinted parcels.

It's possible to make more than a few quid per item. I draw my £ out as soon as it's paid, put it in a separate savings pot then use it to buy vouchers for my M & S Christmas good shop.

I'm definitely happy with the money I've made vs the time and effort it takes.

I’ve made £1,120 in about 14 months.

I make myself list about 3-4 items every couple of days, that way you stay at the top of the algorithm and your stuff gets seen.

Its a combo of clothes my son has grown out of, stuff I have that I don’t want or no longer fits, and yep I’m also one of those people that will buy something off the bargain rail in the local charity shop and upsell it for a few pounds more. My best ones include a Petit Batau raincoat bought for £2 and sold for £25, a Jojo Mamam Bebe sleeping bag with arms bought for £1 and sold for £15, things like that do well but obviously you have to put in a bit of time. The majority of my stuff I’ll happily sell around the £3 mark but it all adds up.

And I never leave more than £20 or so lying about in my balance!