Brand new DMs not selling on Vinted

That says average shoe size is given in US sizes. So average shoe size in UK is a 5.5 (not 6.5) which chimes with my experience. 8 is obviously larger than average. It is incredible rude to refer to people as "teeny tinies" just because they have perfectly average sized feet!

That’s daft. I’ve sold several pairs of DMs on Vinted for £40-50 recently. Lightly worn with no signs of wear but not new.

I have exactly this problem. Shoe size deflation is definitely a thing in the larger sizes.

I think the market for second hand shoes is quite limited - most people will want to pay a bit more for something new. Also beware of selling on ebay and not accepting returns - although it's a faff to have to let someone return, it really puts buyers off with things like clothes and shoes where they can't be sure if it will fit. I recently was eyeing up a shirt at £40 but seller wouldn't accept a return if it didn't fit and I didn't want to take the risk so I left it. Would defo have bought had there been a return option.

Try ebay, sale prices are higher and the buyers are way less cheap.

I prefer EBay because of the auction system. I recently sold a bag on EBay, started it off at £20 and ended up getting only £2 less than I paid for it.

£85 for second hand boots is extortion. Even if they're described as not worn they are still second hand. About £15-£20 would be more realistic.

They’re actually on sale online for £84, so no reduction at all (a quid profit, in fact) 😁

Don’t think you’ll get more than £30-40 for them at a push. You’re definitely not getting anywhere close to what they cost you.

I’d stick them on for no more than £50 and hope a half decent offer came in. Nobody is going to take the risk/hassle paying higher, they’ll just order from a reputable retailer instead.

No one will buy them second hand for £5 less than full price. Most people using Vinted are wanting a bargain and I’ve been scammed before for a £30 item. No way would I spend £85 on a £90 original item.

Actually more once you’ve added buyer fee and postage- crazy!

Have you heard of the term ADHD tax? Definitely applies here. I can relate, it’s so frustrating when it happens but be kind to yourself. I have been extremely hard on myself for weeks for things similar but it achieves nothing, it’s done now. At least if you do get back around half the price it is better than nothing.

I use vinted a lot and would never buy these at £85!

I could walk into a shop and buy for £90 and have all the protection that comes with it. Can try on. Protection on my credit card. Ability to return if not correct size etc.

If I bought on vinted for £85 - for starters vinted charges you 'protection' so the shoes would be over £90, plus delivery. So your shoes, without any protection or ability to try on are more expensive than buying yourself.

To compensate for lack of that protection I'd not want to be buying anything for more than a third to a half the price of it new.

It isn't average but foot lengths are definitely increasing. I used to find it hard to get shoes in a size 8 in the 80s but now it is a normal size stocked by every shop.

Long is the word you are looking for rather than "huge".😂

I paid £50 all in for some standard cherry red 8 hole boots on Vinted. But it was just before Christmas and a smaller more common size. I'd aim for £50 and see how you go. Maybe include in the listing that you're open to reasonable offers.

Why would anyone buy second hand shoes for nearly the same price as new ones?

7 is a normal shoe size. 8 is definitely larger than average.
Shops stock far less of them, I know from personal experience.

You value them at £85. Nobody else does, it’s basic economics. Something is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for them.

@Gingerbreadcottage , not RTFT, so might be repeating someone else's advice but list them on ebay as DM Church monkey boots.
Put them on at the lowest price you'd be willing to accept, and send them 'signed for', as DMs attract CFs.

It's only in the same spirit as this article from people who presumably love shoes - really big/huge feet - any pejorative interpretation is your own -
callashoes.co.uk/blogs/news/10-celebrities-really-big-feet

It's not rude - I'm not saying it's unattractive, doubtless many models have size 8 and above. It's just a fact that her market is going to be limited with a niche shoe for a size that's bigger than the average. Even as the poster below with all the stats (and the rudeness about teeny tinies) says, most women are 6.5-7. Obviously some have size 8s like you and your mates but the chances of them wanting secondhand pale pink DMs at this price are clearly gonna be less than if they were size 6 black DMs.

Then have a laugh at this one that quotes 6.5

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/shoe-size-by-country

Google first answer also suggests 6.5 to 7.

only on here could a teeny tiny come along with itty bitty feet, claim the average size is for elephants and have all the other little delicates fall over themselves to agree.

7 and 8 is a perfectly normal shoe size.

How rude! Agree it's not the UK average but I'm an 8 and know 2 other women who wear an 8 and none of us are unusually large overall.

I buy and sell loads on Vinted - brand new with tags/original packaging I would expect to list or pay around 1/2 of full price possibly 2/3 if it's something I really wanted & couldn't find elsewhere. As others have said, once you factor in fees and risk factor, you'd be mad to pay the same price as shop bought.