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Brand new DMs not selling on Vinted

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Gingerbreadcottage · 26/02/2025 18:00

I put my brand new Doc Martens (pink desert boots) - never been worn, still in the box on vinted and fb marketplace and they’re not selling. They are the wrong size for me and too late to return.
Where else could I try listing them?
I’ve put them on for £85. They are currently sold out on the DM site.

OP posts:
Clarefromwork · 27/02/2025 07:33

Has anyone favorited them?

Dita73 · 27/02/2025 07:31

Depop. I sold a pair of limited edition DM’s that I paid £130 for,for £200

Barney16 · 27/02/2025 07:27

Too expensive as others have said. You need to reduce to around £40 to £45. Or be prepared to wait and wait for them to sell. Has anyone added them to their favourites? You could make them an offer if so. Other option as someone has said is to take them off and list in the autumn. They are v pretty a d it's a shame they don't fit you.

hazelnutvanillalatte · 27/02/2025 07:26

I sold brand new Russell and Bromley lace ups on Vinted for 40 and they took a while to sell. No one will pay 85 for DMs and you say you paid 90 originally - so with added fees you're selling at a higher priced than new?

SparrowFeet · 27/02/2025 07:22

I never buy anything new with tags for more than 50% than what I could buy in the shop. Brands have sales. Anyone who actually buys them off you for £70 is a fool.
No one on Vinted cares why you weren't able to return. You've lost your money already.

Jumpingthruhoops · 27/02/2025 07:13

Doingmybestbut · 27/02/2025 06:06

I suspect a lot of new with tags stuff on Vinted has been stolen.

High end maybe. But with Zara stuff etc, I think it's because people are largely very disorganised and have passed the point for a refund. Zara will point blank refuse to give money back after 28 days!

Newfoundzestforlife · 27/02/2025 07:08

Gingerbreadcottage · 26/02/2025 18:25

They were brand new and bought for £90.

How much should I list them for?
I’ve added a photo of them.

No one is going to give you £85 for them on Vinted. They're not really a popular style unlike Jadons or Sinclair for example.

You'd be lucky to get £60 for them on vinted I'm afraid.

Jumpingthruhoops · 27/02/2025 07:07

Sorry OP but no one will pay £85 for those on Vinted. As others have said, either reduce them significantly or try selling for what you want on eBay.

NoWordForFluffy · 27/02/2025 07:03

YourFlawIsLava · 27/02/2025 01:16

Also, I'm a size 6. My mum is a size 8/9. She has always struggled to buy nice shoes because of this so 8 is not common among women. Not unheard of but I know one! I think 6 is average. Most people I know are smaller.

Your mum's problem is being a large 8. 9s are still uncommon in many shoes. However, if you're a smaller 8, there's bloody loads of choice these days. Way more than there used to be (the choice was dire when I was a teen).

I'm sadly a large 8 too these days (post pregnancy!).

biscuitsandbooks · 27/02/2025 07:02

They're scuffed along the side, for starters.

But even if they weren't, nobody is going to pay that kind of price for second hand shoes that are available for less from the actual retailer Confused

Doggymummar · 27/02/2025 07:02

Doingmybestbut · 27/02/2025 06:06

I suspect a lot of new with tags stuff on Vinted has been stolen.

I bought a lot of new with tags in a consignment, old stock from past years. I'll be loading it on today as it's payday weekend, Next and Zara, but I do wonder about some of it. It might be lifted. Not mine, other people's.

ShockedandStunnedRepeatedly · 27/02/2025 07:02

Is there a good reason you didn’t return them? Maybe if you explain that.

charmanderflame · 27/02/2025 07:00

Gingerbreadcottage · 26/02/2025 21:26

I still don’t understand why people are putting the laughing emoji on the photo I’ve uploaded

It's because you bought them for £90 and are expecting them to sell for close to that on Vinted.

You won't get more than £35-40 for them on Vinted. You'll be lucky to get that.

No one is buying them because you are listing them for too high a price. Even £70 is way too high. People buying on Vinted don't care how much you bought them for.

Doggymummar · 27/02/2025 06:58

WelshPool · 26/02/2025 22:43

Averages 6.5 to 7.
suspect you have more luck finding a 4 in the sales than I do 7 or 8. AND you can get away with kids sizes you jammy bugger!!!

Yeah I wear a lit of kids shoes, sometimes a 3.5 fits too

SquashPenguin · 27/02/2025 06:58

There are so many fake DMs on Vinted that I would never buy a pair from there. Not saying yours a fake but it's too high a price for me to take the chance.

FeathersMcgraww · 27/02/2025 06:52

Hercisback1 · 26/02/2025 18:06

No one will pay that much on vinted sorry.

Ebay?

I sold a pair of DMs that had been worn twice for £140 on Vinted, they were £230-ish brand new but were sold out everywhere and viral on tiktok at the time, so people absolutely will pay that much if the item is popular enough!

TheBaronesshasWrittenaLetter · 27/02/2025 06:31

Laughing that the article @WelshPool shared to prove their point shows they were wrong 😂

Mummyoflittledragon · 27/02/2025 06:24

Historyofwolves · 26/02/2025 21:50

Why don't people understand sunk costs?!

You bought them and failed to return them in time. You can't wear them and therefore have no use for them. You've already wasted your money. Anything you get back for them on Vinted is a bonus. Why on earth would you expect full price and to recoup your costs?! People don't owe you anything. They're doing YOU a favour taking your unwanted stuff off your hands!

Agreed. I was going to say similar.

Startinganew32 · 27/02/2025 06:20

DetectiveSleuth · 27/02/2025 05:53

Who told you the average is a 7? I’m a size 5 and, when I go shoe shopping, I often find it quite hard to find size 5s. I also notice that there’s usually not many in a size 6 either 🤷‍♀️

Apparently the average is 6.5 so not far off.

Also OP, DocMartens do 10% off first order so your boots would be £75.60 with free delivery for brand new boots straight from the seller with all the statutory rights.

The idea that someone should pay you over £90 because you didn’t remember to take yours back in time is indeed laughable.

MonthsofTherapy · 27/02/2025 06:18

It's the fees and postage that bumps it up. They might be brand new, but I would rather buy for a tiny bit extra from the shop. I would consider those at £60 because by the time the fees and postage is added on, you are pushing £67.

Whatshallwedohere · 27/02/2025 06:18

Newusername3kidss · 26/02/2025 18:05

Maybe eBay? Or local Facebook marketplace groups. People expect absolute bargains on vinted - I had a brand new Zara dress and put it at £15 (was £50) and someone offered me £3!

This is genuinely not possible as people can only offer a maximum of 40% lower than the listed price

BookishBabe · 27/02/2025 06:17

Is OP not going to address that on the Dr Marten website the boots are in stock in a size 8, they are only £84, and next day delivery is free.

Your pair should be more like £40.

On the topic of shoe size, I'm a 43, which used to be an 8 in the UK (I live in England) it slowly seemed to turn into a 9. Now in some brands a 43 is now a 10! But my feet have a been a 43 or 27.5cms since I was 13.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 27/02/2025 06:16

Could it be that DM actually call them monkey boots, so anyone searching for those exact boots won't find them

And price.

Startinganew32 · 27/02/2025 06:15

Look, I get it’s annoying that you didn’t return the shoes in time but why the hell you’d expect people to pay you over £90 with the sellers fees and stuff for them is baffling. You are also a UK size 8 and not that many women are above a 7 so you have a limited market as it is. The website about average sizes is an US one and theirs are two sizes above ours, so a 7 there would be a 5 in the UK.
It’s a second hand clothing website. People go on there to get a bargain, not full price items they could get cheaper by going straight to the manufacturer. I’d say between £35 and £40 and you might get some takers but given the size, maybe not many.

ChicaWowWow · 27/02/2025 06:12

Gingerbreadcottage · 26/02/2025 18:31

I don’t understand why the laughing emoji on the photo - that’s what I’ve posted on vinted.

No clue why the laughing emoji, I love them! Shame they're not my size, but also I wouldn't put more than £50 for 2nd hand shoes, even if never worn.

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