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Selling used undies?

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iknowineedtostoptalking · 14/08/2026 16:47

Lighthearted…. except at three in the morning when I’m lying in bed worrying….

Is it unreasonable to be (sort of) seriously considering trying my luck at selling my used undies?

Name changed because ew gross.

(I’m just sick of working super hard and being careful with money…. and still not having any. )

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AbsolutelyWould · 15/08/2026 11:31

NC for this....but I absolutely would if I thought it was worth it.

I'd worry about safety though. How could you be sure they couldn't find you in real life?

TheOlderIGetTheStayerIHome · 15/08/2026 11:25

namechange6766333545544 · 14/08/2026 18:09

There’s a series on iplayer called Mood where the young women put pritt stick in the gussets to make the underwear look worn before posting it off to unsuspecting buyers.

It’s a good series - I really enjoyed it.

Here was me thinking I’d actually have to wear them! 😂

NGL, it has crossed my mind, but I couldn’t actually do it. Apparently, for those interested, if you list on Vinted with ‘IYKYK’ or ‘help me have a hot girl summer’ it attracts the sort of buyers who would be interested in this sort of thing 🤢

topcat2014 · 15/08/2026 11:21

I read a piece in the Times today about how Only Fans has become more exploitative etc.

I know this isn't that - but "if something looks too good to be true" then it usually is.

omghereistrouble · 15/08/2026 11:19

Though you hear people who make a small fortune on this I would rather keep my pride

NotAnotherScarf · 15/08/2026 08:36

ParsleySageToiletDuckAndBinBags · 15/08/2026 08:22

Trying to look at knickers that are currently being worn? Or propositioning women in the street and asking if they'd be interested in taking off and handing over the ones they have on for a generous sum?

Jesus...I guess I fail the pervert test then. I'd not thought of those options! Sometimes I despair of men and I am one

ParsleySageToiletDuckAndBinBags · 15/08/2026 08:22

NotAnotherScarf · 15/08/2026 07:51

But what would liking used knickers escalate to? Genuinely interested as I'm male and can't see what is next on the perv scale.

Trying to look at knickers that are currently being worn? Or propositioning women in the street and asking if they'd be interested in taking off and handing over the ones they have on for a generous sum?

HoldingOntoMySanity · 15/08/2026 08:00

Dont know @NotAnotherScarf but there is a 'market' for pretty much everything. Period stained underwear, children's underwear, breast milk etc. TBH that's just the beginning of horrifying shit some men like.

NotAnotherScarf · 15/08/2026 07:51

bebanjo · 15/08/2026 07:32

women survive how ever they can.
my understanding of men with such fetishes is that they have to escalate at some point. Meaning it’s possible that someone else will face the consequences of men always getting what they want.

But what would liking used knickers escalate to? Genuinely interested as I'm male and can't see what is next on the perv scale.

Rubyupbeat · 15/08/2026 07:44

One friend made a pretty penny selling her used undies, she stopped when she got several requests for children's underwear.(she had no children, so was obvious phishing requests but made her physically sick)

bebanjo · 15/08/2026 07:32

women survive how ever they can.
my understanding of men with such fetishes is that they have to escalate at some point. Meaning it’s possible that someone else will face the consequences of men always getting what they want.

Flinderskleepers · 15/08/2026 06:56

Frenzi · 14/08/2026 17:47

A friend of mine does this and whilst she hasn't made a fortune she has paid for two family holidays and some days out.

She goes on a specific site and has a bum shot photo (not of her - one that she found on the internet!!). She buys cheap knickers from Primark and when she sells a worn pair she literally take a pair out of the bag, rubs it around her armpits if she has just been to the gym or her husbands armpits when he comes home from work, puts them in a plastic bag and posts them off! She has regular buyers!!!

Men are idiots - they will buy anything!!

Does she declare this income on her tax return? 😂

MagneticSquirrel · 15/08/2026 06:31

KnittyNell · 14/08/2026 19:56

Jeez! I thought women wanted to be taken seriously and treated with respect.
Aim higher!

Nothing wrong with wanting to make extra money this way if people will buy them! You can have a “serious” job but still want more money to overpay the mortgage, invest into pension or just old fashioned have some fun like a holiday before AI / outsourcing / automation steals your main job and income drops

Nugg · 15/08/2026 06:25

Oh my God, how funny they were talking about this earlier on the Radio and apparently people literally go and buy a new packs of cheap undies spray them with perfume and put them in the post. I’m all up for that🤣🤣

ParsleySageToiletDuckAndBinBags · 15/08/2026 06:24

nc42day · 14/08/2026 20:07

@Lexy2345 anoint, that's a classic.

What do they say, a fool and his money are soon parted? I would say that if they're daft enough to pay their money for it, why not.

Edited

I'm sure online and phone scammers see it the same way: that if people are foolish enough to pay them, they must deserve it.

I'd also wonder how many of these men are actually single; and how many of them have a wife who has no idea that they're sending family money to another woman in exchange for 'sexual favours'. I doubt the wives would find it quite so funny.

ParsleySageToiletDuckAndBinBags · 15/08/2026 06:17

Frenzi · 14/08/2026 17:47

A friend of mine does this and whilst she hasn't made a fortune she has paid for two family holidays and some days out.

She goes on a specific site and has a bum shot photo (not of her - one that she found on the internet!!). She buys cheap knickers from Primark and when she sells a worn pair she literally take a pair out of the bag, rubs it around her armpits if she has just been to the gym or her husbands armpits when he comes home from work, puts them in a plastic bag and posts them off! She has regular buyers!!!

Men are idiots - they will buy anything!!

So she's catfishing and an online scammer, then? Not that I have much sympathy with the men who buy them - although I'd wonder if some of them have some kind of mental health issue - but it's seriously lowering yourself and throwing your own pride and dignity out of the window.

Surely by entering into this kind of murky business, she's as grubby as the punters are?

Angela59 · 15/08/2026 05:17

sunflower85 · 14/08/2026 20:04

I’m in tears laughing at this 🤣🤣🤣

Trust me on this
An awful lot of men LOVE being humiliated.

Victorius19 · 14/08/2026 20:30

My DD's friend was having a good clear out of her underwear after having a baby and realised nothing fit any more. She had lots of expensive sets so put them all on FB marketplace and was inundated by the most horrific messages... asking if she'd wear them first.... she couldn't get the posts down quickly enough.

nc42day · 14/08/2026 20:07

@Lexy2345 anoint, that's a classic.

What do they say, a fool and his money are soon parted? I would say that if they're daft enough to pay their money for it, why not.

sunflower85 · 14/08/2026 20:04

ExtraOnions · 14/08/2026 17:30

I would do the whole Dominatrix thing with them “you have no permission to speak to me, speak to me again and you get nothing” - then double the price and chuck in a fuck off

I’m in tears laughing at this 🤣🤣🤣

KnittyNell · 14/08/2026 19:56

Jeez! I thought women wanted to be taken seriously and treated with respect.
Aim higher!

NotMyNormalUserNameObvs · 14/08/2026 19:51

I sold used gym socks on eBay for a while. You have to word the listings very carefully or the listing gets pulled, and most buyers want to chat and then start asking for feet pics etc. I got annoyed with how time consuming it got and bailed.

Lexy2345 · 14/08/2026 19:43

A uni friend used to buy packs of cheap Primark knickers, anoint the crotch with Vaseline and flog them to seedy wankers online. Meanwhile I worked in a café for minimum wage.

Nousernameideaaga · 14/08/2026 19:41

Frenzi · 14/08/2026 17:47

A friend of mine does this and whilst she hasn't made a fortune she has paid for two family holidays and some days out.

She goes on a specific site and has a bum shot photo (not of her - one that she found on the internet!!). She buys cheap knickers from Primark and when she sells a worn pair she literally take a pair out of the bag, rubs it around her armpits if she has just been to the gym or her husbands armpits when he comes home from work, puts them in a plastic bag and posts them off! She has regular buyers!!!

Men are idiots - they will buy anything!!

This made me laugh out loud in real life

InterestedDad37 · 14/08/2026 19:30

I think it used to be a thing, but the gusset has fallen out of the market 😀

Catza · 14/08/2026 19:24

I know it's lighthearted but, just in case someone is tempted... It's a small business just like any other. So if you dream of making millions while going about your day, you won't. Running a small business requires ongoing investment (purchasing a subscription to a specialist site, supply of undies in various styles, postage and packaging) and time (market research to find your ideal customer, actual marketing to them, packaging and posting orders, dealing with complaints, chasing missing orders and damaged deliveries etc. etc.). And as in any small business, the vast majority of people underestimate what it takes and burn out before making any profit.

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