The second hand clothes market is dead.

Ebay has lost popularity which means you can now get good bargains. Before you had to win in a bidding war, now I seem to win everything at starting price..

This makes me feel better. I have only just discovered Vinted. Lost a heap of weight so had to buy an entire new wardrobe. Its been absolutely amazing so far, Im beyond impressed. Id say 80 per cent has been so good - like as new expensive coat for 10 quid! Couple of stinkers but you just have to expect that.

I just gave away all my other stuff. Im sure I could have made a lot of money on it (maybe?) but the effort involved I just knew Id get the hump. Way too much faff. Ive learnt to never pay what Im not afraid to lose - because it could arrive and its shit. So I dont pay more than a tenner for anything no matter what. Working out so far, and I feel like Ive totally indulged - ive got parcels coming every day - filling my wardrobe rapidly and spending peanuts. Whats not to love!

I buy almost everything on vinted. I skip over listings that don't state the size, and I appreciate a pic of the wash care label. It's amazing the number of sellers who don't put such basic info on their listings, and those who don't bother ironing the item or don't have clear pics. So if your stuff isn't selling maybe just check if your listing could be improved.
Love vinted, but I still also use eBay.

I reuse old Amazon packaging. Or if I'm out of that, I wrap and seal/tape in heavy duty (ie Waitrose) bags or bin bags.

Yeh - what is the thing with '8-10'. Im a 10 not an 8. Never an 8. Why do they bunch that sizing together? Weird. I have to go through each item and ask or read the summary if it says it, which is such a waste of time.

I sell plenty on Vinted. I have made about £1500 in the past 18 months.

My son (20s) buys most of his clothes from Vinted. He’s got some really nice stuff.

that's true...

but recently I had someone order something and then didn't collect. it's now on it's way back to me and she won't need to pay postage. I won't either, but a waste of time. I checked her feedback and it looks like she's done it before.

Also had someone ask to return a pair of good condition child's shoes "because of a bad odour". I strongly suspected she was lying as they didn't smell at all, but it's hard to disprove or prove a smell. I let her return them and there was no smell. Clearly buyer's remorse.

Yes, I agree. I’ve been wearing the same Primark v-neck cotton t-shirts over the last 3 years, they wash well and got a lot of use in the heatwaves.

Plus their cotton bedding is so soft and has lasted through countless washes.

I do have guilt about high street retailer ethics, but this idea that everything in Primark falls apart is so weird.

I've had a huge wardrobe clearout this month, and put the stuff on ebay - where it proceeded to sit there and not shift. I then begrudgingly tried Vinted. I've sold 6 items in a week.

Yes the sale prices aren't as high as the 2015 ebay days, but at least my old clothes (still in fab condition, some new with tags) aren't just going to waste.

I don’t remember previously but if an item is lost, eBay refunds me directly, I don’t have to chase anything.

I bought a Seasalt top and it was ready to collect from the locker the same day. It turned out the seller lived down the road from me.
I think your idea of sellers listing the region or town is a good one. But if you use Inbox or Evri shop to pick up and drop off, they're normally picking up a lot of packages in the same place, so environmentally it may not be as bad as you think.
On the point of packaging, I just re use whatever I have received when I've bought something else online.

I've had an amazing year with Vinted, with just one issue, and I will say that Customer service is ridiculous. However, I've sold loads of goods, some really good designer pieces and then reinvested the money I've made, getting some really beautiful linen and silk pieces. Other than that I bought a couple of staples from M&S.

One thing I will say - if you're going away, do make sure that you allow plenty of time for delivery. I got caught out - the item was posted really late, despite the seller saying they'd get it straight to me and i was away when it arrived. It didn't fit and I wasn't able to return it and it got super stressy with CS. As it was, I resold it within a few days so all was not lost. It can be time consuming though.

Yes I think collection should be an option.

Recently someone travelled from the other side of London to me to pick up an item I sold on eBay as he needed it for an event. We met in a shop near my house and he scanned my eBay link for proof of collection.

I keep all the packaging when we order stuff online, and then reuse it.

I didn’t realise you could return things on Vinted if they don’t fit.

Was the size stated incorrectly?

I don’t package scruffily, but I absolutely will re-use any clean suitable packaging from other parcels, and others save theirs for me too. Vinted is all about re-use, and making/saving money, and I lean right in to that.

May be ebay? I haven't sold anything since they stopped their connection with paypal for payments. I just didn't want to give yet another company my bank details to get paid.

I agree. Doesn't refine the search enough.

I keep all packaging that arrives here, mailing bags, boxes, bubble wrap etc, and then reuse that to send parcels out. It needs to be double wrapped as per vinted guidelines. If I run short then I buy mailing bags.

I always print my own labels as well, so don't get any mixups with Inpost etc

Lost a lot of weight. Every stitch of my new wardrobe is Vinted. I have never been so well dressed .
Just need to get my ass in gear to sell my fat clothes .

I tend to sell designer/specialist stuff that I expect to sell for a bit more on ebay and "standard" clothes that I don't expect to get much more on Vinted. I've had reasonable success with this approach. I also buy most of my clothes on Vinted now, as does DD. the trick is to "train" the model and be prepared to accept that you may not find what you want straight away.

I don't know why people prefer the filters on Vinted. You can't search on an individual size as they are all in ranges, and they don't offer really obvious filters such as trouser length. The keyword search is pretty poor too.

Unfortunately though, I think it makes people feel better about buying it new in the first place. Wear it once (or not at all), sell it on to someone for £5 who will wear it once... it's not more sustainable, it is greenwashing - thinking you pass on the consequences of your consumption to the someone else.

Yes, i had a new tags girls Monsoon dress up for £5 that no one wanted. It was £40 new. Similarly a £45 white stuff outfit I struggled to sell for £5. I tend to sell on Vinted In fits and starts but mostly find its not worth the effort or time. Its great for buying kids things. But with things like woman trousers the sizing isn't specific enough. So im after some synthetic ( non crease and dry fast) wide leg trousers in a petite. I'd have no chance on vinted. Need to ask for inside leg measurements which no one likes doing.

I suspect the clothes are so cheap that people would just keep buying new and binning anyway. That's what they were doing before.

Maybe this time, instead if buying new Shein, they buy it second hand.

I don't buy from these places myself BTW and do not defend fast fashion, just saying it may not be a bad thing if they're being resold.