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I sell shoes to fetishists online. AMA.

107 replies

SmellyShoos · 07/07/2018 22:52

Be gentle, this isn’t AIBU Blush

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AnxietyForever · 10/07/2018 15:50

How do you know if people are serious when messaging you? And do you charge for pictures of your feet?
Very fascinating

ClosdesMouches · 10/07/2018 16:39

parsnip - I'm unreasonably happy to have found someone else who has that issue with Birkenstocks!

FortuneFavoursTheBald · 10/07/2018 17:18

Thanks for this, it's fascinating. I love Primark shoes, I have really stinky feet and I feel terrible about chucking away old shoes so it seems like an ideal career path for me Grin

I have a pair of shoes which are thrashed to fuck- insole hanging out, rubber hanging off the sole and they stink to heaven. They don't smell like feet, more like actual death. Would these sell? Do you describe the smell in the post or does "thrashed" or "well-worn" do it?

Also, if you've got a pair which stink do you wrap them up in a carrier bag before posting them? I'd be worried that a post-person would smell mine through the envelope and call in the fucking bomb squad!

Thanks for this though, OP, this is fascinating.

FortuneFavoursTheBald · 10/07/2018 17:19

Also, when taking pictures of your feet, do you make them look all sexy? ATM, my legs are all stubbly, pasty as fuck and I've got a massive insect bite on my ankle. I'm guessing I'd need to make them a bit more presentable before taking a picture, right? Or don't these perverts buyers care about that?

AliasGrape · 10/07/2018 20:20

How do you hide your address on business eBay accounts? I don’t sell worn shoes (though tempted now, Grin ), but do have a business page and would like to not have my home address on there due to an arsey/ very nosey ex.

Also, what does your husband think? Thinking of suggesting this to DP to contribute to the new carpet fund!

SmellyShoos · 10/07/2018 20:22

@AnxietyForever - I don’t engage too much with people who message me. I’ll respond to requests (as in “do you have any black ballet pumps that have been worn barefoot”) but tend not to go beyond very simple yes/no answers until I’ve determined they’re likely to be legitimate enquiries. Usually, a first message that goes straight to dirty talk is a thrill-seeking time-waster.

I don’t charge for picture of my feet, and tend not to send them unless part of the “ad” for the shoes or socks. A few regulars get photos but it’s more about the shoes/socks/stockings than my feet.

Funnily enough, most buyers are extremely polite, and quite business-like. At the end of the day, they’re trusting you with their fetish, their name, and home address, so they tend to like to keep things very civil!
I get a lot of thank you emails after they’ve received their goods!

@FortuneFavoursTheBald - Smells like death is good! If you’re listing them, stick with “well-worn”. Any reference to smell/smelly or feet will likely mean that your ad gets pulled.

I always wrap in sandwich bags and then in heavy-duty envelopes. For socks, I put into smaller ziplock bags, and add a ribbon 🎀

Nothing sexy about my feet Grin
Photos showing my feet tend to either show the tops, a bit of toe, or soles. It’s much more about the shoe etc. though I always make sure that I have a nice pedicure, and they generally look nice.
I’ve never taken a photo that goes above the lower part of my ankle.

Shoes and sock buyers tend to like normal looking feet. I assume foot fetishists stick to specialist sites offering prettier trotters.

I’m just home from work and heading out for a walk in a pair of white trainer socks that will be winging their way to Holland soon Grin

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SmellyShoos · 10/07/2018 20:28

@AliasGrape - If you already have a business account, I’d suggest setting up a new one just for shoes if you do try it. I find PayPal change their platform a lot, and I’m not overly confident of it.
Other than that, if you go to “Accounts and Settings”, you can change it there.

My husband knows that I do this and tends to just roll his eyes and not mention the war. He knows I sell shoes on eBay, but doesn’t know the extent of the messaging etc.
I think he figures if I advertise shoes and a fetishist buys it, that’s fine, but I think he’d be a bit Hmm at the level of engagement.
He quite likes my feet but hates my smelly shoes.

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Alwaystired122 · 10/07/2018 21:51

Inspired! I want to do this!

ReanimatedSGB · 10/07/2018 21:56

I've tried this once or twice in the past with no luck at all. (OK I once sold a rubber mac to someone who was clearly a fetishist, but I was kind of expecting that.)
I might have another go.

Monkeypuzzle32 · 11/07/2018 07:40

Looking at trashed shoes on EBay UK, they don’t seem to command the prices you're achieving-maybe it’s not a UK thing so much?

ChanandlerBongsNeighbour · 11/07/2018 12:49

I once listed a bundle of shoes in varying degrees of wear, pointing out that unfortunately some had some residual odour. I got a message asking me if I could select the smelliest pair and sell them to this person separately! Grin I replied that three had to go as a bundle and if I recall correctly, I think the bundle went for quite a good price!

DSHathawayGivesMeFannyGallops · 11/07/2018 14:03

This is fascinating!

My feet are pretty ripe despite being washed, foot creamed & deodorised every day. I also have quite a few pairs of well worn flats from 4 years working on my feet in retail. Pretty little size 3.5-4s, too. The smell some of my shoes give off is akin to wafts from Hades. Is there a market for them, do you think? Grin

If so, best way to start?

Loopylou6 · 11/07/2018 15:34

Amazing thread, do you put up pictures of the shoes/ socks on the listings?

WindyWednesday · 11/07/2018 16:55

I’m fascinated by this.

PickledLilly · 11/07/2018 17:11

This is fascinating! Due to an old foot injury I go through shoes really fast (I think I must walk funny). I wonder if there’s any market for size 3 knackered old sketchers trainers. I could make a killing Grin

AnxietyForever · 11/07/2018 17:14

Do you actually make much? From the looks of it the ones on eBay don't sell for much

QueenOfCatan · 11/07/2018 19:47

I seriously considered doing this and forgot about it. Thanks for the thread OP, we're a bit desperate for money and moving soon so I may have a scout out of old shoes!

CluelessAboutSpain · 11/07/2018 20:32

Fascinating thread, thank you, OP!

Do you ever get any returns? I’d be a bit worried about cheeky fucker fetishists taking advantage of you business seller status…after doing god knows what to the shoes first. Envy

SilverHairedCat · 11/07/2018 20:42

I asked about this a while ago as a way to clear out my shoe collection, and I swear MN thought I was making it up!

Good for you OP, sounds like you make a fair few ££ from it.

My DH wants me to sell his trainers now! 😂

SmellyShoos · 11/07/2018 20:45

A few recent questions are quite similar so will answer them together-

I’m not in the UK and shoes sell quite well on my country’s eBay site. That said, the majority of what I sell is either through standing arrangements (ie a recurring monthly order like those I’ve mentioned up thread), or email. I do use eBay but not too much these days. I’ve built up a base of customers over the past numbers of years.

@CluelessAboutSpain - no!! Puke!!
I mentioned earlier in the thread that I had one guy who wanted to buy my shoes, wank into them, and send them back for me to wear but I declined.
I don’t have my postal address on my PayPal account, nor do I put a return address on the label, just to ensure I don’t receive any soggy parcels!

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CluelessAboutSpain · 11/07/2018 20:58

Sorry, OP, I didn’t mean to gross you out! Grin Sounds sensible and if you don’t list much on eBay anymore it’s obviously a lot easier to avoid returns.

Failingat40 · 12/07/2018 08:10

This is fascinating! I saw an old pair of women's trashed gardening boots on eBay had sold for £20!!! I've just thrown out loads of old shoes too Grin

This may be an obvious question to you but what do these buyers actually do with the shoes??

Flightywoman · 12/07/2018 12:49

This is fascinating!

I had a look at eBay and there was a really wide range of prices, and I can't tell what makes the ones sold at £20 reach that compared to the ones that went for £1.90.

I see that you said 'normal' shoes do better than high heels, do you have any other thoughts about why?

I have lots of very elderly knackered shoes just right for a new fetishists home!

SmellyShoos · 12/07/2018 20:24

@Failingat40 - Wank! Not sure how they involve the shoes, though. Several of the sock-buyers have told me they can orgasm just by sniffing, but not sure how factual that is.
Have had a few buyers tell me they wear them also.

@Flightywoman - I’d imagine that a lot of the shoes that sell for higher prices are at that price because there’s been an agreement for additional pictures/items etc. I’ve had cases where I’ve listed a pair of shoes and they didn’t even get one bid, but I then relist and will get a request to do squats in them and they’ll go for £30. Swings and roundabouts! I find eBay so unpredictable- I’ve had shoes with no bids, then a practically identical listing with 10+ bids and a bidding war driving the price up, but no idea why.

I don’t know why flats are more popular than heels. It’s not scientific but, in my professional opinion, I think most men really go for the smell and flats tends to get worn more for running around in and are considered to be worn more. I know that my flats get worn a lot more than heels, and don’t last as long. Obviously, there is a market for heels, I just don’t see an awful lot of demand.

I also wonder if it’s to do with discretion, and a pair of black ballet pumps are easier to hide at the back of a wardrobe than a pair of red stilettos.

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mrsstapletonwannabe · 05/08/2018 09:09

I'm currently selling a pair of trainers, not having intended to go down this route as they are not that bad.
However I have had a message to ask if I can get them really stinky.
I'm happy to indulge if they sell for more but other than wearing constantly any tips for getting them up to stinky enough?