I want t seek on Vinted. Any tips?

[ApolloandDaphne]

I have a lot of clothes I need to get rid off after a huge wardrobe cull. I want to sell the best things on Vinted. Any tips on how I go about this - costings, photographs, descriptions etc? Thanks.

The price that Vinted recommend is often a bit low but don’t go too high. Do price in an offer. So if you have an item you want £10 for price it at £12. If you want £3 price it at £3.50
Put the measurements in the description. I say measured laid flat underarm to underarm, and from shoulder to hem.
List and photograph all flaws.

I take the photos and write the measurements and flaws on a notebook then I sit down and upload to Vinted as I find this quicker

Thank you. Thats very helpful. Although it seems a lot of work for little gain! Is posting expensive?

The buyer pays the postage.

So if they buy a top for £3, the postage cost is added at their end (so they'll pay £5.00) and once the order arrives and the buyer confirms they are happy then you get your £3 transferred.

The buyer pays postage, I always include a photo of the label of the item and appreciate when others do too

And the little gains all add up-I have £55 sitting in my Vinted account from a £2 here and a £3 there, the upload process is really quick and easy

Make sure the clothes are ironed! People put up ones that look like they’ve been screwed up in a ball in the bottom of a wardrobe and it looks awful

The money does start to add up quite nicely and once you get going it’s fairly quick

You’ll like it, especially if you have half decent things. It’s really easy too. Take decent photos. I do one of the front, back, label at the neck, care label, close up of zips, buttons logos. Definitely iron it. It gets addictive.

When I’m on a Vinted roll I set up a little space where I keep everything - luckily we have a spare room so all the clothes are in there, the printer, the bags and sellotape etc. I keep a blanket hung up with hangers ready. I find often when I’m in the selling mood I’ll literally be looking in my wardrobe for something to wear and I’ll see something and think “don’t want to wear that, I’ll sell it!” and it can be listed in five minutes.

The postage thing is the best as you get exactly the money you sell the item for unlike eBay. Make sure your settings only let buyers select the postage that’s easiest for you. We have InPost lockers nearby but have to go to a garage with grumpy staff for Yodel so I’ve switched that off.

Be honest with your description - buyers need to know the exact condition of the item.

The buyer pays postage and the commission to Vinted, so if you price something at £5, the buyer will end up paying nearly £10. Remember this when you are pricing to make sure that your items are competitively priced.

This is all great advice. I have all the stuff in my spare room but I need that room at the start of June so I want to get stuff either sold or taken to the charity shops.

Make sure you list the material composition. I'm forever trying to avoid polyester, so I won't buy anything that doesn't have a photo of the label and a breakdown of the material.

As a PP mentioned - ironing an item immediately makes it look so much better condition.

Surely buyers could say they didn't receive the parcel even if they did in order not to pay? Is there a safeguard for this?

The postage is tracked, so Vinted know when it's been delivered (well, all except the Royal Mail option - for that you have to pay the postage upfront and Vinted then pass the postage costs back on to you. With the other options they just send you a prepaid label to use so you don't have to reclaim anything. I've taken the Royal Mail option off my postage options on Vinted due to this)

That's a shame about Royal Mail postage as that's my simplest option. I live two miles and some tricky parking/busy queuing, away from all the other options.

List seasonal clothes and list at the weekend. Saturday morning is best IME.

I'm going to be doing it through this week as DH is away. It deffo won't be Saturday morning.

I'm addicted to Vinted! I do it occasionally, clothes that DC have grown out of mainly. I just counted up my earnings since I started, about 18 months ago & it's £1000! Not groundbreaking, but good extra pocket money for things I was getting rid of anyway.

I post either 'after work' (5pm onwards) or at weekends, especially mornings. Payday weekends are best (usually end of month). I add a little bit more £ than I want, so I can offer a discount if someone is interested. I list all flaws. I price stuff fairly low, but not rock bottom. And I don't buy stuff on there! Also, whenever you post something, it makes the rest of your listings more visible, so I try to post every day, rather than loads at a time.

Photograph the clothes on a hanger or mannequin if you have one - not on the floor and against a plain background.

Photograph all angles

Include a picture of labels and material.

Include measurements

If you are selling bags list what it is made of and the length of the strap - especially across body bags.

Be honest about the condition of the item, insuring you list any faults

Price to sell with a small margin to accept offers

Offer a bundle discount - vinted automatically set it to 50% so if you don't want to offer that make sure you change it.

Offer as many courier options as you can as not all couriers are available in every area, some you need to print labels but most you print at the shop when dropping off.

Royal mail you need to pay up front but get the postage back when the transaction completes - buy the postage online and the postman can bring the label and collect for free at the moment, but as it is not an integrated service it does not automatically complete the transaction 48hours after delivery like the others do.

Once the transaction is complete leave feedback for your buyer - sellers get automatic feedback if the buyer does not leave any - the buyer does not get any unless the seller leaves them some.

There is a whole section in the vinted help centre on selling which would be worth a read.

Read up on how they expect items to be sent because if they are damaged in transit the buyer will most likely get a refund and the seller gets nothing if vinted feel they have not followed their T&Cs. They suggest items are sent in a box.

Good luck @AppolloandDaphne

It's definitely worth it, I just add things each week, all stored in the spare room, and the sales trickle through. I've made about £300 in a couple of months!

Including measurements is so helpful. I know it can seem a faff if your only selling something for a few quid, but I've bought so many things that are my correct size, but still don't fit because measurements vary so much.

I only buy tops now where the seller has stated the length and pit to pit measurement.

I stared putting stuff on about an hour ago and I've sold something already. The process of putting things on is very simple. Now to get to grips with packaging it up and posting it.

I will say be wary of people who send you lots of offers or are a bit of a pain before they buy. I was already getting a bad feeling about this buyer but squashed it and accepted their offer and lo and behold, within seconds of receiving it I’ve got a “very disappointed” message and I just ended up refunding so save hassle. They have managed to find a tiny mark on the item so I guess it’s justified but it’s ALWAYS people who pissed about with offers that cause issues. One offer is fine and normal but multiple…bad sign.

Forgot to add photo

I understand that it’s annoying if you find a mark on something you’ve bought but when they launch into messages as if you’ve been cunning for £4…we can all miss stuff. I did look over everything carefully before I posted them but different lighting shows up different things and it was honestly something I’d worn twice and always washed on a white wash with Glowhite.