Selling on Vinted- any tips?

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I need to have a huge clear out! Rather than the charity bin dd was going to try and sell my stuff to earn a few ££ for herself hopefully.

Can someone give us tips? Is it worth using Vinted? I also don't understand the postage? It says the buyer picks the courier and pays but how will they know how the weight etc of the parcel I'm sending.

Any advice appreciated.

First of all, decent, clear photos, try getting them from a couple of angles and one of the label if you can. And iron the clothes first. Some stuff looks as though people have dragged it out of the back of the drawer. Choose the proper category to put it in too. As to postage, Vinted itself selects the size of the package - based, of course, on your categories. So if you say it's a small jacket and it's a great big overcoat you'll get offered the Medium package choice. Though I think you can change this if you need to. I'd also list the item for a little more than you want it for, that way you have some wiggle room for offers, or to drop the price if it doesn't sell quickly. Good Luck.

Remember that an items value is as much as someone is willing to pay. The market is saturated and so you will usually need to lower your prices. Go too high and you won't sell anything. For example, you should remember that similar items you see listed at £10 HAVEN'T been sold. Depending on the items, I tend to put similar and smaller items in bundles because often the postage costs put people off. Make sure to photograph labels, sizes and the condition to protect yourself. Bumping an item is NOT worth it. If you have no interest relist and it will be easily findable again. Make sure items are clean and ironed when you photograph them. I've had a lot of success buying and selling on vinted. The key is to keep your expectations low, be open to offers. Hope this helps 😊

Thank you both, that's very helpful 😊

I'm new to this too. I did Google search for the items I want to sell to see what they're going for.

Also you can select the ways in which you're willing to send. I'm only using evri as it's closest to me.

Have a look what something similar is going for.

take photos of the back as well as front - sounds silly but so many jumpers with just a front view and a close up of anything like pattern details, no back photo and I’m always wary that means there’s a hole.

take photos of the label that shows the material composition.

many people always offer a couple of quid below asking, so if you want £20 for the jumper, put it on for £25 and if I offer £22 we both think we’ve got a bargain.

Can I add a question? Can you easily get money out of the system when you have sold stuff or is it loads of hoop jumping if you don't want to just respend the money on vinted?

Watching with interest as I am feeling the same.

I am hesitating due to feeling a bit overwhelmed about where and how to start.

Please would you assume I know nothing and tell me how to start??

In my area, don’t have the InPost locker as an option in your settings. They are often not available or not working.

You can get the money v easily. And honestly the whole system is v user friendly. Have your photos ready then press the button to sell an item and it walks you right through it, shows you what similar items are selling for to help you set a price, suggests a parcel size etc. and you choose the postage options that work for you at your end. As others said, good photos are very useful, including the label (I buy way more than sell). And price a little higher than you want because you can then proactively offer people who favourite your item a discount, or you’ll be ok with one when people ask (I always do and 95% of the time sellers agree). Good luck.

As PP have said, make sure your stuff is clean, free of holes snd ironed. I tend to photograph items on a hanger + on a flat surface, both from the front and from the back, label, materials composition. I don't sell anything that isn't Very Good, BNWT or BNWOT. Once you've sold a few things and your reviews are building up, things sell more quickly. I don't charge much for most items of clothing - between £1-5 for most kids' clothes for example, and that way they do sell. I'm still quids in compared to donating them to a charity shop, because packaging them up and posting them doesn't really cost me anything. I use the Digital Label option where I can.

I only started in June and follow most of the tips already posted and so far have made £600.

About to list all my winter stuff.

I have been pleasantly surprised so far, did a lot better than I expected.

Withdrawing your money is really easy once the sale has cleared, as in the buyer has to receive it and not raise any issues, this can take up to a couple of weeks unlike Ebay where it’s when the buyer pays.

Definitely give it a go.

Thanks I literally dug some bits out this morning that I was thinking about listing but if it was a massive faff I would rather just donate them than go through a load of stress for a few quid. I have bought on Vinted before but never sold. I will do a test with a few items and see how it goes.

Will you com back and give us an update?

I am thinking if it as I have a lot of designer stuff that is no longer relevant to me.

@yesmen designer stuff always sells well. Your high street stuff will always go for a lower price.

I'm not very clued up on delivery options, I thought I would have to do it the old way of going to the post office and weighing it all individually to be sent (and hoping I didn't get a grumpy worker) is there an easier way?

You can set your profile up so that it includes/excludes certain options. Mine has the inpost lockers, evri shop drop off and royal mail. But not yodel as that was a 30 minute round trip to the yodel drop off shop!

There are three options for postage when you list and as pp writes vinted preselects the option from the information you've given in the listing. So a small tote bag will have the first option ticked and a large duffle coat will have auto selected the third option. No real idea as to how much postage costs unless you are a buyer or you go looking. It's not like eBay where you've got to figure out how much the postage will be before you upload the listing.

It's dead easy!

I have only just started to list on Vinted. It's very easy for someone like me who's not the best with tech. First take a few photos, then choose 'sell' on Vinted. You then upload the photos, choose a title eg Dress New without tags size 14, then description and then upload. If you give Vinted access to your photos it finds them! Try with one item then if all ok, get on a roll and do more!

You get a QR code on your phone, take to po, it's scanned and a label is printed out with the recipients address.

If you're selling, how much % do vinted take?

Royal Mail delivery is a hassle for the seller - don't select that as an option unless you really can't get to a parcel shop or locker of some kind.
Make sure you have a pic showing the size label, esp for kids stuff.
Ideally photograph things hanging up.
All the pics need to be in focus.

Good luck. I've made over £750 selling stuff on Vinted in the last 2 years, and usually spend it on buying the kids clothes in the next size up or on things for me from brands I like which are too expensive new. If you want it paid into your bank account instead it's really easy to do.

Please list a photo with a measuring tape so buyers can see how long an item is,it's really hard to judge something that's not modelled. As a buyer I really appreciate it when sellers do this.

Vinted is really really easy when you get the hang of it

As a seller I always ensure:
The background is clear from junk and mess. Three picture minumim - front back and label plus a DH defects
The more it's worth the more pics I take
I photography mine on a rail in front of a plain wallMy mum removes a picture and hangs int the picture hook.
I price cheap to sell

I don't wash or iron but sometimes steam if it is a bit crumpled

I buy 50 mail bag 10x14 in from eBay and some shipping wallets ( label holders) to make packing super easy.

I write the item name and the buyer on the packet.

If they print in store check the name matchs before sending.

In post is the best for me

Turned off Royal Mail as I was loosing profit.

As a buyer:

I don't buy from cluttered messy houses or pictures where there is only one.

Royal Mail tends to be more expensive as a buyer so you should also list Evri or yodel or InPost if you can. You can check on their website where their nearest drop off points are and whether they’re convenient for you. Obviously don’t offer them if they are going to be a real pain for you. But they will figure out the postage costs, you don’t need to weigh and separately label each item. When you’ve sold something vinted sends you the label to print out. But some don’t even require that. You take the package to the drop off point with an QR code that vinted sends, they shops scans it and a label prints out.

I've just spent about an hour sorting and listing about 6 items. The first item I listed has already sold (no contact asking for a lower price just an immediate purchase). Now I need to get to grips with postage etc.