Is it worth the hassle to sell on Vinted?

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Thought I'd have a bit of a clear out, being New Year and all that!

I have stuff that is barely worn e.g. Sweaty Betty hoodie and running jacket, and unworn SB leggings; plus Boden dresses with tags, and various other lightly used stuff.

Am I likely to get a reasonable price or should I just take it to the charity shop?

ebay don't charge fees for selling clothes?

Iron all clothes and upload a label photo

Me too, much prefer eBay. More straightforward.

Worth it!! I made 1000 pound on vinted in the summer and used the money to start a business!

I sold a lot this year including around 8 high quality items. Made about 500 in total.

youre not going to be rich but its a bit extra cash in your pocket!

I don’t find it a hassle at all. The upload process is quite simple. I do photos of front and back of the garment, plus the size/brand label and the care/material label. Plus any detail or flaws that aren’t obvious on the main photos. Worth putting measurements on the listing for things like trousers in particular. It will also help if you put the specific size of the item in the Title description. Vinted will only display the two-size category eg 12-14 which doesn’t help when a buyer is looking for either a 12 or a 14….

Vinted should suggest a price range when you do the listing and show you similar items. I tend to price up a bit but accept slightly lower offers.

Depends how much you need the cash.

I tried and couldn't be bothered with the stuff sitting in the house waiting to sell. People want stuff so cheap that I didn't think it was actually worth my time uploading it, packaging it and then taking it to be sent, so much faff for a few ££

I 'd rather take it to the charity shop.

Agree with all this.
Im a buyer and a seller. I just use my balance to buy stuff and if it doesn’t work out it I relist it.
Its worth taking plenty of photos and measurements as some shops have resized items (M&S are demons for this and an old size 14 is now
size 12). Take photos of front and back, close up of any detail (pattern, zips, fixings etc), size and care labels and a good description.
Have a supply of parcel bags, parcel tape and stick on labels, ready to send and check daily to see if there’s any interest/offers/sales and send off asap.
I haven’t been scammed by anyone but have had a few items not as described but it’s been sorted out without problems.
It’s a good way to recycle clothes and personally I have found slightly older clothing to be so much better quality and much better than man made crap currently mascarading as quality!
Higher end stuff sells well, as does M&S, SeaSalt, Boden etc.
Personally I wouldn’t bother with Primark, Shein etc it doesn’t get much interest and £3 is my absolute lowest price, I would rather take to our local Community Larder than have the faff of sending it for less than this.

Finding it strange that so many have had positive experiences with Vinted when selling, I’ve rarely been able to sell despite them being e.g. high quality items worn once, or great bundles of children’s clothes (and all at a huge discount). Get loads of silly offers but that’s it. I actually preferred selling items on eBay before Vinted came along and encouraged the norm of such low offers

I sell anything that I think I'll get over a fiver for, if I have a spare afternoon to photograph and list. It's worth it, I've made a few quid this year.

I think it depends how long it takes you to get to post office or evri shop etc. I get fed up with it as could only post at weekends as nowhere near work I could send from. Became a lot of aggro for a few quid max each time.

I agree with @RaininSummer I have all the main postal methods available to me at my local shops, and I can swing past after my school run and before work on a weekday. Or nip there in the afternoon on foot. The options for posting via Vinted include InPost, Royal Mail, Evri, Yodel, DPD Pick Up and Relay in London only, but what's available for you might depend on what's available in your local area.

In your Profile settings under Postage you can turn off options that don't suit you. That should mean that buyers can't use those options, but it can be overridden by the Vinted system if that's the only method available to them, for example.

It's so quick and easy selling on vinted. Named mid range brand's go well for higher prices. Ive sold cos, arket, massimo dutti and varley all for a decent amount. Check out what similar things are going for the in search. Upload one or two a day if you can over time period to come higher in the listings. Make sure things are ironed and on a supportive hanger or photograph them flat against a flattering background. Eg darker top, light background or light top, darker background. I use the throws on my bed. Always take photos in daylight. Fitness bit might sell well in early January but I'm saving other bits for a while.

My issue with Vinted is that they report you to HMRC automatically, once you sell 30 items in a calendar year. Even if those items are £1 each. And then you’ve got an extra job to justify to HMRC that you are selling your own crap and forever on their radar as a seller.

Yes, it's x1000 better then ebay. I got an easy £300 over December just selling old kids clothes and stuff they've grown out of. And sometimes get myself stuff because it's so gold.

I've sold some of my own old clothes which I don't fit into 🙁 for a decent amount. It's all about the brands though. Laura Ashley/ Cath Kidston and Barbour went really quick.

I buy all my kids stuff on vinted so I sell any decent branded stuff back on vinted for a bit cheaper. If it doesn't sell in a few weeks it goes to a charity shop. Anything not worth selling goes to friends or family. Kids clothes have a really low resale value. The Vinted sales don't amount to much but just sub the next lot of clothes a bit!

Than you all for the many replies - very helpful.

I use the throws on my bed.

This is what I'm planning to do after seeing my hanging up photos! I've got a really lovely Jigsaw dress, worn once as a wedding guest, and it just looks nothing when hanging up, if I spread it on the bed it might look better!

I’ve sold loads on there, but don’t expect high prices though, the more popular it’s got the lower the prices have been getting. Only pick delivery options suitable for you - I’m now not using Royal Mail as the post office line is always massive! But I use Vinted as an excuse to take a walk every lunchtime to go and post a parcel.

Branded items like Boden sell well in my experience.
Don’t use evri as a postage option if you want items to actually arrive.

I live in inner London and near a couple of post offices so presumably have a lot of posting options.

What would be the approximate postage cost for say the Sweaty Betty running jacket, or any average top? And who are considered the most reliable deliverers?

You've had loads of good tips OP but my best vinted tip is model the clothes. Take pics of yourself wearing the items (obviously with your face cropped out). I had items languishing around for months despite being higher end brands, excellent condition and priced correctly (30% of original value as pp have said). As soon as I relisted with pics of me wearing the things they sold instantly. I think buyers like to see them on a person to get an idea of fit etc

its a requirement for many online platforms, not just Vinted https://www.litrg.org.uk/news/reporting-rules-digital-platforms-messages-sellers#:~:text=The%20OECD%20Reporting%20Rules%20for,for%20the%20calendar%20year%202024.

I understand that but why such a low threshold? To keep tabs on everyone? UK doesn’t have to be part of DAC7 ( EU directive). Or at least make the threshold a bit higher.

You don’t have to worry about the postage - on Vinted the buyer always pays postage costs. But when I buy stuff, postage is usually under £3. I’m in inner London too so have all postage options enabled apart from Relay. I’ve not had a problem with any courier service in particular, and in about 500 sales I’ve only had two or three items get lost or damaged. I think the reliability of the service depends so much on the courier for your area - our regular Evri driver is wonderful, but I often hear people complaining about them. It find that most people tend to use InPost, which seems very reliable. The lockers work well, although it’s more convenient for me to drop off and collect things from my local shop. When you sell an item Vinted either send you a label or code thst you can show at the shop or scan at a locker; I would always strongly recommend printing a label if you possibly can if using a locker so thst the courier can’t get the parcels mixed up when they collect them.

Same here. How do you convince HMRC that you are only selling your own stuff and are not a business?