Selling second hand clothes online

[Happieronmyown]

Does anyone find this worth while? I have some good stuff to sell & it grieves me to give it away, even to charity. I've looked at various sites to sell it and there are literally thousands of items, at a low price which have been listed for ages.
Factor on the effort of selling them, buying some packaging etc is it really worth the effort?

Several years ago when vintage was a trend I managed to sell a lot of my old clothing items on eBay.
It's not so hard or time consuming.
Take pics, add a description and list.
All depends on what you're selling, if it's a unique or wanted item.

I tend to give to a well known charity these days where I know the sales of my items will go to a good cause.

I tried listing things last year but hated waiting for things to be gone. I'd try it again but it's too time consuming. Ive seen things like kids clothes go that were grouped together as job lot or bundle.

List the same sizes at the same time and say you combine postage.

Depends what it is - you have to know what things will be likely to sell and put them on at a realistic price. And be happy to store them while you're waiting for someone to buy them. I tend to list things on ebay as I don't have the storage space although you're unlikely to make as much as if you use vinted or Vestiaire Collective.

No,

Just charity shop it.

On ebay things sell for pence. Then you've got the arse ache of wrapping and getting to post office.

I'm not bothering again after saying I'm never selling again on ebay about 20 times.

My husband sells all our old stuff on ebay. I definitely couldn't be bothered with it and would charity shop the lot.

It's a lot of work. just charity shop it if you don't need the money.

Alternatively sell it all 'as is' in big bundles, then at least you get something and it is less work

Baby clothes go really quickly online if they are from Next or M&S and in good condition.

I find the process on eBay utterly tedious. It used to be better when you could put in details you wanted, now they try and match the item to another item first, then require a million different pieces of information about the item like style (I don’t fucking know I’m shit at stuff I just want to sell what I don’t wear anymore!). It takes ages just to list one thing. They’ve also changed payment method so you don’t get instant access to the money anymore so pay out of your own pocket for postage until a few days later when ebay send the money through. I think vinted or Depop might be quicker but not sure how they work enough to comment.

I think it also depends on how you're going to post them. If you want to take them to a post office and you have one near it's not too much hassle.

I did this for a few years and found it very worthwhile (ebay).

I found it helpful to photograph all items in one go, then sit in the evenings and write my listings so everything was ready to list at an optimal time and would end at the same time. Optimal end times for auctions on eBay are Sunday evenings.

It can take time. The photographs and listings take the longest. However, it really goes in your favour to provide comprehensive listings detailing everything, but you get quicker the more you do it.

I would focus at first on things you know will sell- well known labels and items with good quality fabric like cashmere, silk, leather etc.

It helps to do a quick bit of research to see how much similar items are selling for.

A lot more people are buying clothes online due to Covid and being unable to get to shops, so it could be profitable.

Good luck!

It’s not a massive amount of work. I stick it all in plastic boxes, spend 2 hours snapping and listing everything and then just leave it. If it sells, great, if it doesn’t ebay just re-lists it.

Posting time, if you have a printer at home you can buy your postage on eBay, print at home and drop it in a Royal Mail parcel box. There’s no post office faff.

It is as complicated as you make it.

Have a look on some sites and see what the things you have tend to go for. If they're designer label or upmarket high-street they can fetch a reasonable amount.

When you list, include measurements as well as the stated size on the label. Don't get into 'it's a loose fit/small fit' etc. just state the size in cm or inches.

It depends what your time is worth. I recently took a load of designer high street and vintage clothes to a charity shop - 3 bags worth. I probably could have got £10 per item on Ebay but it would have been hard work, with trips to the post office etc. Even just taking photos and listing them is an effort.

I have some beautiful vintage dresses that no longer fit and it is galling giving them away but I see it as a financial donation to the charity. I give to cancer research shops etc and those important to me.

Most times I've done it I've thought "why do I bother?" The faff of photos, packing, sending is annoying. If you are skint you dont mind as much of course.

Give it to charity unless you need a few quid. It'll raise funds for them and probably make someone happy to give nice things a second life.

I used to do it circa 2004 - eBay was brilliant back then. It's not worth the effort now and even with bits I have that are new or branded I cba and send them all to the charity shop.

I used to do it a few years ago on Ebay and it did used to be ok. Maybe I've just been unlucky but I've noticed over the last few years that I've had buyers messing me about, asking to return when I've clearly said no return, or asking for a price reduction because they've decided it wasn't worth the amount I sold it to them for.... I just feel like it's not worth the hassle now. Plus the new payment system, just no. My friend suggested Vimted too, so I might take a look..

Have done the eBay selling and tabletop sales and frankly it's not worth the hassle. People seem more willing to spend £1 on Primark rubbish than 25p on a second hand Next top.

I tried selling loads of clothes online, but hardly anything sold and when it did it wasn't for anything near what I was going. I used ebay, vented and depop. Once I factored in the time and effort of listing and going to the post office I realised it was pointless - I don't drive so got the bus to the post office and worked out the bus ticket cost more than I was getting most weeks.

Now everything just goes to charity.

Although if you're lucky enough to have one of those parcel postboxes near you that makes it easier! Just pay online and print the postage. I don't so still had to traipse into the post office to drop mine off because the parcels wouldn't fit in a normal postbox.

Found it worth it for maternity clothes don't generally pop up in charity shops.

Even listing them free on Facebook means they go to people who need them

It’s definitely harder than it was. I used to sell lots of DD’s stuff when she was a student but these days it’s hard to shift things. Some brands like White Stuff and Cos still sell, but prices are low.

I do this to make some extra income. Charity shops and carboots are my guilty pleasure. so if I pick a few extra bits to sell it helps finance my hobby 😆 I sell on depop. I've found mid/plus size vintage is great seller. Take good photos, measurements and list every tiny fault or imperfection. Always use signed for delivery

There's some fantastic online resellers on YouTube btw

For me its too time consuming & takes up too much space so I just give it all to charity. If I needed the money, I'd sell it for sure.