Selling unwanted baby clothes

[Robininanappletree]

Is it unreasonable to sell baby clothes you don’t like/ will never get used in that size, that were gifted by friends/ family to use the money to buy baby clothes you do like/bigger size?

if you found out someone sold baby clothes you’d bought, what would your reaction be?

(I’m not saying who I am in this situation to keep replies impartial)

This is why I would always provide a gift receipt. When you have a baby you are often inundated with a large number of first size clothing that everyone chooses to their taste and then you have nothing.
Returning things to buy a bigger size often helps this. I wouldn't be offended - once things are given they are yours to use however you choose.

I'd normally provide a gift receipt so they could change them. I dont mind clothes being sold on, but I do worry about offending if I sell it on!

I sell clothes so I know they’re going to be used. I sell cheaply on eBay as i’m not bothered about making a profit, just want them to find a good home and hopefully provide someone who may be struggling financially with some good quality stuff.

I understand why people are saying to donate but honestly if you send used baby clothes to charity shops, 90% are going to end up being scrapped/recycled.

I’m going to try out this website though where women in need can choose from donated clothes and baby clothes.

www.giveyourbest.uk

Just make sure you don't sell them on Facebook with the tags still showing sister in law I'm looking at you if it's gifts from close friends/family who are likely to see you doing so.

The tags from the shop? What's wrong with that? She didn't like whatever you got her so is selling it on. Maybe look at what she dresses her kids in in future and find something similar.

So swapping is ok. Donating is ok. Selling in order to buy clothes that fit is not ok. Random.

Without a doubt go for it, if necessary put something like "beautiful gift sadly outgrown before wearing".

Selling, no. Giving away, fine.

When I buy a baby present like that then I just tell the Mum that the resale value will be quite high because of the shop I bought it from.

I'd be a bit sad if I bought something you didn't like bit selling it on, no problem with that at all. What are you supposed to do, create a baby clothes museum?

It depends on who gifted it.
I think if an item was gifted by work colleagues or someone not very close to you, it's fine to sell it. They probably won't care.
But I'd be a bit hurt if I gifted my sister a gorgeous outfit for her baby, and then saw she was selling it. I usually put a lot of thought into the gifts I buy for people close to me.
But obviously it's fine to sell the item when it's outgrown.

@properdoughnut thanks for that. As it happened I had bought clothes from a pricey brand that I know she favours and in a very similar style to what she chooses. I actually put quite a bit of thought into gifts.

But hey, I suspect you also think a "thanks for the gift" (literally just those four words) is adequate for a thank you too. Call me old fashioned but a photo of the child wearing/playing with gift would be nice and is what most of my own family and friends do.

I’ve sold all my gifted baby clothes on eBay or Vinted, once an item is gifted to you it belongs to you and not the person who gave it I have spent my proceeds on new clothes for DD and why not? Once your child has grown out of the clothes there is nothing more you can do with them- it’s great that other people can get to have benefit of them by you selling them on.

Sorry I forgot to say I’ve only sold my gifts. baby clothes once they have been outgrown