To sell free baby clothes on Vinted

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One of the Mums in the village offered up a huge box of old baby clothes for free. There wasn't much interest (I know as she put it twice on the WhatsApp group) so I said I'd have them.

Anyway I've grabbed the few bits I want and some for a friend but lots of them are wrong season for DD and not quite my style. They are also quite well washed (no complaint they were free!).

I was thinking I might put them on Vinted in big very cheap bundles and see if they shift. I could give them to charity but wondering if a charity shop would actually want them?

Is it ethical to sell them on Vinted when I could technically give them to charity?

No, it’s not. Pay them forward.

I wouldn't feel ok about selling them, but any method of giving them away for free would be fine.

EDIT TO ADD: because it's getting in my nerves! Despite what the EBay Ad says you cannot 'sell things for free'!!

2nd EDIT to add: I must read your post! But my comment re eBay ad still stands. However, yes unless you are desperately skint I think it's not on to sell something you got free, but I know plenty disagree with that.

It's a bit cheeky. Do you desperately need the money though? If so, then do it

Are you struggling for money?

If not, do you have any local women or - dare I say it - immigration shelters who you could try?

Alternatively put them on Vinted and give the cash to charity.

However if you’re struggling to get by, then do what you need to.

That reminds me of the ATMs that didn’t charge you a fee to withdraw money - they had big signs saying “Free Cash”.

No it’s bloody not, it’s my cash! 😂😂🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

The thing is they were offered to about 50 people on a WhatsApp group and no one else wanted them. I've taken the ones which are any good for people I know. I don't think they are good enough quality for a children's charity.

I suppose I could give the half decent ones to a charity shop and then bin the rest. I think giving them all to a charity shop means they'll either be a lot given to rags and it seems unfair to create admin for the charity shop workers. Whereas in similar size bundles they might sell.

Yep!!

I’d ask who you got them off first. She might want them back to sell herself if they’re no longer being paid forward, and she should have first dibs/nominate the charity you donate to.

To be honest I think she was glad of not having the admin of getting rid of them!

if they’re not good enough for charity, why on earth would they be good enough to sell on Vinted?

Just put them in a clothing bank bin in the supermarket.

I actually think it's fine. Charities can't sell baby clothes - most of them end up in landfill, there's no money in rag these days as theres just so much textile waste. If you sell them, they're more likely to get used. We've got more baby clothes than we can possibly use in this country.

Sorry but that makes no sense to me. You don't think they're good enough for charity, but think they'd sell on vinted??

Give them to the charity, they'll use/sell what they can, even if some go to rags they'll get turned into something else, rather than landfill (& many charities get money for rag weight)

stop over thinking it & give them to charity happy to take them

Just put them in a clothing bank bin in the supermarket.

so not good enough for the charity shop, but okay to be shipped to another country to dispose of in their mountains of rags?

No not really! My vinted money just goes on my kids clothes. I suppose I could donate my proceeds to charity but it seems quite a lot of admin for making probably about 10 quid!

I think they won't sell in a 20p for an item bin in a charity shop but someone would spend £2/£3 on a load of clothes of the same size yes.

Charity shops have more clothes then they know what to do with and have to pay people to take away the rags.

Can you advertise clothes on Freecycle?

Thank you!! This is what I was thinking.

I do give away loads of clothes and collect clothes for friends and family so I'm big into reusing kids clothes.

This exactly

They were on basically freecycle and no one wanted them. I think she was going to put them in one of those supermarket recycling boxes.

Absolutely. The amount of discarded clothing exceeds demand for use or for rag. Most of it goes to landfill or incineration. If someone buys it to use, that's best case scenario. That you may profit a few quid is neither here nor there.

I really don't see the issue with selling them on Vinted if you can be bothered. Someone wanted rid of a big bag of clothes. They struggled shift them, you took them after many other people had their chance but didn't want them. You've selected what you will use and now need to move on the remainder.

Selling clothes you get for free is a little cheeky. I know no one wanted them, but your profiteering out of her generosity.

if you plan to b sell them on Vinted and give the money to charity, you may as well take them straight to a charity shop. It saves you the hassle of listing them, bagging them up, posting them etc.

i understand what she was trying to do. OP said a WhatsApp group. Freecycle might have a wider audience.

I volunteered in a charity, the clothes we couldn't sell we sold as rags and the money went into the charity to help .

I gave lots of clothes to a friend who is always complaining about her finances, she was so happy.. then I saw them on vinted. I wont give her any clothes, I can sell them myself!