Thinking Vinted will see Charity Shops out of business?

[Monty27]

If you're a chazza fan like me have you noticed how they're not busy?
Vinted is new in the great scheme of things and fantastic. It's a new discovery] for me.
I'm not sure how sympathetic I am towards chazzas losing business because the profits aren't shared

What does that mean? Are they selling them online?

One here!

I could not be bothered to ever look or sell on Vinted.

I don't have time on my hands to sell things online. I also rarely buy anything so am unlikely to go looking for something specific on Vinted. But I was in town the other day and happened to pass a charity shop, walked away with a brand new and unworn pair of Clarke court shoes for £3.50. I know that this wouldn't even cover shopping costs if I bought them on Vinted.

And for that we should all be eternally grateful.

Please don’t let ‘chazza’ be a thing.

I always take my stuff to my local charity shop as have zilch time to sell on Vinted. Im glad they can sell the stuff and its my way of donating. Round here there are several charity places always busy. Stuff ive taken recently are Missoni, Cochinelle, brand new coats I can't fit into.

Shared with who? They sell stuff to make money, after costs, to fund thr charitable activities of the charity.

Thought it already was.. I say chazza

There are lots of charity shops near me and generally they are really busy. They were absolutely rammed with customers before Xmas. I donate there, don’t have time or headspace for vinted. I donate a few bags every month and they always take them. I agree the quality isn’t always great in charity shops as people probably do sell online if they have time.

I sell books on vinted, some charity shops dont take them anymore but ive never managed to sell any clothing so they go to the charity shop, i have to try everything on before i buy so i wouldn't buy clothes off it either.

Ha ha what? This is such a common term for charity shops!

I think there’s a market for both. I use both - as a buyer and seller/donator

I donate everything, I couldn't be bothered with selling. I think the customer base is probably different for buying.

I donate books to National Trust, I just take them along when visiting

I sell on Vinted and donate to charity shops. Charity shops also sell items on Vinted and EBay so I’m sure they will survive.

Yes, agreed. I have always bought a mix of new and second hand, and used to buy really great quality things from local charity shops. I live in central London where there are lots of people buying quite expensive clothes and used to donate.

This is obviously not happening now as the clothes I see in my local charity shops are in poor condition and mostly very cheap brands. But the prices are stupidly high.

I use a combination of both. I buy a lot of DCs clothes on vinted, but I am ridiculously shaped so need to try things on before I buy. I also like to feel and see the fabric before I commit to buy. The charity shops have got very expensive and there are some in town that I avoid completely now. I refuse to pay £15 for second hand Primark polyester.

Some people like to browse in real time shops others not. But quite a few of the charities are going into Vinted or other online shops as well to ensure they are present in both environments.

I have given thousands of pounds worth of stuff to charity. I can’t really afford to do that anymore because of low pay crisis. I now sell on Vinted and only stuff that doesn’t sell gets taken to charity.

I rarely bought at charity shops but I do buy from Vinted.

No, the charity shops near me are very busy. Most are curated like boutique shops. One of them is the most successful in the country for its particular charity.

They will be facing the same pressure of other high street stores. Less footfall, online competitors, higher utilities costs, customers having less disposable income.

Plus -

Drop in quality of high street fashion affecting donation quality.

Less availability of experienced volunteers due to cost of living and need to stay on paid work/rise in retirement age.

@SunSparkle thank you for posting that, it was a very interesting read.

And you typed it all out at 3am too!

I don’t think everyone is wedded to Vinted. I still prefer eBay. But with the COL crisis & a focus on sustainability I think there’s room for everyone.

Its been a thing where I live for at least 15/20 years. Its not new.