Selling a pile of clothes on Vinted - am I in for a headache?

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Does anyone have any experience of selling a lot of items at once on Vinted?

Am I in for a logistical nightmare of things selling at different times, constant trips to the post office and endless messages trying to undercut the price? I've never sold things before so I have no basis for comparison.

I've been losing a lot of weight over the past 18 months so I'm building up a pile of clothes that I've been growing out of at different stages. I binned a lot of stuff that was worn out as I moved down the sizes but I've kept the things that are decent quality and good condition and I'll have more in the next month or two as I approach my goal. Probably 15-20 shirts in total (at least), a couple of coats/blazers and even a custom frock coat from halloween 🤣. Mostly supermarket and high street brand, M&S and some Dixxon Flannel. I'm not desperate for the money but I'm going on a big holiday in March so the savings could definitely do with a boost.

Has anyone done something similar on Vinted and was the hassle worth it?

Also, it's all mens clothing in case that makes a difference.

You could sell all together as a bundle if that makes it easier.

Hi OP
I sell a lot on vinted, and have found it really good.
I would make sure it's ironed and take photos of the label and different angles. Price the items slightly higher than you'd like to people can haggle and feel like they're getting a bargain.
Be honest in the listings with any flaws etc and choose postage options that work for you. The more different options you have, the better. I won't use Royal Mail though as you have to pay for postage upfront and it can take 4 weeks for you to receive your money. My preference is Evri & Inpost (but I print the labels at home)
If you sell separately you will get more money than if you bundle together.
Any questions please ask!

I tend to sell things as and when on vinted, but I have sold a lot at once in the past after a wardrobe clearout. It is a lot of traipsing around different outlets to send the parcels - I don't have a printer so I unchecked the options which require this. I suppose you could uncheck all but one option which then means youd be sending them all at the same place.

I tend to price stuff to sell and look and similar items and ignore offers if they are then cheeky and are people who just want to resell stuff. If the item doesn't sell in 7 days I then change the list price or take it to the charity shop - basically I can't be bothered selling anything for less that about a £5 and when it gets to that point I'm happy to give it away, but appreciate that's not for everyone. Be aware that if it's supermarket stuff even if it's in a good condition you will not sell it for much at all - it all adds up but I do think you need to be time rich to bother. I'm currently on maternity leave but when I worked full time I never sold anything on vinted unless it was worth quite a lot.

Hi OP, lots of good advice already but I just wanted to say I've been doing the same slowly over the past two months. I have made almost £500(!) so the effort has been well worth it, and I can't say it's been too much of a pain. Most things have sold for about £10-20 with a few higher priced. If you have some similar bits I would try selling them as a bundle. You can refuse offers or counteroffer, or just ignore any CFs (most people have been lovely though!)

Moat important thing is probably to check your postage settings before listing. Buyers choose postage from the options you tick, so make sure they're ones with a drop off point nearby.

I find some things sell immediately and others might sit there for weeks, but they'll be bought eventually.

Same here - made £400 in the last month.

Best sellers seem to be good condition high-to-medium end of the high street. Wouldn't sell anything either really posh or really knackered on there. Don't expect too much. BNWT Monki shirt £9, COS dress worn once £20, that sort of thing. But it all adds up.

Buy a job lot of mailing bags on Amazon and it makes your life a lot easier. I bought them in a nice bright colour and bought some coloured tissue to make it feel nicer for the buyer and I've had 100% 5* feedback so far.

Definitely locate your nearest InPost/Yodel/Evri drop off points before you list, and untick any that aren't convenient.

Great advice from the posters above. I’m also thinking of starting to sell my surplus stuff on Vinted, so thank you all.

@nutsnutspistachionuts Please can I ask what size postage bags are the most useful? Obviously it depends on what you’re selling, but is there a go-to size bag which suits most things like shirts, t-shirts, trousers?

@NutellaNut I’d get a mixed pack. Try and use the smallest size you can for each thing (within reason, don’t bust a gut trying to cram something in to a tiny bag) because it’s better to be left with the big ones than the small ones.

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Very worth it, I've made over £1000 between Vinted and eBay this year. I can sell for a higher price point on eBay, high value things seem to go quicker there. Vinted has gone quiet for me at the moment but maybe it's the time of year. Only thing is, I dread how much I spent in the first place to get £1000 back 😥

You can also use chatgpt to write descriptions if you really can’t be arsed. Obviously you will need to feed it a basic list of item, colour, size etc.

To be honest, yes it's a logistical nightmare, but it's worth it for the space and money. Figure out before hand if there's anywhere that's a pain to get to on the list of couriers, and disable it. Disable in post locker to locker too, as they lose so much stuff, it's not worth the hassle. Trust me!

If you have a lot of similar sizes to list, it's worth paying for the spotlight, and list little and often, say 2-3 items 2-3 times a day. It bumps you up to the top of the listings for doing it that way than listing 10 items once a day.

Add key words in randomly to the description. So if you are selling a men's hockey shirt, you might put hockey shirt in the title, but in the description also write sports kit, jersey, winter, the team name, stuff like that. Just think of anything you might possibly search to find that shirt.

Don't get overwhelmed, honestly, 15-20 shirts is not many, it's so fast to list items, you'll have them up in 3 days. My favourite way to do it is take all the pictures, put them into size albums, and box them up into those same sizes- I have size 10 winter, size 10 summer, etc. once they're pictured, they're in the box and out the way. List all of the same size at the same time. If someone favourites a few of your items, try sending them a message letting them know you have others listed, and offer a bundle price.

Oh, and I will say that I have found men's stuff doesn't sell as well, unfortunately, and please keep your expectations low as to what you might achieve money wise. Think about what you might pay for it yourself happily in a charity shop, and price it roughly there, unless it's something particularly fashionable/ hard to find

If i'm listing a lot and i know i won't want multiple trips to post, i switch off all postage options except the two closest to me and then write in the description that i will only be posting on a monday and a friday.

Yeah it's good I have sold quite abit but I post twice a week and wait til I have a good few parcels to send unless someone has specifically asked for it asap. I disabled any posting options that weren't evri or inpost and store collection so you can do digital labels then you aren't wasting time or money on ink printing

If its your first time using vinted be sure to have a driving licence or passport. Eventually you will need one for id verification.

I find selling on there very easy. I only use Yodel and Royal Mail as they’re the only ones easily available where I am, so postage is simple too

Great tips, thanks everyone. Especially the stuff about postage options, definitely need to look at that carefully. Being able to post in batches a couple of times a work is ideal. I wasn't sure if the postage times would be restrictive.

Keywords are a great shout, too.

I think I'll go for it. Once I fully move down the next size and have another batch, I'll get started.

Now I just need to remember what dark recess of the flat we keep the iron in - hasn't been used in quite a while 🤣.

Thanks for the info about the bags @nutsnutspistachionuts 😀

I wish there was a Vinted for books

For that, try the Ziffit App (World Of Books). You just scan the ISBN code via the app and it will tell you whether they'll buy it and for how much. Free postage too.

Buy a job lot of mailing bags on Amazon and it makes your life a lot easier. I bought them in a nice bright colour and bought some coloured tissue to make it feel nicer for the buyer and I've had 100% 5 feedback so far.*
I’m the opposite. I reuse old delivery bags, old plastic bags, or brown paper (for the environment). It doesn’t look fancy at all and I get 100% 5stars.

No need to waste money (and plastic) if you don’t want to. The main things sellers are looking for are honest descriptions and fast postage.

I've sold a few books in vinted. They went quite quickly too!

omg how exciting!

To buy or sell? I don't know if I could sell books. I counted 300 the last time I checked and the idea of getting rid of any gives me the fear. I tentatively tried Ziffit and a couple of other places when I considered selling a few but the offers were shocking. I think books would need to be sold individually on Ebay to be worth it.

I find buying second hand books really expensive now, though. You used to be able to get most things for a couple of quid - even on World of Books - but now I find you're only saving £1/2 off the new price. Mind you, WOB does do some good offers like buy 3, get the 4th free which makes it worthwhile if you like to rack up a few books. Their grading structure is also really accurate.

This is good advice. I've also tried selling mens stuff on Vinted and didn't sell!

I generally cba to leave things sitting there unsold for long, so I price to sell quickly. Like pps, better brands sell quicker for me. I sold a sezane dress in about a second on there for £30 or so, also dm shoes, a cos coat, gudren sjoden dress etc really quickly.

But then cheaper items like an In the Style jumpsuit just sat there for sale for £5, with people asking so many questions about sizing, asking me to take measurements, "would you sell this for £3?" etc. I got so tired of answering the questions and not selling that I ended up taking it down and donating it.

I've also had one lady try to return something which she said wasn't the fabric I claimed. She was quite grumpy and entitled about demanding a refund. Luckily I had a photo of the label which clearly said "100%" the fabric, so I raised it with Vinted and they sided with me.

I also untick all the postage options except one, which I know I can get to easily and have a few options of places to go if one shop's printer breaks or something.

Thanks all for the tips! I am also considering using Vinted to sell a few clothes but wondered if it was worth the hassle. I have used Ziffit for books, they pay very little but more than the charity shop! There is also We Buy Books, but when I tried it they did offer a higher price in the first book I scanned but then would not accept as many of my books as ziffit, so I stuck with that. I have also used ebay for random items but not sold any clothes yet. I think I will give Vinted a try too, thanks!