Selling cheap clothes online - is there any point?

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I have far too many clothes - since my partner moved in a few years ago, I now have less wardrobe space and we are kind of drowning in my stuff. I'm on a low income and wondered if there's any point selling stuff? It's all just from cheap to mid-price high street shops. I buy a lot of stuff from Ebay myself and a lot of things seem to be on there forever. I came across a beautiful dress I'd have bought in a heartbeat but it was a size 8, for example. I thought it wouldn't last long but a year or so later it's still on there. Would I just be listing stuff to sit there indefinitely? Or could I sell it as a bundle? Even if I could get a couple of hundred from it all I'd be delighted but maybe I wouldn't even get that and it'd be more hassle than it's worth? Does anyone have any experience? Am I better just taking it all to the charity shop and being done with it?

There's not much point unless you are time rich and cash poor! I take most of mine to the charity shop, I listed about 10 items recently on vinted all decent stuff 2 have gone for £8 total if the rest haven't gone within a week they are going the chazza as well.

I think it all mounts up. I sell lots of clothes very cheaply so they go quickly (as Im having a major clear out) and I put the money into a separate account and I'm amazed how much I've earned. Money I wouldn't have had otherwise. Vinted is so easy too.

I find it to be a lot of hassle. I have listed 2 pairs of jeans, worn literally one time due to weight loss, at £15. These jeans are still in the shops at £34.

All I get is requests to lower the price further, to around £9, which I continually decline.

It makes the effort of the listing, photos etc plus packaging and postage to really not be worth the time.

I'd rather give them to charity.

£15 is a lot to spend when there's no option to return.

That's why Vinted etc generally has to be sold really cheap; there are exceptions if you know the brand really well but overall, most people won't pay more than they are ready to lose if they don't fit or look right. It is a huge hassle and I wouldn't bother unless, as a PP said, I had lots of time and REALLY needed the money.

£15, plus buyers protection fee and delivery charge doesn't leave much change out of £20.
Considering that's not far off the new purchasing price, only those you can return, I would offer less too.

I put loads on vinted for £2 - £5 per item. I take good photos and about 80% of stuff sells really quickly. I've made £1300 in couple of years which goes towards holidays. Not an insignificant sum. It's slowed down now I've clearer out and have less to sell!

£15 is too high with fees and postage added. £5 would be more realistic.

I do actually have quite a lot of time and very little money so it might work. Is Vinted better than Ebay and all the other options? If so, why is that?

I've made about £500 over the whole summer flogging anything on Vinted that isn't nailed down.

Keep listing, post quickly and if something hasn't sold in three days it isn't likely to. Relist it, lower the price or bump it.

If you have half an hour per day to devote to it then you can sell ANYTHING. (Old bag of wallpaper paste. £1.)

Also, consider that any money is better than no money and cluttering your cupboard.

It doesn't matter if it's still on sale for £30. If it's not selling for £5 then lower the price. Better sold at £4 than not. Or whatever.

Yes I make money on Vinted, 2 mins to list, 5 mins to scan at newsagent. I think if you are organised. Get the plastic bags you can just add. Make sure you don’t need to go to post office etc

be realistic. If you post at £10 expect offers to be made (no one starts with £10)

expect to only get 25% of price back of less.

I’ve given myself a minimum price of £5. Anything that I think isn’t worth that much goes straight to charity shop, as I don’t think it’s worth the hassle.

The most I would sell is about a third of the original selling price. It is soul destroying seeing something new or nearly new sell for a bargain, but as someone up thread said, some money is better than none.

Currently selling a lot of my old stuff on Vinted, and it works at around two price points - either high-end stuff that's been reduced a bit (so Sezane, designer collabs), or everything else sold very cheaply.

Get the photos done, download the app, buy some plastic envelopes in, find a newsagent to drop them off at, then upload at around 5 items per day to keep them top of the feed, and dispatch them quickly. Once you've got a routine to it you can churn stuff out fairly quickly. I'm selling pretty consistently and happy with how it's going.

Like @Silverbirchleaf says, it can be soul destroying to see nearly new stuff sold so cheaply; on the other hand, as everyone says in the Property forum, something (a house, a skirt) is only worth what someone's willing to pay for it.

I generally go for better brands on Vinted, but sometimes will add on cheaper bits to make a bundle to make the postage cost and trip to the locker worthwhile. So while I wouldn't buy a cheap brand on its own, I might throw it in if it's just a few quid, as the bundle discount means it doesn't cost much more. I tend to make an initial offer of 10% less just because I read that everyone prices higher because they know people will make offers!

I use Vinted and Ebay still, but Inpost lockers makes Vinted much more convenient for me, and combined postage makes Vinted cheaper for bundles.

I have sold about £1300 of clothes/bags/shoes on Vinted in the last six months.

I sell most things really cheaply, £1 - £5. It really adds up. It is ridiculously easy. I am time rich so it suits me.

Unless I know the brand really well and I'm absolutely certain it'll fit and I'll like it and it's a bargain, £10 is the very most I'll spend on Vinted, and usually less than that. As well as being able to return things, when you buy new you get, well, new. I know there are lots of new items on Vinted but a hell of a lot are not and you can tell. They might still be wearable but I'm not going to spend £15+ at what is essentially an online car boot sale.

Bundles is the answer. With the new (ish) surge in medicated weight loss many people ae looking for cheap bundles to last 1-6 months before they slim into a new size. Quality pics is key!

I use eBay. So long as it’s the right price anything will sell. Best to list few items very often as the algorithm favours listings of sellers who use the site regularly. Check everything is in excellent condition unless otherwise stated. Be honest in all listings. I also provide measurements in my listings which saves a lot of time consuming questions - go for it, it’s quite addictive once your bank balance starts to grow.

I use vinted to sell, over last two weeks I've made £90ish from just decluttering around the house of normal high street branded clothes, toddler and my own along with other unopened skincare bits etc
I think if you have the time then go for it! I've put the money away for Christmas but previously have used to spend on new clothes/etc for myself or daughter as feels free then🤣
It motivates me to declutter is the main thing for me

I've made almost £4500 since 2022 on Vinted. That's just from selling old and outgrown clothes, toys etc. So for me, it has definitely been worth it.

How on earth did you make £1300 from selling things for £2? How many clothes did you have!?

Do you need a printer?

Keep in mind that you will be reported to HMRC by Vinted and EBay after meeting certain ( quite low) thresholds. You will be on their radar and may have to prove after that you are selling your own clothes and not making any profit. Quite a bit of admin work and stress.

vinted is new here in Ireland not even a year. I have hit nearly 1500e so far. I am selling particular brands etc. no matter what your selling someone will buy it. it's not easy though it takes time you need to take good photos inspect closely wash and repair when need. make sure size clearly visible. if you have lots of with tags they should sell well. you will get cheeky brazen offers - but you can decline or accept up to you. but don't let it offend you if yoi have space to box off what you have and store then keep it up for a while and it will sell. its nice to see your vinted balance build up

Because you can't return, I only buy things in Vinted I have tried on but they were too expensive in the shop or I owned it before but want a different size or new version.

This means I will pay a higher price and I don't haggle - but only for specific items. Otherwise I'd only buy if super cheap as there's a good chance it won't fit.

For selling I sell nicer stuff and use eBay, or I donate.