Advice on selling unwanted clothes

I've heard that Vinted is good .
Maybe it's for younger people .
Otherwise , it's ebay .
In the past , I've sold clothes on ebay and found it hard work .
Most buyers are nice , but some definitely aren't .
One of my buyers paid under a fiver for a new £70 dress and tried to get a refund - claiming that it smelt .

Why not have a go at Vinted ?
Nothing to lose !

Give it a try, you've nothing to lose really. The Vinted advert does feature a young woman which I actually find rather ageist. 'Im sure there's some ladies out there looking for a special outfit.

Yes all age groups sell on Vinted ..I sold my wedding outfit from my sons wedding ..it did take time to go ( it was black and oyster !) just don’t expect huge amounts of money .
I have sold plenty of other things and bought some really cheap bargains ( white stuff Linen dress £15! )

My adult children sell all of our unwanted clothes on Vinted. It’s very easy and buyer pays postage. I’m a frumpy 60+, size 18 and my clothes sell although you won’t make a fortune. Most items sell for £3 - £10. You also need to be patient. Some items will sell immediately and others will sit there for a couple of months but will usually sell eventually. Most of our parcels are collected at our local OneStop although occasionally we have to send from post office.
I would definitely give it a go.

You could try Gumtree. That’s free and gets a good audience. Have sold loads of stuff on there but never tried clothes. Worth a try?

There's a Facebook site for Mother of the Bride/Groom dresses. Some of the outfits are very expensive (people usually charge about half the original price) and larger sizes seem to be quite popular.

www.facebook.com/groups/519932719462286

There's at least one other too, but I can't do the link. You can Google it.

I sell all my clothes on Vinted, easier and cheaper than Ebay.

I sold my going away outfit on Vinted a couple of weeks ago. First time I've used it. I wasn't looking for a lot just room in my wardrobe. The buyer paid postage. I had to parcel it and put it in a Morrison's locker thing. Got messages all way through and Vinted transferred the money to my bank account.

It's difficult to photograph clothing especially dark colours. Is there a 50/50 shop near you perhaps where you could take your clothes for them to sell on?

I've had success selling on Vinted. It's for all ages, shapes and sizes - so give it a try. It's good to get some money back and someone else gets a bargain.

I understand the mother of the bride dress being for sale, but why buy so many day to day clothes if they are fit to sell after you tire of them?

Surely it would make sense to buy fewer clothes, wear them out and chuck them rather than buy clothes and then sell them on for a fraction of their original price.

With everyone seemingly claiming that they can barely afford to put food in their mouths, or keep their homes warm. how come you can afford to buy all these clothes to sell off cheap.

M0nica

I understand the mother of the bride dress being for sale, but why buy so many day to day clothes if they are fit to sell after you tire of them?

Surely it would make sense to buy fewer clothes, wear them out and chuck them rather than buy clothes and then sell them on for a fraction of their original price.

With everyone seemingly claiming that they can barely afford to put food in their mouths, or keep their homes warm. how come you can afford to buy all these clothes to sell off cheap.

I buy fairly expensive clothes as they hang nicely, suit me better and the designs are that bit different.
I often get stopped by strangers who ask where I buy my clothes.
Had enough of scrimping and saving when I had a young family. 😉

I also look after my clothes so when I don’t wear them so much I ebay them and always get very good prices for them.

Primrose53 I suspect that you are the exception to the rule.

Must be me I found I got in a muddle on Vinted so use Market place or eBay

M0nica

Primrose53 I suspect that you are the exception to the rule.

I don’t think so. Most of my friends are enjoying spending money on themselves now their kids are grown up.

Ahh but how you are is probably how your friends are Primrose I can’t afford high priced goods and judging by the amount of people in my charity shop not many others can either
I don’t spend that much on myself more on my grandkids I think

I use Vinted, have sold quite a few things and bought as well, with no problems apart from one item was broken on receipt due to being poorly packaged. I was refunded everything back after sending photos.

BlueBelle

Ahh but how you are is probably how your friends are Primrose I can’t afford high priced goods and judging by the amount of people in my charity shop not many others can either
I don’t spend that much on myself more on my grandkids I think

I have said on here before that if I see something nice in a charity shop I buy it and I’ve had some real bargains.

The problem with Vi Ted is the short time frame to accept that the item is as described. If buying I no longer have it delivered to my house as I may be very busy and unable to check it immediately. I have purchases sent to a collection point and only pick up when I'm ready.

Vinted is super easy to use. I’ve sold quite a few things on there. It helps if they have an identifiable brand - Jigsaw, Hobbs, M and S, Uniqlo, Cos, Zara, L K Bennet, Reebok etc. Don’t expect high prices , I wouldn’t sell genuine designer clothes on there. I don’t buy “old lady” clothes , so don’t see why you should assume an age divide. I’ve sold denim jackets, dresses, trainers silk blouses etc.

Intend to give things to charity shops as worried that I won’t master selling on line and have angry people contacting me as I’ve done something amiss, I could do with lessons.
I’ve cleared my clothes out, most bought in last 12 months, I should have bought just a couple of good items as I used to. I’m left with my good quality clothes that don’t let me down. You buy cheap and buy twice my mantra now, I got a great pair of wide printed trousers from my local charity shop, just what I had looked for everywhere for ages, very good make and only£10. Plus look brand new. So I’ve something back from all my donations to the shop.

I’ve sold a few things on Vinted and really enjoyed it. Just be realistic about the prices you are asking for. It’s worth looking at EBay and on Vinted to see what other similar items are priced at. I work on the theory that even a small amount for an item is good and at least it is used and not hanging in my wardrobe.

I buy and sell quite a bit on Vinted. There are quite a few clothes for “older women” / Mother of the bride outfits.