STRAPPED for cash this January and looking for ways to make some extra money after an indulgent Christmas and New Year?
Tried flogging your items on Vinted but not had any luck so far?
A selling pro, who averages around 30 sales a month has revealed her top tips for getting people to buy your unwanted items.
Vinted is an online marketplace where people can buy and sell second hand clothes, shoes and accessories.
It’s completely free to upload clothes to the app and, unlike other sites like eBay and Depop, Vinted does not take a cut of sellers’ profits and instead charge buyers a small fee to purchase each item.
Gabriella shared her wisdom via a video posted to her TikTok channel @gabrielladiaries, where she often shares fashion and outfit inspiration.
The selling whizz’s first tip is to stop trying to sell items from budget fast fashion brands such as PrettyLittleThing and Primark.
She said: “If you bought a dress for £5, don’t expect to sell it for 3, no one is going to buy that.”
Gabriella said sellers will have more chance of selling items from brands such as Urban Outfitters and Jaded London, as although they are still fast fashion, they are expensive.
The Vinted expert’s “number one tip” is to take pictures of the items you are selling on your body, so that people can see how they look when they’re on.
She said: “Style them, accessorise them, make yourself look good. This will show people that the item looks good and therefore make them want to buy it”.
Online marketplaces like Vinted and Depop have millions of users across the UK, with the cost-of-living crisis only increasing their popularity.
Financial pressures in British homes saw sales of second-hand goods jump by 15% to £21 billion in 2022.
One in six people now say they buy used items, according to research commissioned by review site Trustpilot.
So, now’s the perfect time to make yourself some extra cash on the likes of Vinted.
People should be warned that under new laws, sellers on Vinted, eBay and Depop will have to pay tax on any annual earnings they make from the site over £1,000.
TikTok users raced to the video’s comments section to share their thought’s on Gabriella’s tips.
One user said: “The only Primark thing I’ve sold is a £3 coat, and 3 seamless tops for £2. Literally just to get rid of them.”
Another user added: “As someone who’s sold about 70 things in the past few weeks clearing out my wardrobe – fast fashion does sell as long as you price it right.”
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