A VINTED whizz has shared her top tips for finding high quality, affordable fashion on the site, without having to scroll for hours.
Vinted is an online marketplace where people can buy and sell second hand clothes, shoes and accessories.
It’s a great way of purchasing sustainable fashion at a cheap price, and you can find lots of unique, vintage, pieces on the site.
However, it can be hard to know what to look for, and users can be left spending hours searching for one item.
Fashion lover Aaliyah shared her advice via a video posted to her TikTok channel, where she is known as @miffyloverr.
She explained that she has been using the site for a few years, and has mastered how to find exactly what you want quickly.
Aaliyah said that she never spends more than £20 per item on Vinted, and makes sure not to buy clothes from cheap fast-fashion brands like PretttyLittleThing and Shein, as she wants clothes that are durable.
The Vinted lovers first tip is to know exactly what you are looking for.
She said: “Unlike Depop, Vinted isn’t great for scrolling mindlessly, because the algorithm sometimes isn’t as accurate”.
Aaliyah explained that she gets her inspiration from looking at Pinterest, TikTok and Instagram.
She said that when you have an idea of what you like, you should be general in your search terms so that you don’t limit the amount of results.
She added that you shouldn’t search for trending aesthetics such as “cottage core” as not everyone who sells on Vinted will be aware of these terms.
Aaliyah revealed that people who don’t know that a certain aesthetic is trending are likely to price items lower than people who are aware of the trends.
Another tip that the savvy saver swears by is to use synonyms if you don’t immediately find what you’re looking for.
She said: “Instead of top, try bodysuit”.
Additionally, Aaliyah informed viewers that is it important to filter search results by size and price, so that you don’t end up scrolling through thousands of results that aren’t what you are looking for.
Sharing another helpful tip, Aaliyah added: “The more items that you like on Vinted, the more specific your news feed will be.”
Finally, she explained that you can add “vintage” to the end of your search results, to avoid you being bombarded with lots of fast fashion items.
Aaliyah’s helpful tips have likely left many impressed, as her video has gone viral, racking up 19,000 views on the video sharing platform.
TikTok users raced to the video’s comments section to share their thoughts.
One person said: “This was super helpful, thank you”.
Another person said: “You’re a real one for this”.
A third added: “Such good tips”.
A fourth remarked: “Oh my God, thank you for this”.
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IF you fancy clearing out your wardrobe and getting rid of your old stuff on Vinted, you’ll need to consider the new rules that recently came into play.
If people are selling personal items for less than they paid new (which is generally the case for second-hand sales), there is no impact on tax.
However, since January 1, digital platforms, including eBay, Airbnb, Etsy, Amazon and Vinted, must share seller information with HMRC as part of a crackdown.
You’re unlikely to be affected if you only sell a handful of second-hand items online each year – generally, only business sellers trading for profit might need to pay tax.
A tax-free allowance of £1,000 has been in place since 2017 for business sellers trading for profit – the only time that an individual personal item might be taxable is if it sells for more than £6,000 and there is a profit from the sale.
However, firms now have to pass on your data to HMRC if you sell 30 or more items a year or earn over £1,700.
It is part of a wider tax crackdown to help ensure that those who boost their income via side hustles pay up what they owe.
While your data won’t be shared with HMRC if you earn between £1,000 and £1,700, you’ll still need to pay tax as normal.
