Fashion
I’ve made £1,500 flogging 90s clothes on Vinted – my exact year hack always sets my listings apart from the rest
A VINTED seller has revealed he’s made so much money from flogging old clothes that it’s funding his way through university.
Ewan Mclean, from Glasgow, has cashed in £1,500 on the marketplace app which he’s been putting towards rent, uni supplies and his social life.
SuppliedEwan Mclean has made £1,500 selling clothes on Vinted[/caption]
Ewan loves selling 80s and 90s itemsSupplied
SuppliedHe has more than 120 five-star reviews[/caption]
SuppliedEwan uses the cash to fund his time at uni and buy clothes[/caption]
And it’s mostly retro 80s and 90s gear that’s being snapped up on on his Vinted page (@ejmclean).
The 20-year-old’s love for second-hand clothing was sparked when his uncle gave him a bag of his old clothes.
He told Fabulous: “My uncle gave me this huge bag of old T-shirts from all sorts of different holidays he had been on, and work trips and souvenirs over the years.
“Now that he doesn’t want them, it’s like a new life that I’m able to wear them.
“I kept a lot of the ones that were important to me, but some of the other ones, there was a huge demand for.
“Sometimes I would just post videos online, not even advertising stuff to sell, and I would get people messaging me privately, being like, can I buy this for this much? Or can I have this? Are you going to sell this? This sort of thing.
“I realised that I could sell some of the stuff I had and buy more.”
He added: “It sort of started just like that and then I ended up being able to pay for some of my rent or pay for different things while I’m at university.
“All the money I make from selling clothes is also the only budget I allow myself to buy new ones, just so I don’t over-consume.
“You get more unique clothes at better quality for better prices. It almost makes it harder to shop new when you see the prices that everything has become.
“I do really love leaving the house wearing things that I know that it’s very unlikely that other people will be wearing as well. It makes you feel quite proud to be unique.”
When it comes to getting your listings noticed on Vinted, Ewan insists clear pictures and being realistic about pricing is key.
He also makes sure he is very accurate when it comes to the year his items were first sold in the description, to make them stand out from the over-used “90s and Y2K” keywords.
Ewan – who is studying business and economics at Strathclyde University – said: “I like putting keywords or when it’s from, the condition it’s in, and how it fits, because a lot of them vary, especially the older clothes.
“I have some, some of the T-shirts my uncle gave me fit quite small on me and they were like a double XL. And I usually wear like a medium or a large so you can never really tell.
“So I would say sizing’s a big thing.”
SuppliedEwan likes to be exact about the year when it comes to his listings[/caption]
People message him asking for his clothes before he’s even listed themSupplied
He added: “If you’re selling something that’s got a specific year dated on the tag or anything, or like a specific sort of season, sport thing, give it a wee Google and see what the market price is.
“I’ll usually undercut that by 10 to 20% off whatever the average is just to set it apart because there’s no point putting the same price as everyone else if they’re not selling.
“And some keywords are very popular, especially your 90s and Y2K, you see that every second listing.
“But I think a lot of it is people just putting that in, even if it’s not the case. It could be something that’s maybe come out five years ago, but because it’s a big keyword, people just throw that in there.
“I still think it’s a good idea, but I would recommend the exact year instead. If you even just take a guess at the year, like ‘this was my dad’s and I think it was from like 97, 98’.
What sells the quickest on Vinted?
According to Vinted bosses:
Shoes are the quickest-selling category overall over the past year (2023-2024): in particular women’s trainers, flip-flops and loafers and men’s flip-flops, sandals and loafers.
Swimwear and sportswear are the quickest-selling clothing categories. For women, sweaters and jackets were the quickest-selling items, and for men, shorts were the quickest.
Gym bags, bum bags and beach bags are among the quickest-selling women’s bags and accessories. Bracelets and belts were among the items most quickly sold men’s accessories.
Sportswear and costumes are among the quickest-selling children’s clothing.
“Because if you just put 90s, it gets pushed into this massive column of people who just know that that’s a keyword that people look for. So they use that to sort of benefit anything that they’re selling.
“Be specific rather than just throwing keywords about.”
And Ewan has proved that doing your research and being accurate in descriptions can make all the difference after flipping a 90s item for 10 times the price he bought it for.
The part-time pub worker snapped up a 1992 AC Milan bomber jacket for just £8 plus postage before selling it on.
He said: “I kept that for a while and I loved it, but it was one of the ones I kept getting messages from people trying to buy it off me.
“So I sold it to someone that had messaged me, I think maybe £80 pounds I sold it for.”
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 per cent 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.
According to the popular platform, sellers do not have to pay tax on earnings they make from the site.
This, HMRC stated, is because selling personal items through platforms like Vinted is not itself taxable.
”If the money a member makes on Vinted over a year is less than the amount they paid for the items they are selling, then there is no tax to pay,” a Vinted spokesperson explained.
”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 people who trade for profit.”
Make money with ‘one-hit wonders’
RESEARCH by Vinted has found:
6 in 10 (63%) people in the UK admit to having clothes they’ve only worn once – the “one-hit wonders”
More than half (56%) of people have at least an item of clothing they have never worn at all – a “never-loved” item
People estimate an average £490 per year to be made from the clothes they do not wear
51% of people agree that selling second-hand clothes is a smart way to make some extra money
This summer, Vinted is encouraging people in the UK to sell the clothes they no longer wear, make some extra cash and find love for their pre-loved and never-loved items
This new study comes as Vinted marks 10 years of buying and selling pre-loved clothes in the UK. With more than 16 million UK registered members and no seller fees across its entire platform including for fashion, home and more since 2016, Vinted has become a platform of choice for people wanting to maximize earnings from selling their unwanted clothes.
Natacha Blanchard, Consumer Lead at Vinted says: “Although a shift in how we consume fashion is already in motion, particularly among Vinted members, many of us still have items in our wardrobes that rarely make a public appearance, or not at all.
“So we’re encouraging people to have a summer declutter and sell their pre-loved and never loved pieces as there’s extra cash to be made from them.
“Selling unwanted clothing also contributes to more fashion circularity and encourages a more responsible approach to fashion as it becomes easier to find unique and quality items second-hand.”
A VINTED seller has revealed he’s made so much money from flogging old clothes that it’s funding his way through university.
Ewan Mclean, from Glasgow, has cashed in £1,500 on the marketplace app which he’s been putting towards rent, uni supplies and his social life.
SuppliedEwan Mclean has made £1,500 selling clothes on Vinted[/caption]
Ewan loves selling 80s and 90s itemsSupplied
SuppliedHe has more than 120 five-star reviews[/caption]
SuppliedEwan uses the cash to fund his time at uni and buy clothes[/caption]
And it’s mostly retro 80s and 90s gear that’s being snapped up on on his Vinted page (@ejmclean).
The 20-year-old’s love for second-hand clothing was sparked when his uncle gave him a bag of his old clothes.
He told Fabulous: “My uncle gave me this huge bag of old T-shirts from all sorts of different holidays he had been on, and work trips and souvenirs over the years.
“Now that he doesn’t want them, it’s like a new life that I’m able to wear them.
“I kept a lot of the ones that were important to me, but some of the other ones, there was a huge demand for.
“Sometimes I would just post videos online, not even advertising stuff to sell, and I would get people messaging me privately, being like, can I buy this for this much? Or can I have this? Are you going to sell this? This sort of thing.
“I realised that I could sell some of the stuff I had and buy more.”
He added: “It sort of started just like that and then I ended up being able to pay for some of my rent or pay for different things while I’m at university.
“All the money I make from selling clothes is also the only budget I allow myself to buy new ones, just so I don’t over-consume.
“You get more unique clothes at better quality for better prices. It almost makes it harder to shop new when you see the prices that everything has become.
“I do really love leaving the house wearing things that I know that it’s very unlikely that other people will be wearing as well. It makes you feel quite proud to be unique.”
When it comes to getting your listings noticed on Vinted, Ewan insists clear pictures and being realistic about pricing is key.
He also makes sure he is very accurate when it comes to the year his items were first sold in the description, to make them stand out from the over-used “90s and Y2K” keywords.
Ewan – who is studying business and economics at Strathclyde University – said: “I like putting keywords or when it’s from, the condition it’s in, and how it fits, because a lot of them vary, especially the older clothes.
“I have some, some of the T-shirts my uncle gave me fit quite small on me and they were like a double XL. And I usually wear like a medium or a large so you can never really tell.
“So I would say sizing’s a big thing.”
SuppliedEwan likes to be exact about the year when it comes to his listings[/caption]
People message him asking for his clothes before he’s even listed themSupplied
He added: “If you’re selling something that’s got a specific year dated on the tag or anything, or like a specific sort of season, sport thing, give it a wee Google and see what the market price is.
“I’ll usually undercut that by 10 to 20% off whatever the average is just to set it apart because there’s no point putting the same price as everyone else if they’re not selling.
“And some keywords are very popular, especially your 90s and Y2K, you see that every second listing.
“But I think a lot of it is people just putting that in, even if it’s not the case. It could be something that’s maybe come out five years ago, but because it’s a big keyword, people just throw that in there.
“I still think it’s a good idea, but I would recommend the exact year instead. If you even just take a guess at the year, like ‘this was my dad’s and I think it was from like 97, 98’.
What sells the quickest on Vinted?
According to Vinted bosses:
Shoes are the quickest-selling category overall over the past year (2023-2024): in particular women’s trainers, flip-flops and loafers and men’s flip-flops, sandals and loafers.
Swimwear and sportswear are the quickest-selling clothing categories. For women, sweaters and jackets were the quickest-selling items, and for men, shorts were the quickest.
Gym bags, bum bags and beach bags are among the quickest-selling women’s bags and accessories. Bracelets and belts were among the items most quickly sold men’s accessories.
Sportswear and costumes are among the quickest-selling children’s clothing.
“Because if you just put 90s, it gets pushed into this massive column of people who just know that that’s a keyword that people look for. So they use that to sort of benefit anything that they’re selling.
“Be specific rather than just throwing keywords about.”
And Ewan has proved that doing your research and being accurate in descriptions can make all the difference after flipping a 90s item for 10 times the price he bought it for.
The part-time pub worker snapped up a 1992 AC Milan bomber jacket for just £8 plus postage before selling it on.
He said: “I kept that for a while and I loved it, but it was one of the ones I kept getting messages from people trying to buy it off me.
“So I sold it to someone that had messaged me, I think maybe £80 pounds I sold it for.”
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 per cent 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.
According to the popular platform, sellers do not have to pay tax on earnings they make from the site.
This, HMRC stated, is because selling personal items through platforms like Vinted is not itself taxable.
”If the money a member makes on Vinted over a year is less than the amount they paid for the items they are selling, then there is no tax to pay,” a Vinted spokesperson explained.
”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 people who trade for profit.”
Make money with ‘one-hit wonders’
RESEARCH by Vinted has found:
6 in 10 (63%) people in the UK admit to having clothes they’ve only worn once – the “one-hit wonders”
More than half (56%) of people have at least an item of clothing they have never worn at all – a “never-loved” item
People estimate an average £490 per year to be made from the clothes they do not wear
51% of people agree that selling second-hand clothes is a smart way to make some extra money
This summer, Vinted is encouraging people in the UK to sell the clothes they no longer wear, make some extra cash and find love for their pre-loved and never-loved items
This new study comes as Vinted marks 10 years of buying and selling pre-loved clothes in the UK. With more than 16 million UK registered members and no seller fees across its entire platform including for fashion, home and more since 2016, Vinted has become a platform of choice for people wanting to maximize earnings from selling their unwanted clothes.
Natacha Blanchard, Consumer Lead at Vinted says: “Although a shift in how we consume fashion is already in motion, particularly among Vinted members, many of us still have items in our wardrobes that rarely make a public appearance, or not at all.
“So we’re encouraging people to have a summer declutter and sell their pre-loved and never loved pieces as there’s extra cash to be made from them.
“Selling unwanted clothing also contributes to more fashion circularity and encourages a more responsible approach to fashion as it becomes easier to find unique and quality items second-hand.”
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