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I bought a mystery bag from the charity shop for a fiver – then flogged my finds on Vinted and made loads of cash
SHE’S a pro at reselling bits she finds at the charity shop or boot sale for a profit.
So when Becky saw a mystery clothing bag at her local charity shop on sale for a fiver, she couldn’t resist snapping it up.
Becky bought a mystery bag from the charity shop for a fivertiktok/@beckysbazaar/
She actually ended up buying two of the bags – a men’s and a women’stiktok/@beckysbazaar/
She was impressed with lots of the things in the bagstiktok/@beckysbazaar/
Although other bits were more “questionable”tiktok/@beckysbazaar/
In fact, she actually bought two of the bags – one women’s and one men’s – with the plan to “list whatever’s inside on Vinted to make a profit”.
And when it came to opening the bags, Becky was pleasantly surprised at some of the things inside – including three Tottenham football shirts.
Other bits were “questionable”, but Becky listed every piece on Vinted regardless.
And in just 10 days, 11 of the items she put on the reselling site had gone.
“Most things only sold for a couple of quid,” she said.
“But I did end up selling the two Tottenham shirts as a bundle for over £40.
“And the other one sold on its own for £16.”
After adding everything up, her total sales were £88.50.
She then took away the cost of the bags, leaving her with £78.50 profit.
“Was the amount of profit worth it??” Becky captioned the video, adding “let me know!”
And people in the comments section didn’t hold back as they praised her for the finds and her sales success.
“Wow that’s brilliant,” one wrote.
“Woww you are lucky!” another said.
“Fair play!” a third commented.
As someone else tagged a friend and added: “Shall we do it?!”
Another asked Becky where to find the items, to which she replied: “In charity shops – look for bargain bins and mystery bags!”
Do you need to pay tax on items sold on Vinted?
QUICK facts on tax from the team at Vinted…
The only time that an item might be taxable is if it sells for more than £6,000 and there is profit (sells for more than you paid for it). Even then, you can use your capital gains tax-free allowance of £3,000 to offset it.
Generally, only business sellers trading for profit (buying goods with the purpose of selling for more than they paid for them) might need to pay tax. Business sellers who trade for profit can use a tax-free allowance of £1,000, which has been in place since 2017.
More information here: vinted.co.uk/no-changes-to-taxes
Speaking previously to Fabulous Online, Becky said that she also turns to “vintage wholesalers” to find stock.
“I source 90% of my clothes from vintage wholesalers,” she said.
“I will visit giant warehouses filled with vintage clothing and rummage high and low to handpick my favourite pieces to sell.
“Around 8% of my stock comes from car boot sales. I absolutely love waking up early and rummaging in a field to find clothes for as little as 50p (It’s such an adrenaline rush!).
“The final 2% comes from other thrift events in my local area.
“In the past I have attended kilo sales, £5 fill a bag events and clothes swaps where you can find really cool items.”
Becky sold most of the things for a few pounds eachtiktok/@beckysbazaar/
And she made an incredible £78.50 profit through the Vinted salestiktok/@beckysbazaar/
SHE’S a pro at reselling bits she finds at the charity shop or boot sale for a profit.
So when Becky saw a mystery clothing bag at her local charity shop on sale for a fiver, she couldn’t resist snapping it up.
Becky bought a mystery bag from the charity shop for a fivertiktok/@beckysbazaar/
She actually ended up buying two of the bags – a men’s and a women’stiktok/@beckysbazaar/
She was impressed with lots of the things in the bagstiktok/@beckysbazaar/
Although other bits were more “questionable”tiktok/@beckysbazaar/
In fact, she actually bought two of the bags – one women’s and one men’s – with the plan to “list whatever’s inside on Vinted to make a profit”.
And when it came to opening the bags, Becky was pleasantly surprised at some of the things inside – including three Tottenham football shirts.
Other bits were “questionable”, but Becky listed every piece on Vinted regardless.
And in just 10 days, 11 of the items she put on the reselling site had gone.
“Most things only sold for a couple of quid,” she said.
“But I did end up selling the two Tottenham shirts as a bundle for over £40.
“And the other one sold on its own for £16.”
After adding everything up, her total sales were £88.50.
She then took away the cost of the bags, leaving her with £78.50 profit.
“Was the amount of profit worth it??” Becky captioned the video, adding “let me know!”
And people in the comments section didn’t hold back as they praised her for the finds and her sales success.
“Wow that’s brilliant,” one wrote.
“Woww you are lucky!” another said.
“Fair play!” a third commented.
As someone else tagged a friend and added: “Shall we do it?!”
Another asked Becky where to find the items, to which she replied: “In charity shops – look for bargain bins and mystery bags!”
Do you need to pay tax on items sold on Vinted?
QUICK facts on tax from the team at Vinted…
The only time that an item might be taxable is if it sells for more than £6,000 and there is profit (sells for more than you paid for it). Even then, you can use your capital gains tax-free allowance of £3,000 to offset it.
Generally, only business sellers trading for profit (buying goods with the purpose of selling for more than they paid for them) might need to pay tax. Business sellers who trade for profit can use a tax-free allowance of £1,000, which has been in place since 2017.
More information here: vinted.co.uk/no-changes-to-taxes
Speaking previously to Fabulous Online, Becky said that she also turns to “vintage wholesalers” to find stock.
“I source 90% of my clothes from vintage wholesalers,” she said.
“I will visit giant warehouses filled with vintage clothing and rummage high and low to handpick my favourite pieces to sell.
“Around 8% of my stock comes from car boot sales. I absolutely love waking up early and rummaging in a field to find clothes for as little as 50p (It’s such an adrenaline rush!).
“The final 2% comes from other thrift events in my local area.
“In the past I have attended kilo sales, £5 fill a bag events and clothes swaps where you can find really cool items.”
Becky sold most of the things for a few pounds eachtiktok/@beckysbazaar/
And she made an incredible £78.50 profit through the Vinted salestiktok/@beckysbazaar/
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