The small business owner has seen huge demand for England football shirts since the tournament kicked off earlier this month
World Cup fever is in full swing – and for vintage clothes seller Callum, there is money to be made.
The small business owner has seen huge demand for England football shirts since the tournament kicked off earlier this month.
Callum, 27, from Cheshire, was barely able to watch the Three Lions win 4-2 against Croatia due to people messaging him to see what stock he had available.
He said: “I’ve been selling a lot of England shirts. That’s my focus at the moment. I’ve had about 100 or so for this World Cup. Yesterday, I think it sent out about 20 to 25 England shirts. It’s been busy!
“I try and get the vintage ones, but I do have some modern ones as well. Some from two years ago from the Euros.
“The best one I’ve sold was a 2000 England shirt that I sold at a market for £70. On Vinted, I probably sell them more for around £30/£35.
“I was watching the England game the other day and for the whole 90 minutes, I had people asking for shirts.”
Callum says his main income comes from Vinted, where he can earn around £2,500 on a good month. He also lists items on other selling pages and at local markets.
As trends change quickly, being able to adapt and respond is one thing Callum says is key when it comes to making a success out of second-hand selling.
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He said: “My staple items are probably Carhartt – trousers, t-shirts and jackets – but more recently, I try to buy what is on trend.
“Realtree is really popular right now, so I try and buy that in as much as possible. You’ve also got WYSE women’s clothing which is really popular at the moment.
“North Face was very popular. The big North Face puffer jackets sold really well. I’ll sell them for about over £100 most of the time.
“The trends change so quickly, so things like Tommy Hilfiger or Ralph Lauren that were really popular a couple years ago, the market is a lot quieter now.”
Callum says it is also important to be active on whatever platform you are selling on, and be prepared to haggle with buyers.
He said: “You need to be sending out offers to people, messaging people, being quick to get back to people.”
If you’re selling online, you may have to pay tax if the items you sold were bought with the intention of making profit on them.
You generally would not have to pay tax if the items were just your old belongings.
If you’re selling online for a profit outside of your main job, then be aware there is a yearly £1,000 trading allowance.
Earn above this in a single tax year, then you will need to report your earnings to HMRC – then depending what other income you have made elsewhere, you may then have to pay income tax.
If your total income for the year is under the £12,570 personal allowance, then there is no tax to pay.
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