A thrifty mum and successful Vinted seller has shared her tips and why one thing is essential in getting people to visit your page and view your items – the trick could help you make thousands of pounds
A Vinted user who has made selling a full-time job has shared why your items might not be selling – and how to improve your page. If you’re drowning in clothes you never wear, it might be the perfect moment for a thorough declutter – and selling online is a smart move. While eBay, Depop, and Facebook Marketplace have long been go-to platforms for offloading pre-loved fashion, Vinted has recently emerged as a top contender.
While many people use it to flog their items and make extra money here and there, you could be making thousands. In the past, Robyn Mort revealed how she pocketed £1528.01 on Vinted with her “side hustle” of quick-fire sales on the app. Plus, another seller became a full-time Vinted seller and transformed her pastime into a “six-figure business at the age of 20”.
Now, on successful seller named Kelly says she liked to do her bit for the environment by buying old clothing and reselling items of her own.
Kelly says she has managed to make a living off selling on Vinted for the past five years. The charity shop lover has managed to make a whopping £10,000 on Vinted in two years – and she often shared her tips online.
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Kelly says she shifts around 200kg of pre-loved clothing every month. She often gets a large bag of clothing from the charity shops and resells them both on Vinted and on Facebook. She also ensures she offers reduced prices, selling items like skirts for £1.
Recently she explained just how important it is to write a good description of the item on Vinted in order to flog items fast.
Kelly, better known as @kel.sells on TikTok, said: “Take a seat while I tell you why your items aren’t selling on Vinted. Your descriptions are s**t.
“Well done you, you’ve managed to list the brand, the colour etc but you’ve given me absolutely nothing when it comes to reaching the search terms.”
She added: “The be all and end all is that people call things different things so something you describe as mustard, someone might describe as okra. What you call a smock dress, someone might call a teared dress.
“What you call leopard print, someone might called animal or cheetah print. It’s almost like slang in different areas of the country, you only get to list two colours on Vinted and if that top or dress has five different colours in, you need to be putting them in the description.”
The mum also said it would be beneficial to use a tidy, clean space with plenty of daylight for your pictures. Kelly further notes it is important to be transparent about the condition of your item of clothing.
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