I’ve made almost £2k on Vinted – my bio trick helps me generate sales, buyers love it
A VINTED seller has revealed the simple detail she includes in her bio that buyers love.
Rachel Cairns from Edinburgh has made almost £2,000 through the marketplace app and has received 135 five-star reviews from happy buyers.
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The 24-year-old started using Vinted as a ‘de-cluttering tool’, but now earns enough money to start thinking about a major milestone.
Every penny she earns she puts aside for a down payment on a house she wants to buy in three years.
She said: “I started Vinted two years ago. I’m really into all your side hustles and trying to find ways to make a bit of extra money and that was one of the things that came up on social media.
“I would say I’ve made between £1,000 and £2,000 now, which is decent and it helps.
“But it’s also great in terms of clearing out a lot of stuff, because I have such a small room and things just pile up. So it’s great to just get rid of it and I don’t need it.
“The proceeds I get from this will go towards a down payment on a house.
“I think it will take another two or three years. But I’m not ready for it yet, so I’m happy with that.”
Rachel sells a selection of old clothes, accessories and even books and insists: “The more you sell, the more the price goes up”, even if you only offer them for £2-£5.
And she makes sure she delivers super fast so people buy her products, she even advertises it in her bio.
“My top tip is to include the times you post in your bio as it looks more professional,” she revealed.
Indeed, the bio on her Vinted page (@3edc7ujm) states: “In 99% of cases your order will be shipped the same day. If you order after 7:00 PM, your order will be shipped the next day.”
Rachel adds: “Not everyone does this, but I’ve found it helps.
“If something happens in my life, I will of course let people know. I can’t stick to it strictly, but I do notice that it helps and I notice that I am put off when I buy things if other people don’t put that in their bio.”
The smart salesperson also advises using good lighting, keeping the background tidy and spacing out the ads.
Rachel, an online customer service assistant, told Fabulous: “My most basic tip is to just use a plain background.
What sells fastest on Vinted?
According to Vinted bosses:
- Shoes are the fastest selling category in the past year (2023-2024): especially women’s sneakers, flip flops And loafers And slippers for men, sandals And loafers.
- Swimwear And sportswear are the fastest selling clothing categories. For women, sweaters And coats were the fastest selling items, and for men, shorts were the fastest selling.
- Sports bags, fanny packs And beach bags are among the fastest-selling bags and accessories for women. Bracelets And belts were among the fastest-selling men’s accessories.
- Sportswear And costumes are among the fastest-selling children’s clothing.
“If you put a top or something like that on your bed, make sure the bed looks immaculate. There are no other objects or clothes or anything on the bed, otherwise your photos will just look messy.
“I would also say that you have to take the photo in good light. So don’t take it at 10pm at night, because then you have that yellow light on the object. That doesn’t look so nice.”
She added: “I would also say instead of uploading, say, five items at once, spread those five items out over five days. It seems to help the algorithm pick things up, I don’t know, that’s how I feel about it anyway.
“If you want to sell an item for say £10, I would maybe list it for between, I don’t know, £12 and £15. So if someone offers you £10, you can accept that because 99% of the time you’re going to get lower bids when you try to sell something.”
Online marketplaces like Vinted and Depop have millions of users in the UK and the cost of living crisis is only making them increasingly popular.
Financial pressures on UK households saw sales of second-hand goods rise 15 per cent to £21 billion in 2022.
According to research commissioned by review site Trustpilot, one in six people say they now buy second-hand items.
So this is the perfect time to make some extra money on sites like Vinted.
According to the popular platform, sellers do not have to pay taxes on the revenue they generate through the site.
According to HMRC, this is because the sale of personal items through platforms such as Vinted is not taxable in itself.
“If the money a member earns on Vinted in a year is less than the amount he paid for the items he sells, he does not have to pay tax,” a Vinted spokesperson explains.
”In general, only sellers who ‘trade’ for profit have to pay taxes.
‘Since 2017, there has been a tax-free allowance of £1,000 for people trading for profit.”
Make money with ‘one-hit wonders’
RESEARCH by Vinted has revealed the following:
- 6 in 10 (63%) people in the UK admit to owning clothes they’ve only worn once – the ‘one-hit wonders’
- More than half (56%) of people have at least one item of clothing they’ve never worn at all – a ‘never loved’ item
- People estimate that an average of £490 a year is earned from the clothes they don’t 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 across the UK to sell the clothes they no longer wear, make some extra cash and find love for their second-hand and never-loved items
The new study comes as Vinted celebrates 10 years of buying and selling second-hand clothes in the UK. With over 16 million registered members in the UK and no seller fees across its entire platform including fashion, home and more since 2016, Vinted has become a go-to platform for people looking to maximise their income by selling their unwanted clothes.
Natacha Blanchard, Consumer Lead at Vinted, says: “While there is already a shift happening in the way we consume fashion, particularly among Vinted members, many of us still have items in our wardrobe that are rarely, if ever, seen in public.
“That’s why we encourage people to clear out their belongings in the summer and sell their second-hand and never-loved items, as they can earn some extra money from them.
“Selling unwanted clothes also contributes to more circularity in fashion and encourages a more responsible approach to fashion, as it becomes easier to find unique and high-quality items second-hand.”
