I used to be late to the sport when it got here to Vinted. I signed up in June final yr and listed a few of my daughter’s outdated garments. They didn’t promote and the pile of garments sat within the nook of her bed room gathering mud. Ultimately somebody supplied me £1.50 for a large bag of garments and I ended up spending £2.70 on a postage bag sufficiently big to suit all of them.
It was not a great first expertise and vowed to not hassle attempting once more.
However for some cause I did attempt once more.
I listed a pair of my son’s trainers that had barely been worn. I priced them too low and so they bought in lower than a minute. I realized a worthwhile lesson about pricing however I used to be hooked. I smugly drove to my native Evri drop-off considering that was the best tenner I’d ever made.
I obtained residence after which scurried round my home gathering gadgets we not used. Cookery books, ornaments, sneakers, coats, toys. I listed all of it. If it hadn’t moved for every week, I listed it.
My Vinted steadiness went up and up (you possibly can select to withdraw your cash or you possibly can maintain it there as your steadiness mounts up) nevertheless it wasn’t simply the cash that was motivating me, it was the satisfaction of decluttering my residence.
I’ve three youngsters and my residence is continually messy. I’m not a clean-freak (you possibly can’t be with three youngsters!) however I do adore it when my residence feels neat and organised. I really feel a lot calmer when the whole lot is as a substitute. I simply all the time had an excessive amount of stuff to maintain it tidy!
Earlier than I knew it, I’d made £180. I’d deliberate to maintain it in my account however then a buddy requested if I’d prefer to go to a well being and wellbeing retreat. The price? £180.
Nicely, properly, properly. You may see the place this was going…
I used to be quickly itemizing extra with the intention of reaching sufficient to e book a glamping break with the children (£100). After which a flight to Lanzarote (£70). After which a resort (£120). After which one other spa (£90)!
Sure, inside just a few months I’d revamped £500 on Vinted.
Now I do know what you’re considering. Who has sufficient crap round their home to promote it and make £500!?
I actually didn’t assume I had that a lot stuff both. Nearly all of the issues I bought weren’t excessive worth gadgets. There have been some gadgets I obtained greater than £20 for nevertheless it was largely amount over high quality. I bought lots of £2 gadgets!
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Right here’s how I used Vinted to pay for my holidays!
1. Begin by studying The Life-Altering Magic of Tidying Up
In case you aren’t feeling motivated to promote all of your stuff then I extremely suggest studying The Life-Altering Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. There’s a Netflix collection too!
Spoiler alert: The key to tidying up is mainly eliminating 80% of your stuff!
I learn this e book years in the past and I out of the blue realised I had a lot junk I didn’t want.
When you’ve learn the e book, begin watching documentaries like The Minimalists after which transfer on to YouTube movies about minimalism and decluttering.
Earlier than you already know it, you’ll have a large pile of stuff you wish to eliminate!
2. Importing to the app
It’s very easy to add gadgets to the Vinted app and when you get into the swing of stuff you’ll be capable to do it shortly.
I like to recommend taking pictures in the app so that you don’t find yourself with a digicam roll filled with random product gadgets. It simply makes the method faster and simpler too.
I prefer to put up through Evri as a result of I can then print the postage sticker on the drop-off station (my native petrol station) which is open lengthy hours.
3. Take pictures with good lighting and a plain background
Objects will promote sooner with a great picture however you don’t must be a professional photographer!
Take your pictures subsequent to a window with pure lighting and ensure your background is evident, vibrant and uncluttered.
4. Use your cellphone to take pictures
If you’re a photographer and have a great digicam, I truly suggest taking pictures in your cellphone. Persons are suspicious in case your pictures are ‘too good’!
5. The best way to value gadgets
You don’t must pay postage charges (it’s charged on to the customer) and there aren’t any promoting charges on Vinted so that you don’t must issue these prices into the worth.
Have a fast look to see how a lot related gadgets bought for earlier than creating your itemizing. Vinted all the time recommends promoting it for much less so do your individual analysis.
Worth it a bit of increased as a result of folks will negotiate and attempt to knock you down.
Don’t overlook that you may modify the worth at any time, so if you happen to’ve priced it too excessive you possibly can all the time carry it down after a day or two.
If it’s a bit of overpriced, folks will ‘favorite’ the merchandise however gained’t truly purchase. You may then cut back the worth of all of your listings on the identical day and it’s seemingly they’ll all get snapped up and you’ll put up the whole lot collectively.
6. Worth to promote
In case you’re promoting issues on Vinted to declutter your house relatively than to become profitable then you possibly can value issues actually low and so they’ll get snapped up so shortly!
I’ve occasions the place I believe ‘I simply need rid of this now!’ and I’ll value it actually low simply to get it posted.
7. Garments promote sooner with a photograph of an individual sporting the merchandise
In my expertise, garments promote sooner if the primary picture contains an individual sporting the merchandise.
It doesn’t must be a fantastic picture. Only a mirror selfie together with your head chopped off will do!
In case you’ve had a glance on the app already you then’ll discover that most individuals {photograph} garments laid out on the ground or hanging up towards a clean wall. Sure, it exhibits the garments nevertheless it’s troublesome to think about what the merchandise seems to be like.
(I don’t do that with child’s garments, solely my very own.)
8. Steam or iron your garments earlier than importing a photograph
I additionally discover garments promote sooner if you happen to make a little bit of effort to make them look good. If one thing is de facto creased then I’ll shortly steam it.
I exploit a steamer just like this and it’s nice. I adore it for travelling and shortly eliminating creases. I haven’t ironed since I purchased it!
9. Don’t package deal issues up BEFORE they promote
You is perhaps considering you’re getting forward of your self by packaging gadgets up earlier than they promote, so that you’re all able to put up it shortly when it does promote.
Each time I’ve completed this I’ve discovered that individuals find yourself shopping for a bundle of things so I must repackage it anyway!
10. Use post-it notes to label your packages
Let’s say you’ve bought 3 books, 2 jumpers and a pair of sneakers and also you’re packaging them as much as promote. The parcels are all completely different sizes and shapes so that you’re assured you already know which is which.
And you then get to the put up workplace three hours later and you haven’t any thought which is which.
I both depart the parcel open and shut it once I add the postage label on the drop off level or I add sticky notes to my parcels to recollect which is which.
11. Bundle gadgets that aren’t promoting
In case you’ve obtained related gadgets that aren’t promoting, bundle them collectively into an inexpensive bundle and so they get snapped up shortly.
I had some child’s college trousers that weren’t promoting. So I bundled them along with college shorts, PE shorts and PE joggers and so they bought instantly.
12. Purchase postage baggage from Temu
I like to recommend holding any bins or postage baggage you get whenever you purchase something on-line. However ultimately you’re going to expire so purchase your postage baggage on Temu. I discovered Temu to be most cost-effective however remember that it could possibly take as much as 10 days for Temu to ship gadgets so that you’ll must get ready. You should purchase them on Amazon too however they’re a bit costlier.
13. Supply reductions for bundles
You may arrange a reduction for patrons to buy a number of gadgets. You select the low cost % for the quantity of things purchased.
I discover this works rather well for low worth gadgets, particularly books.
14. Add recurrently
Objects are sometimes listed on Vinted by ‘What’s new’ so if you happen to’re importing each few days you then’ll all the time be close to the highest.
Patrons may see a e book you’ve simply uploaded after which go onto your profile and see extra gadgets you listed every week in the past, so it’s price importing as typically as you possibly can.
15. Checklist all books
I was the type of one that had bookshelves full of books. I used to be so happy with my books! However the books slowly grew to become a nuisance, taking over worthwhile cupboard space and turning into one other factor that wanted dusting.
I favor to learn on my Kindle and I by no means learn the identical e book twice so I made a decision it was time to eliminate my books.
I’ve now bought practically all of my books, together with espresso desk books and cookery books, and I’ve made about £200 on books alone. OK, that’s a fraction of what I initially paid for them nevertheless it’s sufficient for a weekend away!
I’m now within the technique of promoting youngsters’s books that my youngsters have outgrown however I’m discovering these a extremely emotional one to let go off!
16. Girls equipment promote properly
Luggage, sneakers and jewelry promote rather well and for a reasonably excessive worth compared to garments.
17. Child gadgets additionally promote properly
Everyone knows how shortly infants develop out of issues, so Vinted is an excellent place to purchase and promote child gadgets.
18. A steam cleaner is nice to wash up trainers and sneakers
I’m all the time shocked by the quantity of people that record soiled sneakers on Vinted! Simply give them a fast scrub and also you’ll get an additional tenner for them!
In case you’ve put your sneakers within the washer and so they’re nonetheless a bit grubby, a steam cleaner is an effective way to eliminate the ultimate stains.
19. Don’t dismiss low worth gadgets
You might be considering there isn’t a lot level promoting issues for £1. And also you’d be proper, there isn’t. By the point you’ve photographed it, uploaded it, packed it up and brought it to the store or Submit Workplace it actually wasn’t price your time.
However if you happen to’ve obtained 10 x £1 gadgets to put up then it begins turning into a bit extra price it.
Once more, you is perhaps considering it’s not price it even for a tenner nevertheless it provides up shortly.
Like I stated within the intro, the overwhelming majority of my Vinted gross sales have been low worth gadgets.
20. You’ve obtained 5 days to put up
Don’t overlook you’ve obtained 5 days to put up your gadgets so you possibly can wait just a few days and put up whenever you’ve obtained an enormous bundle. If you need to journey to your drop off level then this will make it extra price your time.
However don’t overlook the customer leaves suggestions which stays in your profile and also you’ll get higher suggestions if you happen to put up gadgets shortly. I attempt to put up inside 3 days and my suggestions is superb.
21. Scale back gadgets by 50p on a Sunday night
Sunday evenings are an enormous day for web customers, particularly buyers. That is typically once I promote an enormous chunk of no matter I’m promoting on Vinted.
Vinted customers can ‘favorite’ gadgets. As soon as they’ve favorited it they’ll get a notification if you happen to drop the worth. So drop the worth of a lot of gadgets on a Sunday night and also you’ll discover folks will snap them up as a result of they’re already on their cellphone and see that notification.
22. You may promote used magnificence gadgets
This is perhaps controversial however I’ve bought a lot of opened magnificence gadgets. It’s important to choose that they’re ‘new with tags’ however if you happen to put it within the merchandise description that it’s been opened and used then folks will nonetheless purchase them!
I just lately bought all my nail varnishes, my dip nail color pots, two digital cleaning brushes, a facial steam cleaner and a few important oils which had all been opened.
I wouldn’t promote half a bottle of shampoo or something like that however some folks don’t thoughts a bottle of important oil with just a few drops lacking!
23. Don’t overlook to vary your delivery methodology
If you purchase one thing from Vinted you possibly can choose which supply courier to make use of. You may want Yodel, Evri, Royal Mail, InPost or DPD and the customer will choose whichever is most handy for them.
However don’t overlook to pick out which is most handy for you!
After I first began promoting I didn’t realise I might modify this as a result of nearly everybody chosen Evri. However then somebody chosen Yodel and I needed to spend half-hour driving to a Yodel supply drop off level at a random petrol station miles away. I obtained misplaced, there was a large queue and I had the children with me and ended up spending extra on sweets and chocolate than I’d earned by means of promoting my merchandise!
I now have my promoting postage preferences set so I solely put up through Evri. I haven’t observed any distinction to my gross sales so I assume most individuals don’t thoughts.
24. Promote seasonal gadgets throughout the proper season
In case you can hold on to gadgets till the suitable season you then’ll get more cash for them. Strive promoting swimsuits in December and also you’ll see what I imply!
25. Don’t purchase sweets and sweets whenever you put up gadgets!
You might have observed that the postage counters are all the time subsequent to a confectionary aisle! I obtained right into a behavior of shopping for sweets and sweets every time I posted by bag or parcels…after which realised I used to be spending extra on chocolate than I used to be incomes.
In case you’ve obtained youngsters, I extremely suggest not taking them with you to put up gadgets.
26. Have a ‘promoting objective’
If you’ve bought just a few gadgets on Vinted you’ll have a stash of money in your Vinted account and it’s going to be very tempting to spend it! Attempt to keep away from temptation and don’t splurge on that discount pair of Doc Martens or these trainers you’ve needed for ages (I’m speaking to myself right here. For the report, I purchased each and regretted it!)
Have a objective in thoughts and maintain the cash in your Vinted account till you’ve reached that objective.
Realistically, if you happen to earn £30 every week and also you switch the cash into your checking account, you in all probability gained’t discover that cash coming in. However if you happen to maintain it there and wait till you’ve £300 and e book a vacation, that’s going to make an enormous distinction!
27. Don’t REclutter
If promoting on Vinted has taught me one factor, it’s that I don’t want to purchase all this litter within the first place.
Most issues promote for lower than 10% of the unique worth so one of the simplest ways to save cash and keep away from cluttering up your house is just to not purchase it within the first place!
