HAVE you joined Vinted hoping to rake in hundreds – but haven’t managed to sell anything so far?
Savvy seller and TikToker Irem, who claims to have earned almost £100,000 so far, has spilled the beans on how to make a fortune on the platform.
The fashionista says those flogging their items on Vinted – whether that’s clothes, tech or beauty buys – should be aware of three common errors that could impact their sales.
”I have almost made £100,000 selling on Vinted alone, so I have pretty good experience doing this,” Irem said in a video.
Never reserve
One of the features that make the mega second-hand platform a firm favourite amongst buyers is the ‘reserving’ option.
However, while buyers might be raving about it, Irem explained why the option to reserve the goods may not work in your favour as a seller.
”Honestly, 90% of the time I guarantee they will not go ahead with the purchase because you’ve given them so much time to think about it.
”If they wanted to buy, they would find a way,” said Irem who ended up ”wasting” her time and ”losing potential buyers” in the past.
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For the whopping 16million UK Vinted users, the platform, which was launched in 2008 by two Lithuanians, is all about finding the best bargain and haggling.
However, according to Irem, you should never accept anyone’s offer, even when you might be desperate to get rid of the item and make some extra cash.
”I know this sounds crazy but whenever I accept someone’s offer, they never actually buy.
”But if I counter it by £2, £3, they always, always buy. I can’t tell you why this exactly works – it just does.”
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Don’t keep old listings for too long
Last but not least, the selling pro also advised to get rid of listings that have been sitting on your page for some time now.
These, she explained, will only ”deter potential buyers when they see it was listed six months ago or a year ago”.
”Subconsciously, they’re gonna think ‘No one wanted this item’ – so you’re not making your product desirable.”
What you should do instead, she added, is remove the listing, take better snaps of the item and then relist it again – this will make ”the Vinted algorithm push it to buyers”.
Hundreds of fellow Vinted users flocked to the comments section to share their thoughts, with one writing: ”Heavy on not reserving!”
A buyer urged: ”I don’t sell things on vinted but if y’all sell clothes, TAKE PHOTOS WITH THE CLOTHES ON.
”Women sizing sucks so I never know if it will fit me unless people have it on.”
Someone else chimed in: ”I only reserve to people if they are offering full price, and I’ve sold to them before with no issues.”
”all 100% facts,” a fourth thought.