It’s moving-out season for all uni students across the UK right now, whether that be moving out of halls, studio flats or houses. With this process usually comes a much needed clear out. Many students often aim to make an extra bit of cash by selling their pre-loved clothes online. But it’s fair to say that some apps are better than others when it comes to being successful in gaining a sale. Here is a rundown of the most popular apps and websites for reselling clothes.
Vinted
Vinted is one of my favourites and it usually brings the most reliability when it comes to actually having sales go through. The platform allows you to sell your unwanted clothes, having you as a seller in mind, allowing you to keep 100% of your sale without having to pay any service charges or PayPal fees. It’s also great for buyers as the seller only get their money once the product safely arrives to them which means that there’s more chance of the package being of a high quality. You do have to provide a quick turnaround once the sale has been confirmed though; sellers only have five days to send out their item before the sale is cancelled.
Rating: 8/10
Depop
Depop is a large trend amongst young people right now, especially for the vast amount of vintage items to be found to the app. Depop has a lot of traffic meaning that your items will be sure to increases in views quickly. When you do get a sale, however, Depop does take a percentage of your sale amount as a service fee and PayPal takes an extra commission on top of this meaning that you may not be as well off as you would be selling your items on another site. If you want a quick sale though, Depop is the place to go.
Rating: 6/10
Shpock
Shpock is more of a local reselling site with the aim being that you collect pre-loved items off of people nearby rather than having the delivered to you. This can be great in some cases as people often buy and collect on the same day but it also means that the pool of people interested in your clothing items may be extremely restricted. If you don’t want the hassle of sorting out postage then Shpock is a great option although it must be noted that, in my experience, there are a lot of timewasters on the app who never arrive to pick up the item.
Rating: 6/10
Facebook Marketplace
Facebook Marketplace is similar to Shpock in concept as it bases itself on local collection, meaning that the stressful task of sorting all of the postage out is removed. However, as the Marketplace is a feature of the popular social media network, Facebook, it means that many more people tend to browse through items on there; they may have not intended to go on a pre-loved site but as they go on Facebook for other reasons they may just be tempted to check it out. I usually have lots of success selling clothing on Marketplace with my top tip being to lower the selling price after the first two weeks to keep the listing fresh.
Rating 9/10
Ebay
Ebay is one of the most well-known resale sites, being even more relevant today than ever before through it’s sponsorship of Love Island. It is worth noting that there are usually listing fees if you wish to put items up for sale on Ebay but it is usually worth it. The bidding concept of Ebay means that you usually get at least one person willing to buy your item at the price you wanted, if not for more. However, you can also list items at a fixed sale price too.
Rating: 9/10