I made £60 selling three tops on Vinted – here’s my top tips & the item to look out for that always brings in the cash
A RESELLING whizz has shared her top tips for what to look out for in the charity shops and at boot sales to bag a bargain.
Emily is “obsessed” with snapping up secondhand items to sell for a profit on Vinted, and regularly posts about her success on her social media pages.
After floods of questions from viewers about her success, she decided to reveal some of her tricks – including revealing an accessory she never passes up.
“I’ve had lots of people ask me what sort of things you look for, what sort of brands you look for, so I thought I’d do a little series on the different things that I have discovered sell well,” she said in the video on her TikTok page.
“And today I’m gonna talk about fascinators.”
She went on to reveal she’d bought some fascinators at a boot sale for just a pound each, after hearing from others that they sell well.
“They’ve been on for a week and they’ve had a lot of interest,” she added.
In fact, one of them has already sold for £9.60 – a tidy £8.60 profit.
“So if you see these for like a pound, or 50p, I would say it’s a good idea to pick it up and give it a go.”
“My two sold very quickly and have both arrived safely so I’d definitely agree with you on this,” one person commented on the video.
“Ooh I will look out for them this weekend cos I’m hitting the boot sales,” another added.
“Ooh I have a few fascinators so will be popping them on,” a third said.
“Oh that’s definitely worth knowing to keep an eye out,” someone else added.
“Thanks for another great tip Emily!”
“Great tips,” another praised.
As someone else said: “Yes definitely.
“Fascinators come in and sell well especially in wedding season.
“I aim to pick up seasonal things as I see them!”
“Could be an interesting one to try and package up though!” another laughed.
Do you need to pay tax on items sold on Vinted?
QUICK facts on tax from the team at Vinted...
- The only time that an item might be taxable is if it sells for more than £6,000 and there is profit (sells for more than you paid for it). Even then, you can use your capital gains tax-free allowance of £3,000 to offset it.
- Generally, only business sellers trading for profit (buying goods with the purpose of selling for more than they paid for them) might need to pay tax. Business sellers who trade for profit can use a tax-free allowance of £1,000, which has been in place since 2017.
- More information here: vinted.co.uk/no-changes-to-taxes
To which Emily replied: “Yes they need to be packed well!
“I bought some small parcel size boxes a couple of weeks ago, and popped it in one of those with some webbed paper.”
Emily has also been enjoying success with some T-shirt bundles, after picking up a bale of 50 animal-themed ones.
While it might sound initially expensive at £175, she’s already sold just three T-shirts from the bale for a total of £45.
And for three tops from another vintage bundle she picked up, she’s made an impressive £58.
