I’ve found the best hack to sell items fast on Vinted & it’s all in the caption – it’s simple & gives you a free ‘boost’

A VINTED seller has shared her top tip on how to sell unwanted items, and fast, on the app.

So if your wardrobe is full of old clothes that you haven’t worn in years, you’ll need to listen up and take notes.

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Fashion fan Amy Jayne, who is from Hartlepool, shared the simple trick that will give your Vinted items a free ‘boost’ - and it’s all in the caption and description. 

Posting her advice on social media, Amy said: “Girls, this is why your clothes are not selling on Vinted.”

In the TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @x_amyjayne, the content creator explained: “When you upload the caption, you need to be changing the caption or the description of your item everyday.

“Whether that's taking a full stop off, adding a full stop on, adding an emoji.

“You can change it in the tiniest way, but Vinted then thinks that you have edited your item and will boost it back to the top.

“I've seen so many tricks and so many hacks online, but I've never seen this one.

“I got this hack from somebody who used to buy from charity shops and things and make quite a lot of money on Vinted, just to sell them for more money, and it is the best hack for selling on Vinted.” 

Users you can pay for a Vinted ‘bump’, which is a feature for individual items in your wardrobe, which ensures your item is displayed higher in the members’ Newsfeed and search results.

A 'bump' lasts for either three or seven consecutive days, or until the item is sold.

But thanks to this trick, you won’t have to pay any cash to get users to see your items. 

Amy then demonstrated a clear step-by-step process of how to alter captions and descriptions on Vinted - and it couldn’t be easier. 

As the brunette beauty screen recorded one of her Vinted listings - a pair of Oh Polly trousers - she simply removed a smiley face emoji from the item’s description and replaced it with a heart emoji.

NEW RULES

But if you fancy clearing out your wardrobe and getting rid of your old stuff on Vinted, you’ll need to consider the new rules that recently came into play.

If people are selling personal items for less than they paid new (which is generally the case for second-hand sales), there is no impact on tax.

However, since January 1, digital platforms, including eBay, Airbnb, Etsy, Amazon and Vinted, must share seller information with HMRC as part of a crackdown.

You're unlikely to be affected if you only sell a handful of second-hand items online each year - generally, only business sellers trading for profit might need to pay tax.

A tax-free allowance of £1,000 has been in place since 2017 for business sellers trading for profit - the only time that an individual personal item might be taxable is if it sells for more than £6,000 and there is a profit from the sale.

However, firms now have to pass on your data to HMRC if you sell 30 or more items a year or earn over £1,700.

It is part of a wider tax crackdown to help ensure that those who boost their income via side hustles pay up what they owe.

While your data won't be shared with HMRC if you earn between £1,000 and £1,700, you'll still need to pay tax as normal.

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