The exact time you should post Vinted to cash in on your clothes, according to a savvy woman who made £400 in a month
A WOMAN who has made hundreds of pounds on Vinted in the past month, shared her top tips for making sales.
Vinted is an online marketplace where people can buy and sell second hand clothes, shoes and accessories.
It's completely free to upload clothes to the app and Vinted does not take a cut of sellers' profits and instead charges buyers a small fee to purchase each item.
Alaina Scopes took to social media to share her top tips, after revealing that she has made £400 just this month from selling her old clothes.
In a TikTok video, the Vinted whizz revealed that it is important to have the same background in all of your Vinted photos.
She said that this helps your feed look "cohesive".
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Her next tip is to make sure your photos are neat and clear.
Offering bundles is a great way to make sales, according to Alaina, as this will encourage people to buy more than one item from your page.
When someone likes your item, it can be tempting to send them a discount offer straight away to make a quick sale.
However, Alaina said: "You should wait a few hours before sending offers, so the customer doesn't feel pressured".
Finally, the Vinted pro explained that you should always list your items for a few pounds higher than you would like to sell them for.
"This way customers can send offers and feel like they are getting a bargain", she said.
Alaina's (@alainascopes) tips have likely left many people feeling impressed, and TikTok users raced to the video's comments section to share their thoughts.
One person said: "I love this".
Another person said: "Great tips".
A third said: "Thanks!"
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
Online marketplaces like Vinted and Depop have millions of users across the UK, with the cost-of-living crisis only increasing their popularity.
Financial pressures in British homes saw sales of second-hand goods jump by 15 per cent to £21 billion in 2022.
One in six people now say they buy used items, according to research commissioned by review site Trustpilot.
So, now’s the perfect time to make yourself some extra cash on the likes of Vinted.
According to the popular platform, sellers do not have to pay tax on earnings they make from the site.
This, HMRC stated, is because selling personal items through platforms like Vinted is not itself taxable.
''If the money a member makes on Vinted over a year is less than the amount they paid for the items they are selling, then there is no tax to pay,'' a Vinted spokesperson explained.
''Generally, only business sellers "trading" for profit might need to pay tax.
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''A tax-free allowance of £1,000 has been in place since 2017 for people who trade for profit.''
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