I found filthy Adidas trainers for £1 in the charity shop – how I made £24 profit & the product to get them good as new
A WOMAN has revealed how she could make a £24 profit buying filthy trainers from the charity shop.
UK-based Francesca regularly shares her savvy money-saving finds from buying second-hand and now reveals how you can make money from them too.
She said: "If I had a spare pound and needed to make some extra income, this is what I'd do.
"I'd head to the charity shops and I would scour them for bargains like these."
She then showed the trainers she picked up for £1, the first being a pair of Nike M2K Tekno trainers which retail for £75 brand new.
She also picked up a pair of Adidas X 18.3 football boots which retail for £30 usually.
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Francesca added that the shoes were £1 each but they were grubby and discoloured.
"And as you can see, yeah they need a clean," she continued.
Sitting outside, the mum got a bowl of water, a cloth and a toothbrush before sitting down to scrub them.
She first sprayed the shoes with Astonish Oxy Stain remover which you can buy for £1.50 from Asda.
The mum also used a tub of The Pink stuff which is also £1.50 and began to scrub away with the toothbrush.
"The results are incredible, just wait until the end," Francesca said.
It took her ten minutes to scrub down the shoes before putting them into the washing machine.
She said it was key to use an old toothbrush as it will be soft enough to not ruin the fabric but small enough to get hard to reach areas.
"The Pink stuff, if you've not used it, oh my gosh you need to invest in it because it's incredible at getting in grain, dirt and stains," she added.
"Now these sell for £60, I could resell them for £25 if I wanted to," Francesca explained.
She then showed the before and after of the shoes - and they looked good as new compared to when she bought them.
"Look at the results, they look incredible," she added.
Later, Francesca revealed that she wasn't planning to sell the shoes as she bought them for her son - but said it was an easy way to make a small profit quickly.
'Vinted tax' explained
If you are planning to start selling second-hand items online to earn some extra cash, you should be aware of the crackdown on tax.
Since January 2024, digital platforms such as eBay, Etsy, Vinted, amazon and Airbnb must share seller information with HMRC.
This includes people who sell 30 or more items in a year or earn over €2,000 (the equivalent of £1,700).
This is because anyone selling items online usually has to pay tax if they earn £1,000 or more.
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.
This isn't a new tax. Those who earn over £1,000 have always had to declare income and fill in a self-assessment tax return, but it gives the taxman greater visibility over what you earn.
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.
However, you're unlikely to be affected if you only sell a handful of second-hand items online each year.
The clip soon went viral over on her TikTok account @francescacharityshop and viewers took to the comments to share their thoughts.
One person wrote: "Fab hun."
Another commented: "Love a thrift!"
"Great job at cleaning them but if they're purchased from a charity shop you'd have to sell them as well worn, no one's paying £25 for work trainers if they were £60 new," penned a third.
Francesca replied: "They look great at the end and the studs are in great condition...so they probably would."
Meanwhile a fourth said: "I do this!!"
"Bought a £2 Italian men’s shirt in clearance at charity shop, quick google and they are £295 selling in Harrods,” claimed a fifth.
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Someone else added: "Omg they look like new."
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