A SAVVY woman has shared how she flogged half her wardrobe in just one week using the second-hand app Vinted.
Bekah, from , took to social media to share how she managed to rake in the cash, and her top tips to
Bekah sold half her wardobe on VintedCredit: tiktok/@festivalstyled
Now she shares her top tips to see sales quicklyCredit: tiktok/@festivalstyled
Bekah could be seen taking images of more to sell on the app and explained her tricks to make sure they sell fast.
In the clip, she said: “I’ve sold half my wardrobe on .”
She then revealed that she heard many people say you need to wear the clothes to get sales, but that this wasn’t the case for her.
“I’ve sold just as much stuff and I’m way faster listing things just [putting them] on my hanger,” she explained.
The first step was to make sure you had a plain, light background where you can easily hook the hanger on to show off the clothes.
Bekah also recommended using a phone light to make sure there are no shadows and the colour of the item is life-like.
But the biggest difference she found was changing her camera settings before taking the image.
She said: “This is the most important thing I think. You need to change the ratio on your phone, so it’s taking the photos in square.
“This means that whatever picture you choose for the cover photo is already going to look good.”
Bekah also said that taking five or more photos of the item is guaranteed to make items sell.
“I’ll take literally close-ups, I’ll take pictures of the label, things like that,” she added.
Last but not least, she said you had to focus on the description text of the item.
Bekah said you didn’t need to use sentences; instead, focus on keywords such as vintage, wedding outfit, or whatever applies to your item.
The clip soon went viral on her TikTok account @ festivalstyled with over 69k views and 3,300 likes.
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
One person wrote: “I’d do it on your front door hinge thing. Not much space to get a full length pic with the counter behind you.”
Another commented: “Where did you get that light from?”
“Are the trousers still available?” penned a third.
