Sell old clothes

beckysbobbles

Hi,

This is my first post so I hope it's in the right section.

I have loads of old clothes to sell since changing shape. I wonder if you have any websites to recommend.

I find ebay costs a lot in fees and my things don't sell. Maybe some ebay tips might help.

I use bigwardrobe.com for swapping which is good but a little slow at the moment.

I've also tried swishing.co.uk but there doesn't seem to be much on there at the moment.

All tips will be handy as I don't think the bootsales are on anymore.

Thanks,
Becky.

lincroft1710

Our local bootsales continue well into November. Agree eBay doesn't produce much income and items don't always sell, but how much would you expect to get for s/hand clothes. Experience of female family members selling their clothes at bootsales was mixed and they had to price cheaply to get any interest.

vanpiggy

I buy lots of clothes on ebay, but I wouldn't go and look at a bootsale and buy. If the items don't stand out on their own have you considered selling them as a group eg. three sz 10 Topshop t shirts to gain more interest? They might look better value this way and save you postage.

lincroft1710

Family member told me today she sold a lot of clothes at bootsale last week. However only priced at 50p or £1.

ffotogirl

I used to sell & trade lots of my old clothes on the Livejournal community 'thriftstoreuk'. It's quite a close knit community and there are a few rules to follow - for example you need to have 5 feedback points gained from buying from other users before you're allowed to sell, but it's all very well run and definitely worth it for the right sort of thing. If your clothes are all pretty up-to-date and suitable for girls under 30 then it could be a good option for you. It's really addictive though!

dawyldthing

also try gumtree as you can take photos and then can sell them in the local area, so avoiding fees. To be honest though for most clothes the most you will get will be a few pounds no matter how you sell them

Taadaa

Generally clothes don't sell for that much regardless of where you sell them, unless you have an 'it' item or designer stuff. Even then you won't get anywhere near what you paid for it, even if it's new.

ostaragirl

I sold 12 items on ebay recently and made £128. I couldn't believe it, mind you most were 'quality' items and I think having really good detailed descriptions helped. Also certain shops/labels sell well on ebay.

moneydad25

I'm afraid I agree with what others here have said, I am happy to buy clothes on ebay, but would walk past them at a car boot sale.

Having also sold through ebay, I find that the fees aren't too bad as long as you know what to expect. unless you're selling very expensive, you have the listing fee which can of course be negated by either starting at 99p or waiting for a free listing day (they seem to be having those every couple of weeks at the moment), then the final value fee which is roughly 10% of the sale price, and then if you're paid by paypal, the paypal fees which are 20p + 2% of the total amount paid to you via paypal - so selling price + postage costs. As long as you know this and take it into account, my experience has been pretty good.

Have you thought of selling them through facebook? I've noticed more and more people seem to be selling things through there recently, though I have to admit I'm not really sure how they set it up to do so.

smbrown_2

Check out the web site supaswap dot info its a site for trading (buying selling or swapping)

tizme_2

I sell a lot of stuff on eBid.net. It's free to list and the fvf's are very low. Due to eBay's high fees etc eBid is fast becoming THE auction site. Many eBay refugees are flocking there.

Try eBid.net you have nothing to lose afterall.

Good luck.