BNWT clothes on ebay.

skint-student-nurse

Im one of those who buy clothes and i either change or my mind or it doesnt fit but never get round to taking it back. They usually go on ebay,but as strapped says, people buy them by the boxload,they should de-brand them but i know of sellers who dont do it,hence so many clothes that are BNWT or BNWOT for that matter.

eleanor73

Some people win stuff too and may sell it on?

pinkclouds

eleanor73 wrote: »

Some people win stuff too and may sell it on?

Very true. If it was a bargain then it's probably cheaper to resell than to return (as not all sellers will pay return shipping for you). The problem with clothes is that one size is not the same across all brands.

YoJoJo

I buy BNWT clothes from high street shops when they sell stuff off at crazy prices, whether at Sale times or just randomly to shift end of line stock. I'm not a seller of just clothes only, I sell whatever I can buy that will make a profit, so I can't comment on where full-time, clothes-only sellers get a regular stock of stuff in.

I would be mortified if a Buyer thought I was a store worker who nicked it!!!

Crowqueen

YoJoJo wrote: »

I buy BNWT clothes from high street shops when they sell stuff off at crazy prices, whether at Sale times or just randomly to shift end of line stock. I'm not a seller of just clothes only, I sell whatever I can buy that will make a profit, so I can't comment on where full-time, clothes-only sellers get a regular stock of stuff in.

I would be mortified if a Buyer thought I was a store worker who nicked it!!!

Be careful with this - make sure if you are buying to sell on that you register yourself as a business. Even if you're not doing this full-time, it's intention rather than volume that counts.

pinkclouds

Crowqueen wrote: »

Be careful with this - make sure if you are buying to sell on that you register yourself as a business. Even if you're not doing this full-time, it's intention rather than volume that counts.

Yes, for Ebay purposes. But if you mean self-employed then I believe there is space on your self-assessment form to declare "hobby" income from adhoc, moonlighting, one-off type things so you wouldn't necessarily need to register self-employed. I suppose it would depend on how regularly you do this sort of thing. Once or twice a year isn't the same as every month.

terra_ferma

YoJoJo wrote: »

I buy BNWT clothes from high street shops when they sell stuff off at crazy prices, whether at Sale times or just randomly to shift end of line stock. I'm not a seller of just clothes only, I sell whatever I can buy that will make a profit, so I can't comment on where full-time, clothes-only sellers get a regular stock of stuff in.

I would be mortified if a Buyer thought I was a store worker who nicked it!!!

I had thought of trying that myself, a while back, but I changed my mind when I realised that everyone was having the same idea, and I fund 10 of the same item, with Auction/BIN prices lower than what I paid for them.
A would-be-seller needs to find something that nobody else has access to, or they may end up losing money. The high street/online sales stuff is too obvious to make real money.

YoJoJo

Crowqueen wrote: »

Be careful with this - make sure if you are buying to sell on that you register yourself as a business. Even if you're not doing this full-time, it's intention rather than volume that counts.

Hi. I am a registered self-employed business so no worries there.

soolin

pinkclouds wrote: »

Yes, for Ebay purposes. But if you mean self-employed then I believe there is space on your self-assessment form to declare "hobby" income from adhoc, moonlighting, one-off type things so you wouldn't necessarily need to register self-employed. I suppose it would depend on how regularly you do this sort of thing. Once or twice a year isn't the same as every month.

A myth I'm afraid and I'm surprised it is still going around. Buying items to resell is a business and needs to be declared as such otherwise i'm sure we would all be hobbyists!

I buy and sell collectables, a lot of items are on display in my house until they sell if they are a bit too delicate for mass storage. Yet that is still a business as I buy to sell and most of it goes eventually and i need to pay tax and NI on it when it does.

lucystardust

I have loads of clothes in my wardrobe that I bought and then either: changed my mind but after the return period, lost a few lbs and it didn't fit or forgot about! I keep buying nice dresses and then when it comes to it lose the nerve to wear something that short/low cut but keep it for a special occasion then end up selling it on eBay! When I was a student I once found 2 Primark dresses in my wardrobe that were the same, I'd forgotten about the first one!
Now I'm learning not to impulse buy in the first place but in the mean time I'm clearing out all my BNWT stuff on eBay.