How To Sell On Vinted In 8 Easy Steps

Whether you’re clearing out your wardrobe and looking for new homes for your clothes, or are a reseller looking to expand your operations to Vinted, we’ve got you! Selling on Vinted is pretty easy, but we know that having a step-by-step guide can be a lifesaver when you’re just getting started. 

In this guide, we cover everything you need to know about selling on Vinted, all in just 8 easy steps. 

1. Set up your Vinted account

The first step is obviously creating your Vinted account. Head to the website, click on the Sell now or Sign up button at the top right corner, and create your account using your email address. You’ll have to create a username. Make sure it’s simple, memorable, and reflects your business as this is how users will remember you.

Next up, you’ll have to verify yourself to show Vinted (and everyone else) that you’re legit and not a bot. 

Once your account is set up, fill in all the missing details such as name, address, etc. Upload a profile picture (preferably of your business logo) and write a bio that lets users know what your business is about, what you sell, and where you ship it to. You can also include other details such as how long delivery will take, where you source your materials/ products from, whether you allow customizations, etc. 

Finally, go to Settings and set up your shipping and payments. Under the Shipping section, enable all the shipping carriers that you want to make available to your buyers. Under Payments, link your bank account and select your preferred withdrawal methods. 

With this, you’ve successfully built your Vinted seller account!

2. Click product photos

Before you start this step, you should already have decluttered your shelves and decided which items get to go to new homes and which ones go back into the closets. And remember, you can sell a variety of things on Vinted, so don’t hesitate to look beyond your clothes. 

Once the items have been chosen, it’s time to give them a little photoshoot from all angles. Set up a spot that gets plenty of natural light and click pictures of your products there. Highlight any imperfections, stains, labels, and unique details. 

In short, the photos need to give potential buyers a good idea of what they can expect when they buy the product. If you’re selling fashion items, it might be a good idea to take pictures of you wearing them. You can also create a short-form listing video for a 360° view.

3. Set a competitive product price

The key to making sales lies in the way you price your products. Achieve the perfect balance between making a profit while still offering competitive prices, and you’ll have buyers clamoring to purchase from you.

But, how do you even go about setting the right price? By doing some market research, of course. You can manually go through similar products on Vinted and see how they have priced their items. Another easier option is to use an e-commerce price monitoring tool. 

Vinted also has a helpful guide for pricing your items. Here’s what the reselling platform suggests for pricing based on your item condition:

• New with tags or new without tags: 80-60% of retail price
• Very good condition: 60-40% of retail price
• Good or satisfactory condition: 40-20% of retail price

When you create a listing, Vinted will also automatically show you what similar items have sold for in the past. While the platform’s pricing guides are great for reference, we recommend using pricing tools for more accurate and personalized suggestions. 

💡 Tip: With Crosslist, you can skip this step and head right to the next one as Crosslist’s AI feature gives you optimal pricing suggestions based on product trends, making it the best AI platform for your business!

4. Create your first ever Vinted listing

Everything else is ready, so it’s time to put your item out in the world. Click on the Sell now button on Vinted to open a new listing. Alternatively, you can create a new listing on Crosslist. Our tool will automatically post it on Vinted. What’s more, you can simultaneously post the same listing to other marketplaces, too. 

Upload the photos you clicked of your item in the right order. If you feel like your photos could use a little touch-up, use Crosslist’s advanced image editor to enhance them or to remove their background images. Our tool also automatically makes sure the pictures fit Vinted’s image size requirements.

Fill in the rest of the details asked for in the listing form. This includes title, product description, brand, category, size, condition, and so on. Your product description must contain all the finer details of the item, including how long you’ve had it, how many times it’s been used, what imperfections it has, and measurements. 

To kick things up a notch, describe how the buyer might use your item. For instance, if you’re selling a lamp, you could talk about how it would work well as a source of warm light, especially at night. 

💡 Tip: Don’t feel like writing a product description yourself? Crosslist’s AI add-on will do it for you! In fact, it will generate all the other product details, too. Just plug in your photos and let our AI add-on make your life easier. 

Finally, don’t forget to weigh the item accurately and select the right parcel size in the listing form.

5. Optimize your listing for SEO

No product listing is complete without some SEO-optimization as it’s this very thing that will make your listings discoverable to users by ranking at the top in search results. 

Basically you need to:

• Research keywords relevant to your products and sprinkle them among your title, product description, and categories. For example, if you’re selling women’s coats, your keywords would include “women’s coats,” “coats,” “women winter wear,” and so on. 
• Add an FAQ section to your profile and include information about your products and delivery dates. This helps potential buyers make informed decisions about purchasing from you.

📝: You can choose to start selling with just one listing, or follow steps 2-5 and create a few more listings. We recommend the second option because having more listings makes you seem more legit.

6. Market your Vinted store

Instead of sitting around and hoping your product sells, you can increase your chances of closing a sale by marketing yourself. 

Here are some simple and easy ways:

• Let friends and family know about your brand new reselling business and ask for their support
• Share your Vinted listings on your social media accounts
• Join Vinted forums and engage with potential buyers, especially those who have liked your listings
• Offer a small discount or bundle a few items together and sell the package for a slight discount to entice buyers
• Use the Vinted “bump” feature to increase the visibility of your listings

7. Sold an item? Send it on its way!

Yay, congrats on your first sale! It’s time to pack the item and ship it to its new home. 

On Vinted, buyers pay for the shipping and select the shipping carrier they want to use. Once a sale is made, Vinted will send you a prepaid shipping label. Print the label, pack your item, and ship it. 

It’s worth noting that you should use the shipping carrier the buyer has chosen to avoid any shipping or cancellation mishaps. This is because Vinted will track the parcel for you if you ship through that carrier. It’s also good customer service to listen to your buyer’s preferences. 

8. Give (and ask for) feedback

Once the item gets delivered to the buyer, the earnings from your sale will come and land in your Vinted balance. You can withdraw them to your bank account whenever you like. 

Vinted asks for sellers to give feedback on their buyers. Give an accurate description of your experience with the buyer to help the community. If the buyer doesn’t leave you a review on their own, you can ask them for one! Be polite when sending a reminder. It’s these reviews that determine your account rating and let others know whether to buy from you. 

You might have noticed something strange in this article: the lack of information about a selling fee. That’s because… wait for it… selling on Vinted is absolutely free! It’s the buyers who pay for shipping and for buyer protection. You, the seller, get to keep 100% of your earnings. 

Pretty neat, huh? So, go forth and start selling on Vinted.