I’ve made £100,000 promoting my garments on Vinted – here is tips on how to maximise gross sales and the one factor that can put potential patrons off

A savvy Vinted seller who has earned £100,000 selling her clothes on the app has revealed her top tips for boosting sales.

British-based user Irem offered her top tips for maximising profits, alerting sellers to three crucial mistakes they may be making that could be impacting their success on the second-hand selling app.

The seller has accumulated a whopping £100,000 from selling her old clothes on the app and currently boasts 22,000 followers on TikTok, where she offers advice to those looking to boost their sales.

In a recent clip, Irem warned sellers of three major mistakes they could be making when trying to flog their goods on Vinted – an app that serves as an online marketplace for second-hand items and boasts 105m global users, including 16m in the UK.

The video has amassed an impressive 121,000 views and thousands of likes, with dozens of Vinted sellers thanking her for the advice. 

‘Here are three tips if you want to increase your sales on Vinted,’ she said at the beginning of the clip.

‘Obviously these tips are from personal experience but I have almost made £100,000 selling on Vinted alone, so I have pretty good experience doing this.’

Revealing her first way of bolstering sales, Irem urged sellers not to allow customers to ‘reserve items’.

A business savvy Vinted seller who has earned £100,000 selling her clothes on the app, has revealed her top tips for boosting sales (Vinted TikToker pictured)

Taking to TikTok , British based fashion seller, Irem, offered her top tips for maximising profits, alerting sellers to three crucial mistakes they may be making that could be impacting their success on the second-hand app

The ‘reserve’ button is popular feature of the second-hand app that allows potential buyers to set aside an item before deciding whether to make a full purchase.

But while this benefits the buyer, Irem insisted that it is not conducive to making sales in the long run, since customers can easily change their minds. 

‘Honestly, 90 per cent of the time I guarantee they will not go through with the purchase because you’re giving them so much time to think about it and if they really wanted to buy, they would find a way,’ she said.

‘Personally, I never reserve because I have done in the past and they never bought and you’re just wasting your time and you’re losing potential buyers who might have bought the item,’ she advised. 

Her second suggestion was one which may come as a surprise to seasoned Vinted users.

‘Don’t accept anyone’s offer,’ she urged.

When looking to make a purchase on Vinted, buyers have the option of trying to haggle the price of an item by sending a cheaper.

But according to Irem, those hoping to maximise their earnings should never accept an offer on an item as it can sometimes lead to customers abandoning interest.

The video has amassed an impressive 121,000 views and thousands of likes, with dozens of Vinted sellers thanking her for the tips

‘I know it sounds crazy but whenever I do accept someone’s offer, they don’t actually buy,’ she said, explaining the tendentious tip.

Instead, she suggested, sellers should a counter offer of a slightly higher price – so customers still feel they are being given a good deal.  

‘But if I counter it by £2 or £3, they always buy,’ she said.

‘I can’t tell you why exactly this works but it just does. And I’ve had so many of my followers messaging me saying this tip actually works and has increased their sales.’

Her third tip referred to how long any given listing should be up on the page.

While it may seem tempting to leave an item on for as long as possible in the hope that someone eventually buys it, Irem said this could put buyers off.  

‘Don’t keep all the listing for too long,’ she advised. ‘Because it might deter potential buyers when they see it was listed six months ago or a year ago.

‘Subconsciously, they’re going to think, no one wanted this item so you’re not making a product desirable.

‘What you should do instead is delete the listing, take better photos and re-list the item so the Vinted algorithm will push it to buyers.’

Viewers flocked to the comments where they thank Irem and shared their thoughts.

Offering an additional tip, one buyer wrote: ‘I don’t sell things on Vinted but if y’all sell clothes, TAKE PHOTOS WITH THE CLOTHES ON.

‘Women sizing sucks so I never know if it will fit me unless people have it on.’

A second wrote: ‘Agree with all of this. Sellers gain nothing from reserving. I refuse to do this now.’

‘Reserving is literally an act of kindness,’ a third joked.