A VINTED seller has revealed her “mystery” hack that has helped her make more than £100 in just a day.
The marketplace platform is one of the most popular in the UK, where users can buy and sell unwanted clothes.
Cherelle Fulton made £113.20 in 24 hours on Vinted[/caption]
Cherelle has seen huge demand for her mystery bundles[/caption]
The savvy mum lists most bundles for £5[/caption]
More than 16million people in the UK are currently signed up to the site.
Most people sell clothes on Vinted, but you can also flog things like toys, cosmetics, beauty gadgets, homeware, kitchenware, pet items, electronics, sports equipment and books.
Generally, you need to add a few photos of the item and a description, as well as choose a category and set your price.
But Cherelle Fulton, from Edinburgh, has seen huge success on the app with just one picture per listing, and very little detail about her items.
“Mystery bundles is the way forward”, the savvy seller insisted.
Cherelle packages up five to 12 items per bag that is then listed for £5.
Buyers take a gamble with the bundles as they are only told the age range for kids clothes, or the UK women’s size, and can’t see the items through the bag in the picture.
But the Scots mum always includes a promise in her description that an extra item will be thrown in for free if one piece has “any slight marks”.
She’s already cashed in £200 in total from her bundles, with £113.20 earned in less than 24 hours.
And she has more than 3,000 glowing five-star reviews on her Vinted page (@cherellefulton1).
Cherelle took to TikTok to give more details on her mystery bundle hack.
She said: “I’ve been getting this question a lot about how many items I’m putting in each bag.
“So it’s like a mix really. I’ve obviously sold a lot of bags. Some bags have five, some bags six, some bags seven.
“And then there’s been bags that are like 10 plus [items], like 12. And then I had a 0-3 months newborn girls bundle. I had like 30 items in that one. So it really just depends on the brands.
“So if it’s better brands like Zara, River Island, Next then I’ll maybe put a bit less in. But if it’s brands like Shein, Primark, so on then maybe like five or six items.
“Buti n all the bundles, there’s still like way more worth than what I’m selling them for.
“I’m currently doing more just now so I’m hoping to upload loads more.”
Her Vinted video quickly racked up more than 147,000 views on TikTok (@cfultonx) with struggling sellers desperate to try her trick.
One said: “I’ll definitely be giving this a go! I’ve had loads of stuff on mine for ages.”
“Why on earth haven’t I thought of doing this”, cried a second.
Someone else wrote: “This sounds like a good idea, struggling to shift some bits might give this a go.”
A fourth echoed: “Such a good idea.”
Meanwhile, a fifth added: “Brilliant idea, gonna give it a go.”
Others who have given the hack a go already also chimed in, as one person said: “Bundles definitely sell better I’ve found.”
“I sell them on eBay and they fly out”, another person agreed.
Vinted rule to be aware of
IF you fancy clearing out your wardrobe and getting rid of your old stuff on Vinted, you’ll need to consider the new rules that recently came into play.
If people are selling personal items for less than they paid new (which is generally the case for second-hand sales), there is no impact on tax.
However, since January 1, digital platforms, including eBay, Airbnb, Etsy, Amazon and Vinted, must share seller information with HMRC as part of a crackdown.
You’re unlikely to be affected if you only sell a handful of second-hand items online each year – generally, only business sellers trading for profit might need to pay tax.
A tax-free allowance of £1,000 has been in place since 2017 for business sellers trading for profit – the only time that an individual personal item might be taxable is if it sells for more than £6,000 and there is a profit from the sale.
However, firms now have to pass on your data to HMRC if you sell 30 or more items a year or earn over £1,700.
It is part of a wider tax crackdown to help ensure that those who boost their income via side hustles pay up what they owe.
While your data won’t be shared with HMRC if you earn between £1,000 and £1,700, you’ll still need to pay tax as normal.
