How to flip on Vinted

Flipping is simple: buy underpriced, sell at market price. The hard part is knowing the real market price before you buy.

1. Know your true cost

On Vinted your cost isn't the listed price. It's the price plus Buyer Protection (usually 5% + £0.70) plus postage. A "£5 bargain" often costs you over £9 delivered.

2. Check what it actually sells for

This is where most beginners lose money. Asking prices are not sale prices. Plenty of listings sit unsold for months at optimistic prices. Look for recent completed sales of the same item (same brand, same model, similar condition) and use the typical price, not the highest.

3. Work out the profit

Take the realistic sale price, subtract any selling fees and postage you'll pay, then subtract your true cost. Our Vinted profit calculator does it in seconds, and it also works for Depop.

4. Make a sensible offer

• Work backwards: decide the most you can pay and still hit your target profit.
• Offer 10–25% under asking on items that have been listed a while. Bundles from one seller save on postage too.
• Be polite and quick. Sellers often accept the first reasonable offer.

5. List it well

• Clear photos in daylight, including labels, tags and any flaws.
• Put the brand, item type, size and colour in the title, the way buyers search.
• Price near the typical sold price, not above it, if you want it to move.

6. Track everything

Record what you paid and what you sold for. It shows what's actually working, and you'll need it if your sales grow. See our guide to Vinted and HMRC.

Common mistakes

• Forgetting Buyer Protection and postage in the cost.
• Pricing from asking prices instead of real sales.
• Buying unbranded or niche items with no sales history.
• Chasing tiny profits that aren't worth the effort.

Bargin was built to do steps 1–3 for you: paste a Vinted or Depop link and it checks real recent sales and tells you if it's worth buying.

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