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I've made almost £4.5k on Vinted & here's the 18 unexpected brands that will make you a fortune, including Jane Norman

I've made almost £4.5k on Vinted & here's the 18 unexpected brands that will make you a fortune, including Jane Norman

The Irish Sun08-06-2025
A SAVVY Vinted seller who has made almost £4,500 on the second-hand platform has shared the 18 unexpected brands that will make you a fortune.
So if your wardrobe is bursting at the seams with clothes you never wear, you've come to the right place and will need to take notes.
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A Vinted pro has revealed the unexpected brands that will sell instantly on the marketplace app
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So if you've got a Jane Norman top or a dress from Principles hiding in your loft, you'll need to move fast
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As well as this, Chloe Chandler, 25, also shared the common mistake people often make when pricing their items
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So if you want to sell fast, you'll need to take notes
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Not only this, but Chloe Chandler, 25, a side hustler from the UK, claimed that people often make the same
Posting on social media, the fashion fan who has cashed in £4,415.34 through the marketplace app, advised people to check their wardrobes for old Jane Norman and Morgan clothes, as she claimed these brands are just two of many that are 'popular on Vinted at the moment'.
Sharing her top tips and tricks, the content creator and Vinted enthusiast who buys and sells on the app 'every single day' explained: 'I've got a Vinted tip for you - specifically for the people that are selling their old clothing, in particular clothing from the early 2000s.'
The blonde-haired beauty, who is a
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'They don't know the value of the clothing. What I mean by this is people who have very clearly just started out on Vinted, they've got a couple of reviews and they're just clearing out their old clothing - they don't do their research about the products that they're selling and it means that they are selling tops that are worth probably £20 plus, for £3.50.'
Not only this, but Chloe, who
Not only is Jane Norman, Etam, Together, Wet Seal, Oasis and Morgan selling well, but she also acknowledged that old items from New Look, Lipsy, Per Una, Marks & Spencer, Miss Selfridge and River Island will sell quickly too.
Additionally, she recognised that items from brands including Vintage Dressing, Playboy, Krisp, Monsoon, E-Vie and Principles are also proving popular.
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She voiced: 'Some of them are doing really, really well.'
For those looking to get rid of their old clothes, Chloe advised: 'If you manually search the item that you are selling and try and find something similar, you'll be able to see what sort of price it goes for on Vinted.
I've made £2.5k on Vinted in three months - here's my top tips, including the best day of the week to list your items
'Don't go by the suggested pricing that Vinted gives you when you try and enter the price when you are uploading your item.'
Instead, she recommended: 'Save it as a draft and then manually search it because the suggested prices aren't accurate.
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The only time that an item might be taxable is if it sells for more than £6,000 and there is profit (sells for more than you paid for it). Even then, you can use your capital gains tax-free allowance of £3,000 to offset it.
Generally, only business sellers trading for profit (buying goods with the purpose of selling for more than they paid for them) might need to pay tax. Business sellers who trade for profit can use a tax-free allowance of £1,000, which has been in place since 2017.
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'Specifically old New Look, Jane Norman, that sort of stuff is becoming really popular on Vinted now.
'So if you are clearing out your old wardrobe, make sure you are looking and just double checking what your items are worth, because I'm seeing not many people do research and it means you're losing out on money.'
There are some brands that were popular back then that are so popular on Vinted now and I see people uploading clothing items from this sort of era and they aren't priced high enough
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One person said: 'I tried buying a Jane Norman top that was listed for £2 and someone bought it within half a minute.'
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Why I hate Vinted, a real-life view
Fabulous Associate Editor Sarah Barns opens up on why she hates Vinted:
It's the king of second-hand fashion but I hate Vinted.
There I said it. Yes, it stops items going into landfill. Yes, it helps create additional side-hustle income for many.
And yes, you can get things at bargain prices. But it is just not my (shopping) bag.
From personal experience, I've bought 'cheap' bundles of children's clothes only for them to arrive dirty and misshapen.
Plus, with postage and buyer protection they didn't feel like such a great deal. I much prefer going to my local charity shop or supermarket for kids' stuff.
I've also bought more premium high-street items - a dress from Arket and a skirt from Cos - only to find they didn't fit properly and the colours were faded.
I attempted a bout of selling stuff but gave up after my £110 Veja trainers got lost in the post and I spent two hours on the phone to Royal Mail.
A major gripe with it is that it still encourages you to spend, spend, spend. I'm not sure I needed the items I did purchase, I just didn't want to miss out.
Also, the reselling of fast-fashion items - a £5 Shein top on Vinted for £17.50 - makes me feel a bit queasy.
Clothes shopping has become a daily hobby for a lot of people when really it should be something that's done once or twice a year as a necessity.
But the 18 million Vinted app users clearly disagree with me.
To this, Chloe replied and confirmed: 'Yep! They go sooooo fast at that price!'
Meanwhile, another added: 'I have found so many of my camis from the 2000s but I've cut tags out and can't remember where they're from.'
In response, Chloe wrote back and suggested: 'Just put the brand as 'vintage'!! Then write in the description that you cut the tags out but they are
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