Reselling clothes
The short answer: Reselling clothes means flipping used clothing online or locally, with seller fees from 0% on Vinted to 20% on Poshmark. The catch is sourcing: Technsports describes driving out to find items and says they are getting more difficult to find. (Retro Reselling; Technsports) It can run alongside a job, as it does for Becky Park, a high school choir teacher who resells part time. (Becky Park)
| Reported time to first dollar | 0–2 days 2 reports by 2 creators, Aug 2026–Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| One creator's reported part-time earnings | $3,000/month Reported by Technsports, Oct 2026 |
| One creator's reported startup cost | $90–$110 2 reports by Nothing New Thrifts, Oct 2026–Nov 2026 |
From 22 quotes by 9 creators. A creator figure is one person's account.
Go deeper: every source on reselling clothes
How much do clothing resellers make?
Clothing reseller Becky sold 13 items in two slow weeks on eBay, Poshmark and Vinted for $517.79 gross and $325.32 net. Taylor Jo, a couple who quit their jobs to resell, say they took roughly a $40,000/year pay cut for flexibility and family time. (Becky Park; Taylor Jo)
What do people doing reselling clothes say?
“You can make a few thousand bucks like we did today at like a very leisurely pace.”
“we went to the Goodwill bins, came home with 45 pieces, spent $90 total.”
“So, we ended up coming home with right around 55 pieces, $110 spent.”
“in under 40 minutes including drive time, we're like $500 right here”
What does it cost to start reselling clothes?
Reselling clothes starts with cheap stock: Taylor Jo say Goodwill Bins items usually cost under $2 each, and Nothing New Thrifts spent $90 total on 45 pieces at the bins. Every sourcing trip Technsports describes starts by getting into the car, so you need one. (Taylor Jo; Technsports)
- Source at a Goodwill Outlet. (Trash Pandas Thrift)
- Comp each find on eBay before pricing it. (Taylor Jo)
- Crosslist to multiple platforms. (Trash Pandas Thrift)
- Accept offers and drop prices on stale listings. (Becky Park)
- Vehicle required: yes (Technsports)
How fast do resold clothes sell?
Resold clothes can move fast: Nothing New Thrifts says some pieces sold within a day or two for a full price of $24.95. Getting paid can lag, because Flipping Junk says moving Vinted money from your wallet to your bank can take up to 5 days. (Nothing New Thrifts; Flipping Junk)
Who is reselling clothes a good fit for?
Reselling clothes works part time for Becky and full time for Taylor Jo, who quit their jobs for it, and for Ralli Roots, full-time resellers for over 10 years. Skip it if you have no car, since the sourcing trips Technsports describes depend on one. (Becky Park; Technsports)
Which platforms do people use for reselling clothes?
Platforms people doing reselling clothes use: Ebay, Poshmark, Sellpy, Vinted.
Is reselling clothes worth it?
Pros
- Margins on thrifted pieces can be wide: Mcthriftzie sold a cardigan bought for $2.50 for $50. (Mcthriftzie)
- Vinted charges sellers no fees, Flipping Junk says. (Flipping Junk)
Cons
- Comps can be inconsistent or missing, and style-based or out-of-season pieces are hard to price, Taylor Jo found. (Taylor Jo)
- Cayley Elaine, a full-time clothing reseller, names all-black items and brands on eBay's VeRO list among slow or blocked sellers. (Cayley Elaine)
What are the risks of reselling clothes?
Vinted's no-fee appeal has a limit: Flipping Junk says that as of October 2026, Vinted does not allow commercial reselling on standard US accounts, including buying second-hand items specifically to flip. Becky warns that missed delistings risk cancellation penalties. (Flipping Junk; Becky Park)
What are the alternatives to reselling clothes?
- Live selling as a side hustle: Often covered together (24 shared videos).
- Online Marketplaces side hustle: Often covered together (106 shared videos).
- Estate sale reselling: Often covered together (65 shared videos).
- Furniture Flipping: Also in selling and reselling.
- Liquidation Pallet Reselling side hustle: Often covered together (2 shared videos).
Reselling clothes FAQ: what else should you know?
How do you work out profit on resold clothes?
Trash Pandas Thrift says to subtract cost of goods, platform fees, shipping supplies and other expenses. (Trash Pandas Thrift)
Can you resell kids' clothes?
One podcast suggests parents resell outgrown baby and toddler clothing on Kidizen. (Side Hustles To Earn Extra Cash)
Sources and method
Quotes are verbatim and linked to the moment they were said. A figure from one report is not confirmed by a second source. BLS figures describe employees in the closest related occupation. Every quote, the pay in each state and the full source list are on the every source on reselling clothes.
- Retro Reselling, YouTube, 14 Oct 2026.
- Flipping Junk, YouTube, 15 Oct 2026.
- Cayley Elaine, YouTube, 15 Oct 2026.
- Mcthriftzie, YouTube, 25 Sep 2026.
- Technsports, YouTube, 12 Oct 2026.
- Becky Park, YouTube, 10 Oct 2026.
- Becky Park, YouTube, 30 Sep 2026.
- Taylor Jo, YouTube, 30 Jul 2026.
- Taylor Jo, YouTube, 6 Aug 2026.
- Nothing New Thrifts, YouTube, 2 Nov 2026.
- Trash Pandas Thrift, YouTube, 26 Sep 2026.
- Nothing New Thrifts, YouTube, 19 Oct 2026.
- Flipping Junk, YouTube, 1 Oct 2026.
- Ralli Roots, YouTube, 2 Sep 2026.
- Cayley Elaine, YouTube, 2 Oct 2026.
- Side Hustles To Earn Extra Cash, podcast, 1 Nov 2023.
- Technsports, YouTube, 17 Aug 2026.
- Taylor Jo, YouTube, 22 Jul 2026.
- Becky Park, YouTube, 1 Nov 2026.
- Becky Park, YouTube, 29 Aug 2026.
- Flipping Junk, YouTube, 4 Oct 2026.
- Taylor Jo, YouTube, 21 Oct 2026.
Other data behind this page (9)
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time or part-time | full time capable | Accepted | Ralli Roots; Taylor Jo |
| Payout methods (vinted) | Bank transfer | Accepted | Flipping Junk |
| Fit by life phase (employed_moonlighter) | 0.63 score 0–1 | Accepted | Becky Park |
| Platform fee (depop) | 12% | Accepted | Cayley Elaine |
| Platform fee (poshmark) | 20% | Accepted | Cayley Elaine; Mcthriftzie |
| Platform fee (vinted) | 0% | Accepted | Retro Reselling; Flipping Junk |
| Schedule control | own schedule | Accepted | Taylor Jo |
| Time to first dollar | 0–2 days | One report | Nothing New Thrifts |
| Common pitfalls | Vinted bans standard US accounts that buy items specifically to resell for profit | One report | Flipping Junk |