I Make 50k A Year Selling Vintage Clothes | How To Get Rich
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Fiona, 25, is a sustainable clothes designer from Sheffield that reworks and sells vintage clothing in her Depop shop. We follow Fiona as she buys second hand clothes by the kilo, then upgrades and photographs them, before selling for a profit of up to £2,000 a week.
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Anyone who thinks this is easy is kidding themselves. Styling, photography, editing, measuring, uploading, all takes time and effort. For my etsy shop I had to buy professional studio lights because in the winter in the UK home lighting is not enough. Pressing, packing, sorting out delivery all take time too.
I'm planning to start a physical vintage store and would welcome Depop resellers. Doesn't matter to me if what I'm selling goes to the end user or another middleman.
Likeminds...what's your contact info? I'd love to work out a possible wholesale deal, I rework/refashion vintage and gently used thrifts as well
I have alot of clothing shoes you are more then welcome to view pick and choose plz I will sell per kg
@@waqasahmad8015 I'm interested in purchasing,,
@@thethriftypalace778 where are u based
Dod she ever get back in touch with you? Curious xxx
im happy for her. she’s working smart.
She seems so happy with her job!💕💕💕
Which is why so many negative comments from fraustrated jealous people who probably hate their job
Great content!
I have thousands of pieces of 1970's vintage clothing and don't have time to sell it all on etsy. Would you be interested in buying them at bulk prices or know another place that might be interested?
I could be interested
Are you in Uk and do you still have them?
i just watched someone make 45k in a day selling vintage lol
Who?
What are good places to find vintage clothes in USA? Haven't seen much in North East yet.
literally everywhere
How do you find customers
Anyone know where she sources her items?
By the looks of it she hand picks from shops rather than buying in wholesale
Vintage Kilo sales😊
What’s her Depop
Bruh this bothers me so much
I can’t believe she’s buying items from charity shops and reselling them for 10x the price 🥵 Something about this is so sketchy!!!
People have been doing it for years. 20 years ago, my friend would go to charity shops and pick out designer items to sell on consignment (pre internet selling). She made enough to pay recent every month. Nothing new. The only new thing is the internet giving you a wider audience
Nothing about it is sketchy. It’s how retail works. When you go to Tesco or Argos what do you think happens? They buy bulk from wholesalers and manufacturers, put their markup on it and resell to you.
She puts an effort into sourcing items, handpicking them, prepping, styling, marketing and getting them delivered to your door. She makes honest living and should get extra praise for making her business about recycling.
that's basically depop
Me too it angers me..!! All my life I gave away even designers clothes(though I kept the pre 1980's ones) because I have seen poor people I lived in 2 countries before moved and the clothes had to go, most had to go .... It is the Internet that immoral causing people to do immoral things like that-like, I KNOW poor people who think twice before they buy a t-shirt. My frend in Sri Lanka save in jar enough money to buy stamps so she can writer me one letter a month. How can I not give people in her state my former clothes?!.. I don't know poor people directly, but I LOVE 5,6 times a year to throw sacks into the Salvation Army container..Hoping it goes to poor people and not to those selling on Etsy or hell knows where else, so the poor never gets it..
@@ladydawn1973Eternity ok? good for you
Great vid but have you considered it's vid's like this (there are tons of others, I know) that are attracting the attention of HMRC and the DWP. There are now plans to crack done on re-sellers, even to the extent of having your bank account scrutinised.
she's getin paid for doing something she evidently enjoys.
it defo isn't as easy as buying and selling second hand clothes.
lots goes into this she's defo earning her money end loving it.
good girl.
i just made a boutique in my spare room and it's hard work.
This was great, I been tryin to find out about "what is the best product to resell?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Ponichael Bewildering Preeminence - (should be on google have a look )? It is a great one off guide for finding genuine wholesale designer goods minus the hard work. Ive heard some decent things about it and my m8 got amazing success with it.
it defo isn't as easy as buying and selling second hand clothes. - really ? I thought that was exactly what she was doing ??
@@myfrugalraggylife7104 there are levels to it. What she’s doing is very time consuming compared to people that just buy items and sell them as is. Some people don’t even clean the clothes. Selling secondhand isn’t like having a regular retail store where you have a few skus that you have to market and promote. You have to treat each item as it’s own sku for the most part and that’s in addition to finding and shipping the items. Some people just buy a bunch of stuff and sell it as is for the best price they can get for it
Hang on, comments about her being immoral for buying and reselling at higher prices? The charity shop puts it up for sale with a price they are happy with. She buys, in bulk, adding money into the charity. She then sells it. Is the charity affected? No. Whether a normal person looking to wear it bought it and didn’t resell it, the charity gets the same amount. Makes no difference. Best part is, those making negative comments probably don’t even buy from charity shops so are not supporting charity at all but have the audacity to point the finger. If she purchased her items from China, you’d say it’s unsustainable and made in a sweatshop. If she bought it from EU, you’d say she’s probably paying slave labour fees. She buys it in person, on foot, from a charity. Arguably one of the most kind and ethical ways of running a clothing business and I’m still seeing slating comments. Absolutely unreal. Congrats to her, keep doing your thing and all the best in future.
Yes but it was made for sell for poor people who has more existential need- FOR ANYTHING not just food on their table.. Personality I feel people in Africa Asia don't need 70's vintage clothes will defect them (and pre tht time). When I give clothes to charity I give designers clothes too, but they are made after 1980..
The shop wasn't a charity..
But resellers buying clothes mean that those clothes are now unaffordable for poor people. So it takes the joy of finding really beautiful, special items away from people who can't afford them otherwise. To me that feels like just another way that poor people miss out on opportunities reserved for those that already have enough. I mend my clothes and possessions over and over because I can't afford to replace them. The two designer bags I found for $4 each gave me such joy and have me back a little bit of dignity.
@@lionmark1539 but couldn't a normal bag give you the same dignity and happiness. does it have to be designer?
in europe people can get help from the state. so it isn't like people are living on the streets or can't afford anything unless they want to live on the street or a have an addiction. majority of second hand shops here are to help the people who are working in it to make job opportunities it isn't for the poor.
@@Jessicaro yeah in Europe it's different.. So many secondhand store, so much clothing and so many good things in excellent condition.. One thing poor people here (especially where I live) aren't lacking is decent clothing. Even sometimes I'm not sure if the person is homeless untill I see them scratch in a bin.. They don't have rags on, only the drunks, druggies and mentally ill ones I've seen and that's a rare sight.. Eg. Last year I probably saw maybe 5 different people, max. who looked raggedy and were clearly not just homeless/poor......
Do you know how much work it takes to find, clean, photograph and ship 70-100 items a week , every week. Reply to buyers, get returns .
Bloody hell it's a nightmare sometimes.
Hard work
Greed pays, huh? :(
Get a real job and stop profiting off the things you take that poor people should have access to.
@@Ughstopped poor people are poor because they get a "real job" and don't take control of their own life.
So good to see young people with lots of energy doing something that actually matters.
Also the whole reselling thing is a lot more work than people think, it’s also sustainable, keeping items out of the landfills!
People are mentioning "its not easy, its so much work". If you enjoy the process nothing is ever difficult. The difficult thing is telling yourself to stop and go home. Love what you do and never work a day in your life. ❤
She’s such a lovely girl, I remember speaking to her a couple years ago on Instagram 💕
hi what is her instagram name
My question is: I see other sellers posting there items for low like $8, but even if they do shipping through Depop, won’t the Depop fee still eat into the small profit?
OMG it's my dream job to selling clothing as full time business
Yes, Re-selling is A LOT of work
BUT if its something you're really into, you won't mind the work. Its actually super rewarding, and making the money reselling is addictive like she said (:
it's fun and finding sweet gems in the thrift makes it exciting!
Such hard work taking clothes from the ✨ low income and struggling people ✨
@@Ughstopped Why are you bitter there are more than enough clothes in the world for everyone. Its not that serious.
@@la6136 Yeah more than enough clothes in the WORLD for everyone, thats why people around the world struggle to find clean clothes, because theres enough. That logic is so small minded, go out and explore the world more. Learn that things dont revolve around you.
Your so jealous and bitter I guess your in a job you hate
If people struggle to find clean clothes then they can wash them or is that too much hard work?
I do the same thing here in Africa and i enjoy my work. I search for vintage then press then take to sell them in offices and college institutes.. I also own a thrift boutique in my town, people come to buy cheap classic stuff 😉
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People find any reason to hate! She finds things that may be hard to find for others and sells it. Y’all talk as if everyone had the same fashion style as well.
She got a great eye for clothes
Engage in a more professional system of investment or trading , which is a lot more profitable than other means anyone might use. With the aid of an experienced broker . Who can help you acquire knowledge about the market and gain from learning at the same time if you want to leave the rat race you have to be determined and consistent.avoid hole in the heart the market is not what you think .
I really don't understand why people are upset at those who buy thrift items and resell for a slightly higher price?.?
One word is they are JEALOUS!
Reminds me of the woman that started Nastygal
Did they say turnover or profit? Because depop takes fees (obviously) and they use paypal too. PayPal messes up all the time. So I'm curious about how much she actually made.
what’s her depop shop
Love this, I started doing something similar but I'm printing on plaid and re selling
My question(s) are:
Does this count as starting a Depop business? Will Depop charge business tax on something like this?
If you create your own items and sell them on Depop is that allowed and can you be charged?
Nice to see a young woman passionate about making money!! Keep it up 👍
Making money sure is addictive📈
She has such a sweet energy.
Many on here have negative comments all jealous I’m sure. She not only works extremely hard, she has a great eye for style and a natural flair for fashion. She repairs clothes by hand and also converts garments using her sewing machine. These all take time and skill.she is not depriving “poor” people from the clothes they can do the same as she is doing but truth is many couldn’t be bothered to put the hard work and hours in and doubt they would have her skills either. Anyone can buy cheap from charity shops, boot sales and many other places now. Good luck to her and she has great energy and passion for what she is doing
Hi, we work with many resellers who purchase from us. We offer a wide range of products, including ladies' shoes and handbags, clothing, jewellery, and accessories. While we often sell in bulk, we understand that start-up businesses may want to start small, so we’re happy to accommodate purchases of just a few items for trial.
Omg u are So coool I am a indie crochet wear maker in fashion where I do my own patterns your video is inspirational
Anyone know what vintage shop she shopping at?
Sheffield Devonshire green area
Preloved kilo xx
Hi, we work with many resellers who purchase from us. We offer a wide range of products, including ladies' shoes and handbags, clothing, jewellery, and accessories. While we often sell in bulk, we understand that start-up businesses may want to start small, so we’re happy to accommodate purchases of just a few items for trial.
I can get rich by selling my dead mom’s vintage designer bags 🤪 /j
I have an abandoned store full of 1970's clothing and looking for someone who would be interested in purchasing some or all of it. Do you know who would be interested in this?
THIS IS A GOOD THING
Depop is the worst platform of all to sell on. Only four photos per listing. It must be the chosen way in England but not stateside. Selling clothing is an incredible amount of work for the little money buyers pay. Lighting, photo, repairs, measuring, listing, packing and shipping. She probably has helpers
Yeh thats why Etsy bought them out for $1.625 billion. I tried selling on there genuine vintage Chanel pumps and they bounced me, I argued with one of their 12 yr old admins and it was like playing chess with a pigeon, I pulled my store on there. the worse experience Ive had online selling
Hi Fiona do you sell via a limited company?
Division Street is the one
WHAT 50k?😭
pounds
Stitches hole in jumper, 2mins later proceeds to describe the clothes as incredible quality on her online description. Hmmm. This one seems to have the morals of a dodgy used car salesman
just because a garment has mended holes doesn't mean it's not good quality tf?
What is her Depop shop called?
This is so awesome and inspiring !
Very proud of my girlfriend.
Yeah me too I love her
INCREDIBLE
I have a valentino vintage jacket, I'm not sure which year exactly it was made, I guess in the 90s so how much will it sell for?
Price check groups all over Facebook. Post it in there with clear photos and they’ll know. No one here will be able to help without photos
2:45 I don't understand, I thought she SOLD vintage clothing?
🎉
Marathon for the money so I can't sit still.
Hi i do get alot of clothing I would like to sell per kg I want buyers every week
You are more then welcome to view pick and choose what ever you like
So... a modern day Del Boy? Or is she paying tax on this?
Depop takes 15% so she would have been making 57,500 if not for that
Depop fees are 10% and yes we pay our taxes like everyone else.
Remember when thrifting was for people who cant afford clothes 😐
There’s enough clothes in there for everyone
If you'll look into the ethics of thrifting/charity shopping you'll realise this actually helps. Lots of these clothes are things most ordinary shoppers would pass by, and by reworking them she's creating a new vision someone may not have thought of. Charity shops are overrun and anything that isn't sold here in the UK is then shipped abroad to other, often poorer, European countries, increasing their carbon footprint. Also, in an age where lots of people turn to online shopping (even pre-pandemic), resellers are helping some of these charity shops (especially smaller ones) stay in business.
Trust me. Charity shops sometimes struggle to get clothes out to sell. Some of them end up getting thrown away. Remember the goal of charity shops is to raise funds for their cause
I brought similar Goods from Thrift Factory in London
Rather see stories like this than the usual 'Only Fans' stories. Good on her
At which URL website can i watch the full episode?
What about the takes???
Some of the stuff looks like right out of the Gucci website
where is that store?
Does she pay tax?
Why do you want to know that?
Self employed so yes
Dua Lipa in disguise
BS
It it actually vintage though. Or just second hand clothes
from what i could see, it is vintage
I make more just sat in bed on the phone all day 😂😫 I love what I do, I would never trade it for anything else
What do you do?
Babes please tell us what you do
Obviously buying and selling clothes
This is why I had to stop buying from charity shops and started buying new. All the good stuff was gone.
right in sheffield
nice
It’s not as if she’s buying all the clothes from charity shops so that people on a lower budget can’t wear anything. Get a grip !
It's not as if there are 150 billion garments produced each year
@@Zeep3 didn’t know it was as much as that ! Furthermore showing how this young woman’s business of selling already existing product is even better !
@@brianlamont2482 lol, the customers know what she's doing. They buy from her cuz they want to. No one is forcing them. Anyone who byways from depop (like me) know she got them froma thrift store. When you buy from a depop seller your not only buying the item, your paying for the fact that she found clothes for you so you didn't have to go there yourself. Stop acting like she's scamming people. She's not. People have been reselling for years.
@@africandaughter3110 I think you need to re-read my comment, I totally support her entrepreneurial actions
looks like fun, sure, but some people are pointing out that she's basically getting these from a charity shop and selling them for a huge markup. morally questionable, because these clothes are in shops that people with lower budgets need to get their clothes from. however, I'm sure that there are enough clothes coming in to the shops to keep them well stocked. still, questionable for sure.
Well the purpose of charity shops is to raise money from donated clothing. As far as I'm aware, the majority of kilo stores are privately owned business. A lot of people don't have the time/don't want to burrow through a bunch of junk at charity shops or kilo sale, but instead would prefer visiting a shop where all the pieces are hand picked and a certain quality - just food for thought.
What’s her Depop??
Fi fi's closet
50k a year is hardly
This is a side hustle tho not an actual job so it’s pretty good
so you're telling me that someone somewhere made those clothes, probably wasn't paid well and you're buying them cheap and selling it at much much higher prices.........
They are vintage clothes, so they are second hand
She’s filling up her gas tank and driving to those places, she’s looking for the items, she’s photographing them, fixing them, and shipping them. That’s where her high price comes in. It’s the item plus her work mixed together to cater to someone who wants it so badly and is willing to pay.
So we're gentrifying a commodity to a point at which the intended consumer can't afford it? Quelle surprise.
I used to justify a mark-up on quality barely-vintage clothing, on the basis that the market was more niche, but ransacking charity shops strikes me as immoral.
Nothing stopping anyone from going there first or doing the exact same thing. Who is the victim?
@@timkaercher2459 That's hardly a question. Are there not people who rely on charity shops to afford clothing? There's a lot stopping those people from capitalising on cheap clothes - the cost of postage stamps adds up over time, and not everyone has means to access the internet. Or, you know, a home full-stop.
Now, I'm not stupid enough to think people who buy to sell on do so by emptying clothes racks in one fell swoop, but the bottom line is that one person's business venture shouldn't deprive someone else of the basic necessities.
(Let's not make a start on wider society - no-one has the time or energy for that.)
@@isotopiary That's more or less what I tried to make clear at the end of my last comment. Casting my mind back, I wasn't exactly firing on all cylinders, but I was clearly pissed off. It's now 2:30am, so I guess it's time for round 2...
I don't know how it slipped my mind, but fast fashion is an absolute fucking shitshow, and while you're right that people living on low incomes have access to it, it's maddening that the clothes they can afford are made by people who quite possibly earn less than they do, and in a way that sees them tarnishing and falling apart after a few washes.
I had a point, and I think I stuck to it. I don't understand why I only ever browse RUclips when I'm capital K knackered.
Who would buy those shit Clothes?
Yeah Right!
So she just exposed herself for upping prices by 100 percent from buying form charity shops
@@NoahLeMar 1000% as she bought it for £40 and said she’ll sell for £400
She puts an effort into sourcing items, handpicking them, prepping, styling, marketing and getting them delivered to your door. She makes honest living and should get extra praise for making her business about recycling.
If you’re willing to put an effort and time in - then fair enough, you can get those items yourself, directly from a charity shop for lesser price.
Also, if you’ve got time in your hands you could just search Chinese websites (even AliExpress) and buy directly from them for peanuts, rather than paying much more for the same items bought from ASOS, NewLook etc.
She is doing all the hard work for you though and that’s the price you pay for shopping from the comforts of your own home.
@@bobafetting6373 what's wrong with that? Alan sugar did it
Is 50k rich...
Relatively at that age I think.
50k a year is a middle class wage
If you know how to use money & invest yes
Such a bullshit job. Wholly immoral, let alone meaningless.
The money’s not that spectacular either.
She's the exception of the rule. the average joe will not succeed in making money off this. I'd say just work a job and use this is a hobby, if it works for you then congrats. I wished this channel was a bit more realistic.
i mean i dont condone her for making money because who doesnt but it is a bit annoying if you just want to go out and thrift and someone has just bought 50 good pieces off the shelf just to resell at a higher price when the price in the store was much much lower
100$ shoes u wear only worth 10$ the 1000$ phone is only worth 50$ thats businesses
@@josejimenez3361 no but she doing it like £100 shoes are worth £50. So lemme make it £140 and call it vintage. She just adding a 3rd value when its not needed. I can see its 'business' but if people were in the right mind, they'd go thrifting themselves
@@jessw391 ight u can blame the people not her
@@josejimenez3361 blame both
Ok you museum archival folks, a major textile problem. I have a 1930s-40s, red, Japanese kimono I had hanging because I love looking at it but unknown to me was a freshly placed glue trap to catch mice. Hold on.......my beautiful kimono somehow “fell” (my husband admits to nothing and hates my kimono collection) and some of the hem plopped into the thick glue trap and now has thick, sticky glue on it. I delicately removed the trap from the kimono but it still has thick glue that needs to be removed. I live in the D.C. area and was thinking to call someone at the Smithsonian but I don’t know whom to ask or where to start. Any suggestions?
Have you tried using ethanol? Or even vodka? Ethanol is often used for cleaning old textiles
@@Rumade No, but I’ll give it a try. Many thanks😉
This mark up is unethical I go to these vintage events and this isn't right
This is immoral!!! Leave thrift clothes for those who can’t afford to buy new clothes :-)
You do realise that by buying from charity shops she is supporting organisations who directly help low income demographics? She actively contributes to help poor so they can afford to go and buy anything (second hand or not).
Her prices are her prices and who are you to say otherwise. For one she searches for the item, storages, cleans, and fix it up and ship to people who are looking for certain items. Therefore, you’re paying for her having a good eye and her time. What do you prefer for the clothing to sit at these stores, or end up in the trash? Most poor people don’t even shop at the resale stores, but the proceeds these stores bring in from sales do benefit low income families. You people complain and criticize everything. She enjoys what she does, and it’s call abundance and prosperity. She’s putting in her own money to help fund these stores, which helps them to remain open, and that’s why she is prosperous with making making sales. You don’t get how this works.
@@vangirlkitchen5154 helps for SHORT RUN. not long run...
exactly..:)
Ripping people off
How. Please do elaborate.
What State r u in?!
A mess
@@rwlynch3468 this comment deserves far more
Go to a place where poor people shop to survive, buy the stuff and resell it for triple the price to rich people. 😍
I work in a Charity shop in London, the poor people are not buying these clothes..
People like Fiona are brilliant because they help us reach our target quickly. We can also keep rotating the stock. Resellers are fantastic because they shop every day. Poor people don't.
@@jessicakatskats ok Fionas mum.
She would be fit if she worked out
Tf
@@joeowens6900 Facts
Do one man no one gives a toss
She'd be more attractive if she'd re-evaluate her morals...
@@sentienttapioca5409 That’s a better comment rather than commenting on someone’s weight 🤷🏼♀️
Only sell clothes she can model?