Reselling
Vinted fees explained for sellers (2026)
Vinted’s fee model confuses a lot of new sellers because it works differently from eBay or Depop. Here’s the clear version, and how to make sure you actually profit.
Who pays the fee on Vinted
The headline that surprises people: on Vinted, sellers generally list for free. The buyer pays a “Buyer Protection” fee (plus postage) on top of the item price. So the amount a buyer sees is higher than your listing price, and what you receive is closer to your listing price.
How big is that fee? Vinted’s own price list says it varies with the item, the order value and whether it is a bundle, and is “usually 3% to 8% + £0.3 to £0.8”, with the exact amount shown at checkout before the buyer pays (Vinted UK price list, checked 5 October 2026). It comes out of the buyer’s pocket, not yours.
That’s great for sellers, but it changes how you should think about pricing.
Your profit
£43.00
Vinted · no seller fee, the buyer pays protection
The same sale on each marketplace
- VintedUK seller £65.00you keep no seller fee, the buyer pays protection
- eBayUK private seller £65.00you keep no seller fee
- DepopUK seller £62.81you keep 2.9% + 30p processing = £2.19
- EtsyUK seller £57.66you keep 6.5% £4.23 + 0.48% £0.31 + 4% + 20p £2.80
- eBayUK business seller, clothes, shoes and accessories £56.64you keep 11.9% + 0.35% = 12.25% £7.96 + £0.40 per order
- Vestiaire CollectiveAll sellers, GBP £52.00you keep £10 flat + £3 min processing
UK seller fees, read from each marketplace’s own pages on 5 October 2026. Worked on the item price only: eBay, Depop and Etsy also take their percentage on the postage the buyer pays. Every source
Fee structures change and vary by market. Always check Vinted’s current fee page for the exact numbers before you rely on them.
What “free to sell” doesn’t cover
Selling fee-free doesn’t mean profit-free. You still need to account for:
- What you paid for the item (if you bought it to resell)
- Postage, if you cover any of it
- Your time sourcing, listing and shipping
- Tax, if you’re trading over the £1,000 allowance
A £15 sale on an item that cost you £8 isn’t £15 profit, it’s £7 minus your time and any postage. Put the same item on eBay as a business seller and the take-home drops again, which is why it helps to compare marketplaces side by side; the calculator above shows the same sale on every marketplace, and our reselling profit calculator works it backwards into a price to list at.
Price so you still win
Because the buyer pays the protection fee, you can price your item at the true value you want to receive. But always check it against your cost: if you can’t clear a margin you’re happy with after everything, it’s not worth listing.
Know your real take-home automatically
Doing this maths per item, across Vinted, eBay and Depop, is exactly where resellers lose track.
Turnover records cost, platform and sale price and shows your real profit per item, so you always know what a sale actually earned you. It never logs into your Vinted account.
Related: eBay fees in the UK · how to start reselling.
General guidance, not tax advice. Fees change, check Vinted and GOV.UK for current details.