How Much Can You Earn Selling on threadUP?

thredUP Review:

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How Does thredUP Work?

thredUP is an online consignment and thrift store where you can buy and sell gently-used clothing, footwear, handbags, accessories, and jewelry for women and kids.  To start selling, go to their website and click on the clean out tab. Choose between using a free shipping label with your own box or paying a $2.99 fee to get a clean-out kit.

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What Items Does thredUP Accept?

If you want to make money selling on thredUP, you need to follow their quality standards: > Your clothing needs to be clean and freshly washed > Name brands > On trend and less than five years old > Items free of tears, stains, or rips > High-quality items that are in good condition

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How Much Can You Earn?

According to their website, approximately 50% of your items will be accepted, and from that, you’ll make 3%-80% of what an item sells for based on its selling price, demand, brand, and quality. In my case, they accepted 13 items. Five items were sold on consignment, and eight were purchased outright for a total of $34.94.

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Is thredUP Worth It?

I’ve been selling on thredUP since 2015, and over the years, I’ve earned a grand total of $493.02 from the 251 items they accepted. I actually sent in a bunch of things that they did not accept, and that went to charity, which I’m happy to donate.  So, would I suggest using thredUP to sell your clothes? It depends.

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Past Experience

In the past, I used thredUP because it was easy, and I would have donated my apparel to Goodwill or given them away. If I had a designer brand of greater value (think a Michael Kors handbag or a Lululemon tank top), I would sell it on eBay, Poshmark, or Facebook Marketplace. I’ve personally found that thredUP accepts more items for children than they do for adults.

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Current Experience

Having used thredUP for years, I personally don’t feel like it’s worth it anymore. First is the $14.99 service fee. Second, they have so much clothing coming in that it takes months to process. Third, when they accept your items, they no longer purchase them outright. They instead put them on consignment, and then they may or may not sell.