I Make 50k A Year Selling Vintage Clothes | How To Get Rich

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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[Rumade]

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.

[Xgeneration]

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.

[MichaelSmith-mecm]

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.

[oldhamdude]

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 .

[MrPhotodoc]

So good to see young people with lots of energy doing something that actually matters.

[cheeseblock]

Also the whole reselling thing is a lot more work than people think, it’s also sustainable, keeping items out of the landfills!

[gavinoliver]

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. ❤

[jg]

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.

[EM-jubk]

She’s such a lovely girl, I remember speaking to her a couple years ago on Instagram 💕

[vyarnier]

im happy for her. she’s working smart.

[malwinauk]

OMG it's my dream job to selling clothing as full time business

[oliviaxcreates]

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!

[linzieloo]

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

[cheeseblock]

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?

[amneshi]

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 😉

[avivaliok]

I really don't understand why people are upset at those who buy thrift items and resell for a slightly higher price?.?

[bathingbeats]

Nice to see a young woman passionate about making money!! Keep it up 👍

Making money sure is addictive📈

[Sin.Atonement]

Love this, I started doing something similar but I'm printing on plaid and re selling

[ratherbenapping]

Reminds me of the woman that started Nastygal

[af]

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.