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Selling Clothes Online: A Guide

S$WM — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:28:07 +0000

Are you looking to sell your clothes online to make some extra money?
Maybe even designer clothes? Selling your clothes online is a great way to make money or save money on the internet. I used to sell all of my lightly used clothes, or clothes that I bought and never wore on Ebay. Ebay in my opinion used to be great for selling clothes online but now it seems to be spammy. But lucky for us, there are some new options for selling clothes online!

To sell your clothes online you first need to choose a website to use. I’ve included a list of websites that you can sell your clothes on below. Some websites sell both men’s and women’s clothing, and some focus on just women’s. Each of the websites charges a commission most charge the commission when the sale is made, others charge it as a listing fee up front. Some websites deal with the shipping for you and make it really easy with a pre-paid shipping label and some let you make the shipping choices. Lots of the websites have an app for uploading pictures of your clothes from your mobile device which also makes selling easy. So check out the websites below and choose the one that’s right for you based on how easy it is to sell your clothing and how much of a commission they charge.

Websites for Selling Women’s Clothing:

Threadflip: Threadflip is another website for selling women’s clothing online. You can use Threadflip from any device- over the website or through the app. Threadflip charges a 20% commission and just like Poshmark they deal with shipping, which is $7. Threadflip sends you a prepaid shipping label with USPS when you make a sale. Once cool feature of Threadflip is that they do have a White Glove Service where you can send all the clothing you want to sell to them and they will list them for you. However, with this White Glove Service you do get a smaller percentage (60% instead of 80%). Download the Threadflip app to start selling your clothing.

Poshmark: Poshmark is a great website for selling women’s fashion and accessories online. It is a social media-type site, where you are supposed to follow people’s closets and then have them follow you. It’s great though because when you make a sale Poshmark pays the shipping and gives you a prepaid shipping label. Poshmark charges a 20% commission. You need an iphone, ipad or ipod touch to use it. Poshmark has a cool instagram-like filter program for making cover photos look nice. Download the Poshmark app here to start making money selling your clothes.

Tradesy: Tradesy is a website for selling clothing online. Similar to Poshmark and Threadflip, when you make a sale Tradesy sends a shipping kit to you in the mail. You just drop your item in the bag and send it off. So the mailing is very easy. When your item sells you receive the money through Paypal. Tradesy only takes a 9% commission. Tradesy has image-cleaning technology that clears up the background image leaving only the clothes your selling in the picture–pretty cool! Download the Tradesy app to start selling your clothes.

Twice: Twice is a website that sells your clothes online. Unlike some of the other options, Twice does all the work. You send all your clothes to them in either a prepaid shipping bag or you can print a prepaid label for free. They will then buy what they can sell and email you an offer for your clothing. You can either accept your offer or you can reject it and they will send you your clothes back for $5. Twice seems like an easy way to get money fast for clothes you want to sell online.

Websites for Selling Women’s and Men’s Clothing

Ebay: Ebay is the original go-to website for selling clothes online. In recent years I have found it to be hard to sell because there are people that will win your auction and never pay, or you can get bids from hacked accounts. That being said, your likelihood of successfully selling your clothes is high given that there is such a large user base. Also I think it’s sometimes easier to sell clothes to international buyers, since they might not be able to buy them locally. Ebay charges you for each listing and then also a percentage when an item sells. You pay for shipping and you can choose the cheapest shipping service.

Dresm: Dresm is an online marketplace selling used and new men’s and women’s clothing. Like Ebay, Dresm charges you for each listing and then also 3.5% when the item sells. Also like Ebay, at Dresm you pay for shipping and you can choose whichever shipping service is most convenient and cheapest.

TheRealReal: The RealReal is kind of a combination of an online consignment shop and a flash sale site. They accept men’s and women’s designer, luxury clothes in good condition. They have two options for selling your clothes to them: a white glove service and self service. You are eligible for white glove service if you have more than 10 items and you live in a major US city–they will come to your home and package your items for you. With self service you mail your items to them and they reimburse you for shipping after your first sale. You will receive 60% of the sale price. Download the RealReal iPhone app to help you start consigning.

There are definitely more websites for selling your clothes online out there, but it’s important to consider their popularity when choosing a site to sell items on. If you choose a website that’s not popular, you have a small audience to sell to and your chances of getting a good price or selling your clothes decrease. So I think these are the best websites to sell your clothes online, but let me know if you know of a good one that I missed! Good Luck!

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Best Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals Online

S$WM — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 19:57:37 +0000

Here is a list of the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals I’ve found online. Some of the Cyber Monday deals aren’t posted yet, but as I find them–I’ll add them There are some great deals this year online, and these deals can be made even better by shopping with a cashback website. Learn more about how to cashback shop here.

Amazon:

Amazon has an entire week of Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals–head over here to check them out.

Kohl’s:

get $15 Kohl’s cash for every $50 you spend online from Wednesday (11/21) through Monday (11/25)
Save 15% + get free shipping (with $50 minimum) off with Kohl’s coupon code BLACKFRI from Thursday (11/21) through Friday (11/23)
Save 20% + get free shipping (no minimum) with Kohl’s coupon code CYBER20 Saturday (11/24) through Tuesday (11/27)
preview Kohl’s black friday doorbusters here

Start Shopping at Kohl’s Now!

Macy’s:

get an extra 20% off plus free shipping on orders over $99 with Macy’s promo code FEAST
earn 2.1% cashback at Macy’s through BigCrumbs or 6% cashback through Ebates

Head over to Macy’s to start shopping!

Gap:

Save 60% off everything online through Saturday (11/24) at Gap’s Bright Friday Black Friday event
take 20% off your purchase with Gap coupon code GAPGIFT

Banana Republic:

Take 40% off your purchase on Black Friday (11/23) with Banana Republic coupon code BRFRIDAY

Piperlime:

20% off everything sitewide through Monday (11/26) with Piperlime promo code: ME
free shipping on every order
earn 3.2% cashback at Piperlime through BigCrumbs or 2% cashback through Ebates

Head over to Piperlime to start shopping!

J.Crew:

25% off + free shipping on $150+ with JCrew coupon code: COLOR25 through Sunday (11/25)
earn 6% cashback at J.Crew through Ebates
earn 2.1% cashback at J.Crew through Big Crumbs

Head over to J.Crew to start shopping!

Valentine’s Jewelry Sale

S$WM — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:34:23 +0000

Amazon is having a sale on Valentine’s jewelry gifts. They have up to 70% off select gold, silver, sterling, platinum and steel Valentine’s jewelry.

I don’t know much about jewelry prices but it seems like there are some good deals to me. They have over 2600 pieces of jewelry priced at less than $25.

Anyways, I think it’s worth a look if you’re in the market for jewelry for your Valentine.

Amazon Instant Video Deal of Day: Margin Call

S$WM — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:44:45 +0000

Amazon’s Instant Video Deal of the Day is Margin Call on sale for 99 cents! You have to buy the movie rental today to get that price but then you will have 30 days to watch it.

Once you decide to watch the movie and push the play button you will have 24 hours to watch it before it disappears from your account. I will definitely have to rent this one since it’s kinda about what I do all day–trade stocks!

Head over here to Amazon to check it out.

Groupon Valentine’s Day Ideas

S$WM — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:20:42 +0000

Groupon has a special landing page setup for local and national Valentine’s Day ideas. If you’re looking for cheap Valentine’s Day gift ideas this might be a good place to look.

There are deals for cookies, wine, chocolate, jewelry, lingerie and more. Head over HERE to have a look!

And don’t forget about the custom Valentine’s Day mug you can make for $2.

Marie Claire Magazine Subscription: $4.29

S$WM — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:01:45 +0000

Today you can get a 1 year subscription to Marie Claire magazine for $4.29. A 1 year subscription is 12 issues which makes it 36 cents an issue.

The list price is $42 for a year and Amazon has it for $10, so this is a good price. If you buy magazines at the store, you can definitely save money by ordering a subscription. This deal is good through midnight tonight.

Head over HERE to get your 1 year subscription to Marie Claire.

Valentine’s Day Card from Tiny Prints: $0.99

S$WM — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:13:13 +0000

You can make a custom Valentine’s Day card from Tiny Prints through tomorrow (1/30) for just 99 cents! I love Tiny Prints cards; I think they are great quality and I love how you can customize them. I think it makes them more special.

Ordering cards during sales like this one is one way I save money online! Cards are normally at least $3 in the store, and not nearly as high quality.

Head over HERE to make your card and use Tiny Prints coupon code vday99 at checkout.

Office Max: Deal Scenario to Restock your Home Office!

S$WM — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:24:54 +0000

There is a pretty good deal going on at Office Max this week but it does require a little bit of effort. Deals like this, while complex, are great ways to save money online! This deal is available through next Saturday (2/4).

Office Max has these items for $2 after MaxPerk rewards with a limit of 2 per person:

How MaxPerk rewards work, is that you pay the full price for the item and then you get the rest of the money back as MaxPerk rewards. These rewards are issued to you online in your MaxPerks account and you can use them for online purchases, or print them and use them in the store. I almost always use any rewards I have to purchase ink (since it’s something I need anyways).

You can get free shipping on orders over $50. So I put together a scenario below with 2 each of the $2 items and a filler item to get the total to $50. I would definitely recommend searching Office Max to find something you need for your filler item, that’s at a good price. I chose the headphones below because I need another pair for my gym bag. But here are some other good fillers I saw:

Philip Earhook Headphones ($14.99)
12 rolls Bounty Basic Paper Towels ($9.99)
K-Cups–they have a huge selection ($11-$14)–I think these are priced about what you pay in the store, so if you have a Keurig coffee maker, this is a great add to get this deal.

So with the scenario I outlined above, you will pay $52.53 and get back $25.54 in MaxPerks rewards at the end of the month. You need a filler of $12 .46 to hit the $50 total, so if you find something cheaper than the headphones that I picked your numbers will be a little bit better.

Plus the deal gets better if you shop through a cashback website. Big Crumbs has 4.8% cashback at Office Max right now. That will give you $2.52 back in your Big Crumbs account.

So you will have paid $24.47 for 2 reams of paper, 2 gel pens, 4 retractable ballpoint pens and whatever other $12 item you decide on to be shipped to your door. I think that’s a pretty good price to restock your home office.

I should mention though that there is also a great deal if you’re in the market for a camera.

You could buy the Kodak C1530 camera plus the office supplies for $107.53 total out of pocket. You would get $55.54 back in MaxPerks rewards and $5.16 back in your Big Crumbs account. Your total would be $46.83 for a digital camera, 2 reams of paper and 4 packages of pens.

One other last note-you do need to have a MaxPerks account before you checkout to make sure you get your rewards back. To register for a MaxPerks account head over here.

So, head over to Office Max to check it out!

Amazon Sale: Cascade Actionpacs

S$WM — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:33:48 +0000

Amazon has 60 count tubs of Cascade Actionpacs that you can get for $10.52 shipped right now. That works out to 17 cents a pac (in my grocery store they are normally about 25 cents a pac).

I bought these last time Cascade was on sale. I love the convenience of having products I use shipped right to my door for a great price. Here’s how to get the deal:

Head over HERE.
Click Subscribe & Save instead of One-Time Delivery.
Select the 50 cent Cascade coupon at the bottom. Now your total will be $10.52.
After you receive your order, go back into your account and cancel subscribe and save delivery. Learn how to cancel subscribe and save.

Budget Travel Magazine Subscription Sale

S$WM — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:00:57 +0000

Tanga has a sale on Budget Travel Magazine today. You can get a year’s subscription of 10 issues for $3.99, which is about 40 cents an issue.

If you’re interested head over to Tanga and enter coupon code TRAVEL at checkout. You can buy up to 3 years at this price.