Vinted alternatives UK: an honest comparison

What are you trying to change?

You are probably trying to change Vinted’s buyer charge, the prepaid-label postage, or a local handover. Listing is free and the checked guide advertises zero selling charges, so leaving does not help if that seller cost is the only issue. SilentSale® is the last row of the table so this page does not rank us first. If the question is wider than clothes, see Depop alternatives and eBay alternatives.

How do seller cost, postage and handover compare?

Compare the row, not a slogan. Every competitor cell is a checked official summary, or it says Not stated, and the note under the table has the full sentence plus the official URL. SilentSale® is last so the page does not put us first.

1. Vinted lists items for free and advertises zero selling charges. https://www.vinted.co.uk/how_it_works
2. Vinted’s price list describes a variable buyer charge, usually 3%–8% plus £0.30–£0.80, shown at checkout. Compare the actual checkout total. https://www.vinted.co.uk/pricelist
3. Vinted’s selling guide describes prepaid labels and dispatch within five days. https://www.vinted.co.uk/how_it_works
4. Vinted describes buyer refunds for non-arrival, transit damage or significant misdescription, subject to its rules, and asks buyers to report delivery problems within two days. https://www.vinted.co.uk/how_it_works
5. Depop has no UK selling charge, but its UK payment processing costs 2.9% plus £0.30 on the item price, shipping and applicable taxes. Optional boosts cost extra. https://depophelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360001791127-Seller-fees-and-charges
6. For UK buyers purchasing in GBP, Depop’s marketplace charge is up to 5% plus up to £1, excluding postage and taxes; checkout shows the actual amount. https://depophelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/articles/21752555753361-What-is-the-Marketplace-fee
7. Depop offers eligible UK sellers protection for transit loss or damage when using its shipping label, with a £250 transaction limit including shipping and taxes, and further conditions. https://depophelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360001845367-Depop-Protection-for-sellers
8. Eligible UK buyers who check out through Depop Payments can report non-arrival, damage or significant misdescription within 30 days of purchase through its protection process. https://depophelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360038461713-Depop-Protection-for-buyers
9. Depop says in-person transactions are outside Depop Protection. https://depophelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360001901728-Meeting-in-person
10. UK private sellers get 300 free monthly listings on eBay and no final-value selling charge for eligible domestic sales. Motors, business selling, upgrades and other exceptions have different costs. https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/fees-credits-invoices?id=4822
11. For an eligible £10 item price set by a UK private seller, eBay’s published buyer calculation is £0.10 plus 7%, making £0.80. The buyer sees £10.80 before postage, including that charge. https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/buying/paying-items/buyer-protection-fee?id=5594
12. eBay describes help for eligible purchases that do not arrive or do not match the listing. Eligibility and case rules still apply. https://pages.ebay.co.uk/ebay-money-back-guarantee/
13. eBay supports collection in person with in-app payment and a buyer QR or six-digit collection code as proof of handover. https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/selling/shipping-items/setting-shipping-options/local-pickup?id=4181
14. Preloved describes no listing or selling charges, with optional account upgrades. https://www.preloved.co.uk/about
15. Preloved’s safety guidance says it does not handle transaction payments. https://www.preloved.co.uk/safesecondhand

What is Vinted best for here, and where does it fall short?

Vinted is best for sellers who want free listing and the zero selling charges its guide advertises. The gap that usually starts this search is the variable buyer charge, the prepaid label, or the two-day report window. The buyer charge varies and the checkout total is the one that counts, postage in the checked guide is a prepaid label with dispatch within five days, and delivery problems are to be reported within two days. In-person acceptance is Not stated in the claims checked here. Read SilentSale® vs Vinted for the longer notes.

Vinted lists items for free and advertises zero selling charges. Source

Vinted’s price list describes a variable buyer charge, usually 3%–8% plus £0.30–£0.80, shown at checkout. Compare the actual checkout total. Source

Vinted’s selling guide describes prepaid labels and dispatch within five days. Source

Vinted describes buyer refunds for non-arrival, transit damage or significant misdescription, subject to its rules, and asks buyers to report delivery problems within two days. Source

What is Depop best for here, and where does it fall short?

Depop is best for fashion sellers who will pay payment processing instead of a selling charge. If Vinted’s two-day window is the problem, eligible Depop Payments buyers can report within 30 days of purchase, with exclusions. The checked UK seller cost is 2.9% plus £0.30 on the item price, shipping and applicable taxes, and the buyer charge is up to 5% plus up to £1, with the actual amount at checkout. In-person transactions are outside Depop Protection, seller transit protection requires its label and has a £250 limit including shipping and taxes, and eligible buyers have 30 days from purchase to report. Read SilentSale® vs Depop before treating that cap as the amount every buyer pays.

Depop has no UK selling charge, but its UK payment processing costs 2.9% plus £0.30 on the item price, shipping and applicable taxes. Optional boosts cost extra. Source

For UK buyers purchasing in GBP, Depop’s marketplace charge is up to 5% plus up to £1, excluding postage and taxes; checkout shows the actual amount. Source

Depop offers eligible UK sellers protection for transit loss or damage when using its shipping label, with a £250 transaction limit including shipping and taxes, and further conditions. Source

Eligible UK buyers who check out through Depop Payments can report non-arrival, damage or significant misdescription within 30 days of purchase through its protection process. Source

Depop says in-person transactions are outside Depop Protection. Source

What is eBay best for here, and where does it fall short?

eBay is best for an eligible UK private seller who wants 300 free monthly listings and no final-value selling charge, with exclusions for Motors, business selling and upgrades. If you want a collection code rather than a Vinted handover that is Not stated, eBay describes a QR or six-digit collection code. A dispute day-count is Not stated on the money-back page we checked, and a postage price is Not stated here. Collection can be proved with a buyer QR code or a six-digit code, which is the in-person rule we can cite. Read SilentSale® vs eBay for the published £10 buyer arithmetic.

UK private sellers get 300 free monthly listings on eBay and no final-value selling charge for eligible domestic sales. Motors, business selling, upgrades and other exceptions have different costs. Source

For an eligible £10 item price set by a UK private seller, eBay’s published buyer calculation is £0.10 plus 7%, making £0.80. The buyer sees £10.80 before postage, including that charge. Source

eBay describes help for eligible purchases that do not arrive or do not match the listing. Eligibility and case rules still apply. Source

eBay supports collection in person with in-app payment and a buyer QR or six-digit collection code as proof of handover. Source

What is Preloved best for here, and where does it fall short?

Preloved is best for a classified advert with no listing or selling charge on the page we checked. If you want zero selling charges without Vinted’s buyer price list, Preloved states no listing or selling charges, and it does not handle the payment. It does not handle transaction payments, so postage, a dispute window and in-person acceptance are Not stated. Free members normally wait 12 days to reply, paid members can reply immediately, and business-member adverts are the exception for free members. Read SilentSale® vs Preloved, and do not treat a missing upgrade price as a quoted price.

Preloved describes no listing or selling charges, with optional account upgrades. Source

Preloved’s free membership normally replies after 12 days; paid members can reply immediately. Business-member adverts allow immediate free-member replies too. Source

Preloved’s safety guidance says it does not handle transaction payments. Source

Where does SilentSale® lose, and when does it fit?

SilentSale® loses on seller proceeds against Vinted’s zero selling charges, and on audience size because it is newer and smaller. It fits when both sides should pay the same contribution and a handover should record acceptance. On £10, £25 and £50 each side pays SilentCover® of £0.60, £1.05 and £1.80, so before postage the buyer pays £10.60, £26.05 or £51.80 and the seller receives £9.40, £23.95 or £48.20. The catalogue is smaller because SilentSale® is newer, which you can judge in categories, and there is no postage-free shipping across the marketplace. Courier labels are bought through ShipEngine or Sendcloud at carrier cost, published as live prices by postcode area. PIN Pickup has £0 postage, the PIN is acceptance, and Stripe holds funds until the order completes under SilentCover®.

There are no listing costs. The standard seller contribution to SilentCover® is deducted after a successful sale; review your earnings preview.

SilentCover® is a discretionary protection service under the SilentSale® Terms. Both sides protected equally: buyer and seller each contribute £0.30 + 3% of the item price. Decisions depend on the Terms and evidence.

£10 item: buyer pays £0.60 SilentCover®, seller pays £0.60. Before delivery and any eligible adjustments, the buyer pays £10.60 and the seller receives £9.40.

Stripe processes payments and holds funds until the order completes.

For Shipping, report problems within 72 hours after confirmed delivery, or the collection scan for a locker or parcel-shop order. Confirming receipt closes the window early, so inspect first.

PIN Pickup is an in-person handover. The buyer inspects the item before sharing their six-digit PIN; the seller enters it in the app to complete the order. The PIN is acceptance. There is no shipping, tracking or post-handover dispute window.

Which should you pick?

Choose by the job you need done, with Vinted as the starting row rather than as the winner. Work down the list, and stop at the first job that matches.

• If you want the lowest seller deduction, use the seller cell that states no selling charge, and accept the buyer cell beside it. On SilentSale® the seller pays SilentCover® as well.
• If the buyer’s total matters as much as your proceeds, compare the buyer column, including SilentCover® at £0.30 + 3% from the buyer. The worked buyer totals before postage are £10.60, £26.05 and £51.80.
• If postage is the reason for the search, open live prices by postcode area and compare them with the other checkout. SilentSale® does not make postage free.
• If the buyer may not show, use a handover that records acceptance. Where the cell says Not stated, do not invent a code. PIN Pickup is a six-digit PIN after inspection, and the PIN is acceptance.
• If the payment should stay in the app, read the protection column and SilentCover®. Stripe holds funds until the order completes.