HOW I SELL MY CLOTHES

Selling my unwanted clothes is something I been doing for almost two years now. It was a way for me to unclutter my closet while making back some extra cash. Since I’m the most indecisive person in the world, I had a lot of clothes that still had tags on them sitting in my closet. There were a lot of clothes my taste grew out of and things that didn't look good on me anymore. So in order to get rid of the clothes I had no interest in, I started selling my clothes. Now just as a warning: when you sell your clothes, don’t expect to make back all the money that you spent on the clothes. Chances are, you’re probably going to make back only 50% of the price that you bought it for. The way I see it though, if you’re not going to wear it anymore, you might as well sell it to make at least a portion of the price back.

I sell my clothes on two different websites but on this post, I’ll talk about the easiest way to sell your clothes if this is your first time doing it. I recently discovered this new website called ThredUp. It’s a website where people can either sell their unwanted clothes or they can buy practically brand new clothes for a cheaper price. I really like this site because it’s really easy to use. You don’t have to be the one selling your own clothes; the website pays you and then does all the work for you! If you’re interest in buy or selling clothes from this website (it’s absolutely free) then below is my personal link to their website, if you register through my link, ThredUp will give you a free $10 credit to their website to shop!

http://www.thredup.com/r/LZ2UD1

Okay, now how this all works. Once you make an account, you can request a “polka dot clean out bag”. This bag is completely free and is included with a prepaid shipping label on it. Your only job is fill up the bag will all the clothes that you want to sell, seal it up, and drop it off at your local USPS office. See, isn’t that simple? Now the only catch is that ThredUp only takes certain brands. A way to see what brands they take is by going on their website and looking at the “Clothing Calculator”. I recommend taking out all the clothes you want to pack and then take a look at the calculator to see if they accept it. If they do, put it in the bag and if they don’t just pack it away to sell on another website that I will talk about on a future post. The convenient thing about the Clothing Calculator is that you can see the brands they accept AND get an estimate on how much you’ll earn for your piece of clothing. Now, when requesting your bag online, you have a choice to either pay $12.99 to have the items that ThredUp did not take to be sent back to you or they will donate what they don’t take. This website has high standards on the clothes that they take. They look at clothes that still have tags or clothes that are like new, washed and cleaned, and clothes that are in style. After they review your bag, you’ll get an email on how much you earned from them. Depending on how you want to collect your money, you can use the money you made as store credit or you can choose to cash out and collect your money via PayPal.

My experience with ThredUp was amazing. The first bag I sent in was filled with items ranging from a handful of cheap Forever21 dresses to some Lacoste collar shirts that I would never wear again. It took about two weeks for them to process my bag. With all the clothes I sent in my bag, about 4 items weren't accepted and donated but that really doesn't bother me. I made about $70 on my first bag and even though it’s not a whole lot of money, it is extra cash for me. I enjoyed my experience so much that I’m sending in my second bag soon. The process is just so easy; I would recommend everyone to try it!