How Vinted makes money: what it means for you as a seller

Quick answer: when you buy with the Buy button, Vinted adds Vinted fees, mandatory platform fees that fund the running of the site. This is the source of revenue that Vinted highlights. For you as a seller, the issue is elsewhere: the price shown to the buyer is higher than your price.

This page draws on the public information on Vinted's Our platform page and on the method of the Dresskool Vinted course.

Vinted fees, paid by the buyer

At checkout, the buyer pays the price of the item, the shipping costs and the Vinted fees. Vinted explains that these fees contribute to the costs of running and developing the platform. The amount is shown before the order is confirmed: you do not have to guess it, and you should not calculate it yourself in your listing.

The optional services

The price structure detailed by Vinted also includes optional services that the buyer can add. They are not part of the price you set. For the up-to-date list, open the "Our platform" page or the Vinted help centre, as it may change.

What it changes for your selling price

The buyer compares the total, fees included. If your item looks expensive once the fees are added, they will move on to the next listing. So think in terms of the total price the buyer sees, then in terms of what is left for you. The guide making money on Vinted explains how to choose what to sell, and launching your shop on Vinted walks through the steps in order.

What you still pay: your time and your status

Even without seller-side fees, selling takes time: photos, listings, messages, packing, dropping off the parcel. If you buy to resell, or if you sell regularly to earn an income, your activity becomes professional and requires a status, most often the micro-entreprise (the French sole-trader regime). Vinted reports to the French tax authorities the accounts that exceed 30 sales or €2,000 in a year. For your declaration, check with the Urssaf. The guide commission in consignment selling covers the other case: the one where you are the one taking a commission.

Making money in your turn

Understanding Vinted's model avoids unpleasant surprises, but what makes your margin is the choice of items, the photos and the price. The Vinted course works on these points module by module, with a mission at each step. No income is guaranteed.

Frequently asked questions

How does Vinted make money?

Vinted charges platform fees to the buyer, added automatically at checkout with the Buy button, and offers optional services. Vinted shows the breakdown and the amount of the fees before the order is confirmed.

Does Vinted take a commission on my sales?

Vinted presents its fees as fees paid by the buyer, not as a commission deducted from the selling price you set. The terms may change: check the "Our platform" page and the Vinted help centre for your situation.

Who pays the shipping costs on Vinted?

Shipping costs are generally paid by the buyer and added to the total at checkout. The amount depends on the delivery method chosen.

Why understand Vinted's model when you want to sell?

Because the price the buyer sees is higher than yours: their fees are added to your price. Setting a consistent price while keeping the right margin stops you misjudging what you really earn.

Is selling on Vinted free for an individual?

Posting a listing does not require a subscription, and the fees are presented as being paid by the buyer. What remains is your time, your photos, the packaging, and declaring your income if your activity becomes regular.

Is there a course to sell better on Vinted?

Yes: the Dresskool course (€79 one time, lifetime access) offers one mission per module to get your first sales with a method. The introduction and module 1 are free so you can try it.