Kilo sales, vintage fairs and charity shops, how to sell on Vinted, Depop and eBay, and honest opinions on the lot. Written in London.
The next six weeks are the best time of year to clear the wardrobe, if you list the right things in the right order. What to put up first, and the last posting dates for Christmas 2026.
The party's tonight and anything you order now probably won't turn up in time. Eight costumes you can pull off the charity shop rails this afternoon, and not one of them involves a bin bag.
Depop, eBay, HANGARR and Tilt against Vinted on the bit nobody enjoys, getting a pile of clothes photographed, described and live. Fees and features as of October 2026.
Why the charity shop turned your armchair away, why Marketplace is full of sofas with no label, and what to check on any upholstered piece before it goes in the van.
The label tells you more than you think, "wool-rich" tells you nothing, and your hands can do the rest. How to check a jumper or coat in thirty seconds, in a charity shop or from a listing.
Wax jackets, macs, wool overcoats, duffles and field jackets, which one suits a wet London October, and the best second-hand examples for sale right now, from a £50 patched M65 to a Harrods overcoat.
A kilo sale in a church, two vintage fairs, a flea in Stokey and a 6.30am car park in Sunbury. Plus the two weekly markets I'd go to in between.
Over 700 traders, a racecourse car park in the dark and a fiver to get in early. How to do Sunbury Antiques Market at Kempton Park properly the first time.
Six London streets where the charity shops come in clusters, so one trip covers five or six rails. Upper Street, Northcote Road, the King's Road and three more, with what to look for on each.
Price off what things sold for, not what they're listed at, leave room for the offer and drop it properly once. With the Vinted, Depop and eBay fees as of October 2026.
