Stiftung Warentest: various portals for second-hand clothing "in check"

Do you still have one or the other well-preserved favorite item in your closet at home that you no longer wear?

Discarded clothes can be turned into cash here.

Whether

or

: in some clothes cupboards, well-preserved jeans, sweaters or coats that you no longer like or simply no longer fit.

If you like, donate or give away the well-preserved clothing that others are still happy about.

Or take them to a thrift store.

Selling second-hand clothes - Stiftung Warentest via a selection of portals

The earlier favorite clothes can of course also be sold via various

or a

.

There is a large selection of online portals for second-hand fashion, and each may have a different personal favorite or use different options.

The Stiftung Warentest has made a selection and described eleven possible portals for second-hand clothes in more detail "in the check".

Grades were not awarded, as the article on

says.

However, the experts provide some insight.

Sell ​​individual items of clothing yourself - for example here:

If you

want to sell

yourself, according to Stiftung Warentest, for example, at the following portals:

• “Ebay”:

  Selling individual items of clothing yourself - this can be done on Ebay, for example.

  The commission is based on the sales price, according to

  Test.de

  among other things

  :

  “5 cents to 10 euros, 35 cents from 10 euros.

  In addition there are 11 percent up to 1,990 euros and 2 percent for the portion over 1,990 euros.

  "Buyers pay directly or via the portal."

• “Ebay classifieds”:

  Here, according to the article on

  Test.de, you

  can

  Users "also act regionally".

  Seller protection applies if buyers choose "Pay safely" and the shipment is insured.

  "Buyers pay 35 cents plus 4.5 percent of the price," says the article.

• "Girls' flea market":

  About the

  You can find many second-hand designer items on the online platform “Mädchenflohmarkt” or sell them on to other fashion lovers.

  Let sell or sell yourself, that is the question.

  Because if you like, you can, according to

  Test.de,

  "from a sales price of 15 euros"

  use a service that takes over the "taking photos and setting things up". The buyer pays "to the site," it says also in the description in the article on

  Test.de

  . And further: "No return if you sell yourself, possible at the concierge within three days."

• "Vinted"

  . At the online flea market “Vinted” (formerly “Kleiderkreisel” or “Mamikreisel”) it is possible to sell former favorite items. According to

  Test.de

  , the procedure works like this: The buyer

  pays

  the postage. He transfers the total amount to the seller or pays via the portal. Buyer protection is available when paying via Vinted for "70 cents plus 5 percent of the price", it says in the brief description on

  Test.de.

  As soon as the buyer has confirmed that the item has arrived and is in order, the seller receives the money. "If he does not move, the money will come two days after the transaction is completed," says the article.

• “Zalando Zircle” Marketplace:

  According to Stiftung Warentest, you can only sell second-hand clothes here via the app.

  If you want to sell something, you place the ad yourself, as

  Test.de

  reports.

  Shipping is "partly free", and items marked with "ReZircle" can be returned within eleven days.

Also read:

Sell ​​designer parts - for example at these portals:

According to Stiftung Warentest, high-quality brands or designer clothes can also be sold on the following portals, for example:

• "Buddy & Selly":

  According to Stiftung Warentest, there are special portals especially for high-quality designer clothing. For example the online portal “Buddy & Selly”, which only buys designer fashion. The purchased pieces are, as

  Test.de

  describes it, sold through their own portal “Vite en Vogue” via “About You” or “Vestiaire Collective”. The brief description on

  Test.de

  also

  states

  : “Sellers send their items up to 31 kilos to the portal free of charge.” For high-quality items from luxury brands, you

  have to

  enclose a copy of your

  ID. The portal suggests the price. If the seller does not agree, the goods will be "returned to him free of charge".

• “Vestiaire Collective”:

  Here, fashion fans can buy second-hand designer fashion or sell it themselves. In terms of commission,

  Test.de

  writes

  : "

  15 percent up to 150 euros, 15 to 25 percent from 150 euros to 8,000 euros, 2,000 euros from a price of 8,000 euros." The experts at Stiftung Warentest also say in the article : "Items go to Vestiaire after they have been sold, are checked for authenticity and quality and only then sent to buyers". Shipping is free.

• “Rebelle”:

  This is also about designer brands.

  Salespeople

  can hire their luxury clothes or accessories themselves - or use a concierge service;

  according to

  Test.de

  , the cost is

  15 euros per

  item

  .

  All items - including those from self-sellers - are checked for “authenticity and condition”, according to the experts.

  What about the commission?

  "Euro 20 to a price of 40 Euro, then 33 to 17 percent by 2401 Euro" writes

  Test.de

  .

  And mentions: "Anyone who has bought privately can post a bad purchase again at Rebelle for seven days free of charge."

Also interesting: take a

Collect and sell second-hand clothes - for example like this:

• "Momox":

  If you want, you can get rid of used clothing "in packages", according to the experts via the portal, which is not just about books. While the sellers enter “type and brand”, the portal

  suggests

  a “purchase price”, according to

  Test.de,

  among others

  . “

  There is a free shipping label for clothes up to 31.5 kilograms. The conditions of purchase are strict. Brands like Hilfiger have an authenticity check. "

• “Sellpy”:

  Selling accumulated clothes from the closet can also pay off here. On

  Test.de

  it says in the article: "For 1.95 euros, sellers order a 75 liter bag and fill it with discarded clothes." However, each item must be worth at least five euros. What else do you need to know, for example? Sellpy make a price proposal, "the seller can adjust or release", the experts describe. The fee is one euro per article posted; the commission is "60 percent for a price up to 50 euros, 10 percent from 50 euros".

• "Zalando Zircle" Buy it now:

  According

  to

  Test.de

  , parts that have been sorted out

  can be

  sold

  directly to Zalando via an app on the mobile phone.

  Up to 20 items of clothing are possible.

  The steps: "Upload photo, enter brand and color." Zalando suggest a price per part, check and send a shipping label, it says in the article, which also mentions that it is only about certain labels.

  According to Stiftung Warentest, one disadvantage is that the value is not given as a monetary amount, but “only as a voucher for the Zalando shop”.

Also interesting

Of course there are many other platforms, online marketplaces or flea market apps where

can be found or sold.

Clearing out your

own

at home should be worthwhile for one or the other, not just for reasons of space.