How To Make Depop Your Side Hustle
seller: naomishimada
by Christiane Salamat
When the season turns, it’s always a good idea to rotate your wardrobe. Turn on a good playlist to pump up your “selling” mood and start purging your wardrobe of all the ill-fitting pieces and nostalgic hoodies you haven’t worn since 2013. If it’s your first time at reselling, here’s a simple guide to understanding Depop.
Listing your unwanted clothes on Depop can get you a pretty penny, not to mention it’ll free up closet space for a practically new wardrobe!
CLOSET CLEAN-OUT
Spend a day cleaning out your closet, making sure you separate everything you want to keep from the pieces you want to sell. Try on those pieces that you’re not so sure about for the last time and make sure you really, really want to part with them – there’s no getting them back once you’ve sold them!
CREATE LISTINGS
Once you’ve sorted out all the items you want to sell, you can start listing them. Aim for high quality pictures with good lighting; this is what buyers look for when scrolling through the marketplace. Be transparent about any imperfections such as stains or holes, and consider lowering your prices for very well-loved (ie. flawed) garments.
OPTIMIZE YOUR LISTINGS
There are a few ways to boost your sales and get one step closer to your dream wardrobe. One way is to use hashtags and keywords that’ll help more people see your listings when they search for certain words. Another way is by offering free shipping, which makes items twice as likely to sell. You can also choose to offer free shipping on bundles only, which incentivizes buyers to purchase multiple items from your shop.
☝🏽 If you’ve had an active listing up for a while, you can promote it by adding a discount. Depop recommends anywhere between 15-30% off the original price you’ve listed it for. This will also bring your listing up to the top of the search results.
BE FLEXIBLE
This isn’t necessary to sell on Depop, but it definitely pays to be a flexible seller. Depop is a very community-oriented app, which means people appreciate friendliness and communication. We recommend being open to offers and responding promptly to any questions people have about your listings. Some people might even ask to trade – though you may not get any money from this, there’s no harm in checking out that person’s shop and seeing if there’s anything you’d like to exchange your item for. You just might end up with a one-of-a-kind vintage piece at no extra cost.
*Originally published October 2020, updated October 7, 2022
MARC JACOBS
