Most items that sit unsold on Vinted have nothing wrong with them. They are just listed in a way that buyers scroll past. Here are the nine changes that make the biggest difference, roughly in order of impact.

1. Fix the first photo before anything else

Your first photo is the entire advert. In a grid of thumbnails it decides whether anyone taps through. Natural daylight, a plain background and the full item in frame will beat a dark bedroom snap every time. If your lighting is poor, a clean white-background product shot instantly makes the item look like something worth buying.

2. Price to be found, not to win an argument

Buyers filter by price. If a similar jumper sells for £12, listing yours at £25 "to leave room for offers" means most people never see it — you have filtered yourself out. Check what comparable items actually sold for, not what they are listed at, and price just under a round number.

3. Put the brand and size in the title area

Vinted search leans heavily on the fields buyers fill in. Brand, size, colour and category should all be set correctly. A "Zara black midi dress size M" that has the brand field empty simply will not appear when someone filters for Zara.

4. Write three lines that answer the obvious questions

You do not need an essay. Buyers want: what it is, the condition, and any flaw. Something like: "Worn twice, no marks. Slightly cropped fit. Smoke-free home." A ready-to-paste description that already covers brand, condition and fit saves you time and reduces the questions that stall a sale.

5. List in the evening

Freshly listed items get a temporary bump in visibility. Most casual browsing happens between roughly 7pm and 10pm, so listing then puts your item in front of the most people while it is still "new".

6. Use all the photo slots

Add the label, the fabric composition, any wear, and the item on a hanger or worn. More angles means fewer "can you show the back?" messages and more confidence to buy now.

7. Reply quickly

Vinted rewards active sellers, and buyers lose interest fast. A reply within a few hours while they are still shopping is worth far more than a perfect reply the next day.

8. Bump and refresh, don't relist blindly

If something has not sold in a couple of weeks, drop the price by a pound or two — buyers who favourited it get a notification. That nudge sells more items than deleting and reposting.

9. Bundle to raise the basket

Offer a small discount on two or more items. Buyers who came for one thing often add a second when it is cheaper to combine postage. It clears your wardrobe faster and lifts your average sale.

Do the boring parts automatically

The three things that decide most sales — a clean photo, a realistic price and a clear description — are also the three most tedious. WeartyAI handles all three from a single phone snap: it prices the item against live market data, produces a white-background photo, and writes the listing text for you. If you have a pile of things to shift, that is the difference between listing five items and listing fifty. You can try it free.