Vinted for everyday clothing sold at everyday prices, with no seller fees. Depop for vintage, streetwear and Y2K, where a strong visual identity commands higher prices — and where a commission is taken from each sale.
Fees
Vinted takes nothing from the seller on the item price; the buyer pays a protection fee. Depop charges a selling fee plus payment processing. On a £20 item that difference is a few pounds — meaningful when you're clearing a wardrobe, less so when Depop's audience pays more for the same piece.
Audience
Depop skews young, style-led and browsing-driven. It behaves closer to a social feed than a marketplace: followers matter, aesthetics matter, and the seller's identity is part of the product. Vintage, band tees, denim, Y2K and streetwear thrive there.
Vinted is broader and more practical. Family clothing, high-street brands, kidswear and basics move well because buyers arrive looking for a good deal rather than a look. Volume is the game.
Effort per listing
This is the real difference. A Depop listing that performs usually needs styled photography, consistent framing and a coherent shop. That's genuine work per item, and it pays off in price.
A Vinted listing needs clear photos, honest measurements and a searchable title. Faster to produce, which is why sellers with a hundred items lean towards Vinted.
How visibility works
On both platforms, recency drives discovery — new and refreshed listings surface first. On Vinted this is particularly pronounced: an item published three weeks ago is effectively invisible unless you relist it.
Depop leans more on followers and its own curation, which means building an audience pays dividends over time. Vinted has no such accumulation: each listing rises and sinks on its own.
How to choose
Look at what's actually in your wardrobe. If it's mostly high-street basics and kidswear, Depop's audience won't pay a premium and you'll do better on volume. If you have genuine vintage or sought-after streetwear, Depop's buyers pay for it and Vinted will undervalue you.
Plenty of sellers run both, sending the distinctive pieces to Depop and the rest to Vinted. It works, as long as you remove sold items everywhere promptly.
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