A WOMAN has been branded ‘greedy’ after sharing how she flogs Tesco items for several times the price online.
Thrifting fan Emily took to TikTok to reveal how she makes extra cash on Vinted and eBay by flogging cut-price Tesco clothing she got on the cheap.
One Tesco shopper was slammed for her ‘greed’ after snapping up cut-price goodies to then sell them on Vinted for several times the price[/caption]
Furious TikTok viewers advised the woman to ‘get a proper job’[/caption]
Some of the items the money-smart shopper got her hands on included a ”Swarovski dress” that was going for a fiver, as well as a strapless top in the trendy leopard print for £5.
The dress, Emily told social media users in the video, would ”sell well”, so she purchased three different sizes – which she’d then flog online for £20.
As well as selling the summery top for a tenner, the Vinted seller said she’d flog £7 gym leggings for £12.
Other items in her shopping haul included a a T-shirt style dress which cost her £10 – and would then be sold on the popular site for double the price.
Whilst snapping up the goods from the mega retailer, Emily also got her hands on Nivea gift sets for just £2.50, with the intention of making a £5 profit.
Another bargain find was a gift set that came with two shower gels and a beanie – which the packaging claimed was worth £20 alone.
”I’ll be able to sell them for at least £12,” Emily reckoned, after purchasing the box for £5.
”Some absolute bargains!” she wrote in the caption of the video, which has racked up over 13k views in just one day.
But whilst Emily may make some extra cash online, not everyone agreed with her side hustle techniques.
More than 100 people flocked to comments to slam the Vinted reseller, with one dubbing the money-making method ”pure greed”.
One wondered: ”Genuinely what is wrong with you?”
Someone else chimed in: ”I don’t think this is the point of Vinted. If you want to start a clothing store then get your own platform.”
A third wrote: ”how about you leave it there for people that can’t afford to buy it at full price. Get a proper job.”
Do you need to pay tax on items sold on Vinted?
QUICK facts on tax from the team at Vinted…
- The only time that an item might be taxable is if it sells for more than £6,000 and there is profit (sells for more than you paid for it). Even then, you can use your capital gains tax-free allowance of £3,000 to offset it.
- Generally, only business sellers trading for profit (buying goods with the purpose of selling for more than they paid for them) might need to pay tax. Business sellers who trade for profit can use a tax-free allowance of £1,000, which has been in place since 2017.
- More information here: vinted.co.uk/no-changes-to-taxes
Others, meanwhile, thought Emily would have a hard time trying to get rid of the items on the site.
”Don’t see how you sell any of this, would never pay this much for second hand,” one shopper said.
”Girl nobody is buying that stripe dress for £20,” someone else agreed.
However, not everyone was criticising the Tesco bargain hunter, as one viewer said: ”Why are people hating on her? do you lot know the amount of stuff that end up in landfill because they don’t sell!
”She’s literally doing everyone a favour..”
