Optimize Your Depop Reselling Platform with Vendoo

Depop is a popular global marketplace, best known for trendy, vintage, and designer fashion. Here are some valuable tips to help you kickstart your success on the Depop reselling platform.

What is Depop?

At first glance, Depop is simply an e-commerce platform where people can buy and sell secondhand, new, vintage, or deadstock clothing and accessories. The Depop reselling platform is unique, however, because out of its 30 million registered users, around 90% of them are under the age of 26. This means that no other marketplace understands and caters to Gen Z like Depop!

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How Does Vendoo Work With Depop?

Vendoo makes it possible for you to easily expand to new marketplaces like Depop with powerful crosslisting tools and photo storage that doesn’t lose quality. 
You can track your inventory across multiple marketplaces, including delisting sold items when you make a sale.
The Vendoo analytics will also keep you informed of your best-selling platforms and categories. 
With Vendoo, you can also:
Manage reseller inventory on multiple platforms
Crosspost to 10+ different marketplaces (and growing)
Delist and relist stale listings with bulk actions and a stale listing warning system
Access analytics to help make important business decisions

Things To Know Before Selling On Depop

When you choose to expand to a new platform, you want to make sure you know what you’ll be getting into. Listing is pretty straightforward on all platforms, but things like shipping and fees can vary quite a bit.

Depop Fees:

Depop has no selling fees! This means that there is no sales commission, but note that the payment processing fee applies. This is lower than many other marketplaces.

Depop Buyer Protection:

Buyers and sellers must agree on returns on Depop. The Depop marketplace reselling platform supports buyers wanting a refund on items that are not as described or for missing items. All transactions must be made through Depop.

Depop Shipping:

You have two shipping options with Depop. You can use a Depop shipping label, or arrange shipping on your own with your choice of carrier (for US orders). For international orders, you must ship on your own.
Depop offers competitive shipping rates with USPS Ground Advantage:

XXS: $4.49  (under 4oz) / XS:  $5.49  (under 8oz) / Small: $6.29  (under 12oz) / Medium: $6.75  (under 1lb) / Large:  $11.69  (under 2lb) / XL: $13.99  (under 10lb)

Reselling Your Clothes On Depop: Everything You Need To Know

Signing up for Depop is easy, but listing your items in a way that ensures sales is a little more tricky. Here are some helpful tips to help you get started.

1. Set Up Your Depop Shop

The Depop marketplace reselling platform is available on your mobile phone or desktop computer. You’ll find it easy enough to download the app and create an account for free right on your smartphone.

2. Photograph Your Items

Depop allows 8 photos and a listing video, and they recommend either flat-lay or modeled photos. Make sure your cover photo sells the item—Depop is all about style and aesthetic!

3. Write Informative Descriptions

Describe the item with information about the type, fabric, style, color, material, and any other distinctive features. Be sure to enter style fields and use 5 trending, relevant hashtags.

4. Set Competitive Prices

Look around the app for items similar to yours to see the market value of similar items on Depop. Remember that the same item can fetch different prices on specific marketplaces, so give the most weight to the comparable prices you find on Depop itself.

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Learn How To Make More Sales On Depop

  • Drop Stock Consistently: Listing new items daily is a great way to boost yourself in the Depop reselling platform algorithm. You can also use Vendoo to create drafts in advance and delist & relist items on days you don’t have new listings.

  • Keywords Matter: Optimize your listings with trending keywords, "cores,” and “aesthetics” hashtags. Be sure to use the five best keywords as hashtags in your description. Learn more about trending hashtags in The Reseller’s Guide to Cores and Aesthetics.

  • Boost Your Listings: You can promote your Depop listings for an extra boost in search results and the newsfeed. You can boost your listings in bulk from your Depop seller hub. (Note that a boosting fee applies.) 

  • Set Competitive Prices And Use Discounts: Overpricing items can keep them in your inventory longer. Monitor your inventory and adjust pricing over time. You can also use Depop discount features to put your items on sale temporarily. If you discount by at least 10%, likers are notified. gs.

  • Send Offers to Likers: Send offers to Depop likers as soon as possible to catch them while they’re still on their phone and interest is fresh. You can send offers in bulk to recent likers with Vendoo.

  • Leverage Social Media: Depop users swear by using TikTok and Instagram to make their inventory go viral. You can also gain views by using an Instagram account.

Reselling On Depop - FAQs

Is Depop Safe?

Selling on platforms like Depop is safe as long as you follow their guidelines and never do transactions outside of the app.

Can I sell on Depop without Paypal?

Yes, Depop offers both Paypal Payments and Depop Payments, but the buyer determines how they will pay.

How do refunds work on Depop?

Depop leaves refunding up to a negotiation between the buyer and seller. Sellers are only required to allow a refund for missing items or items that were not as described. Buyers can also choose to allow refunds for other reasons at their discretion. If the buyer and seller cannot resolve an issue, you can also open a formal case through Depop and/or Paypal.

What packaging should I use for Depop?

You can use recycled shipping boxes, new boxes, or poly mailers for Depop shipping. Make sure that the packaging you choose is adequate to protect the item.

Can I ship using my own method on Depop?

Yes. Sellers can ship with Depop labels or ship on their own through a carrier of their choice. Depop offers discounted shipping labels based on weight. Sometimes, you can find cheaper shipping with discount postage sites. International orders require independent shipping. Be sure whichever method you use, you provide the tracking number on the order screen.

What are the Depop selling fees?

Depop has no selling fees! This means that there is no sales commission, but note that the payment processing fee applies. This is lower than many other marketplaces.

How fast do I get paid on Depop?

The availability of funds depends on the buyer’s payment method, but in most cases your funds will be available within 3 days of delivery of the order.