Sell clothes online in the UK and keep every penny
ASiS is a UK resale marketplace built around one simple rule: the price you set is the price that reaches your bank. No listing fee, no commission, no quiet deduction at payout. Buyers pay into escrow, and if something goes wrong, both sides get to explain themselves.
The short version
If you want to sell clothes online in the UK without watching a cut disappear from every sale, ASiS charges sellers nothing. Listing is free, commission is zero, and a standard payout to your UK bank costs nothing either. The only fee on an order is a 5% + £0.70 buyer protection fee, and the buyer pays it on top of your price. Sell a coat for £40 and £40 is what lands in your account.
The maths, first
What it actually costs to sell clothes online in the UK
Most people comparing places to sell clothes start with the headline claim and end up surprised by the payout. So here is the full cost of selling on ASiS, with nothing left off the list.
| Cost | Who pays | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Listing an item | Seller | £0.00 |
| Selling commission | Seller | £0.00 |
| Relisting or price drops | Seller | £0.00 |
| Standard payout to a UK bank | Seller | £0.00 |
| Instant payout (optional) | Seller | 1.5% |
| ASiS Member (optional) | Seller | £4.99/mo or £49/yr |
| Buyer protection fee | Buyer | 5% + £0.70 |
| Tracked postage | Agreed at checkout | Evri or InPost rates |
A worked example on a £40 jacket
You list at £40. The buyer pays £42.70, which is your £40 plus the £2.70 protection fee. Nothing is deducted from your side, so £40 is released to you once the order completes. If you choose the optional instant payout, 1.5% applies and you receive £39.40 within minutes instead of waiting for the standard transfer.
Why the buyer pays the fee, not you
The fee funds the protection wrapped around each order: escrow, the dispute process and the review that happens before any refund. The buyer is the one receiving that cover, so the cost sits with them. It also keeps your pricing honest, because you never have to inflate a price to absorb a commission.
Full breakdown and a live calculator sit on the ASiS pricing page.
What you get
Why sellers rate ASiS as the best place to sell clothes online
A search for sell clothes online UK will hand you a dozen platforms, and they are not interchangeable. Asking which is the best place to sell clothes online only makes sense once you decide what matters to you. If your priorities are keeping your margin, being protected as a seller and having somewhere that looks like yours, these are the reasons people move across.
Your price is your payout
No commission band, no tier that unlocks a lower rate, no percentage that changes once you cross a sales threshold. Set £25 and receive £25.
Escrow on every order
Buyer funds are held by ASiS from the moment the order is placed until delivery is confirmed, so you are never posting an item on trust alone.
A storefront with your name on it
Members get a shop page at asis.website/shop/your-name, four on-brand themes and a bio, which gives repeat buyers somewhere to come back to.
Analytics you can act on
Views, saves, conversion and the effect of a price drop. Useful for working out what to list next rather than guessing.
Commission-free live auctions
Verified sellers can host live selling sessions with real-time bidding and replays, and ASiS takes no commission on what sells in them.
Protection that runs both ways
Most marketplaces protect the buyer and leave the seller arguing. Here, both parties submit evidence before any decision is reached.
Wardrobe to bank account
How to sell clothes online: six steps that actually work
The mechanics are the easy part. What separates a wardrobe that clears in a fortnight from one that sits for months is usually photography, description and pricing. Work through these in order.
- 1
Sort honestly, not sentimentally
Pull everything you have not worn in a year. Split it into three piles: sellable, charity, and textile recycling. Anything with a broken zip, a set-in stain or heavy bobbling belongs in the second or third pile. Listing damaged items is the fastest route to a dispute, and a dispute costs you more time than the item was worth.
- 2
Photograph in daylight, against a plain wall
Four or five honest photos beat one flattering one. Shoot near a window rather than under a ceiling light, which yellows fabric and hides colour. Include the full garment, the label with size and brand, the fabric composition tag, and a close-up of any flaw. Photographing the flaw is not a weakness in the listing, it is what stops a buyer opening a case later.
- 3
Write a description that answers questions before they are asked
Give the brand, size as labelled, and your own measurements taken flat: chest, length, waist, inside leg. UK sizing drifts between brands and decades, so a size 12 from one label is not a size 12 from another. Say how many times it has been worn, name the material, and note the flaw you photographed. Descriptions like this reduce returns more than any policy does.
- 4
Price against what has sold, not what is listed
Search the item on a couple of resale sites and look at completed sales rather than active listings. Active listings tell you what people hope for. Completed sales tell you what someone paid. As a rough starting point, everyday high street pieces in good condition tend to fetch a quarter to a third of retail, while sought-after brands, vintage and anything unworn with tags hold considerably more.
- 5
List it and post it tracked
Listing on ASiS is free, so there is no reason to batch items or hold back. Once it sells, print an Evri or InPost label in the app. Tracking feeds straight into escrow, which means the release of your money is triggered by the courier scan rather than by you chasing anyone.
- 6
Get paid
Escrow releases when the buyer confirms receipt, or automatically three days after delivery if they say nothing. Standard payout to a UK bank takes one to two working days and costs nothing. If you would rather not wait, instant payout moves released funds in minutes for 1.5%.
Trust factors
Why it is safe to sign up and sell your clothes here
Handing your wardrobe and your bank details to a marketplace you have not used before is a fair thing to hesitate over. These are the specific mechanisms that protect you, all of them published rather than promised.
Money is held in escrow, not sent to a stranger
When a buyer orders, their payment goes to ASiS and stays there. It is not forwarded to anyone until delivery is confirmed by the courier scan. That protects the buyer from a parcel that never arrives, and it protects you from a payment that gets reversed after you have already posted.
Disputes hear both sides before anything is decided
A buyer has five days from delivery to raise a dispute. The moment one is opened, escrow freezes. Both the buyer and the seller then upload photo evidence and a short account of what happened. No refund decision is made until both submissions are in and a UK team has reviewed them against the original listing.
Return postage follows the outcome
Whoever loses the dispute pays for return shipping. There is no default rule that leaves the seller covering postage on an item that was described accurately.
Verified sellers are ID and bank checked
Verification is a one-off check of your identity and bank details. Once it clears, the badge appears across your profile and every listing, you can host live auctions, and your first payout after escrow release moves faster. It also raises the bar for anyone thinking of setting up a throwaway account.
The rules are written down
The dispute window, the evidence requirement, who pays return postage, the seller fee and the buyer protection fee are all published in full. Nothing is decided case by case behind a support inbox, and nothing changes depending on which tier an account happens to be on.
Built in the UK, for UK sellers
Prices in pounds, payouts to UK bank accounts, tracked labels from Evri and InPost, and a support team in the same time zone as you. You are not converting currency or waiting overnight for a reply from another continent.
| Policy | Where it stands |
|---|---|
| Dispute window | 5 days from delivery |
| Evidence | Both sides, before any decision |
| Escrow release | On buyer confirmation, or automatically 3 days after delivery |
| Return postage | Paid by whoever loses the dispute |
| Seller fee | £0 |
| Buyer protection fee | 5% + £0.70 |
Free to join. Free to list. Nothing taken from your sale.
Worth listing
What sells best when you sell clothes and accessories online
Resale demand in the UK is not evenly spread. Some categories clear in days, others sit for a season regardless of how well they are photographed. A rough guide before you start listing.
Clothes that move quickly
- Outerwear ahead of and through autumn
- Denim in common UK sizes, especially straight and wide leg
- Anything unworn with the tags still on
- Genuine vintage and pieces from discontinued lines
- Occasionwear in the run-up to summer and December
- Knitwear in natural fibres such as wool, cashmere and lambswool
Accessories worth the listing
- Handbags, particularly recognisable designs
- Trainers in good condition, box included where possible
- Boots, especially leather in sizes 4 to 7
- Scarves, belts and leather goods
- Jewellery with hallmarks or original packaging
- Sunglasses and watches with proof of purchase
What tends to sit unsold
- Fast fashion basics under about £5 resale value
- Heavily worn footwear with visible sole wear
- Underwear and swimwear, which most buyers avoid secondhand
- Items with unresolved stains or odours
- Anything missing a size or composition label
A practical tip on volume. Because listing costs nothing here, the usual advice about being selective does not apply in the same way. List the marginal items too. A £6 top that sits for two months still costs you nothing to keep live, and low-value listings are often what brings a buyer to your storefront in the first place.
Cross-listing
Selling on ASiS alongside Vinted, Depop and eBay
You do not have to pick one. Most active UK resellers list across several platforms, and adding another is usually the cheapest way to increase sales.
Each marketplace attracts a slightly different audience. Streetwear and Y2K pieces tend to find buyers in one place, everyday high street items in another, and collectables somewhere else again. Listing the same item in more than one shop widens the pool of people who will ever see it, which matters far more than the quality of any single listing.
The reason cross-listing usually stalls is cost and admin. If a platform charges to list, or takes a cut when the item finally sells, adding a fourth shop starts to feel like a poor trade. ASiS removes the first half of that problem: listing is free, so an item sitting unsold here costs you nothing at all.
Two practical habits keep cross-listing manageable. Keep one folder of photographs and measurements per item so you are not reshooting for every platform. And delist promptly when something sells, because a buyer who orders an item you have already posted elsewhere is exactly how an avoidable dispute starts.
- Free to list
- No commission
- No exclusivity
- Import your photos
- Delist any time
The admin nobody mentions
Tax and record keeping for UK sellers
Worth understanding before you scale up, particularly since online platforms now report seller data to HMRC.
Selling your own used clothes is generally treated as disposing of personal possessions rather than trading, and there is normally no income tax to pay on it. The picture changes if you are buying stock specifically to resell, or making items to sell, because that starts to look like a trade.
The figure most people have heard is the £1,000 trading allowance. If your income from trading activity across all platforms stays under £1,000 in a tax year, you generally do not need to register for Self Assessment. Above it, you may need to. Separately, digital platforms report seller information to HMRC where sellers pass certain thresholds, which is why you might receive a notice even when nothing is owed.
Keep a simple record either way: what you sold, when, for how much, and what it cost you if you bought it to resell. A spreadsheet is plenty, and it turns a stressful letter into a five minute job.
This is general information rather than tax advice. Rules change and individual circumstances differ, so check the current guidance on GOV.UK or speak to an accountant before making decisions about your own position.
Straight answers
Sell clothes online in the UK: questions sellers ask
Is it free to sell clothes online on ASiS?
Yes. There is no listing fee, no selling commission and no charge for a standard payout to a UK bank account. The only fee attached to an order is the 5% + £0.70 buyer protection fee, which the buyer pays on top of your asking price. Optional extras exist, such as instant payout at 1.5% and ASiS Member at £4.99 a month, but neither changes the fact that selling itself is free.
What is the best place to sell clothes online in the UK?
It depends on what you are selling and what you value. For designer and collectable pieces, specialist consignment sites reach the right buyers but take a significant commission. For volume and speed, the large peer-to-peer apps have the biggest audience. ASiS is built for sellers who want to keep the whole sale price and want protection that applies to them as well as the buyer. Most experienced sellers list across two or three platforms rather than committing to one.
How quickly do I get paid after a sale?
Escrow releases as soon as the buyer confirms receipt, or automatically three days after delivery if they do not respond. A standard payout then reaches a UK bank account in one to two working days at no cost. If you need it sooner, instant payout moves released funds in minutes for 1.5%.
What happens if a buyer claims the item is not as described?
They can raise a dispute within five days of delivery, which freezes the escrowed funds. You are then asked to submit your side with photo evidence, as is the buyer. A UK team reviews both submissions against the original listing before deciding anything. Whoever loses the dispute pays the return postage. This is why photographing flaws and listing measurements matters so much: an accurate listing is your evidence.
Can I sell accessories as well as clothes?
Yes. Handbags, shoes, trainers, belts, scarves, jewellery, watches and sunglasses are all welcome alongside clothing. Accessories often perform well in resale because sizing is less of a barrier, which means fewer returns and a wider pool of interested buyers.
Do I need to register as a business to sell clothes online?
Not to sell your own used wardrobe. Selling personal possessions is generally not treated as trading. If you start buying stock to resell or making items to sell, and your trading income passes the £1,000 allowance in a tax year, you may need to register for Self Assessment. Check current guidance on GOV.UK if you are unsure.
Which couriers can I use for postage?
Tracked labels from Evri and InPost can be printed in the app. Tracking feeds directly into escrow, so the courier scan is what triggers the release of your money rather than any manual confirmation. Postage is paid separately at checkout and does not come out of your asking price.
Can I sell on ASiS if I already sell on Vinted, Depop or eBay?
Yes, and there is no exclusivity requirement. Because listing is free, adding ASiS as another shopfront costs you nothing while widening the audience for every item. Just remember to delist promptly across platforms once something sells.
What does getting verified involve?
A one-off check of your identity and bank details. Once it clears, a verified badge appears on your profile and listings, you can host commission-free live auction sessions, your listings sit higher in search and category feeds, and your first payout after escrow release moves faster.
Ready to sell your clothes online?
Join ASiS, list your first item for free, and keep the full price you set. If you would rather ask a question before signing up, the team answers directly.