Guides for vintage and resale sellers

Starting out

• How to start a vintage clothing business in 2026What to sell, where to find stock, the paperwork that matters and how to make each piece pay.
• How to make a website for your vintage storeThe kinds of platform a vintage shop can build on, what each really costs, and how to choose.
• The best places to sell vintage clothes online in 2026The main places to sell compared on buyers, fees and effort, with what you'd keep from a $60 sale.
• Where to buy vintage clothing to resellThrift, estate sales, auctions, wholesale bales, pickers and consignors, and what to pay for each piece.

Selling

• How to price vintage clothing to sellStart from what similar pieces sold for, then adjust for condition, era, brand and fees.
• The best cross-listing app for resellers, and how to cross listList one piece in several places and never sell it twice, by hand or with an app.
• How to sell at vintage markets and pop-upsChoosing markets, setting up a stall people walk into and keeping your online shop accurate.
• How to sell vintage on Instagram and TikTokWhat to post, live selling, turning messages into sales, drops and measuring what works.

Listing and photos

• How to photograph clothes to sell onlineA simple setup and a shot list you can repeat for every piece.
• How to write clothing descriptions that sellTitles that get found, measurements buyers trust and descriptions that answer every question.
• How to date vintage clothing by its labelsRead labels, hardware and construction to describe a piece's era with confidence.

Running your store

• The best consignment software, and how to start a consignment storeSet splits, write the agreement, run intake and pay consignors so they keep coming back.
• Do I need to collect sales tax selling online?Nexus, thresholds, what marketplaces collect for you and how resale certificates work.
• How to ship clothes cheaply for your shopMailers or boxes, dimensional weight, which service to use, insurance and charging buyers fairly.
• How to keep customers coming back to your vintage storeCustomer notes, email that works, drops, fair discounts, appointments, reviews and time away.
• How to read your vintage store's dataSell-through, days to sell, margin, views and saves, and what to do when a number slips.