There's no single best place to sell vintage clothes. A 1990s band tee, a 1950s party dress and a designer blazer each have a different buyer, and those buyers shop in different places. The right question isn't "which site is best?" but "where are the people who want what I have?" Fees matter too, but a lower fee on a site where your pieces don't sell is no saving at all.
This guide compares the main options so you can choose one or two to start with, and add more later.
Where VYA fits: VYA gives a one-of-one shop its own website and, on the Studio and Pro plans, lists the same pieces to eBay and Depop and takes them down when they sell. It doesn't replace the marketplaces. It lets you use them without keeping track by hand. See how it works.
What to weigh up
- Who shops there. Age, style, budget, and whether they search for vintage specifically.
- What it costs. Selling fees, payment processing, listing fees and optional ads.
- How much work it takes. Some apps reward daily activity like sharing and refreshing. Others let a good listing sit and sell.
- How you get paid and how fast. Payout timing affects how quickly you can restock.
- How much is yours. On a marketplace, the buyer is the marketplace's customer. On your own site, they're yours.
The main places to sell, one by one
eBay
The widest audience, including collectors who search for specific labels, eras and details. eBay is strong for menswear, workwear, denim, band and sports tees, and anything a collector might hunt for by name. Listings can run for a long time, which suits rarer pieces that need the right buyer. For most clothing, sellers without an eBay Store pay a final value fee of 13.6% on the total sale, including shipping, plus 30 cents per order for orders of $10 or less and 40 cents above that.
Etsy
A dedicated vintage audience that likes a story and is often happy to pay for a well-presented piece. Etsy only counts items as vintage if they are at least 20 years old, so newer secondhand pieces don't belong in that category. Etsy charges $0.20 to list an item, a 6.5% transaction fee and payment processing (around 3% plus 25 cents in the US). Its Offsite Ads programme takes an extra share of sales it brings in, and becomes required once a shop passes a sales level, so read the current terms.
Depop
A younger audience that shops by style: Y2K, 90s, streetwear, going-out tops, statement pieces. Good photos and a clear look matter a lot here. Depop removed its selling fee for US and UK sellers, so US sellers pay payment processing of 3.3% plus 45 cents on the total the buyer pays. Boosted listings are optional and cost 12% of the sale when a boost leads to it.
Poshmark
Strong for mall brands and wearable everyday pieces, with a community that rewards sharing and following. The fee is simple: a flat $2.95 on sales under $15, and 20% on sales of $15 or more. Buyers pay a flat shipping rate and you print a prepaid label, which keeps shipping easy. Higher-value pieces often keep more elsewhere because of the 20% rate.
Vestiaire Collective
A marketplace for designer and luxury fashion, with buyers who expect authenticated pieces. Worth it for genuine designer items; not the place for unbranded vintage. The commission depends on the sale price, so use their fee calculator before you set a price.
Grailed and Whatnot
Grailed is focused on menswear, from designer to vintage workwear and streetwear. Whatnot is a live shopping app where you sell during a live stream, which suits sellers who enjoy being on camera and can bring a lot of pieces to each show. Both charge a commission plus payment processing; check their current fee pages, as both have changed in the past year.
Your own website
No marketplace commission, your own look, and every customer and email address is yours. The costs are a monthly fee for the software and card processing (around 2.9% plus 30 cents in the US on many platforms). The catch is traffic: no one stumbles on your site the way they browse a marketplace, so you bring buyers from Instagram, TikTok, markets and your mailing list.
VYA: your own site, with the marketplaces connected
For a shop selling one-of-one pieces, this is the setup we'd suggest: your own website as home base, with marketplaces bringing in new buyers. VYA is shop software built for exactly that. Every piece is unique by default, each listing is drafted from your photos with a suggested price, and on the Studio and Pro plans the same piece is listed to eBay and Depop and comes down everywhere when it sells. Memberships are $49 for Starter, $129 for Studio and $199 for Pro a month. As with any website of your own, you still bring visitors to it yourself.
What you'd keep from a $60 sale
Here is a rough comparison on a $60 piece, before shipping, tax and any optional ads. Remember that eBay, Etsy and Depop also charge their percentages on shipping the buyer pays, so the real difference is a little larger.
| Where | Fees on $60 | You keep |
|---|---|---|
| Depop (US) | 3.3% + $0.45 = $2.43 | $57.57 |
| Your VYA site | 2.9% + $0.30 + VYA's 1% = $2.64, plus your membership | $57.36 before the membership |
| Etsy | $0.20 + 6.5% + 3% + $0.25 = $6.15 | $53.85 |
| eBay | 13.6% + $0.40 = $8.56 | $51.44 |
| Poshmark | 20% = $12.00 | $48.00 |
Fees are only half the picture. If a piece sells in a week on eBay and sits for three months somewhere cheaper, eBay was the better deal. Our pricing guide shows how to set a price per platform so the fees still leave you what you want.
Match the platform to the stock
| If you mostly sell | Good places to start |
|---|---|
| Y2K, 90s and streetwear | Depop, then eBay or your own site. |
| Pre-1980s womenswear | Etsy and eBay, then your own site. |
| Menswear and workwear | eBay and Grailed. |
| Designer and luxury | Vestiaire Collective and eBay, plus your own site for regulars. |
| Everyday brands under $40 | Poshmark or Depop. |
| Lots of pieces and a big personality | Whatnot live shows, plus a marketplace for what's left. |
| One-of-ones on your own site and marketplaces | VYA for your own site, cross-listing to eBay and Depop on Studio and Pro. |
Start with two, then add more
Most sellers do best picking one main marketplace plus one second option, and learning both properly before adding a third. Each place has its own rhythm: how buyers search, which photos work, what titles they respond to. Once you know where your pieces sell, you can grow in two ways:
- Cross-list. Put the same piece on several marketplaces at once so more buyers see it. Our guide on how to cross list covers how to do it without selling a piece twice.
- Build your own site. Use marketplaces to find buyers, then give regulars a reason to come straight to you, such as first look at new drops, a mailing list and a slightly better price.
VYA lets you do both from one place. Your VYA site is home base, and on Studio and Pro each piece is listed to eBay and Depop from the same record, then taken down from the others when it sells. See how it works.
Don't forget in person
Not every sale has to be online. Vintage markets, pop-ups and shared shop spaces let people try things on, and the buyers you meet there often follow you online afterwards. Many sellers find a monthly market a good way to move pieces that have sat online, and to learn what people reach for first. VYA's app has a Market Mode for this: a piece sold at your stall is marked sold on your site straight away.
A quick way to choose
- Look at your last 20 pieces, or the 20 you plan to sell first. What eras, brands and price points are they?
- Search for similar sold pieces on two or three platforms. Where do they sell, and for how much?
- Work out what you'd keep after fees at those prices.
- Pick the place where similar pieces sell most often at a good price. Start there.
- Review after 30 to 60 days. Keep what works, then add a second channel.
How VYA helps
VYA is shop software built for one-of-one vintage and resale shops:
- Your own website on your own domain, built for one-of-one pieces.
- eBay and Depop from the same record, with the other listings taken down when a piece sells.
- A suggestion of where each piece should sell, based on what it is and where you've sold pieces like it before.
- Listings drafted from your photos, with a suggested price you can change.
- Checkout, sales tax and shipping labels on your own site, with the tax paid to you to file.
- Market Mode for selling in person from the VYA app.
- Bring your shop with you. If you already have a site, VYA brings your pieces, photos and pages across.
Your site, listing, checkout, labels and Market Mode are on every plan, from Starter at $49 a month. Cross-listing to eBay and Depop is on Studio ($129 a month) and Pro ($199 a month).
Common questions
What is the best platform to sell vintage clothes?
Which site has the lowest fees for selling clothes?
Can I sell the same item on more than one site?
How old does clothing have to be to count as vintage?
Fees and marketplace rules change. Figures in this guide were checked in October 2026 and are approximate; always confirm on each marketplace's own fee page before you rely on them.