A RESELLER who has made over £18,000 on Vinted has shared the genius tip she swears by to ensure her pictures always stand out.
Maisie regularly shares her tips and tricks with others on her TikTok page, and recently shared a clip explaining why she’s now opting against using a white background for her pictures to list on the selling app.
Reselling whizz Maisie has explained why it’s best to take your pictures for Vinted on a grey background[/caption]
In her TikTok video, she showed how the grey made the colours in this dress really stand out[/caption]
And it gives a much more accurate representation of the item than using white – which just absorbs the colours[/caption]
Instead, she’s chosen to take them on a grey background – and it’s working a treat.
“If you look at this grey background, the colour of this dress just shows up so much nicer,” Maisie said in the video.
“In terms of colour theory and on the colour wheel, grey is actually a neutral background, while white and black absorb all the colours.
“So to get an accurate representation of the colour, a grey background is apparently the best for photography.
“And obviously as resellers we want to make sure that we’re getting the most accurate and the most professional pictures for our listings!”
Maisie showed how she has been hanging her items against a grey wall for the pictures, but said that “lots of people have just a grey sheet of fabric, rug, whatever”.
And in the comments section, lots of viewers said they were keen to test out the hack themselves.
“Guess who is painting their wall grey now,” one said.
“Are you painting right now?” Maisie asked.
To which the person then replied: “Hahaha no! I did however check under my stairs and check what paint I had.
“THEN I texted my fella and woke him up asking if he still had any grey paint. He was not impressed!”
“That makes sense!” another added.
“I’ve got grey walls all around my house, just white doors.
“I need a hook on my wall now lol, thank you.”
“That actually makes so much sense,” a third agreed.
“That’s it I’m going grey lol!”
New Vinted rules to be aware of
IF you fancy clearing out your wardrobe and getting rid of your old stuff on Vinted, you’ll need to consider the new rules that recently came into play.
If people are selling personal items for less than they paid new (which is generally the case for second-hand sales), there is no impact on tax.
However, since January 1, digital platforms, including eBay, Airbnb, Etsy, Amazon and Vinted, must share seller information with HMRC as part of a crackdown.
You’re unlikely to be affected if you only sell a handful of second-hand items online each year – generally, only business sellers trading for profit might need to pay tax.
A tax-free allowance of £1,000 has been in place since 2017 for business sellers trading for profit – the only time that an individual personal item might be taxable is if it sells for more than £6,000 and there is a profit from the sale.
However, firms now have to pass on your data to HMRC if you sell 30 or more items a year or earn over £1,700.
It is part of a wider tax crackdown to help ensure that those who boost their income via side hustles pay up what they owe.
While your data won’t be shared with HMRC if you earn between £1,000 and £1,700, you’ll still need to pay tax as normal.
“We’re all going grey!” Maisie laughed in response.
“I’ll have to paint a grey feature wall in my dining room now,” someone else joked.
While Sam, the Unbusy Bee, who was the first one to share the clever trick, added: “Perfectly explained!”
