You have the option to donate your clothes or sell through thredUP. If you choose to sell your clothes, you have the chance to make money off items that meet thredUP’s quality standards. Donating your clothes will support a charity of your choice. Think of this option as giving to Goodwill.
Label. ThredUP will email you a free shipping label. Package your clothes in any box or bag and use their shipping label to send in your clothes. This is the fastest option. Bag. ThredUP will provide a bag to send in your clothes. Getting your bag can take up to two weeks.
You have the option to pay $16. 00 for a faster three-week processing period. Review thredUP’s quality standards to make sure your clothes are able to be sold. On average, only about 50% of items make it to consignment. You should examine your items carefully to make sure they aren’t damaged, stained, or dirty.
For the items they want to sell, you will have a 12-hour window to set the listing price of your item. The listing price is the price shoppers will pay for your item. For the items thredUP does not want, they will either return your items or recycle them (based on your initial choices from the first form).
Your item will be available for bids for 12 hours. You will be unable to edit your listing price during this time. If your item doesn’t sell during bidding, it will be listed for 60 to 90 days, depending on the brand or value. You can adjust your price during this time. Once your item sells, the buyer has a 14-day return window. If the buyer does not return the item, your cashout will be available. If your item doesn’t sell, you can reclaim your item within the last 7 days of the consignment period. Unclaimed items will become the property of thredUP after the consignment window passes. [1] X Research source
A Payout is the percentage of the sale that you receive. So if the item is selling for $5. 00 to $19. 99 and the Payout is 3% to 15% your payout could be anywhere from $0. 15 to $2. 85. Premium and designer brands will be listed for more money, meaning you could get around 80% of the buying price. Mid-priced and low-priced value brands vary depending on the selling price, but you can make anywhere from a 60% to 3% Payout. [2] X Research source
Check out which brands are ineligible for payouts.
Scroll down to the purple ‘Estimate your payout’ box. Enter the brand and category of your item. Click Calculate. This tool will help you set your listing price if thredUP accepts your item.
ThredUP Credit. You can use your earnings towards other thredUP purchases. [4] X Research source Stripe. Cashout to your bank via a Stripe account. This option includes a 1. 5% plus $0. 25 transaction fee. PayPal. Cashout to your PayPal account. This option includes a 2% transaction fee, but funds are immediately available in your account. [5] X Research source
