Where to sell vintage clothing wholesale in the US
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If you sort, grade or buy secondhand clothing in volume, US resellers are a big market: people selling on Depop, Vinted, eBay, Grailed, Instagram and at markets, who need a steady supply of the styles that sell. Here's how the main ways to reach them compare.
At a glance
| Channel | Who handles payment | How buyers trust you | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| You (usually Zelle, Cash App, PayPal) | Followers and word of mouth | None | |
| Facebook groups | You, unless paid by Facebook checkout | Group reputation | None for direct deals |
| eBay | eBay | Feedback score | eBay selling fees |
| Fleek | Fleek | Verified suppliers | 15% of list price (terms) |
| Stockhouse | Stockhouse, held until the lot arrives | Vetting, linked social accounts, two-way ratings | 12% of each sale |
Instagram and Facebook
Free, direct and good for relationships. You keep the whole sale, but you also do all the marketing, answer every DM, chase payments and carry the trust problem: plenty of buyers won't send Zelle to an account they don't know, because they can't get it back if something goes wrong.
eBay
Huge reach and protection buyers trust. But wholesale lots sit among millions of single items, buyers can't find you by the styles you specialise in, and every listing has to compete on its own.
Fleek
Fleek is built for wholesale vintage, with buyers worldwide and most of its roughly 2,000 suppliers based in India, Pakistan and Dubai (Fortune). Its terms set a seller fee of 15% of the list price unless agreed otherwise, deduct shipping labels and taxes from payouts, and make sellers responsible for taxes including duties and tariffs (terms). As a US seller, you'd be listed alongside overseas suppliers. Stockhouse vs Fleek.
Stockhouse
Stockhouse is a US wholesale marketplace for vintage and secondhand clothing: US sellers only, shipping domestically to US resellers. It's accepting applications from US sellers ahead of launch.
- List what you have. Ready-packed bales, graded lots, bundles and deadstock, menswear and womenswear.
- Get requests. Resellers post exactly what they want, and you make offers on the ones that match your stock.
- Get found by style. Sellers are tagged by the styles they specialise in, from Y2K to workwear.
- No chasing invoices. Buyers pay through Stockhouse.
- Two-way ratings. You rate buyers after every order, and they rate you, so both reputations stay honest.
- Buyers you can check. Every buyer links the social accounts and platforms they sell on.
- One grading standard. You pick a grade from Stockhouse's definitions for each lot, so buyers know what it means without asking.
- 12% of each sale. That's the whole seller fee. Buyers pay only payment processing fees.
Sellers link their own social accounts and platforms too, and are approved after vetting. Apply to sell.
Questions
- How do I sell vintage clothing wholesale to resellers?
- Most US wholesalers sell through some mix of Instagram drops, Facebook groups, eBay wholesale lots, overseas-focused marketplaces such as Fleek, and US-only marketplaces such as Stockhouse. The difference is who you reach, who handles payment and how buyers come to trust you.
- What does Fleek charge sellers?
- Fleek's terms set a fee of 15% of the list price on items sold, unless agreed otherwise in writing, with shipping labels and taxes deducted from payouts.
- What does Stockhouse charge sellers?
- 12% of each sale. Buyers pay only payment processing fees.
- Who can sell on Stockhouse?
- US businesses with secondhand clothing to move, menswear or womenswear: graders, rag houses, wholesalers and liquidators. Sellers link the social accounts and platforms they already sell on, and are approved after Stockhouse vets them. Applications are open now.