Black Friday and Cyber Monday bring a wave of shoppers to resale apps, and if you sell on both Depop and Vinted you get two waves at once. The sellers who do best get their stock listed on both platforms a couple of weeks early, set discounts they can afford, and have a plan for the burst of orders. This guide walks through that plan.
Does Vinted have a Black Friday sale?
Vinted is a marketplace of individual sellers, so the discounts come from sellers, not from Vinted cutting prices across the site. Whether it runs its own promotions changes year to year, so check the app around late November. Either way, buyers arrive expecting deals, and sellers who are ready capture that traffic. The same goes for Depop, where sellers set their own sales.
Three weeks out: get everything listed on both apps
Listings need time to collect likes and get picked up in search before the rush. Aim to have your Black Friday stock live on both platforms by early November.
- List your best gift-worthy stock first: outerwear, knitwear, branded hoodies, trainers, bags and accessories.
- Cross-list items that have been sitting. Black Friday shoppers are hunting bargains, so it's a good moment to give slow stock a second audience.
- Use the right category and brand on each app. Vinted shoppers filter by brand and size. Depop shoppers browse by style. See how to write titles that rank on both Depop and Vinted.
Plan your discounts so they don't eat your margin
Before you drop a single price, know what each item cost you and your lowest acceptable price on each platform. Remember the fee models differ: Depop takes its fee from the seller, while Vinted's buyer protection fee is paid by the buyer. A 20% discount hits your profit differently on each app. See Depop vs Vinted fees for cross-listers.
Good ways to discount:
- Bundle discounts. Encourage buyers to take several items in one parcel, which raises your order value and saves you shipping trips. See pricing Vinted bundles for profit and pricing Depop bundles.
- Targeted price drops on older stock, not your newest pieces.
- Accepting reasonable offers faster. Buyers send more offers during sales. Decide your floor in advance so you can answer in seconds.
During the rush: stop double sales
More orders means more chances to sell the same item twice. Depop and Vinted don't sync with each other, so:
- Turn on sale notifications for both apps.
- Remove the copy on the other platform the moment something sells.
- Check both apps at set times through the day if you can't watch notifications.
If an item does sell twice, cancel the second order through the app and message the buyer politely. See what happens when a cross-listed item sells.
Ship fast
Shoppers buying gifts care about speed. Have packaging ready before the weekend and ship within your platform's deadlines. See how to package clothes for Depop and how to package clothes for Vinted.
After Cyber Monday: keep the momentum into December
Black Friday leads straight into Christmas shopping. Refresh unsold items, relist anything that's dropped down the feed, and keep listing new stock. Our Depop holiday selling guide and Vinted holiday selling guide cover the December push.
Getting a whole haul listed in time
The hardest part of Black Friday prep is listing everything on both platforms before the rush. DepopAutomation.com's bulk lister takes a haul of photos and creates the listings for you, and cross-listing posts each one to Depop and Vinted together. The AI listing tool writes the titles, descriptions and categories, and Google's Nano Banana model cleans up your photos so they stand out in a crowded feed.
When the rush is over, the profit tracker shows what your discounts really earned after fees, and the relist feature brings unsold stock back to the top for December.
Quick answers
When should I list stock for Black Friday? Aim for early November, about two to three weeks ahead, so listings have time to show up in search before shoppers arrive.
Should I discount everything on Black Friday? No. Discount older stock and offer bundle deals. Keep new and in-demand pieces at full price, since they'll sell anyway.
Is Black Friday busy on Vinted? Resale apps generally see more shoppers around Black Friday and the run-up to Christmas, as people look for bargains and gifts.
How do I avoid selling an item twice during a sale? Keep notifications on for both apps and remove the other listing as soon as something sells. Neither app does it for you.
Conclusion
For cross-listers, Black Friday is two sales events at once. List your stock on both Depop and Vinted early, discount where your margins allow, keep both shops in sync during the rush, and ship quickly. Do that, and the busiest weekend of the year turns into your best.