Selling secondhand clothes is a common first side income for teenagers, and Vinted is one of the first platforms they try — which makes the age requirement one of the more practically important questions a younger seller (or their parent) can ask before setting up a shop.
Vinted's minimum age
Vinted requires users to be at least 18 to create an account and sell independently, in line with its terms of service and the identity verification tied to receiving payouts. This is broadly consistent with how Depop handles the same question — both platforms tie the age floor to the payment infrastructure underneath the app, not an arbitrary policy choice.
Why the age limit is about payouts, not listing
The restriction exists mainly because verified payout accounts require identity verification that a minor generally can't complete independently — a legal name, date of birth, and financial details tied to an adult who can be held accountable for the account. It isn't that Vinted doesn't want younger sellers using the platform; it's that the payment rails underneath it aren't built to onboard a minor as the account holder.
How younger sellers actually get started
The practical workaround mirrors what younger Depop sellers do: a parent or guardian creates and holds the account, verifies their own identity for payouts, and the teenager runs the day-to-day selling — sourcing, photographing, listing, and shipping — under that account. The same guardian-account model, verification steps, and payout flow apply almost identically on Vinted, just under a different app.
What responsibility looks like in practice
Because the account legally belongs to the adult, they're the one accountable for buyer disputes, tax reporting on the income, and the platform's terms of service — even if a teenager is doing all the actual selling work. Setting expectations on that division early avoids confusion later, especially once real money starts moving through the account.
Making the guardian-run version easier to actually run
A parent holding the account for a teen seller doesn't necessarily want to be doing the daily listing work themselves. DepopAutomation.com's AI listing tool and bulk lister let a teen handle sourcing and photos while the tedious listing fields get generated automatically, and the profit tracker keeps a clean record of what the shop actually earns — useful for a family sorting out how income and any tax reporting get handled.
Conclusion
Vinted requires sellers to be 18 for the same reason most resale platforms do — identity-verified payouts can't legally onboard a minor as the account holder. A guardian-held account with a teen doing the selling is the standard workaround, and automation makes that split easier to manage day to day. Start free at DepopAutomation.com.