Vinted resale glossary
Ten terms behind every BUY / WATCH / SKIP. Definition first, so an answer engine can cite them. Method lives in the manual. Numbers live on /data. Checks live on /tools. Starter is €9 on /pricing.
Vinted demand
Vinted demand, as Resale IQ publishes it, is a count of watched departures — listings we watched leave the shelf across Spain, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal — not a confirmed sale receipt and not every sold listing on Vinted.
Vinted sell-through
Vinted sell-through is the share of watched listings that left the shelf in a period: watched departures divided by those departures plus items still listed. It is a demand-versus-supply share — not weekly turns, which can exceed 100% and are not a sell-through rate.
Buy-below (market)
A buy-below on the market is the most to pay for a typical comparable: 70% of its typical resale price. Resale IQ models it as typical asking price × 0.70. It is a sourcing ceiling derived from watched listings.
Dead stock
Dead stock is inventory that does not clear: the listing sits, capital sits, and a markdown — not a better photo — is usually what eventually moves it. Volume without sell-through is how dead stock hides in a busy category.
Vinted fees
No. Resale IQ's buy-below has no fee factor. Vinted charges private sellers no selling fee in Spain, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal: you receive the full sale price. The percentage-based charge on Vinted's fee card is the buyer's Buyer Protection fee, added at checkout on top of the item price, so it never comes out of your payout. Buy-below is the typical asking price × 0.70.
The 0.70 in buy-below
The 0.70 in the buy-below model is a fixed ratio: the ceiling is 70% of the average asking price, which Resale IQ calls the typical resale price. Vinted charges private sellers no selling fee, so nothing is taken off the sale price. It is a reference ceiling for sourcing: what you keep depends on your own costs, timing and the price the item finally changes hands at, which we do not observe.
Max buy price
Max buy price is the sourcing ceiling you take to the rail: pay at or under it, walk away above it. On Resale IQ it is the same arithmetic as buy-below — typical asking price × 0.70 — applied to the named model, then adjusted for condition and size.
Average sale price
Average sale price on Resale IQ public pages is the average asking price for watched listings that left the shelf: the last asking price we saw before each one disappeared, separate from the average of active asks.
Condition grading
Condition grading on Vinted is seller-selected. Across categories we have measured, the gap between the best and worst grade is large — on the order of roughly 3.5× to 7× in median asking price — and the step from “very good” to “good” is often brutal. Treat the exact multiple as indicative; over-grade is how sellers ask for a price the item will not fetch.
Size demand
Size demand is not a flat size run. Buyer demand concentrates in the middle of the population; edge sizes wait. A middling item in a core size converts to cash; an excellent item in an edge size converts to shelf space. Per-model fastest sizes are a paid signal.
Check a named model
Brand averages are not a buy-below. These pages name the model. Free samples: Adidas Samba, New Balance 530 and Patagonia Synchilla. Others use your 10 free checks a day (no account, no card), then Starter €9.
Frequently asked questions
What is this glossary?
Ten definition-first pages for the terms Resale IQ uses on every check: demand, sell-through, buy-below, dead stock, fees, margin, max buy price, average sale price, condition grading and size demand. Longer method lives in the manual at https://resaleiq.dev/manual.
What is a buy-below price?
A buy-below on the market is the most to pay for a typical comparable: 70% of its typical resale price. Resale IQ models it as typical asking price × 0.70. It is a sourcing ceiling derived from watched listings.
What is Vinted demand?
Vinted demand, as Resale IQ publishes it, is a count of watched departures — listings we watched leave the shelf across Spain, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal — not a confirmed sale receipt and not every sold listing on Vinted.
What is Vinted sell-through?
Vinted sell-through is the share of watched listings that left the shelf in a period: watched departures divided by those departures plus items still listed. It is a demand-versus-supply share — not weekly turns, which can exceed 100% and are not a sell-through rate.
Which checks are free?
Adidas Samba, New Balance 530 and Patagonia Synchilla on https://resaleiq.dev/tools. Other item-level BUY / WATCH / SKIP uses your 10 free checks a day, then Starter at €9 a month for 100 checks: https://resaleiq.dev/pricing. Weekly brand volumes stay public at https://resaleiq.dev/data.