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Bundle and job lot profit calculator
Found a bag of clothes at a car boot, a wholesale job lot or a bundle on Vinted? Work out what it’s worth before you buy: cost per item, the price you need to break even, and the most you should pay.
Your result
- Cost per item
- £3.75
- Sales (9 of 12)
- £126.00
- Fees and postage
- £0.00
- Return on what you spent
- 180%
- Average price to break even
- £5.00
- £71.00
How to size up a bundle
Count what you could really sell, not everything in the bag. Mixed lots nearly always include pieces with stains, missing labels or no demand, which is what the sell-through rate is for. Then be honest about the average price: look at what the same brands have sold for, not what they’re listed at.
Profit is what the items you sell bring in, less platform fees and the postage you cover, less what the lot and the extras cost. The most you should pay is that sum turned around: what’s left of the sales once fees, postage, extras and the profit you want come off.
Selling on more than one site? See how Vinted, Depop and eBay compare.
Questions
- How do I work out if a job lot is worth buying?
- Count the items you could actually sell, estimate a realistic average price for them, and take off fees and postage. If what’s left comfortably beats what the lot costs, plus your time, it’s worth it. This calculator does the sums and tells you the most you can pay.
- What sell-through rate should I use?
- It depends on what’s in the lot. Branded clothes in good condition often sell well, while mixed bags tend to include pieces that never sell. If you aren’t sure, start at 60% to 70% and see how the profit changes.
- How do I split the cost of a bundle across items?
- The simplest way is evenly: the bundle price divided by the number of items. If one piece is clearly worth most of the lot, you can give it a bigger share. Either way, the total you paid is what counts against your profit.
- Do I need to keep records of bundles for tax?
- If you buy to resell, HMRC is likely to see it as trading, so keep what each bundle cost and what every item from it sold for. Our guide to tax on reselling explains when you need to report it.