EBay makes major change that could leave people £400 richer

EBay has made a major change that could see people making £400 from the clothes they have forgotten at the back of their wardrobe.

As of today (April 8), the online marketplace is dropping all fees on second-hand clothing, both to keep these items out of landfill and to keep up with the growing pre-owned clothing sector, which has seen resellers like Depop and Vinted boom in recent years. These fees will also be dropped on new items that have not been worn, but still have the tags on.

The online giant has said that the average person has around £400 worth of unworn clothing hanging in their wardrobe that could be sold to a loving home, which can now be listed on their marketplace at no cost to the seller. Items with higher sale values such as trainers, watches, handbags, and jewellery will still have seller fees attached.

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Any existing fashion listing will also benefit from this major rule change, even if they were listed on the eBay website before today.

A survey for the online marketplace found that 70 per cent of Brits wear half or less than half of their wardrobe on a day-to-day basis, while 92 per cent of consumers have more than one item of clothing they have not worn in the last 12 months.

However just a quarter of respondents sell their unwanted clothes, with the average consumer holding on to more than £400 worth of clothing that they do not wear, the poll suggests.

EBay has also made AI-generated item descriptions available to all UK sellers. The new feature suggests “attention-grabbing” item descriptions, cutting down the time it takes to list an item.

Meanwhile, eBay Live, an interactive livestream shopping experience, will