Where to sell used clothes in Singapore
There are really only four ways to turn a wardrobe into money here, and they trade off the same two things: how fast you get paid, and how much of the item's value someone else keeps. Here is each one honestly — including the ones that pay us nothing.
The options, side by side
| Where | What you get | How fast | Your effort | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TelaProtected peer-to-peer app | 100% of your price | Days · payout 48h after delivery | Low | Anyone with more than a handful of pieces |
| 2nd StreetWalk-in reuse store, buys outright | Lowest — it is a wholesale price | Same day, cash in hand | Lowest | You want it gone today and do not care what it fetches |
| RefashConsignment | Published as up to 80% of the selling price | Weeks — after it sells | Low | A bag of good high-street pieces you never want to see again |
| CarousellClassifieds marketplace | Your price, minus applicable fees | Unpredictable | High — you are the whole operation | One distinctive item you are willing to work for |
| Facebook Marketplace & buy-sell groupsClassifieds | Your price | Unpredictable | High | Bulk lots, kids’ clothes, neighbourhood pickup |
| Luxury consignment specialistsConsignment, authenticated | Typically 70–80% after their cut | Weeks to months | Low | Bags and watches where authentication is the sticking point |
| Donate or recycleNot selling | Nothing | Immediate | Lowest | Anything worn out, stained, or plain enough that nobody searches for it |
Third-party rates and store details are as published by each company and checked in July 2026 — they change, so follow the links before you decide.
Each one, in detail
Tela
Protected peer-to-peer app
Fashion only, Singapore only. No listing fee and no seller commission — the price you set is what lands in your wallet; the buyer pays a 5% + S$0.90 protection fee on top. The buyer pays into escrow before you pack, so there is no payment risk, and each order comes with a prepaid tracked label rather than a meet-up. Sellers verify once with Singpass, which is why buyers are willing to pay up front. Photographing an item drafts its title, brand, size, condition and description for you, so a wardrobe is an evening rather than a project.
How selling on Tela works2nd Street
Walk-in reuse store, buys outright
The Japanese reuse chain opened in Singapore in 2025 and now has stores including 313@Somerset, Tiong Bahru Plaza and Paya Lebar Quarter. Walk in with your items — no appointment — and staff appraise them on the spot, offering a same-day quote in cash or store credit for whatever passes their checks. Because they are buying to resell, the offer reflects wholesale, not retail. It is the fastest option in Singapore, and the one that leaves the most money on the table.
2nd Street's own page on selling to themRefash
Consignment
Singapore’s best-known fashion consignment chain. You hand over items and they photograph, price, display and sell them, publishing a payout of up to 80% of the selling price. Items may be marked down during the selling window, with the payout adjusted accordingly — so the percentage is applied to the final price, not the one it started at. Convenience is real, and so is the cost of it.
Refash's own page on selling to themCarousell
Classifieds marketplace
The largest audience in Singapore by a wide margin, and free to list for personal accounts. It is also where the chat begins with “last price?”, where buyers reserve items and disappear, and where payment is usually settled between the two of you — which is what makes fake-transfer scams possible. Fees change from time to time; the current policy is in their help centre. Best thought of as a very large noticeboard rather than a shop.
Carousell's own page on selling to themFacebook Marketplace & buy-sell groups
Classifieds
Free, hyper-local, and good for “whole bag of size 4 kids’ clothes, S$30, collect at my block”. No protection of any kind, no dispute process, and every payment and handover is arranged privately between strangers. Fine for low-value bulk, poor for anything you would mind losing.
Luxury consignment specialists
Consignment, authenticated
For high-value designer pieces, a specialist authenticates, photographs and sells to a buyer base that trusts them. That trust is what you are paying a cut for. Worth it if provenance is the obstacle; expensive if it is not.
Donate or recycle
Not selling
Not every garment has resale value, and pretending otherwise is how a clear-out stalls. Charity booths take genuinely usable clothing; textile recycling bins take the rest, clean and dry. Sorting this pile out first makes the selling pile small enough to actually get through.
Donate, recycle or sell — the sorting guideThe same dress, four ways
Say it is a S$45 dress, worn twice. A walk-in store pays you a wholesale offer on the spot. Consignment at 80% pays S$36 — less if it gets marked down before it sells. A commission marketplace at 10% pays S$40.50. On Tela you get S$45, because there is no seller commission at all; the buyer pays the protection fee on top. Multiply by the twelve pieces actually sitting in your wardrobe and the differences stop being rounding errors.
Run your own numbers in the payout calculatorQuestions
Where can I sell used clothes for cash in Singapore today?
For same-day cash, a walk-in reuse store is the only real option: 2nd Street appraises items on the spot with no appointment and pays cash or store credit for what it accepts. You will get the least money this way, because the store has to resell the item at a profit. Everything else — consignment, classifieds, peer-to-peer apps — pays more but pays later.
Is there a Vinted equivalent in Singapore?
Vinted does not operate in Singapore. The closest thing in the local market is Tela: a fashion-only app with no seller commission, where the buyer pays a protection fee on top of your price and orders ship with a prepaid tracked label instead of a meet-up.
What sells fastest second-hand in Singapore?
Recognisable brands in common sizes, anything bought in the last two or three years, bags and shoes, and lightweight year-round pieces. Singapore has no seasonal dead time, which is why clothing turns over faster here than in most markets. Heavily worn fast fashion is usually better donated than listed.
How much does Carousell take from sellers?
Listing on Carousell is free for personal accounts, and its fee policy — including fees tied to in-app payment and to professional accounts — is published in its own help centre and changes periodically, so check there rather than trusting a blog. The larger cost for most sellers is not the fee but the workload: the negotiation, the reserving, and the meet-ups.
Can I sell clothes without meeting the buyer?
Yes. Selling through an app with built-in delivery means each order comes with a prepaid tracked label — a courier collects from your home or you drop the parcel at a point nearby. On Tela the buyer has already paid into escrow before the label is issued, so there is no risk in posting first.
What is the most money I can get for a wardrobe?
Selling piece by piece yourself, on a platform with no commission. Every other route is buying convenience with a share of your item: an outright buyer takes the resale margin, a consignment store takes a cut and may mark the price down, and a commission marketplace takes a percentage of each sale.
Where do I sell used luxury bags and shoes in Singapore?
Bags and shoes carry enough value to be worth listing individually with clear photos of the wear points, serial or size labels and any dust bag or box. Specialist luxury consignment exists and will authenticate for you, but takes a substantial cut. A no-commission peer-to-peer sale keeps that cut with you, provided you photograph honestly.
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