Man, 24, made £250k from his bedroom at parents' house

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Despite his huge earnings he said he has no plans to move out his parents' house anytime soon Curiously

A university student who started selling unwanted clothes from his bedroom to earn some extra money ended up making £250k.

He soon turned to selling vintage clothing he found at car boot sales and charity shops. With monthly profits of £1,000, he decided to take the business full-time when he graduated in 2019.Callum has now sold more than 12,500 items from his two shops on the app - ‘Callum’s Cupboard’ and ‘Knitted Treasures’. Despite Depop’s fee-free rival Vinted increasing competition in the resale market, Callum’s 54% profit margin meant a whopping £30k of his £56k revenue in 2022 was profit.

“When I was waiting between lectures, I would go to charity shops and look for sportswear to sell. I’d also go to car boot sales to find vintage clothing and sell my own stuff too. “Then Covid started and I just kept saving and my TikTok account blew up and took me to £12k sales in just one month. That was definitely a one-off and demand has decreased since Covid.

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