Where to sell second-hand clothes in South Africa: apps, shops and fees

Where can I sell second-hand clothes in South Africa?

You have three kinds of option. Resale apps (Yaga, VaKoop and Kloset Klub) deliver anywhere in the country and hold the buyer’s money until the parcel arrives. Classifieds (Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree) are for local buyers who pay you in person. Buy-for-cash and consignment services take the work off your hands in exchange for a smaller share of the price.

Which one suits you depends on what you are selling and how much time you have. A pile of R80 basics belongs somewhere different from a R1,500 designer jacket.

The resale apps: Yaga, VaKoop and Kloset Klub

These three are where most second-hand clothes in South Africa are sold online. Each has its own buyers, so an item that sits on one can sell on another. All three deliver nationwide and protect both sides by holding the payment until the buyer confirms the item arrived.

Yaga

Yaga is the biggest of the three. By January 2026 it had nearly 1 million users in South Africa. Selling is free: you set the price and receive all of it. The buyer pays a buyer protection fee, which Yaga describes as typically around 5% of the order value plus a fixed amount, and the delivery cost.

You have 7 days to ship, using whichever couriers you switched on for your shop. Your money reaches your Yaga wallet once the buyer taps Item received, and a payout to your bank takes 1 to 3 business days. There is no minimum price, so Yaga takes everything from R50 T-shirts to designer coats. Our guide to selling on Yaga covers delivery, returns and offers in full.

VaKoop

VaKoop launched in 2026. It also charges sellers no listing fee and no commission, and earns from a buyer protection fee instead (VaKoop). It sells more than fashion, so it suits a seller with a mixed bag of clothes, shoes, books and homeware. Its assistant, Genio, drafts a listing from your photo for you to check. You have 3 days to ship after a sale. VaKoop is smaller than Yaga, which means fewer buyers but less competition for each search. More in our VaKoop seller guide.

Kloset Klub

Kloset Klub is a South African marketplace for quality fashion, formerly WISI-Oi. Listing is free, and it keeps 5% when an item sells. Every listing has to be priced at R400 or more, and it only accepts fashion: no children’s clothing, no make-up and nothing torn or stained. Orders ship with PUDO, and you have 2 working days to drop the parcel off once you accept. Be careful with declines: a store that declines more than five orders is banned permanently. Our Kloset Klub guide explains the rules.

What you keep on a R400 sale

The fee is only half the decision. Kloset Klub costs you R20 more on a R400 dress than Yaga does, and in return its buyers come looking for pieces at that price. Plenty of sellers list the same item on all three and let the buyers decide. For a head-to-head on the two biggest, read Kloset Klub vs Yaga.

Selling locally: Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree

Facebook Marketplace is the fastest way to reach buyers near you. You list from the Facebook app, agree a price in Messenger, and then meet the buyer or arrange delivery yourself. It works well for bundles (“10 items, size 8, R300”) and for anything bulky that costs a lot to courier. There is no buyer protection on a cash meet-up, so keep the conversation on Facebook and check the buyer’s profile first.

Gumtree South Africa is still a free classifieds site for clothing ads, with optional paid boosts such as bump-ups and top ads. Like Marketplace, a Gumtree sale usually means meeting the buyer.

Gumtree’s safety advice applies to both sites:

• Meet in daylight at a mall entrance, a busy petrol station or, for an expensive item, outside a SAPS Community Service Centre or a bank.
• Don’t invite a buyer you have never met to your home.
• Tell someone where you are going, and take a friend along for valuable items.

Count cash before you hand the item over. If the buyer pays by EFT, wait until the money shows in your own banking app. A proof-of-payment screenshot is easy to fake.

Bob Shop

Bob Shop (formerly bidorbuy) is free to list on. When a clothing, shoes or accessories item sells, it charges a success fee of 8.75% excluding VAT, which is 10.06% with VAT. Delivery goes through couriers such as The Courier Guy, RAM and SkyNet, and the cost is charged to your Bob Shop account by weight and size. Paid boosts are optional. Bob Shop costs a seller more than the resale apps. It makes sense if you already sell other things there and want your clothes in the same shop.

Selling clothes for cash, or letting someone sell for you

If you would rather not photograph and list every item, some services in South Africa buy clothes outright or sell them for you. You get less per item, and you get your time back.

• Luxity buys and consigns designer clothing, bags and accessories. You send photos and get an offer within 72 hours. Choose a cash buyout, paid in its Monday and Thursday payment rounds, or consignment, paid once the item sells and the buyer’s 7-day return window has passed. It has boutiques in Sandton City, Menlyn Park, Gateway in Durban and the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town (Luxity). Luxity doesn’t publish its consignment split, so ask for it before you agree.
• Petit Fox buys like-new children’s clothing up to age 14. A box needs at least 20 items that qualify, and it won’t take Shein, Temu, PEP (Cuddlesome) or Jet. You receive on average 25% to 50% of what it sells the item for, as cash or as store credit, which is worth more. Drop off in Krugersdorp, or Petit Fox collects for free if your box meets its rules (Petit Fox).
• Kloset Cleanout is Kloset Klub’s done-for-you service. It collects premium pieces worth more than R800 each, lists them and pays you 55% of each sale. Collection covers selected northern Johannesburg and Cape Town suburbs (Kloset Klub). On a R1,000 coat that is R550 through the service, against R950 if you list it on Kloset Klub yourself.

Hospice, SPCA and other charity shops sell donated clothing to raise money for their work. They don’t buy clothes, so take them what you would rather give away than sell.

Which option for which clothes?

Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Pretoria

Yaga, VaKoop and Kloset Klub deliver nationwide, so your city only matters when you sell in person: on Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree, at markets, and at the shops that buy clothes.

Cape Town has the most places to sell in person, from Thrift Fest and Milnerton Flea Market stalls to shops that pay cash or consign. Stall prices, addresses and how to book are in where to sell second-hand clothes in Cape Town.

Posting a parcel

On the resale apps the buyer pays delivery at checkout and you drop the parcel off. If you sell on Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree and the buyer is in another city, you arrange the courier yourself. PAXI is the cheapest published option: R59.95 to send a standard bag (up to 5 kg) from one PAXI point to another in 7 to 9 business days, or R109.95 in 3 to 5 days. Agree who pays for delivery before you post, and send the tracking number to the buyer.

Do you pay tax when you sell your clothes?

Selling your own used clothes for less than you paid is usually not taxable income. Buying clothes to resell at a profit is trading, and the profit belongs on your tax return with SARS. VAT only applies once your taxable sales pass R2.3 million in 12 months, the threshold since 1 April 2026. This is general guidance, so speak to a tax practitioner about your own situation.

Selling on more than one app with FLUF Connect

Listing the same item on three apps by hand is slow. Keeping track of where it sold is worse: on Kloset Klub, declining an order for something that already sold elsewhere counts towards the five declines that close a store. FLUF Connect lets you list each item once, send it to the apps you choose, and take it down everywhere when it sells.

Keep Kloset Klub’s R400 minimum in mind when you choose which items go there. If you also sell new stock on Takealot, FLUF connects your Takealot seller account too. Takealot is a marketplace for new products, though, not second-hand clothes.

What FLUF Connect costs

FLUF Connect starts with 7 days for £1, then from £9/month. Every plan includes crosslisting and inventory sync across all supported marketplaces. Full details are on the pricing page.

Automatic relisting, offer management, smart pricing and listing boosts are included from Pro upwards. Starter covers unlimited crosslisting, inventory sync, order sync and Instagram posting without them. Accounting integrations are included from Pro upwards. Yearly billing is charged once a year. New accounts get 7 days for £1, then move onto a plan.

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Related guides

• How to sell on Yaga
• How to sell on VaKoop
• How to sell on Kloset Klub
• Kloset Klub vs Yaga
• Where to sell second-hand clothes in Cape Town
• How to sell on Facebook Marketplace
• Takealot vs Facebook Marketplace
• Crosslist from Yaga to Kloset Klub
• Crosslist from VaKoop to Yaga
• Inventory sync