"I've made £250k selling on Depop - I started from my bedroom at university"
- 10 months ago
Meet the Depop entrepreneur who started selling unwanted clothes from his bedroom to make extra cash at university – and made £250k.
Callum Massey, 24, was in his second year of an English Literature degree at the University of Wolverhampton when he started selling keyrings and patches on the popular clothing resale app in 2018.
He soon turned to selling vintage clothes found at car boot sales and charity shops and – with monthly profits at £1,000 – took the business full-time when he graduated in 2019.
Budding businessman Callum has now sold more than 12,500 items from his two shops on the app – Callum’s Cupboard and Knitted Treasures – to the tune of £250k in total sales.
Despite Depop’s fee-free rival Vinted increasing competition in the resale market, Callum’s massive 54 per cent profit margin meant a whopping £30k of his £56k revenue in 2022 was profit.
Callum Massey, 24, was in his second year of an English Literature degree at the University of Wolverhampton when he started selling keyrings and patches on the popular clothing resale app in 2018.
He soon turned to selling vintage clothes found at car boot sales and charity shops and – with monthly profits at £1,000 – took the business full-time when he graduated in 2019.
Budding businessman Callum has now sold more than 12,500 items from his two shops on the app – Callum’s Cupboard and Knitted Treasures – to the tune of £250k in total sales.
Despite Depop’s fee-free rival Vinted increasing competition in the resale market, Callum’s massive 54 per cent profit margin meant a whopping £30k of his £56k revenue in 2022 was profit.