I quit my nursing job to sell on Vinted full time and now make thousands a month. Here's how I can get £70 for a £12 jacket - and the best time of year to list items

A woman who quit her nursing job to become a full-time Vinted reseller has revealed that she now earns thousands a month. Chloe Thompson had never used online marketplace Vinted prior to making it her full-time job, but became intrigued by the prospect after helping her partner with his antique dealer business. After becoming 'hooked' by the thrill of bargain-hunting, Chloe, 32, soon decided to quit her high-flying career as an orthopedic nurse in search of a new venture.Now, she earns thousands a month by reselling charity shop items on Vinted which range from clothes to bags - and says she is in a 'much better financial situation' than before. 'I started without really knowing what I was doing. But I very quickly became completely hooked on it,' Chloe, from Torbay, Devon said. 'One day, I realised I found my [partner's] work more interesting than my own – and it got me thinking about whether I could do something similar myself. I've always been much more interested in clothes and bags.'So I thought why not give reselling those a go?'Initially, Chloe started off with just £10 of charity goods and a few items in her wardrobe. But now, the large stock she has accumulated takes up a full room in her home. Chloe Thompson (pictured), who quit her nursing job to become a full-time Vinted reseller has revealed that she now earns thousands a month After becoming 'hooked' by the thrill of bargain-hunting, Chloe, 32, soon decided to quit her high-flying career as an orthopedic nurse in search of a new venture. Now, she makes a living from reselling charity shop items on Vinted which range from clothes to bagsShe has also already had immense success with her new venture - having managed to resell denim jacket she purchased for £12 for a significant £70.While she had initially planned to resell items on Vinted 'part time', it only took four months for Chloe to be in a position to quit her former job.She said: 'I really loved the flexibility that came with reselling and that was a huge motivation for me.'I worked very hard in the beginning because I wanted to see if I could actually make it work.'And while her income does vary each month, Chloe claims to be in a better financial position now than she was while in her traditional career.She said: 'Some months I make substantially more than I did when I was employed. But some months can be closer to what I was earning before.'I think that's one of the things people sometimes don't realise about reselling – or running any business – your income isn't necessarily consistent every month. There are busier periods and quieter periods; so you have to be prepared for that. 'Overall, though, I feel I'm in a much better financial position now than I was when I was employed full-time. And I much prefer having control over what I'm building.'To make her sales, Chloe sources her clothes from the likes of charity shops and wholesalers - purchasing a large bale or box of clothes with zero clue what is inside. She said: 'It's something I've become quite interested in, because, as a reseller, you're essentially taking a gamble on your stock. I don't know what brands I'll get or whether I'll be able to sell them. Initially, Chloe started off with just £10 of charity goods and a few items in her wardrobe. But now, the large stock she has accumulated takes up a full room in her home While she had initially planned to resell items on Vinted 'part time', it only took four months for Chloe to be in a position to quit her former job. She said: 'I really loved the flexibility that came with reselling and that was a huge motivation for me''A shopkeeper wouldn't normally buy a huge amount of stock completely blind and just hope that most of it isn't damaged.'So I've always found it quite unusual that this is such a normal part of reselling.'To make her profit, she uses Vinted and eBay to list the items. Currently, she has around 500 active listings and sells, on average, 150 items per month.Each product typically costs her no more than £5 to buy and they're often sold for between £15 to £30..As business continues to expand, Chloe is looking at getting an office or warehouse to allow more space.But for now, she's working toward the festive period – as that's when sales usually boom.'I find the start of a new season is always a really good period because people are updating their wardrobes,' Chloe said. 'Rather than one individual sale, I'd say seeing the business consistently grow has been the biggest achievement for me.'Going from never having even used Vinted to having enough stock to take over a room in my house has been quite surreal.'She added that new sellers often give up as they fail to realise that a proper understanding of how to be profitable on the app can take a short time. 'There's so much to learn when starting reselling, from knowing what to buy and how to price it, to taking photographs, writing listings and understanding which platforms work for different items.'I think it's really easy when you're starting out to feel like you need to know everything before you begin. But a lot of it is learned through actually doing it.'Some of my mistakes have probably taught me more than my successes have.'