Best Selling Apps UK (2026): 9 Ranked by Fees and Reach

A wardrobe gets emptied onto the bed, a loft hatch opens for the first time in three years, and suddenly there is a pile of things worth money. The next question is which of the phone apps for selling stuff will shift that pile for the most money with the least faff, and that depends on what is in it.

Quick answer: The best selling apps UK sellers use in 2026 are eBay, Vinted, Depop, Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree, Shpock, Vestiaire Collective, musicMagpie and Etsy. Our top pick is eBay run with Ecomli. eBay sells almost any category to buyers across the country, it is free to sell on for UK private sellers outside motors, and it is the one app here that can grow from a clear-out into a supplier-backed shop. Ecomli is the tool for that second stage: a non-API browser extension for eBay dropshippers that finds products with Product Hunting, creates listings from Amazon and AliExpress suppliers, keeps them in line with supplier stock and prices, and places supplier orders from its Pro plan within your buying limits. Plans start at $29/month with a 7-day money-back guarantee on your first payment. Ecomli publishes this guide, and each entry below says where another app is the better fit for a particular pile.

If a wardrobe clear-out brought you here, our guide to selling clothes online goes deeper on that one category, and the roundup of best eBay seller tools covers the software side once you outgrow occasional selling.

On this page

• The best selling apps in the UK, compared
• Our top pick: eBay run with Ecomli
• How these nine apps were ranked
• The 9 best selling apps UK, ranked
• Who pays the selling fee: you or your buyer
• How to do this in Ecomli once the loft runs out
• Best selling app by situation
• Ecomli and the other eBay tools
• Frequently asked questions

The best selling apps in the UK, compared

Every app below is open to UK sellers. What separates them is reach, category fit, who carries the fee, and whether what you build on top can ever run with less of your time. Fees are the positions on each company's own help pages as of Sep 2026.

One column does more work than the rest. Eight of these apps are places to sell things you already own. One of them can become a shop that keeps selling after your own cupboards are empty.

Our top pick: eBay run with Ecomli

A note on the pick at the top. Ecomli is not a selling app in the way Vinted or Shpock are. It is a non-API browser extension for eBay dropshippers that works through the eBay seller account already signed in to your desktop Chrome browser, so there is no API connection to authorize. It takes on work an eBay seller would otherwise do by hand (deciding what to list, writing listings, checking supplier stock and prices, and placing the supplier order when a sale comes in), with you setting the rules.

That matters because the limit of every other app on this list is supply. You can only sell what you own. Ecomli is built for the problem that comes next:

• Choosing what to sell. Product Hunting researches an eBay seller's sold history or current listings and matches those products to Amazon or AliExpress suppliers. You start from what buyers have already paid for, although a supplier match on its own does not prove a product will be profitable for you.
• Building listings. Create Listings reads the supplier product, prices it with your markup, writes optional AI titles and descriptions from the supplier facts, applies your description template and fills in eBay's listing form in your own seller session, up to 10 listings at a time.
• Keeping up with suppliers. Stock Monitoring checks Amazon and AliExpress stock and prices for your Ecomli listings and updates the eBay price and quantity, or ends out-of-stock items, using your rules.
• Placing orders. Starter uses manual ordering. On Pro, you click Auto Order and Basic Auto Ordering places the supplier order in your own browser. On Scale, once you turn it on, Advanced Auto Ordering runs on Ecomli's servers and places the supplier order for new eBay orders without a click, as long as each order is within your buying limits (a maximum purchase price and a maximum loss).
• Checking before you publish. Safety Shield screens products, AI copy and the eBay draft for flagged brands and restricted items. It is a checkpoint rather than a guarantee.

None of that helps you sell the coat in your hallway faster. It answers the question that tends to arrive once the good stuff has gone. The full sequence from sourcing to dispatch is in our guide to the eBay automation workflow stack.

How these nine apps were ranked

• Reach. How many buyers are realistically looking at your listing this week.
• Category fit. A great app for trainers is a poor app for a sofa.
• What the sale costs you. Not the headline percentage but who the fee lands on and what you keep.
• Speed to cash. Same-day collection versus a two-week wait for the right buyer.
• Ceiling. Whether the app tops out at clearing your own things or can carry a repeatable income.

We make Ecomli, and eBay run with Ecomli is our pick because it scores on reach, category range and ceiling. Fee positions move, so every figure below comes from each app's own help or pricing page as of Sep 2026. For the mechanics of eBay's side, see our explainer on how eBay selling fees work.

The 9 best selling apps UK, ranked

Each entry covers what the app is good at, what it costs, and who should use something else.

1. eBay with Ecomli: best overall for UK sellers

Best for: sellers who want the widest buyer pool today and the option of a real income stream later.

• Sells almost any category, from clothing and electronics to car parts, collectables, tools, media and spares.
• Auction and fixed-price formats, so a rare item can find its own ceiling instead of your guess at one.
• Sold listings let you price from evidence rather than hope.
• The only app here with a dropshipping automation layer available on top: Ecomli covers Product Hunting, Create Listings, Stock Monitoring and Auto Ordering (from Pro, within your buying limits).

What it costs: eBay's UK fees page for private sellers says it is free for UK-based private sellers to sell, excluding Cars, Motorcycles and Vehicles, with no final value fees or regulatory operating fees. You get 300 free listings a month, then 35p per listing. The buyer pays a Buyer Protection fee on UK private sellers' items: a flat £0.10 per item, plus 7% of the price up to £20, 4% of the portion from £20 to £300 and 2% of the portion from £300 to £4,000. List something at £10 and you receive £10.

Business sellers are different. If you buy to resell, you are a business seller, and eBay's business selling fees apply: in many categories a final value fee of 10.9% of the total sale amount (including postage and taxes), plus a per-order fee of £0.30 on orders of £10 or less or £0.40 above £10. Buyer Protection is included for business sellers' buyers at no extra charge. Ecomli sits separately on top, from $29/month on Starter, billed monthly in USD, with a 7-day money-back guarantee on your first payment.

• Pros: covers more categories than the specialist apps here, free for private sellers outside motors, sold listings for pricing, and the only route on this page from clear-out to repeatable income.
• Cons: listing takes longer than Vinted (more fields, more decisions), postage has to be handled properly, and running it as a business means business-seller fees plus a tool on top.

eBay leads on reach and category range, and it is the only selling app here that can outlive the pile that started you off.

2. Vinted: best for everyday clothes

Best for: clearing a wardrobe of high-street and mid-market fashion with the least friction.

Vinted is built around second-hand clothing, with quick photo-first listing and postage handled through the app. What it costs: Vinted's help centre says there are no fees for uploading or selling items, and sellers receive the full payment to their Vinted Balance. Buyers pay a mandatory Buyer Protection fee at checkout, which Vinted says is usually 3% to 8% of the price plus £0.30 to £0.80. If you sell in volume, Vinted asks you to join Vinted Pro as a registered business (sole traders, non-profits and companies are eligible), and it says selling on Pro has no selling fees either.

• Pros: fast listing, no fee out of a seller's sale price, and buyers who arrive looking for second-hand clothes.
• Cons: clothing and a narrow band of homeware only, prices skew low, and buyers negotiate hard.

Vinted is the quickest way to turn a wardrobe into cash, and the weakest way to build anything that outlasts the wardrobe.

3. Depop: best for vintage and streetwear

Best for: distinctive, branded or era-specific clothing aimed at a younger buyer.

Depop's buyers search for Y2K, vintage, festival wear and branded streetwear, and a well-shot listing gets discovered in the feed rather than only through search. What it costs: Depop's seller fees page says no selling fees are charged to sellers based in the UK. Payment processing through Depop Payments is 2.9% + £0.30 on the item price plus shipping and any taxes. Boosted listings cost 12% for new listings from 23 March 2026. Since April 2024, Depop charges UK buyers a marketplace fee of up to 5% of the item price plus a fixed amount of up to £1.

• Pros: strong prices for interesting clothing, presentation is rewarded, and repeat buyers are common.
• Cons: ordinary high-street clothing sells poorly, it is a fashion app rather than a general marketplace, and growth depends on posting consistently.

If you are weighing Depop against a general marketplace for the same rail of clothes, see our Depop vs eBay comparison.

4. Facebook Marketplace: best for bulky items and local collection

Best for: furniture, appliances and anything you would rather not put in a box.

Buyers usually collect, questions come through Messenger, and there is no separate account to create. What it costs: there is no listing fee for local pickup. Where Marketplace offers checkout with delivery, a selling fee applies to those orders, so check the current rate in the app before you price a posted item.

• Pros: the realistic option for wardrobes, sofas and washing machines, same-day sales are common, and local sales cost nothing.
• Cons: no platform protection on a cash collection, no-shows cost you evenings, and reach stops roughly where your driving radius does.

Our Facebook Marketplace vs eBay breakdown covers where the local model stops making sense.

5. Gumtree: best for local classifieds and big-ticket items

Best for: cars, tools, garden equipment and anything with a serious price tag sold locally.

Gumtree is a long-running UK classifieds site where buyers contact you directly. What it costs: its ad charges page says there is a lot you can do for free, including selling a car or a kettle, but some ads carry a fee depending on whether you post as a private individual or a business, the category and your location. Paid promotions such as Bump Up and Featured ads push a listing higher.

• Pros: strong for vehicles and large equipment, no cut taken from the sale on a free ad, and suited to high-value items where a percentage fee would hurt.
• Cons: a dated browsing experience next to app-first rivals, no structured buyer protection on a private sale, and variable response quality.

Gumtree is the right home for a car or a workshop of tools, and the wrong home for a bag of jumpers.

6. Shpock: best for fast local sales

Best for: small household items you want gone this week.

Shpock is photo-first and local, with in-app chat. What it costs: this has changed. Shpock's help centre now says sellers pay a small monthly membership fee to create new listings, without stating the amount on that page. When a buyer pays in the app through PayPal, Shpock's fee structure takes £0.50 on sales up to £10, £1.50 up to £50, £3.50 up to £100, £5.00 up to £250 and £10.00 up to £1,000, and PayPal adds 3.4% + 20p.

• Pros: quick to list on a phone, good for the middle ground between a car boot sale and eBay, and local buyers a short drive away.
• Cons: a membership fee to list, a smaller audience than Vinted or eBay, and patchy coverage outside larger towns.

Shpock suits clearing a room quickly at a fair local price, not getting top money for any single item.

7. Vestiaire Collective: best for designer and luxury fashion

Best for: resale of handbags, shoes and outerwear from recognised luxury houses.

Vestiaire Collective's buyers are hunting pre-owned luxury, and authentication gives them the confidence to spend more. What it costs: for GBP listings from 9 March 2026, Vestiaire's selling fees page sets a 12% selling fee on sales from £83 to £16,667, a fixed £10 below £83 and a fixed £2,000 above £16,667. A payment processing fee of 3% (minimum £3) is charged on top. It is the app on this list where the seller most clearly carries the fee.

• Pros: prices a general marketplace rarely matches on genuine designer pieces, authentication that reassures buyers, and international reach.
• Cons: only worth it above a certain value, the commission is real money on a big sale, and authentication adds a step before you are paid.

8. musicMagpie: best for tech, books, CDs and games

Best for: clearing media and old electronics at a fixed price with almost no selling effort.

On musicMagpie you pick the make, model and condition of a phone or gadget, or scan barcodes on CDs, DVDs, games and books in its app or website, and get an offer. It also takes Lego. The minimum order is £5 and the maximum is 500 items. You pack the box and send it free, musicMagpie checks the items, and it pays the same day it finishes those checks. Its Tech Price Promise says you get the quoted price or your item back free.

• Pros: a fast route from clutter to money, no listing or buyer questions, and a clear offer up front.
• Cons: you sell to a business at trade prices, the category list is narrow, and items are checked before payment.

musicMagpie buys your time back at the cost of your margin, which is the right trade for a box of DVDs and the wrong one for a working phone you could sell on eBay.

9. Etsy: best for handmade, vintage and craft supplies

Best for: makers and curators selling to buyers who expect to pay for craft.

Etsy gives you a shop-style storefront with reviews and sections, search and advertising tools, and digital downloads alongside physical goods. What it costs: Etsy's fees policy (updated 13 February 2026) charges a $0.20 (USD) listing fee per item and a 6.5% transaction fee on the price you display plus delivery and gift wrapping. UK shops pay payment processing of 4% + £0.20. Offsite Ads cost 15% of attributed sales, or 12% once your shop has made £10,000 in the previous 365 days. Etsy Plus is $10 (USD) a month.

• Pros: buyers willing to pay a craft premium, a real storefront, and a good fit for repeatable products.
• Cons: the most stacked fee structure on this list, strictly handmade, vintage and craft supplies, and enough competition that a new shop needs a clear point of difference.

Who pays the selling fee: you or your buyer

Most comparisons quote a percentage and stop. That is the wrong number to compare, because these apps do not all charge the same person. Three models are in play, and they change what a sale is worth to you more than a point or two of commission.

Model one: the buyer pays

Vinted, Depop and eBay (for UK private sellers) put the main fee on the buyer. On eBay, a £40 item costs the buyer a £2.30 Buyer Protection fee (£0.10, plus 7% of the first £20, plus 4% of the next £20) and you receive £40. On Depop you pay payment processing: 2.9% + £0.30 on a £40 sale is £1.46. The catch is that the buyer sees more than your asking price, which can quietly limit what the market will bear.

Model two: nobody pays

A Facebook Marketplace local pickup and a free Gumtree ad take nothing from the sale, because the money never passes through them. You get the whole amount. What you give up is protection, tracking and recourse, plus some of your Saturday to people who say they are coming and do not.

Model three: the seller pays

Vestiaire Collective, Etsy and Shpock take their cut from you. On a £100 Etsy sale including postage, the 6.5% transaction fee is £6.50 and UK payment processing (4% + £0.20) is £4.20, before the listing fee. On a £500 Vestiaire bag, the 12% selling fee is £60 and the 3% processing fee is £15. That is the most expensive model on paper, and it is also where the highest prices tend to be reached, because both platforms bring a buyer who came for exactly what you sell.

The practical rule is to match the fee model to the item. Cheap and plentiful goes where the buyer pays. Heavy and local goes where nobody pays. Rare and valuable goes where you pay, because the audience is worth the commission. To model a specific sale price on eBay, our UK eBay fee calculator guide walks through the arithmetic, and the reselling websites fees and profit guide compares platforms side by side.

How to do this in Ecomli once the loft runs out

Selling apps have a natural life cycle. After a few weeks most sellers hit the same wall: the good stuff has gone, what is left will not sell, and the income that felt promising has flattened. There are three honest options. You can keep sourcing physical stock from charity shops, car boots and clearance lots, which our guide to how to start reselling covers. You can sell your time instead, which our roundup of ways to make money in the UK and the version for side hustles for retirees compare. Or you can list products held by a supplier who ships to your buyer when the sale happens. That third route is where Ecomli fits, and this is how it runs.

1. Set up. Install the Ecomli extension in desktop Chrome, sign in to your Ecomli account, and keep your eBay seller account signed in to the same browser. There is no API connection to authorize.
2. Find products. Use Product Hunting to research an eBay seller's sold history or current listings, or search Amazon keywords and Best Sellers, then filter by price, reviews, Amazon FBA or AliExpress Choice. Products Safety Shield flags are blocked from your picks.
3. List in batches. Send picks to Create Listings, set your markup, pick a description template, and let it write optional AI titles and descriptions. It builds up to 10 eBay listings at once instead of one per evening.
4. Protect your margin. Set Stock Monitoring's markup, out-of-stock rule (set quantity to 0 or end the listing), restock quantity and price-change tolerance, so supplier changes reach your eBay listings.
5. Handle orders. Order manually on Starter, click Auto Order on Pro, or turn on Advanced Auto Ordering on Scale after setting a maximum purchase price and a maximum loss.
6. Send tracking. Tracking Conversions converts supported AliExpress and Amazon TBA tracking into eBay-compatible tracking through Aquiline and adds it to the eBay order after automatic checks.
7. Watch the numbers. The Overview dashboard shows eBay sales, fees, Promoted Listings costs, refunds, supplier costs and recorded profit. Ecomli's iOS and Android companion app lets you check the dashboard, items, orders, profit digests and alerts from your phone. Creating listings, billing and connecting eBay stay on desktop.

Dropshipping is selling goods you buy to resell, so register as a business seller on eBay and expect business-seller fees.

Ecomli's plans and what each includes are listed on one page if you want to compare Starter, Pro and Scale before you decide.

Ecomli sells on eBay only, with Amazon and AliExpress as suppliers, so it suits sellers who are comfortable building on one marketplace. For research approaches, see our roundups of eBay product research tools for UK sellers and the best eBay AI tools, and our list of profitable items to sell on eBay shows how to judge a category before you list.

Best selling app by situation

Best for a first clear-out

Vinted. Quick listings, no fee out of your sale price, and buyers who already want second-hand clothes. If your first bag goes well and you want to know what comes next, the guide to the best side hustles to start maps out realistic options.

Best for scaling beyond your own cupboards

eBay with Ecomli. This is where the other eight apps stop being relevant, because each assumes you already own the item. Product Hunting finds products other eBay sellers have sold and matches each to an Amazon or AliExpress supplier, and Create Listings turns picks into eBay listings, so the range grows without a trip to a car boot sale.

Best for cutting the day-to-day admin

eBay with Ecomli. Stock Monitoring keeps listings in line with supplier stock and prices using your rules, and Auto Ordering (Basic on Pro, Advanced on Scale) places supplier orders within your buying limits. Orders outside your limits, buyer questions and tasks that run in your browser still need regular check-ins.

Best for the highest price on one item

Vestiaire Collective for designer fashion, eBay for most other things. Both give a rare item the chance to find its own ceiling rather than settle for the first local offer.

Best for speed

musicMagpie for media and tech, Facebook Marketplace for anything bulky. Both trade money for time on purpose.

Best for makers

Etsy. It is the only app here built for people who make things rather than clear things out, and its fees reflect the audience it brings.

Ecomli and the other eBay tools

Ecomli is not the only software in this space, and each alternative is built for a different job. AutoDS is the best-known multichannel dropshipping tool, with eBay plans priced by product count and several features sold as add-ons. Our comparison of AutoDS alternatives puts the workflows side by side. DSM Tool, which older articles still recommend, now shows "DSMTool has migrated" on its homepage and redirects its pricing page to AutoDS, as our DSM Tool alternatives page explains. Vendoo is a cross-lister for resellers moving their own stock between eBay, Vinted, Depop and other apps, covered in our Vendoo alternative for eBay sellers write-up. ZIK Analytics is research only and stops before listing, pricing and fulfillment, as the ZIK Analytics alternatives guide sets out.

The difference is scope. Research tools tell you what to sell. Cross-listing tools move listings of stock you already own. Ecomli covers the eBay dropshipping loop in one browser extension (Product Hunting, Create Listings, Stock Monitoring, Auto Ordering within your buying limits, Tracking Conversions and the Overview dashboard), while you still check in on orders, buyer messages and anything outside your limits.

Best selling apps UK: frequently asked questions

What is the best phone app for selling stuff in the UK?

eBay run with Ecomli, for most UK sellers who want selling to become more than a one-off clear-out. eBay covers almost any category and is free for UK private sellers outside motors, and Ecomli adds product research, listing, stock monitoring and supplier ordering (from Pro, within your buying limits) for sellers who move on to dropshipping. For a pure wardrobe clear-out, Vinted is quicker. For bulky items, Facebook Marketplace is simpler.

Where can I sell my stuff and get paid instantly?

Local cash sales are the closest to instant: a Facebook Marketplace pickup or a Gumtree buyer pays you when they collect. musicMagpie pays the same day it finishes checking your items, which is fast but not immediate because you post the box first. Vinted pays sellers to their Vinted Balance. On eBay, payouts follow eBay's own schedule.

Which app actually pays real money?

All nine pay real money for real sales. What differs is how much of the sale reaches you. Vinted and eBay (for UK private sellers) take no selling fee from you, Depop takes payment processing, and Vestiaire Collective, Etsy and Shpock take a cut from the seller. musicMagpie pays a fixed trade offer, which is certain but lower than a retail sale.

What sells the fastest online?

Items that are priced in line with recent sold listings, photographed clearly, and sold on the app whose buyers want that category. A well-priced sofa on Facebook Marketplace or a popular brand on Vinted can go within days, while niche items wait for the right buyer. On eBay, check sold listings before you price, because speed mostly comes from price.

Which seller apps are best for beginners?

For beginners who want to build a selling business rather than clear a cupboard, eBay with Ecomli: Starter is $29/month with a 7-day money-back guarantee on your first payment, and Product Hunting shows you what other eBay sellers have already sold before you list anything. eBay takes a little longer to learn than the clothing apps but covers far more categories. For a first clear-out of your own things, Vinted suits clothes, Facebook Marketplace suits bulky local items, and musicMagpie suits anyone who would rather accept a fixed offer than list.

Which selling app is better than Vinted?

It depends on the item. For anything that is not clothing, most other apps here serve you better, because Vinted is built around second-hand fashion. For vintage and streetwear, Depop often suits better. For anything bulky, Facebook Marketplace is simpler. For selling as an income rather than a clear-out, eBay is the one app here that an automation tool such as Ecomli can run.

What is the easiest app to sell stuff on in the UK?

Vinted and Shpock have the quickest photo-first listing flows, though Shpock now charges a membership fee to list. musicMagpie is easier still for books, CDs, DVDs, games and old phones, because you scan a barcode or pick a model and accept an offer. The easier the app, the less you tend to get.

Are there free selling apps in the UK?

Yes, with conditions. Vinted charges sellers nothing, and eBay is free for UK private sellers outside motors, with buyers paying a protection fee on both. Facebook Marketplace has no listing fee for local pickup, and much of Gumtree is free. Depop has no selling fee but charges payment processing. Shpock, Etsy and Vestiaire Collective charge the seller.

Do you need a business account to sell on these apps?

Not for clearing out your own things. If you buy items to resell, you are selling as a business. eBay separates private and business sellers and charges business sellers final value fees, Vinted asks high-volume sellers to register for Vinted Pro as a business, and Vestiaire has a separate professional seller route. Check each app's business rules and your own tax position before you scale up.

Can I run an eBay dropshipping shop from my phone?

Partly. Ecomli's iOS and Android companion app lets you check your store dashboard, items, orders, profit digests and alerts from your phone. Setting up, creating listings, billing and connecting eBay happen in desktop Chrome, where the Ecomli extension runs. For quick-money ideas beyond selling apps, see our guides to making quick money in the UK and the best side hustles in the UK.

Where to start

Ecomli with eBay is where we would point anyone who wants selling to turn into a steady shop: eBay for reach and categories, and Ecomli for finding, listing and fulfilling products you never have to store, from $29 a month with a 7-day money-back guarantee on your first payment.

For the pile in front of you today, match the app to the item. Clothes go to Vinted or Depop, furniture to Facebook Marketplace, cars and tools to Gumtree, designer pieces to Vestiaire Collective, media and old tech to musicMagpie, and handmade work to Etsy. When the pile runs out, come back to eBay.

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