Leboncoin takes no commission from the private seller: you keep 100% of the displayed price, as the Secure Transaction fees are paid by the buyer. It is a less obvious channel than Vinted for clothing, but a very real one, backed by a wide audience of 30 million visitors a month, a strong local base that is handy for in-person collection, and a format that suits bundles and wardrobe clear-outs well. Since 27 April 2026, a new quota of 50 free listings per account without a subscription also applies to clothing, a detail to know before clearing a whole wardrobe at once.
You probably think of Vinted first when it comes to selling second-hand clothes. It is a good reflex, but it leaves out a channel that many resellers underuse for clothing: Leboncoin. This guide details why it is worth adding your clothes there, what changed in 2026, and the tips that really make a difference.
Why sell clothes on Leboncoin when Vinted exists?
Leboncoin brings a different audience from Vinted: wider, more general, and above all more local, a real asset for selling fast without going through the parcel step.
With 30 million unique visitors a month (leboncoincorporate.com), Leboncoin remains the number one site for sales between private individuals in France, all types of listings combined. Its Clothing category is visited less by committed fashion buyers than Vinted is, but it reaches a different audience: people who come to look for a piece of furniture, a pushchair or a bike, and who also come across a wardrobe clear-out published by the same person. It is also the number one reflex for everything that sells well in person: handy for a bundle of clothes that a buyer from the neighbourhood collects the same evening, without waiting for a parcel. Vinted and Leboncoin are not competitors to be chosen against each other: they are two audiences that overlap little, and are worth publishing to in parallel.
How much does it cost to sell clothes on Leboncoin?
Zero commission for the private seller: the price you display is the price you receive.
Unlike eBay or Vestiaire Collective, Leboncoin takes nothing on the sale itself. What is charged is the Secure Transaction fees (and they are paid by the buyer, not by you: €0.70 plus 5% of the price for delivery, or a flat €0.99 for in-person collection (Leboncoin help centre, sequr.fr)). If the buyer and you agree on payment in person outside Secure Transaction (cash, for example), no fee is due, on either side. For a second-hand clothing seller, it is a model as advantageous as Vinted's: you never lose a cent on your sale, whatever payment method the buyer chooses.
Does the quota of 50 free listings change things for clothing?
Since 27 April 2026, private individuals without a professional subscription are subject to an overall quota of 50 free listings, clothing and fashion category included, a change to know before publishing a whole wardrobe at once.
This quota counts publications and listing renewals, calculated from March 2025, which means part of your counter may already be used without your realising it (sequr.fr, blog-du-gcf.fr). Beyond the 50 listings, listing fees apply to each new publication; their exact amount varies by category and is not given in a single public price list: only the automotive category has a clearly displayed rate (€79.90 per listing beyond two per year), which is not the clothing regime. This cap, reserved for accounts without a subscription, does not concern professional accounts.
In practice, for a classic wardrobe clear-out (a few dozen items sold over several weeks), this quota is rarely a problem. It becomes a real issue if you publish in regular volume: in that case, grouping items into bundles (see below) mechanically reduces the number of listings published, and so the speed at which the quota is used up.
How do you write a title that makes people want to click?
A good Leboncoin title names the item precisely (brand, type, size if relevant) rather than using a vague phrase, because Leboncoin search works mostly on typed keywords.
Unlike Vinted, where the algorithm partly pushes new items into a feed, Leboncoin search is more like an engine: a buyer types "veste homme M" (men's jacket M) or "doudoune fille 8 ans" (girl's puffer jacket, 8 years), and your title should contain those exact words. "Joli pull d'occasion" ("Nice second-hand jumper") does not come up in any precise search; "Pull Zara laine gris taille M, comme neuf" ("Zara wool jumper grey size M, as new") ticks several queries at once. The same reflex applies to the description: detail the condition, the material, the reason for the sale if it is reassuring (never worn, wrong size), and any defect rather than hiding it, which avoids a dispute afterwards.
A trap to know about in this description: an excess of hashtags, dense blocks of several dozen "#" copied as is from a listing designed for Vinted or Instagram, is spotted by Leboncoin as keyword stuffing and can cause the listing to be archived automatically, with no notification. A single hashtag does not trigger anything automatic on its own, but you may as well do without it and write in normal sentences. Naming another selling marketplace in full in the text exposes you to the same kind of rejection. If you publish the same listing on several marketplaces with StoFlow, this cleanup (hashtags and mentions of a competing site) is done automatically for Leboncoin before publication, without you having to think about it listing by listing.
Which photos really sell a garment on Leboncoin?
Sharp photos, taken in natural light, showing the garment laid flat or worn, are far better than a single blurry photo taken in a hurry in a pile of laundry.
Aim for at least three to four photos per listing: an overall view, a shot of any label or brand, a detail of the material or a pattern, and a shot of a defect if there is one. A neutral background (a wall, a made bed, a coat rack) gives a much more engaging result than a floor or a cluttered sofa in the background. This is a principle that applies on all second-hand marketplaces, not only Leboncoin; our photo method that sells details how to shoot quickly without professional equipment.
In-person collection or delivery: which to choose for clothing?
In-person collection is often the best choice for clothing on Leboncoin: it matches the natural use of the marketplace, avoids packing and shipping costs, and lets the buyer check the item before paying.
This is particularly relevant for volume: a bundle of several garments is handed over in a single meeting, without multiplying parcels. Delivery via Secure Transaction remains useful when the buyer lives far away or cannot travel: in that case, the €0.70 + 5% is paid by them, not by you, and the payment is secured on both sides before shipping. The choice depends mainly on who is buying: a buyer from the neighbourhood is better off with in-person collection, a more distant buyer prefers delivery.
Should you sell your clothes in a bundle or individually?
Pieces that stand out (a recognised brand, impeccable condition, a particular cut) sell better alone, with a dedicated listing and photos that show the item off. The rest of a wardrobe goes faster grouped in a bundle.
A bundle by size ("bundle of 5 men's T-shirts size M") or by style ("bundle of baby clothes 6-12 months") has two concrete advantages on Leboncoin: it attracts a buyer who is precisely looking for volume at a good price (a parent equipping a fast-growing child, for example), and it reduces the number of listings to create and manage, a point that matters all the more since the arrival of the 50 free listings quota mentioned above. It is also the format best suited to in-person collection: a single meeting is enough for several items at once.
Should you choose between Leboncoin and Vinted to sell clothes?
No, it is a false question. Both are free for private sellers and reach audiences that overlap little: nothing stops you from publishing the same garment on both at once.
Vinted concentrates the audience most used to buying second-hand clothing online; Leboncoin brings a wider national volume and a real local reflex for in-person collection. Our comparison Vinted vs eBay vs Leboncoin: where to resell what? details the differences marketplace by marketplace, and the guide selling clothes on Vinted covers the same tips on the Vinted side if you want to compare the two formats. The real obstacle to publishing on both is not strategy: it is the time it takes to retype each listing by hand, twice. This is exactly what crosslisting covers: publish once, publish everywhere, with stock synchronised so you never sell the same item twice.
StoFlow lets you create a product page once and publish it on Vinted and Leboncoin at the same time, from the Free plan. You then manage orders and messages from both marketplaces from a single dashboard, without retyping each listing twice or manually checking where an item has already been sold.
What to remember to sell your clothes well on Leboncoin
Leboncoin is not only a furniture marketplace: its clothing category, free for private sellers, reaches a wide, local audience that Vinted does not cover in the same way. A precise title, sharp photos, a handover method suited to the buyer and an organisation in bundles for most of the wardrobe are enough to make it a channel that really sells, while keeping an eye on the new quota of 50 free listings if you publish in volume. And nothing stops you from publishing it in parallel with Vinted: it is even the best way to clear a wardrobe without leaving potential buyers aside.
