an Emo Kid's guide to finding good and cheap alternative clothes on depop!!
hey there! are you an alternative person who wants to find good cheap clothes on depop, but all you see is skirts from shein selling for $30+? well dont worry cus i am here to help!! here is my guide for how i find good and cheap stuff on depop! (using a brand new account for this btw)
first off do NOT search up key words like "emo y2k grunge" this is how you find overpriced shein stuff. these "aesthetic" keyword searches are not good here, as the sellers know they can tag items like this with these type of tags and up-charge A TON.
for example here is me looking up "emo y2k grunge" not only are these selections overpriced, but the selection is lowkey bad. selling literal shein hoodies as afflicition and beat up clothes as "grunge". try to avoid keywords like this.
instead try looking for more specfic things. like if there is a band you like try looking that up and seeing what cool merch they have of it! not only will the prices be better but you can also easily see what you are interested in, and what you want to look for. for example here is me looking up "my chemical romance", not only are the shirts super cheap but they are also really cool! this works for video games, shows or movies also!
next, try words like "skull" or "vampire", random things that may just happen to be on some alternative shirts or clothes work great for finding cheap stuff! a lot of halloween costumes and stuff can also be used as alternative clothes. get creative with your outfits!
next, just buy fast fashion second hand. you can find a lot of this stuff for usually less than $5 and its super sustainable! instead of all that polyester ending up in the trash, it now gets a second life with you! (be warned however, a lot of the metals on shein jewelry might react to your skin badly, also make sure you wash these clothes atleast twice before you wear it)
few last tips I have, if you see an item you like and you scroll down, depop will show you similar items under the little "You might also like" thing, so if you see an expensive thing you like a lot, just scroll down and check out those items! usually they are a lot cheaper and actually very similar.
also remember to actually scroll through searches! i see a lot of people who just like look at the first page of searches and dont scroll further, remember, you have to actually look for stuff.
also like items! even if they are too expensive (usually i like any items that i just generally like and save items that i would consider buying for real, then remove them from my saved if they get sold), depop actually has a great algorithm, by liking items it can know what you want more, most of the stuff i get off is my "suggested for you" page. its great and shows stuff i like, usually for good prices.
and lastly, remember you message sellers! you can negioate the price of something with a seller, and if you find an item thats been listed for awhile and no one has bought it usually thats your best bet for sending an offer with a huge discount that will get accepted, but just offering $5 less on something usually is enough for a seller. this does mean however that you need buy the item in less than 24 hours after the offer is accepted. you can also message sellers for bundles and discounts on stuff, espiecally if you buy multiple items from them.
anyway thats all! good luck emos!! byeeee!!!
