Bump and Showcase: what you are actually buying
A Bump (many sellers call it a boost) covers one item. It appears higher in other members' Newsfeed and search results for 3 or 7 consecutive days, or until it sells. On Vinted UK it raises visibility in your registered country. Showcase (formerly Wardrobe Spotlight) covers all your listings for 7 days: it highlights up to 15 listings each member is most likely to buy, shows them 1 item matching their search or Newsfeed, and lets them follow you with one press.
| Feature | Bump | Showcase |
|---|---|---|
| What gets promoted | One item | All your listings, up to 15 shown |
| How long | 3 or 7 days, or until it sells | 7 consecutive days |
| Requirement | None, any item can be bumped | At least 5 items listed |
| Price depends on | Item price and duration | Number of listings and their value |
| What you can track | Views and interactions on the item | Views and interactions on your listings |
How much does it cost? Vinted publishes no rates
Vinted's price list (updated 08.10.2026) gives no amount for either service: the fee only appears at checkout. It varies with the item and the size of your wardrobe, so prices copied from forums won't apply to you. To see yours, go to the Listings section of your profile, press Bump under the listing, choose your option, then Review order. The amount shows before you press Pay now. When creating a listing, the Sell faster with a Bump checkbox also gives an estimate.
For Showcase, the path is View my Listings, then Boost your visibility, then Stand out with Showcase. One useful reminder: Vinted's own fee, usually 3% to 8% + £0.30 to £0.80, is charged to the buyer at checkout. A Bump or Showcase, on the other hand, comes straight out of your margin.
The sum: when does a Bump pay for itself?
What counts is not views, it's the extra sale. If the item would have sold anyway, the Bump brought in nothing: you simply cut your profit. So the real question is: how many times out of 100 does this Bump need to cause a sale you wouldn't otherwise have had?
- Work out your profit on the item: sale price, minus what you paid, minus packaging.
- Note the Bump price shown when you review the order.
- Divide the Bump price by the profit. The result is the share of Bumps that must create an extra sale for you to break even.
Example: a jacket bought for £7 and sold for £20, so £13 profit. With a £1.50 Bump, the threshold is 1.50 ÷ 13 = 11.5%, or about 1 Bump in 9. If fewer than 1 Bump in 9 brings a sale you wouldn't have made, you lose money. Two Bumps in a row on the same item double the threshold.
| Profit on the item | Threshold with a £1 Bump | Threshold with a £2 Bump |
|---|---|---|
| £5 | 20% | 40% |
| £13 | 8% | 15% |
| £30 | 3% | 7% |
The prices in this example and table are made up: swap in the one Vinted shows you. The lesson stays the same: the lower your profit, the harder a Bump has to work to pay for itself.
Showcase: how many extra sales you need
For Showcase, do the sum by the week: Showcase price ÷ average profit per sale = extra sales needed over 7 days. With a £6 Showcase (made-up price) and £10 average profit, one extra sale is enough. With £4 average profit, you need 2. Vinted says the price rises with the number and value of your listings, so redo the sum each time.
Showcase has one lasting effect: members can follow you from it, and followers keep seeing your items in their Newsfeed after it ends. Vinted says that, on average, followers are 3 times more likely to buy from you than other members. That is Vinted's own figure and an average: someone who follows you already likes your style, so it doesn't prove Showcase creates those purchases. Don't count it as income in your sum.
How to tell if it works for you: the 7-day test
Vinted's stats show views and interactions, not which sales you would have made anyway. Its help pages give no figure on extra sales. The only way to know is to compare on your own stock.
- For Bumps: take 6 comparable items, same type and price range. Bump 3 and leave the other 3 alone.
- After 7 days, count the sales in each group, then what's left after deducting every Bump, including those that sold nothing.
- For Showcase: note your sales from the previous 7 days, buy it, then compare over the next 7 days, without changing prices or adding a big haul in between.
- Run it at least twice. One week proves little, because season and luck weigh heavily on a small number of sales.
When to pay, and when not to
| Your situation | What to do | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Average photos, short description or price too high | Fix it first | Vinted itself advises updating a listing before bumping it |
| A few pounds of profit on the item | Skip the Bump | The break-even threshold gets too high |
| Good margin, seasonal item that needs to go | Test a Bump | The threshold is low, and an unsold seasonal item ties up your money |
| Item unsold for a long time | Lower the price first | It's free, and your followers get notified |
| Fewer than 5 items listed | No Showcase | The feature isn't available to you |
| Many listings matching common searches | Test Showcase | One purchase covers your whole wardrobe |
What to try before paying
Vinted lists several free levers in its tips for selling faster. Use them up before you get your card out:
- Send an offer to anyone who favourites your item or asks about it.
- Set up a discount for buyers who purchase more than one item from you.
- Upload regularly: followers are notified when you list a new item or lower a price.
- Use high-quality photos and detailed descriptions.
- Verify your profile and fill in your About me section.
- Offer different shipping options so buyers have more choice.
The rules to know before you buy
- Set the right price first: during a Bump you can lower the price but not raise it, and lowering it refunds nothing.
- One Bump at a time per item, and it can't be moved to another item or another member.
- If your listing is removed for breaking the Catalogue Rules, neither a Bump nor Showcase is refunded.
- If the item goes into automated review right after upload, the Bump isn't processed and you aren't charged. Review typically takes about 30 minutes, sometimes up to 2 days.
- If an order is cancelled before shipping, the Re-upload item button relists it and the Bump continues until its original expiry date.
- During Showcase, keep at least 5 listings live. Don't worry if you can't see it in your own searches: Vinted says it's visible to other members.
Track what it really earns you
The test only works if your Bumps are deducted from your sales. In a spreadsheet, add a column for them. If you use ResellStats, an iPhone app: when you press Mark as Sold, open Fees, add Other fee and name it "Bump". The amount comes off that sale, and Net profit in the Stats tab reflects it. You can then see whether your bumped items really leave you more than the others.
Two limits to know. The app doesn't connect to your Vinted account, so entry stays manual. And fees are entered sale by sale: for Showcase, spread the cost by hand across that week's sales. A Bump on an item that never sells doesn't show up there, so note it separately if you want the full picture. This is general guidance: Vinted can change its services and prices, and the amount shown at checkout is the one that counts.