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Get your app into the thrift haul.

Outpaced finds the wardrobe clearers, thrift flippers and budget style hunters your app is for, and writes the haul stories, selling tips and clear-out confessions they save.

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the jacket i nearly gave to the charity shop ended up…

screenshots every first-time seller needs in their camera roll >>>

i dare you to sell the pile on your chair without taking a single listing photo…

  • The wardrobe clearer
  • The thrift flipper
  • The budget style hunter
  • The live-auction regular

Who it’s for.

The people your shopping apps posts are written for, one persona at a time.

  • The wardrobe clearer

    A full rail, a 'maybe' pile and rent due. Wants the pile gone and some money back.

  • The thrift flipper

    A student or new grad who thrifts on Saturday and lists on Sunday, still learning what sells.

  • The budget style hunter

    Wants the Pinterest look secondhand, on a budget. Saves every 'how she finds it' post.

  • The live-auction regular

    Joins live sales after work for vintage and collectibles. Loves the countdown and the bid.

How it works here.

Strategy, content, distribution and routines, set up for shopping apps.

  1. 01

    Strategy

    Learns what sells, and to whom

    Audience research reads thrifting and reseller subreddits, app reviews and viral comments, then proposes personas like the wardrobe clearer, with pains, objections and a quote it actually read.

  2. 02

    Content

    Haul stories, not listings

    Each carousel is for one persona and one funnel stage, in native formats like paper notes and text threads. Hooks open a loop the post pays off, and your own photos come first.

  3. 03

    Distribution

    Posted from accounts that thrift

    Warmed accounts come with weeks of real activity in thrift and resale feeds, run by a person who scrolls them. Approved posts publish to TikTok and Instagram at the next free slot.

  4. 04

    Routines

    A listing day for your posts

    Write a prompt like 'remix this week's viral hauls for first-time sellers', set the days, and a routine queues the drafts. Nothing posts until you swipe to approve it.

What do new resellers struggle with after a thrift haul?

Reddit research

Audience language · Reddit

r/Flipping · r/ThriftStoreHauls

New flippers can find good pieces. The hard part is knowing what will sell.

  1. 1.4Kr/Flippingfirst month reselling thrifted clothes, what actually sells?
  2. 2.3Kr/ThriftStoreHaulsfound this for $4, keep it or list it?
  • "my sold list is tiny, my drafts are huge"u/example_1 on r/Flipping · 226 points · 9 Oct
  • "i can't tell if it's vintage or just old"u/example_2 on r/ThriftStoreHauls · 341 points · 18 Oct
ThemeThreadsQuotes
What sells2116
Pricing a find1512
Photos and listings118

IllustrativeExample data for an example niche. Not real accounts.

Content for every stage.

Every carousel has one job. Each format names the hook template it follows from our viral-hooks playbook.

Catch thrifters and clear-out sellers mid-haul, before they've picked an app.

  • POV storytimeL2 · Top of funnel

    pov: you swore you'd only sell three things, but the whole rail is on the bed now

    Clear-out chaos is the start of the resale loop; the 'but' gives the POV its turn, and the bed photo shows it.

    Playbook · POV with a contrast

  • Apple Notes listL1 · Top of funnel

    what's the strangest thing you've ever sold online?

    Literal questions do well, and every seller has an answer, so the comments fill up before any app appears.

    Playbook · Question cover, answer on the swipe

  • iMessage conversationL1 · Top of funnel

    saw this and thought of you-

    Thrift finds get sent to one friend. The reveal is a person-shaped reason: 'it's your size and you've wanted one for years'.

    Playbook · Fragment cover, message on the last slide

Be the account that knows how selling works, so your app feels like the obvious place.

  • Paper notesL3 · Middle of funnel

    unspoken rules of every saturday car boot:

    Insider rules flatter people who already thrift, if they're specific: 'if you pick it up, you've half bought it'.

    Playbook · Unspoken rules of every …

  • Tweet screenshotsL2 · Middle of funnel

    you're not bad at selling. your photos are just taken at 11pm under the big light.

    First sellers blame themselves. It absolves them and points at a fixable thing, daylight, not the brand.

    Playbook · You're not X, you just...

  • Reasons whyL2 · Middle of funnel

    things i thought were junk in my mum's loft (they weren't)

    Each flip is a specific find, like a 90s fleece, which is the whole thrift-to-resell loop in one slide.

    Playbook · I thought: / I realised:

When they're ready to list or bid, make your app the way the post ends.

  • Countdown to #1L3 · Bottom of funnel

    every way i've tried to clear my wardrobe, ranked by how much actually left the house >>

    Comparing ways to sell is where the decision happens; counting down keeps your app for #1.

    Playbook · Worst … ranked countdown

  • Photo dumpL3 · Bottom of funnel

    i didn't think a pile of old band tees would cover my train pass but here we are

    Scepticism then surprise reads as someone reporting. It's a story about a first sale, with no earnings screenshot.

    Playbook · Surprised product admission

What we’d post.

Example carousels, written as if leading apps in this niche made them.

Playbook

Hook template

Story

Stage

Niche photo

the jacket i nearly gave to the charity shop ended up…

Example DepopGet found

screenshots every first-time seller needs in their camera roll >>>

Example VintedBuild trust

i dare you to sell the pile on your chair without taking a single listing photo…

Example WhatnotMake the sale

Depop, Vinted and Whatnot are shown as examples only, to illustrate the content Outpaced would create for this industry. They aren't Outpaced customers and aren't affiliated with or endorsed by Outpaced.

FAQ

Not unless they're true and yours to claim. Carousels may only state your product truths and allowed claims, and never-words are enforced, so 'make £1,000 a month' can't slip into a first-sale story.

One persona per carousel. The agent suggests accounts to launch, each a persona and an angle with a sample hook and a funnel role, like a clear-out diary for sellers and a budget-finds page for buyers.

Photos come from your own library first, then stock, and you can tweak any slide in the studio. Real hauls from your community make the best covers.

Results track views, likes, comments, shares and saves per post and account. 'What's working' ranks formats, hooks and personas against your own median, and winning angles get picked more often.

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