ONEVINTAGE WHOLESALE Vintage and Branded Clothing, Netherlands

Company overview

ONEvintage Wholesale is a Dutch wholesaler of vintage and second-hand branded clothing, based at Electronicaweg 2 in Stadskanaal, in the north of the Netherlands, and shipping to shops, resellers and webshops across Europe.

Note that this is a Dutch business, not a British one, whatever the older listing title suggested. The distinction matters for freight: from Stadskanaal a pallet reaches Germany, Belgium or Denmark by road without a Channel crossing or a customs entry.

The founders were resellers first

The company says plainly how it started. The owners sold on Vinted and Marktplaats themselves, demand for vintage branded clothing grew faster than Dutch supply, and they kept having to buy abroad. The wholesale exists because they got tired of that.

That origin explains the product format better than any sales page could. Almost every supplier in this directory sells by the container or the tonne, which is the right unit for an exporter and the wrong unit for one person running a Vinted shop. ONEvintage sells seller boxes of 8, 15 and 25 pieces, bundles built around a single brand or garment type, and kilo boxes for people who want volume. Those are the quantities a reseller actually turns over in a month, which is what someone who has been that reseller would build.

What is on offer

• Bundles grouped by brand or type, for example Ralph Lauren polos, Carhartt t-shirts or Levi's jeans. Useful when you want to test one brand without committing to a mixed box.
• Kilo boxes holding a varied mix of vintage and second-hand clothing, priced per kilo, aimed at resellers, pop-ups and vintage shops buying for spread rather than for a specific label.
• Seller boxes in three sizes: a starter box of 8 pieces, a 15-piece box and a 25-piece box, at published prices of 99.99, 179.99 and 289.99 euro respectively.
• Handpick, either at the Stadskanaal warehouse or as a live video session.

Run the arithmetic on the seller boxes before you order, because it is more informative than the headline prices. The starter works out at about 12.50 euro a piece, the 15-piece box at 12.00 and the 25-piece box at roughly 11.60. That is a shallow discount curve, so there is no real saving in buying more than you can sell. Order the size that matches your actual sell-through and repeat it, rather than tying up cash in a bigger box for a saving of under a euro a garment.

Brands named on the site are Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Lacoste, Levi's, Carhartt, Nike, Adidas and The North Face, alongside NFL, NBA and NHL jerseys and Carhartt and Dickies workwear.

The honesty worth noticing

The FAQ states that the clothing has often been stored for a long time, that it may be dirty or may smell, that the company is too small to clean it, and that buyers should wash it themselves.

Very few suppliers put that in writing. It is the single most useful line on the site, because laundering is a real cost that new resellers routinely forget to price. A garment you paid 12 euro for and then washed, dried and pressed costs more than 12 euro, and if you are listing at 25 the margin is thinner than your spreadsheet says. A supplier who tells you this before you order is being more useful than one who lets you discover it when the box arrives.

The stated quality target is grade A and B+, with a request to read each product description rather than rely on the general claim. Anyone buying across several second-hand clothing suppliers should read that the way it is written: a target the company works towards, described item by item, not a fixed contractual standard. The vocabulary itself is worth knowing before you compare offers, and the grade definitions used across the trade explain what A and B+ normally cover.

Handpick and the two-brand rule

Handpick terms are published rather than negotiated case by case: a minimum spend of 500 euro, a 50 euro deposit, free cancellation up to 48 hours before the appointment, and a requirement to choose at least two brands and five categories.

That last condition looks like a restriction and functions as protection. Without it, the first visitor of the week strips every Ralph Lauren polo in the building and everyone who books after them picks over what is left. Spreading each session across two brands and five categories is what keeps the stock worth visiting, so the rule is in your interest on every visit except your first.

The online video handpick is the more interesting option for buyers outside the Netherlands. You see the actual stock live instead of trusting a photo, without the cost of a trip, which sits between a blind box and a warehouse visit.

Terms and contact

Delivery covers the whole EU through the webshop, with free shipping inside the Netherlands on orders above 500 euro and returns accepted within 30 days. Buyers outside the EU are asked to get in touch, with the caveat that larger volumes are needed to make it viable. Visits to the warehouse are possible by appointment.

This is a small operation and it does not pretend otherwise, which puts it in a different category from the sorting plants that dominate wholesale supply. If you need graded bales by the tonne, look at a sorter instead, and it helps to understand how sorting houses split their output before you choose between the two. If you need forty pieces of recognisable branded vintage that will move on Vinted this month, a container is the wrong tool and this is the right one.

Contact is [email protected] and +31 6 27176689.

Frequently asked questions

Where is ONEvintage Wholesale based?

At Electronicaweg 2 in Stadskanaal, in the north of the Netherlands. It is a Dutch company, not a British one, and it ships across Europe.

What quantities can I buy?

Seller boxes of 8, 15 or 25 pieces, bundles built around one brand or garment type, kilo boxes of mixed stock, or a handpick selection with a 500 euro minimum.

Is the clothing washed before it ships?

No. The company states that items are often stored for long periods, may be dirty or smell, and that it is too small to clean them, so buyers should launder the goods themselves.

What quality does it supply?

The stated target is grade A and B+, and each product description sets out what to expect for that specific item.

Can I visit and pick items myself?

Yes, by appointment. Handpick requires a 500 euro minimum, a 50 euro deposit, at least two brands and five categories, and free cancellation ends 48 hours before the slot. An online video handpick is available if you cannot travel.