How to Mark an Item as Sold on Depop Manually

How to Mark an Item as Sold on Depop Manually

As a Depop seller, making a sale is an exciting moment. It’s a sign your hard work is paying off. But after the initial celebration, a crucial administrative task follows: updating the listing. You have two main options—marking the item as sold or deleting the listing entirely.

Understanding the difference between these actions is vital for managing your online store effectively. One choice helps build your brand's reputation, while the other removes the item from sight forever.

This guide will walk you through exactly how to mark an item as sold on Depop, why it’s often the better choice for growing your shop, and how to delete a listing when necessary. We’ll also show you how to automate this process to save time and scale your entire resale business.

Marking as Sold vs. Deleting a Listing on Depop

When an item is no longer available, you must update its status on Depop to prevent other users from purchasing it. Your two choices are marking it as sold or deleting it, and they have very different outcomes for your store.

What Happens When You Mark an Item as Sold?

Marking a Depop listing as sold is the recommended option for most sellers. This action prevents anyone else from buying the item but keeps the listing visible on your profile.

The primary benefit is that it preserves all the valuable social proof you've accumulated. The listing, along with its likes, comments, and any reviews associated with the sale, remains intact. This history can be a powerful tool, as potential buyers can see your sales record and positive feedback, which builds trust and encourages them to purchase from you.

A user might want to keep a Depop listing and mark it as sold if it garnered many good reviews and comments that could help their Depop store.

What Happens When You Delete a Listing?

Deleting a Depop listing is a more permanent action. When you delete a listing, it is completely removed from the platform and will no longer be visible to other users. This also means that all associated comments and reviews are removed along with it.

This action is irreversible. Deleted listings on Depop are permanently removed, and you will not be able to reactivate or recover them. If you later decide to relist the same product, you will need to create a new listing from scratch.

While Depop's policy is to retain transactional data like the item description and price for record-keeping purposes, this information is not visible or accessible to you or the public.

How to Mark an Item as Sold on Depop: A Step-by-Step Guide

The process for marking a listing as a Depop sold item is straightforward. Following these steps ensures your inventory is accurate and you retain your sales history.

Step 1: Open the Depop App

Begin by launching the Depop application on your phone. The app icon looks like a lowercase "d" on a red background. This is your starting point for all listing management.

Step 2: Navigate to Your Profile

Once the app is open, go to your profile page. You can do this by tapping the profile icon located in the lower right corner of the screen. Your profile page displays all of your active and sold listings.

Step 3: Select the Listing

Scroll through your items and find the specific listing that you want to mark as sold. Tap on it to open the full listing details page.

Step 4: Open the Menu

In the top right corner of the listing page, you will see a three-dot menu icon. Tap this icon to reveal a list of actions you can take for that specific item.

Be aware that the icon's appearance can vary. It may be a horizontal icon (•••) or a vertical one (⋮), but it will always be in the top-right corner of the listing.

Step 5: Tap "Mark item as sold"

In the menu that appears, look for the option "Mark item as sold." This option should be located near the middle of the menu.

If you don't see it immediately, you may need to scroll down until you find it. It's important to note that if an item is already marked as sold, this option will not be visible in the menu.

Step 6: Confirm Your Choice

After tapping "Mark item as sold," a confirmation prompt will appear. Tap "OK" to proceed. This finalizes the action, and your item will now be officially marked as sold.

Step 7: Verify the Update

After confirming, you can refresh the page by swiping down from the top of your screen. You will now see that the phrase "This item has been sold" has been added to the listing's description. From this point on, no one will be able to purchase that item.

For an extra visual confirmation, you can close the Depop app and open it again. When you navigate back to your profile, the listing will now have a prominent "SOLD" watermark over the main image.

How to Delete Sold Listings on Depop

While marking items as sold is usually preferable, there may be times you want to permanently remove a listing. Perhaps it was a test listing, or you simply want to clean up your profile. Here’s how to delete sold listings on Depop.

Step 1: Open the App and Go to Your Store

Just like before, start by opening the Depop application on your phone. Navigate to the page of your store by tapping the profile icon in the bottom right.

Step 2: Find the Listing to Delete

Once you spot the listing that needs to be deleted, tap on it to open the item's page.

Step 3: Access the Listing Options

Go to the right corner of your screen and select the three-dot menu icon (which some sources refer to as the "Sidebar" option). This will bring up the menu for your listing.

Step 4: Choose the Delete Option

In the menu, find the "Listing Actions" section or simply look for the "delete item" option. This option might be located at the bottom of the screen, sometimes next to a trash can icon. Tap the delete button.

Step 5: Confirm the Deletion

A confirmation pop-up will appear to ensure you want to permanently delete the item. You must confirm the deletion by tapping "Ok".

An additional tab may appear on the screen during this process. Do not close it, as it will be automatically closed once the app is done removing your product.

Consequences of Deletion

Once you confirm, the Depop application will remove the listing permanently. It will be gone from your page, and all its data, including likes and comments, will be erased. The deleted listing will not be recoverable, and you cannot reactivate it.

Streamline Your Resale Business with Reeva

Manually marking items as sold on Depop is simple enough for one or two sales. But what happens when you're selling 10-15 items a day, as Reeva user AlistairBP does? Or when you're cross-listing your inventory on Poshmark, eBay, and Mercari? Managing sold items across multiple platforms becomes a significant administrative burden.

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Instantly Delist Sold Items Everywhere

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Conclusion: Work Smarter, Not Harder

Managing your Depop listings effectively is a key part of running a successful resale shop. Knowing how to mark an item as sold is essential for maintaining an accurate inventory while preserving the valuable social proof that helps you attract new customers. While deleting a listing is an option, its permanence means you lose all the likes, comments, and review history associated with it.

The manual process is manageable at first, but as your business grows, these small tasks add up, taking time away from sourcing, listing, and selling. This is where leveraging technology can make all the difference.

We designed our platform to handle the repetitive, time-consuming parts of reselling—like delisting sold items across platforms, creating new listings, and managing your finances. With powerful automation, you can prevent overselling, increase your listing speed, and gain the insights needed to scale effectively on Depop, Poshmark, eBay, and more.

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