How to Track Your Sales and Profit (Beginner)
Selling on Vinted, eBay or Depop? This guide shows you how to track what you buy and sell, and see your real profits — without any accounting knowledge.
Goal: Know how much you earn per item and track your margin easily.
What You Need to Track
You'll need two simple tables:
one for purchases, and one for sales.
You can do this in Excel, Google Sheets, or directly in Tissuco.
1. Your Purchased Items
Each row = one item you bought.
- SKU (unique ID, e.g. TSHIRT001)
- Purchase date
- Purchase price
- Extra costs (shipping to you, cleaning, Vinted boost, etc.)
- Storage location (optional)
2. Your Sales
Each row = one sale.
- SKU
- Sale date
- Sale price
- Discount (if you offered one)
- Extra fees (like a paid boost or shipping you covered yourself)
Keep things updated — even a few entries a week make a difference.
Basic Formulas (for Excel or Sheets)
Here are simple formulas you can copy and paste.
- total_cost_per_item = purchase_price + extra_costs
- net_profit = sale_price - total_cost_per_item
- margin_% = IF(sale_price>0; net_profit / sale_price; 0)
- days_to_sell = sale_date - purchase_date
Example (Excel layout)
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| B | Sale date |
| C | Sale price |
| D | Discount |
| E | Extra fees (boost or shipping) |
| J | Purchase price |
| L | Purchase date |
Formulas to copy:
=J2+E2→ total cost per item=(C2-D2)-(J2+E2)→ net profit=IF(C2>0;((C2-D2)-(J2+E2))/C2;0)→ margin %=B2-L2→ days to sell
Example Table
| SKU | Purchase date | Purchase price | Fees | Sale date | Sale price | Discount | Net profit | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSHIRT001 | 2025-10-01 | 9.90 | 0.60 | 2025-10-10 | 25.00 | 2.00 | 12.50 | 50.0% |
| JEAN002 | 2025-10-02 | 8.00 | 0.40 | 2025-10-12 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 9.60 | 53.3% |
Net profit formula:
(net_profit) = (sale_price - discount) - (purchase_price + fees)
Your Simple Routine
Weekly (10-15 min)
- Add new purchases
- Add new sales
- Update stock status (in stock / sold)
Monthly (30 min)
- Check your total profit
- Compare margins by item type or brand
- Adjust what you buy based on your best results
Save Time with Tissuco
Tissuco makes tracking faster:
add your items and sales, and the app automatically calculates your profit, margin, and stock value.
Stay consistent, even if you're just starting out.
Tracking your numbers is the easiest way to see what really makes you money.
