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Welsh Mother Says Live Clothing Sales Helped Clear £40,000 Debt

Her account traces a depression-fueled gambling spiral to a turnaround built on second‑hand auctions.

Overview

  • Rachel Grady, 41, from Merthyr Tydfil, says she ran up £40,000 through online gambling and compulsive shopping kept hidden from her husband.
  • She began by buying clothing bundles on eBay and reselling on Vinted before joining live‑selling platform Tilt in October 2024.
  • Within months, she reports earning about £1,000 per auction and roughly £10,000 a month, accelerating her repayments.
  • She says she made the final payment in October 2025 and told her husband about the debt after clearing it.
  • Now a full‑time reseller running Rachel's Vintage Moonstone, she says she has blocked gambling sites and adopted stricter spending habits.