Terms
Updated 29 September 2026
This is a summary in English. The binding terms are the Icelandic text at thriftapp.is/skilmalar/, and where the two differ, the Icelandic applies. The terms describe how the marketplace works and take effect when the app comes out. A final version, reviewed by a lawyer, will be published at that address before then.
About these terms
These terms cover all use of Þrift, including browsing, buying and selling. Salva ehf. operates Þrift.
Definitions
Þrift is the marketplace itself, meaning the app and the website. A seller is a user who lists a piece for sale, and a buyer is a user who buys one. An order is one payment and can include pieces from more than one seller.
Accounts
You can browse without an account. You need one to save pieces, send messages, buy or sell. Sellers verify their identity with Icelandic electronic ID, and each kennitala (Icelandic ID number) can hold one seller account. Age requirements are part of the final terms.
Þrift’s role
The clothes on Þrift are sold by its users. Þrift runs the marketplace, takes the payment, arranges delivery and hosts the messages. It pays the seller only after the piece has been delivered and the buyer’s time to report a problem has passed.
What a seller must do
A seller must own what they sell and describe it accurately, including its condition and any faults. Clothes must be clean and ready to wear. Any alteration, such as shortening or taking in, must be stated in the listing. A seller must send within 3 working days of the sale, or hand the piece over within the deadline for in-person handover. Counterfeit goods and goods that cannot legally be sold are not allowed. Neither is moving a sale outside Þrift to avoid the commission.
What a buyer must do
A buyer pays in the app, collects the piece in time when it is handed over in person, and reports any problem within 48 hours of delivery.
Prices and fees
It costs nothing to list a piece or to keep it listed. The seller sets the price and is responsible for it.
Þrift’s commission is 12% of the sale price, VAT included, and is deducted when the seller is paid. Payouts go to a bank account registered to the seller’s kennitala. The buyer pays ISK 190 buyer protection per order, and delivery at the rates on Dropp’s price list for each seller who ships with Dropp. A piece picked up in person has no delivery charge.
Every fee is shown before payment and on the receipt. The buyer protection amount is reviewed once a year against the consumer price index.
Delivery
Dropp delivers to the delivery point the buyer chooses. When a seller offers in-person handover, it is confirmed with a QR code in the app. The carrier’s own terms apply to the shipment itself. If a piece does not arrive, the process in the next section applies and the buyer is refunded.
Cancellation and refunds
A buyer can ask for an order to be cancelled before it is sent. If the seller agrees, it is refunded in full, delivery included. If a seller does not send in time, the order is cancelled automatically and refunded in full, and the same applies to an in-person handover that does not happen within its deadlines. A piece that does not arrive, or is not as described, is refunded in part or in full, as the case requires. Buyer protection is refunded when nothing in the order arrives. Þrift does not accept returns because a piece does not fit or the buyer has changed their mind.
Messages
Buyers and sellers talk in the app. Users must treat each other with respect, and Þrift can restrict an account for harassment. Messages about an order belong in the app, so they stay with the case if a dispute has to be settled.
What users post
Users keep ownership of what they post. They give Þrift a licence to show it and to use it to run and promote the marketplace, and nothing beyond that.
Breach of the terms
If the terms are broken, Þrift can remove a listing, restrict an account or close it. An account closed for a breach cannot be replaced by a new one on the same kennitala.
Disputes
In a dispute, the first step is to write to thrift@thriftapp.is. The terms are governed by Icelandic law, and any case arising from them is heard by the District Court of Reykjavík (Héraðsdómur Reykjavíkur).
Versions and changes
The terms carry a version number and are shown when you sign up. If they change materially, you are asked to accept them again before you carry on.
Privacy
How personal data is handled is set out in the privacy policy.