To hate unrealisic Vinted sellers?

I’ve never sold anything on Vinted but I do buy occasionally. I may be wrong but I get the impression that you can’t remove the make an offer function. People have the right to sell their items for the price they wish for. Just because you don’t want to pay it, it doesn’t mean that somewhere along the line someone else wouldn’t consider the price a bargain and buy it. If someone were after a quick sale and were bothered about it not selling immediately then they would accept your offer or lower it. It doesn’t make them “thick” as you so ungraciously like to put it because they rightfully don’t want to accept your lower offer. Maybe you’re not so blessed in the intelligence department yourself because you haven’t worked out what I’ve said for yourself already? I don’t know if it’s intentional, but you come across as entitled. The shoe on the other foot being is that if you really wanted that item enough, you’d pay the extra couple of pounds for it and if not, why are you so bothered by it?

It annoys me when people send unrealistic offers when something is already priced reasonably, as well as items being priced obviously too high.

however it’s the sellers prerogative to ask for they want and hold out if they want to!

and I have a few things that are high-ish prices because of the sentimental value/quality would only sell them for the right price.

I also can’t stand the cheeky messages. Had one recently, pretty kid’s dress. I asked what the brand was. Seller replied that it was unbranded but came from a children’s boutique on TikTok. Er…so? I said thanks. There were very specific reasons why I wanted to know the brand. Would have been ok if she’d left it at that but no, she sent 2 messages over the next week telling me that it was a very good quality dress and then another one a few days later about when she could post it. Just irritated me and would put me off buying anything at all from her

I’ve sold BNWT tags items before, either I bought them in the end of season sale and then eg next summer they don’t fit or I just don’t like it anymore. Sometimes I’ve just missed the window to take back to the shop. It’s all legit!

But you do have to price a lot lower than the original price tag though - it’s still got to be significantly cheaper after fees and postage than it would be in the shop otherwise people will just buy from the shop where they can return if it doesn’t fit or if there is some other issue. Some people don’t seem to get this when they list BNWT tags items for only a small fraction cheaper than original price.

So you’d prefer 0 money than some Money?

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If its cost me more in terms of time to pack well then (I get excellent feedback on this on every sale, I do think many buyers value this) time to make the journey to the parcel shop then yes.

I’m kind of amazed at how people on this thread are genuinely angry that sellers are rejecting their offers. You’re not entitled to have your offer accepted just because you happen to think it’s a fair price. Sellers don’t have to be grateful for your offer. Just because something’s been listed for a long time, that doesn’t mean you’re doing them some sort of favour by offering to take it off their hands. People are well aware that their item will sell more quickly if they make it cheaper, but if they aren’t bothered about a quick sale, that’s entirely up to them. They can do what they want with their own stuff. If it’s not bothering them having the item in storage for ages they don’t need to accept lower offers.

It’s not how I sell - I generally prefer to shift things quickly. But that doesn’t mean everyone has to. Just because you want something, that doesn’t mean the seller is wrong for not letting you have it.

I also don’t get why people are so angry when items are listed for more than they cost new. If you know something listed for £50 is on sale in the shops for £45 then buy it from the shops for £45 instead of picking a row with the seller. Obviously the seller is being ridiculous, but that’s up to them. Just move on.

But I wouldn't go out of my way to post one item for £1, no. HTH.

But you can only offer a maximum of 40% below asking price - and £1 is the lowest price you can offer regardless of the starting price. Therefore for anyone to offer you £1 means you can’t be listing at more than about £1.60 anyway. Is that worth your time?

It's essentially a time versus money equation. Time has a value too and is often undervalued.

For me, it's only worth posting something for £1/£2 if I've sold some other stuff that I'm posting as well. So if I'm already parcelling up a load of other stuff, I'm more likely to accept offers. But I wouldn't go out of my way to post one item for £1, no. HTH.

I don’t mind the crazy offers, I mostly reject them.

What amuses is the abuse I get for my prices.

I sold some discontinued items at many times their value (£2 items sold for £35) because that’s what they were selling for. A few people were incandescent with rage!

I don’t accept offers as there is no obligation for the buyer to complete the sale when you accept- just a waste of time.

If you don’t want to pay the price listed, then don't.

So why do you use a platform set up for just that?

I reject offers like that because I’ve offered it at a (reasonable) price and I’m not in a Moroccan market. We are not bartering here. I’d rather not sell than engage in that.

I’ve never used vinted, but I used to sell on eBay with offers and regularly got people offering 50p or £1 lower than the asking price, and believe it or not sometimes I’d reject them because I’d think ‘what a tight bastard, just pay the extra few pence’ 🤣

I always sold the items in the end whether I accepted offers or not though so that probably makes a difference. I think there’s definitely a middle ground with offers. Too low = cheeky, too close to the asking price = tight penny pincher. If they haven’t sold it for months though then they’re delusional.

So you’d prefer 0 money than some Money?

I favourite things just for my own reference. You can turn the notification off in settings on the app so that the seller isn't notified if you favourite an item.

Usually when you favourite an item sellers drop the price.

I have loads in my favourites. Often because I’m browsing for the children and will then later ask them to remove anything they don’t like and then over the next few weeks likely buy everything else unless I’m waiting to see if they lower the price. Obviously sometimes I then miss out of stuff but if I really wanted it I’d just buy it straight away.

I’m one of those. I don’t take offer simply because I’m in no rush to sell. AND I can’t be bothered with the whole logistics of selling if it’s not for a certain price. 🤷‍♀️ If I don’t sell and really need to get rid of the items, I’ll give them to charity, simple.

And they did what? I’m guessing bugger all.

That doesn’t make sense.

I would ignore that. They chose to use Vinted - that means they’re open to offers.

You’re perfectly entitled to refuse offers - but not to get annoyed that people make offers. You chose a platform that allows this. Simply refuse and move on.

Favourites are like a wishlist. Also you can favourite things and wait for them to be reduced by the seller. Once they do that put in a lower offer and hope for the best. Often sellers will take the offer.

Comments like this baffle me. The OP has clearly stated in her post that the key factor here is the item hasn’t sold in 17 months.

So it’s completely different to your example