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Items stolen from me are now on Vinted. Can I find out who is selling them?

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SatsumaZoom · 31/05/2024 13:13

There is no way of contacting customer services... is there anything I can do I feel so angry about it.

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justfornow1 · 01/06/2024 13:58

SatsumaZoom · 01/06/2024 13:22

@starrypineapple I will do! Annoyingly they've got ten days to post it so I have got to play the waiting game.... I will post on here as soon as I have news...

Thanks for the support! I was so frustrated yesterday but now feel like I have at least done something about finding them myself!!

Well done, that must have been maddening to do.

Hopefully they'll post straight away as the CF's will surely want to offload everything asap.

Justsomethoughts · 01/06/2024 13:52

You could say you want to buy a large number of the items on sale and would like to collect to reduce postage. You can say you live in the same city as their rough location is usually written there in the profile.

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SatsumaZoom · 01/06/2024 13:22

@starrypineapple I will do! Annoyingly they've got ten days to post it so I have got to play the waiting game.... I will post on here as soon as I have news...

Thanks for the support! I was so frustrated yesterday but now feel like I have at least done something about finding them myself!!

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starrypineapple · 01/06/2024 13:01

SatsumaZoom · 01/06/2024 11:33

@starrypineapple thank you! I don't shop with Vinted so I wasn't sure how it worked. Have now ordered one of the items. Fingers crossed it works!!

keep us posted! i'm invested in your hopeful success 😀

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SatsumaZoom · 01/06/2024 11:33

@starrypineapple thank you! I don't shop with Vinted so I wasn't sure how it worked. Have now ordered one of the items. Fingers crossed it works!!

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starrypineapple · 01/06/2024 10:59

if you buy off vinted, they hold the funds until you say everything is ok. you click that it isn't eg faulty, damaged etc and create a return. the seller shouldn't get your money but you should get their address, police informed, vinted refund you and voila your miss marpling is complete! and hopefully police can then also recover your other items as a bonus.

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SatsumaZoom · 01/06/2024 10:38

@stopringingme thank you I am going to try this this morning and buy the item they are selling off cheapest!!

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Tagyoureit · 31/05/2024 19:51

There's [email protected] which says its for the police to contact them but it's worth a try. Good luck getting your stuff back!

Items stolen from me are now on Vinted. Can I find out who is selling them?
stopringingme · 31/05/2024 18:22

@SatsumaZoom

[email protected] they are usually quite quick to respond

Buy an item using inpost HOME delivery - this is delivered by royal mail and has the sellers address on the label. - this is only an option if the seller offers this courier option.

SilentSilhouette · 31/05/2024 17:57

SatsumaZoom · 31/05/2024 13:46

I have gone back to the police but I don't think they have the time to deal with such a small crime. But I will keep trying! I just don't want them getting away with it! I want the police to take it seriously but I understand how busy they are :(

If they're worth a lot of money, then you could buy an item from the seller, then once you've received it, claim it is faulty and ask to return it. You'll then get sent the return address and can notify the police as the person is handling stolen goods.

Hopefully the police can take it from there...

EatTheGnome · 31/05/2024 17:45

Any chance of making an appointment to pay cash in hand amd on collection and just walking off with them, telling them to call the police if they fancy their chances because they will come off worse.

AllstarFacilier · 31/05/2024 17:37

Can you buy one and then when it arrives, arrange a return? Then you can pass their address on to the police. Did you report the theft at the time?

MouseMama · 31/05/2024 16:59

Could you try to get their name and address details by making a purchase or messaging them and then file a civil claim for civil fraud such as tort of deceit against them for compensation with the evidence you have?

sf99 · 31/05/2024 15:03

I have rung the police again and they have said they doubt theyll be able to get the items back

We pay high taxes for what, police that can't deal with a straightforward theft?!

Beersforbribes · 31/05/2024 14:58

You could also type their username into some of the Facebook vinted groups. if they’ve ever posted on there trying to sell, it’ll come up with their fb profile.

Beersforbribes · 31/05/2024 14:55

Buy them and then try to return? You’d be able to get their address that way.

jackstini · 31/05/2024 14:51

Contact them and say you want to buy them as a bundle and will collect them?

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SatsumaZoom · 31/05/2024 14:49

@sf99 no we lent out some outfits for a charity fashion show and they were stolen from there. I own a small independent clothing shop and they have our unique bar codes on.

I have rung the police again and they have said they doubt theyll be able to get the items back but they may be able to get their ID from vinted and pay them a little visit.... Thats all I want really now I just want them to not get away with it!

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ComtesseDeSpair · 31/05/2024 14:43

SatsumaZoom · 31/05/2024 13:46

I have gone back to the police but I don't think they have the time to deal with such a small crime. But I will keep trying! I just don't want them getting away with it! I want the police to take it seriously but I understand how busy they are :(

You’d be surprised. Presumably these items are unique enough that you know they are yours, of great enough value to have been a target of theft, and have some sort of identifiable marking which demonstrate they are yours? My brother successfully involved the police when he saw his stolen bicycle being sold on Gumtree, it had some unique modifications and was tagged and the police are ultimately quite interested in their metrics and closing cases as solved.

EsmeSusanOgg · 31/05/2024 14:43

SatsumaZoom · 31/05/2024 14:41

@EsmeSusanOgg there are a lot of items, and for a while the thief would then have a lot of my money I imagine, but you might be right it might be worth a try hmmm

Utterly frustrating. Just thinking about the quickest way of regaining your items.

sf99 · 31/05/2024 14:43

You can report the items via Vinted...

But to be honest all Vibted can do is take off post. Than the seller will go and sell on eBay, etc.

Were the items stolen from your home?

Itsthedress · 31/05/2024 14:43

Inquire if you can collect in person? You might get an address. Then give it to Police.

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SatsumaZoom · 31/05/2024 14:41

@EsmeSusanOgg there are a lot of items, and for a while the thief would then have a lot of my money I imagine, but you might be right it might be worth a try hmmm

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SatsumaZoom · 31/05/2024 14:40

@goingdownfighting is it possible to do this and then cancel? I don't especially want to give this person any more money!

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