To be exasperated by Vinted sellers

I think you're being a bit over the top.
Unfortunately there's no option to stop offers and I get fed up of buyers offering sometimes a lot less than I'm asking. I put that price because I want that price, nothing less.
It's the sellers prerogative to put whatever price they want. They paid for it, it's theirs to do as they wish.
If you don't like it, scroll on till you find something you do.

I don't bother negotiating, either I'm happy with the price or not.
FWIW I'd pay more than 50% for a new item if I knew it was going to fit etc.

I agree. It doesn’t annoy me as such, but I think it’s ridiculous - new or not, if a seller wants people to buy from them with none of the consumer rights, they need to offer an incentive to do so. Expecting to make their money back is crazy.

I've had good experiences on Vinted 99% of the time. I only buy cheap stuff though and never haggle .

I've never negotiated on anything on Vinted. If I see a price at more then I think it's worth it just move on.

yabu. i hate when buyers offer such low prices. if you can get it new on amazon for the same price then go for it.

theyre being unreasonable with prices and will realise with time

you're being unreasonable to not realise they can list at whatever price they fancy

I’m wondering if I’m looking at your item 1 as well! I’ve ‘liked’ an item that very much fits your description but there’s no way I’ll buy it at £40 from vinted plus fees and postage when I can get it new for £55. But it’s a marketplace. I might put in an offer for £30 but seller might reject. It’s their prerogative.

as a seller sometime I reject offers that I might later accept if the item has been on a while. Or if I’m already heading to the shops to post other items.

If it breaks or doesn’t work properly then I can’t return it?

I think if that's a real concern for the particular item then don't get it off Vinted at all tbh.

I buy plenty on Vinted (largely clothes) but don't sell on there. If an item was new and the photos showed the tags still on then I'd pay more than 50% of its original value, as long as the cost including postage worked out less than just getting it brand new from somewhere else.

But stuff on Vinted goes for what someone is willing to pay for it. If they've genuinely overpiced stuff, it won't sell and they'll have to either give up or drop the price. The fact that they are pricing high suggests that in some cases it works for them.

Why not just buy on Amazon? The seller has made clear the price they would like for it, if it is too much for you, buy it brand new from a shop.

As a seller, I get fed up of buyers making ridiculous offers when I have clearly stated that I will not accept them. I was selling an item which was £45 on Amazon for £20 brand new, still in packaging (with a receipt from the shop I purchased from). I made it clear in my listing it was priced to sell and I was not going any lower yet I still got countless offers for £12/13 in the first 24 hours (along with requests to post immediately if accepted). Sold for the full price just over 24 hours after posting.

I disagree. I don't think it's normal for everything to lose half its value the minute it leaves the shop, and 90% of its value once you use it.

Just buy it on Amazon?