Is this a police job? Threatened by Vinted seller

I hope the police take this seriously.

He may well be a little scrote still living with his mummy and probably doesnt have a firearm or any friends, just out of prison or otherwise and doubt the OP is in danger (but totally normal to be scared and to not take any risks) but he could well be a threat to others in his vicinity...it sounds like he has the potential to be.
His messages remind me of the unhinged stuff school scooters write.

I don't know how much info they need to provide to be a seller. It may be that they don't have much on there that makes them traceable so are happy to make silly threats just on the offchance it works.

I know that people who sell steroids etc online often use stuff like anonymous payment mediums that hide their bank account so maybe he's using something like that. Often the websites they use are based in countries where the UK police have no jurisdiction so it's hard to get the IP addressed released like it is over here.

Most likely it's just a muppet though.

In addition to police is it worth tweeting Vinted with a screenshot so they publicly are held to account?

Right - thanks

If you were threatened in the same way, I'm really surprised.

It'll come down to whether they can get the information they need from Vinted. Vinted aren't platformed in the UK, so the international information sharing compliance may not be good or swift. But they can try.

Ebay, for the record, are brilliant.

Do you have a local police station. Print the messages and take them

Yes I would report it. However ive heard of this sort of Vinted scam on numerous occasions. It's just a photo of an air rifle, he could have just got the photo from the internet. I genuinely don't think you're in any physical danger, they're just trying to scare you to extort money from you. But that isn't to say I don't think you should feel scared and to be on the safe side I would call 101 to report it.

Sounds like somebody quite young and immature, but given that anybody with even half a brain would realise they're digging themselves a massive hole with these kind of threats I'd still be a bit concerned that they may be a nutter.

"I'll send my black friends over". 🙄 Yeah, sure you will.

Is that his Vinted username on the screenshot? Can we all report him?

Nothing they could do? Threats with a firearm?!

Yes I'd drop into your nearest police station as soon ax you can if you have one and tell them what's gone on. Better safe than sorry!

Can vented sellers see your address? I thought it was all through third party.
Definitely police worthy.

Yes report it. He sounds totally nuts and dangerous.

These scrotes usually are 'a good boy' in their mums eyes.

Oh, and keep all the packaging from the parcel - it can be traced no matter how it was shipped.

I reported to the police when this happened to me. There wasn't anything they could do but they were really reassuring. I hope it helps them build up a picture and force Vinted to take more responsibility for what happens on their platform

This is clearly malicious and criminal.
You should contact the police immediately. Even if he stole the image from Google, its inclusion is clearly to intimidate. I wouldn’t be ringing 111: 999, or drop in to the local station with the image. They’ll direct you to the right service.

What an awful specimen of manhood. I hope the police throw the book at him, making threats like that. I bet he's a scrawny little no mark whose mum thinks the sun shines out of his arse.

The police aren't to know it's a fake picture and to all intents and purposes nor do you, 'ignorance' ib this case is a winner.

Isn't it? What a vile creature.

Keep trying the police, OP. He's going to have a lovely surprise later when armed officers turn up at his door.

And disgustingly racist

OMG yes! Report it to the police. If he's made a threat to you with a air rifle,I'm sure they would take it seriously.

Does he think the pic of the gun, reference to the safety of your children and claiming he is sending his apparent ex convict mates round to your house is not a threat just because he’s said “this is not a threat”? Give over.

Absolutely call the police. Doesn’t matter if the gun pic is fake and likely an empty threat. This is no normal way to behave over losing out on 50 quid, which as you were offering to send the item back, wasn’t actually any loss to him at all. It’ll take no time at all for the police to get the address on his account and knock on his door, what a wally.