To wonder why so many people are selling brand new things on Vinted

Thought of this thread while putting on a pair of jeans I've worn twice - and have shrunk in the wash 😬

Will list on ebay, with measurements etc, and replace them at more than I get for them. Don't wash your Zara jeans at 40°, folks!

any actual evidence for this? Or just 'I've decided in my head' nonsense?

It seems like 'so much' new stuff because new stuff sells better. People cba to go to the effort of cleaning, photographing, listing (and then packaging and posting) something that's been worn a few times that either won't get sold at all, or will make about a quid, if that. So older/used stuff doesn't get listed as often, therefore the amount of 'new' items seems disproportionate. Other than the resellers, most people will only have a few new items listed, for all of the perfectly legitimate reasons mentioned by pps - not because they're all stolen!

Oh and also people fib, the things have been worn/used once or twice, either with the tags kept on, or reattached.

I had dozens of items BNWT. I don’t take tags off until I wear something and often I would buy ‘in case’. I did the same for my DD. Very wasteful and lots of items just not worn.

I put the whole lot on Vinted and it’s shifting slowly.

I’ve literally just listed a load things new with tags on Vinted today.

Some of my daughter’s - bought ahead (in sales) and stashed and then either didnt fit her by the time it was seasonally appropriate, she decided she didn’t like it, or other people bought her stuff as gifts and we just ended up with more than we needed.

The ones of mine - bought, tried on, genuinely thought I liked them and would wear them and it turns out I just haven’t. One is a lovely top but I just have others I like better so it never gets reached for. Another is a top I felt sure I would figure out the right bra to wear underneath it but that never happened. A beautiful occasion dress I bought for a wedding but then right before the event I saw and fell in love with something else (which happened to be a complete bargain). Another outfit I never quite figured out how to style it/ be confident enough to wear it. These are things I bought 6 months to a year ago. And I’m no longer keeping things if they’re just not going to be worn. I’d rather try and get some cash back.

This is like eBay when it first started.

Not on Vinted, but once I bought a summer dress on clearance in October and ended up selling it because I got pregnant that December.
Couldn’t you have worn it afterwards?

I bought a dress in a style that used to suit me when I was heavily pregnant to wear once I was ready. The dam thing didnt suit me as my proportions had changed. My weight was the same as it had been previously but my shape was different.
I was seriously gutted!

Reselling items, frequently from charity shops to make a profit.

I understand about clothes in terms of the fit, losing or gaining weight but how are loads of people buying expensive household items they suddenly realise they dont want or like, but then not taking them back? Im not especially organised but if id bought something for eg £30-50, I think id want the money back from the shop, rather than hope someone would pay nearly full price on vinted...

No. My ribs expanded permanently and I seem to be permanently up a cup size.

Vast majority?

from the responses on here I’d say it’s mostly bad organisation

I used to buy A LOT of clothes! I’ve calmed down now, but I’ve also lost quite a bit of weight, so I have lots of clothes that are new with tags that don’t fit, so I’ve been selling them on Vinted. I don’t sell them for more than I paid, but it’s good to get some money back and also clear some wardrobe space. I’ve also bought some nwt stuff from there too, but don’t buy half as much as I used to!
I really like Vinted - I sold on eBay for years, but find it’s much slower to sell there now and find listing on Vinted much quicker.

Vast majority of brand new stuff will be stolen.

Either unwanted gifts or they missed the return.

Couldn’t you have worn it afterwards?

Yes working fine, I’ve been selling and buying last night and today.

You're right though I'm not complaining. I got a beautiful brand new Principles dress for a wedding on there for £3! It may just be stuff that people want to get rid of

Frequently I don’t return stuff that doesn’t for or look right - really need to try harder with it. Or stuff bought on Vinted which isn’t right on me. Am losing weight right now so not taking tags off anything until I am certain I will wear it more than a few times. All goes on Vinted at some point. My Vinted habit is largely self funding this way!

I often sell clothes that I haven’t worn. Usually because I’ve changed weight, or decided that the colour, or something else isn’t quite right.

In my case:
Lost the receipt
Missed return date
Unwanted gift
Bought to diet into and then by the time I did found it either didn’t suit me, occasion bought for had passed or it was now wrong season

I often ordered clothes online, they were too tight, but I was convinced that one day I would fit into them. Guess what?!!!

Is vinted even working these days? Uninstalling and reinstalling the app is not working at all these past 24 hours!

If I buy anything new, I never take the tags/labels off until I actually wear it or use it. It's worth more if you want to sell it and it has the tags. I drum it into the children too.

I was also reading that people are having to make more use of space these days as young people can't afford to move out. It's hard to move to a bigger house. So generally, we can't afford to hang on to too much stuff.

I must admit I have never used Vinted, it looks more arduous than eBay and not that cheap

Some will be unwanted sale mistakes, some nicked, some will be stuff that people have had ages and not used. Some will be bought in sales like Next to sell on

YES!!! And show the measurements & fabric/care label. I much prefer buying from ebay because sellers try a bit harder there, and the returns process is less punitive.