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

I went on there for the first time last week as everyone on here talks about it. I was quite appalled at lots of the photos on there to be honest.. not a single one enticed me to want anything.

i appreciate these are not professional photos, but if you are going to take a photo of a dress draped across your bed, at least make the bloody bed!

Bought a bundle of 3 things this week, didn't like 2 of them, one still had tags attached. Selling a tags attached dress which I got, but it's restrictive to walk in, so not for me.

Bought Polishey pens, tried one, thought they were rubbish, sold the rest, brand new.

I was just going to say that, as a size 16, I'm really benefiting from all the WLI users who didn't realise they'd shortly be too thin for their wardrobe 😁

We have a Joseph Joseph stacking bowl set that my SIL bought for us, years ago, and have a couple of other bits that weve been given as gifts. One of the bowls and the sieve broke, so I looked on vinted to see if any were on sale there. I was pretty surprised that almost everything Joseph was BNWT. They surely cant all be unwanted gifts and its pretty expensive (hence me looking on vinted rather than buying new) , would you not return it if you bought and then changed your mind?

I've had some incredible bargains from charities on Ebay - companies give them unsold stock. I've also sold a few new dresses I bought in bulk: it was a discontinued style and I could only find my size in a parcel of five at a redundant-stock warehouse. I got the bundle for twice what my dress cost retail, then sold the other four for the same total price I paid 😎

Like PPs, I'm selling off new stuff I never used, including missed returns. But have you seen those awful videos of bargain-hunters in the sales, just sweeping everything into bin liners and IKEA holdalls without looking at it? They have to be traders, who will sell it all on at more than the sale price.

Sellers regularly offering expensive items - thieves or counterfeiters.

There was a long thread on this a week or two ago with some people assuming that new items had been stolen. Most of the things I sell on Vinted are new with tags and are usually clothing items that I’ve bought and never got round to wearing. I also sell things that I get beauty advent calendars or skin care/perfume edits that I know I won’t use. I buy a lot of clothes, bags, and shoes, and have regular clear outs. I’ve never bought anything to re-sell on Vinted and I’ve never made a profit from anything I’ve sold. When I’m going through my clothes, anything that has been worn more than a handful of times goes in the charity shop bag and the rest gets listed on Vinted or eBay.

Indy case
Things that my mum thinks I want but I don't and she has given it to me because she doesn't want clutter ( she must think I do!)

Clothes that nearly fit, but dont quite fit......and then never will.

Things that I think will be good for a hobby and fill my time up but then cant be arsed with it!
Things that I meant to return but forget to do it in time. ( common one for me!)

I’ve loads of new things with tags. In particular a Chloe dress which I paid about £300 for and when I lost weight skipped past that size.

I sell BNWT on Vinted.

It is stuff I have bought and then never got round to wearing and now it doesn’t fit me (lost a lot of weight recently).

Some people might be reselling or be thieves. I think most are genuine though.

Probably they buy it from outlet, Sports direct, TK max, in a sale etc thinking they can make a few quid profit if it's a brand that does carry more expensive products. Or they try and sell it at the 'pre sale' price.

Stolen
Unwanted gifts
or
Can't be bothered to return them

I’ve sold a few items that were new with tags, all unwanted gifts or clothing the DC have outgrown or decided they don’t like after it’s been sat in a wardrobe for ages.
Ive seen lots of people selling Temu items like handbags trying to make a profit.

I have sold lots of BNWT clothing on vinted and ebay. I buy things to try but if I don't like them on or they don't fit, rarely return but sell instead.
I'm sure there are stolen goods on both sites but there are also lots of people like me.
We are not all thieves as some people insist.

I do not remove the tags from anything until I am about to use/wear it. I also sell BNWT items that have been donated to the chazza where I work. We get a couple of extra quid on each item that way.

Stolen items
Resellers buying in bulk to sell on
People who've put on/lost weight
Stuff brought that can't be returned - too late, too much hassle, Amazon refunded without return but they don't want it anyway etc
Changed hobby or unable to do hobby any more
Unwanted gifts or prizes
House clearance where people died before using it

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.

This is exactly me

To make money.

My sister is a bugger for buying loads of clothes and ‘ forgetting ‘ to return them . I sell lots on her behalf,
none of it is stolen !

Buying things to sell for a profit

Some stuff I stolen or fakes, you can tell as these sellers usually have lots and lots of similar items.

I have odd bits brand new with tags that are unwanted gifts, or things I forgot to return or put in my children's wardrobe and they never got round to wearing, or if I bought stuff for holiday and then didn't use it.

This is the best answer - it's exactly what seems to be happening, and it is a bit depressing that we have a digital ecosystem now in the world which rewards this kind of 'business'. It's why the January sales are so hideous in general now, because all these 'entrepreneurs' are keen to try and flip clothing 😂

Loads of resellers - they buy stuff on sale or from outlets then try and turn a profit

That’s my thinking too. Was looking for a specific fur coat before Xmas. Saw it on Vinted BNWT. Seller saying too late to return, but I know M&S will still let you return after 30 days, but give you a credit voucher.

My thought was that it was stolen goods, as it was still full price in shop, so seller could have got refund of full amount rather than £35 for a £120 item.

I didn’t buy it….

Unwanted gifts
Things I thought I'd wear and then sat in my wardrobe for years / months with the tags on

I'm sure for some people it's stolen items as they have multiple new items from the same brand / shop