To be perplexed by some of the photos on Vinted?

[Champagneforeveryone]

Admittedly I'm Very Old. I therefore expect a certain amount of modern ideas to pass me by, but even so.

My new obsession hobby is Vinted. I have nothing to sell because I am old and unfashionable, and I wear my clothes until they wear out. I have however spent some time recently replenishing my wardrobe from its hallowed portals.

I now find myself looking for some new jeans (my current ones having all mysteriously shrunk) so naturally toddled off for a browse, thrilled with the idea that I might pick up a couple pairs for a bargain price. I have however found myself somewhat intimidated by the photos of them being worn, as the wearers are invariably toned and pretty. That aside, the shenanigans they've got up to in order to sell their loot is amazing. One photo shows a girl in the woods with her jeans half unbuttoned and in her bra. Another is a girl thrown backwards over the kitchen sink. Most of them have the jeans at half mast (as my grandmother would have said) All sultry eyes and pouting lips.

Ive thoroughly enjoyed the experience and admire their dedication to get a sale, but I simply cannot buy a pair of jeans from a woman cavorting in the woods in her underwear (though admittedly I may not actually be the target demographic) I fear I may have to slink back to eBay where jeans are photographed much more mundanely on mannequins, coat hangers, or even at a push on beds <sad face>

They're probably not aimed at you, but male buyers... Are they priced much higher than normal?

Genuinely never seen anything like you are describing.

I sell and buy a lot on Vinted and have never seen any photos like you're describing!

The listings were for Levi's jeans specifically, not sure if that would make a difference? I'm guessing the Per Una listings are less likely to have their models artistically draped.

Not priced any different mehday, just appears to be young women selling their unwanted clothes. I rather wish I had the creativity (and flexibility!) to advertise like that 😆

I've noticed this too! I'm in my early 30s and even then I think a lot of the photos are quite risqué. I sell quite a lot on Vinted, but the items are either photographed on the floor or on a hanger.

It's clearly aimed at men who have a fetish for used women's clothing. If they win I can bet that they ask the previous owner not to wash the item.

A lot of the items do seem to be modelled by the seller on Vinted but usually just photos from nights out in my experience. I don't mind that as you can see how the item fits, rather than just being slightly screwed up and plonked on someone's bed.

eBay is the devil's work. Far too many fees and scammers on it nowadays.

It isn't just jeans, I was looking for a lace top to go over something else, so very creatively searched for "lace top". 😅 The first page, almost straight away, had a fair few being "modelled" in the way the OP describes, some wouldn't look out of place in lingerie ads to be honest. As far as I can tell they're regular prices and aimed at women who might want to buy them.

peekatyou I've seen those sort of ads <purses lips> and these are not them.

They're not slutty photos meant to attract dirty old men. They're young girls / women posing in the items in various stages of dishevelment / undress. Most of them look great and fair play to them, but how their minds go from "I'll pop those jeans on Vinted" to "no need for a top, off to the woods I go" is beyond me.

I've never used Vinted. I'm going to have to have a look now....😂

They're not slutty photos meant to attract dirty old men.

You don’t need to go off the the woods, the spare room will do. I had a wardrobe clear out of stuff I will never wear again and stuck them on ebay. When I buy clothes, I like to see what they will look like on rather than draped over the back of a chair so I modelled them for the listing.

I got messaged loads of “compliments” from presumably males. No idea who eventually bought the stuff. I sold all of it.

Nobody asked me to leave it unwashed.

I must admit I don't browse much on Vinted but I've never seen ads like you describe. Are you sure you're on Vinted?

I really don't think they're actually aimed at males. I would consider myself quite fashionable and buy and sell a lot on Vinted. I follow a lot of fashion and life style influencers and I know some I follow post photos of themselves wearing the pieces that they have used on social media. I have also come across slightly more tacky / risqué snaps similar to what you're describing (not in the woods though), and would assume that as they're posted by younger sellers in their early 20's who are much more forward and provocative with their selfies and poses that they're just the way they take pics for their social media. I've noticed that younger people in general have a very different way of posing for photos and trying to make themselves look / feel better in pictures and just end up looking a tad ridiculous to me but I think it's more normalised amongst their social / friend groups

Definitely Vinted stickofveg 😉

majorcamaiden you've put it perfectly. I've managed to screenshot and edit the woodland photo which first caught my attention. I just couldn't see myself wearing a pair of jeans that had started life so exuberantly 😆

That is odd! (Those jeans don’t fit her either…)
I just photo things on a hanger on the back of a door..

I noticed this on vinted too...proper looking photo shoots! The sexiness I think is just how young women are programmed to present themselves, but I guess too it's about getting 'followers' who might buy more of your old stuff if they like the lewk and are the same size? It's not just about putting it on a hanger or laying it flat, it's about presenting the item as part of some sort of curated life, which the buyer could have a part of too if they purchase it?

Most amusing to this old bird.

First search of 'mini dress' brings up this. But you can tell from her number of sales and the rest of her clothing and images that this is just the way she dresses and poses. Who knows why this photo was taken and who it was meant for. But she obviously thinks she looks good so she's included it in the listing. Not for male attention, but because it will also get the attention of younger girls who thinks she looks good and hope the dress will also look as good on them. Not my taste, but not aimed at men either (at least when shared on Vinted, the original recipient on the other hand....?)

I buy and sell a fair bit on Vinted and photos of the owner wearing the item puts me right off!

Me too JudgeRindersMinder.

I tend to agree, especially when the seller claims the item is new without tags and "never been worn" as was the case with the dress the seller is wearing in the photo I posted below 🙄

I buy and sell a fair bit on Vinted and photos of the owner wearing the item puts me right off!

I’m the complete opposite. I’ve had more failures buying stuff shown hanging on the back of a door.

If you are buying secondhand, it’s a bit silly to pretend nobody else has worn it before.

Well, it makes a change from the usual pics of unironed bobbly crap!

I’ve noticed this, too. It’s weird!

Never seen these kinds of pictures! I thought you meant the blurry pictures where it's difficult to actually see the item. Or the ones who have put a close up of the (generic) label as the main listing picture!

I find the opposite, vinted is full of poor quality unhelpful photos.

Especially the first "cover" photo.

I want to see the label, showing size and composition but not as the lead image. The lead image should show the whole item so I can decide whether it is worth looking in more detail. It should be reasonably sharp, well lit and clear too. It shouldn't be the sole of the shoes you are selling.