To hate unrealisic Vinted sellers?

[Dealornoheel]

Ok hate is a strong word but still

I am quite active on Vinted, with a toddler I am used to buying and selling a lot of items fairly frequently, I always price to sell, usually pitching items £1 or so less than the cheapest other listing of the same or similar item, I’ve never had an item listed for more than 48 hours.

Now DD is getting older and her size isn’t changing as much I’m now looking at nicer items to buy on the platform, and I’m just so surprised about how unrealistic some sellers are.

Example, I had a Ralph Lauren summer dress favourited for a while, it’s been listed for 17 months, I offered £3 less than asking and it’s been rejected. I am always tempted to message them asking if they understand the concept of an item only being worth what someone is willing to pay. Imagine having an item for sale for nearly a year and a half and not thinking to yourself ‘maybe it’s priced too high’

Then you have the people charging more than the item is even selling for new! And it’s not an antique or rare item, a pair of leggings etc.

Exactly. People massively over value second hand baby stuff. In excellent condition it's really only worth up to 1/3 of original price as a general rule, especially when you add in postage and fees. Plus it's likely to be at least a couple of years old by the time a seller lists, so newer versions of the product are likely to be available.

YABU.
-Firstly for this comment, for two reasons:
I am always tempted to message them asking if they understand the concept of an item only being worth what someone is willing to pay.

1. Wrong: An item is worth whatever someone is willing to sell it for and 2) Imagine sending a patronising message that makes you sound like a know-it-all?

-I've had designer items listed before, highly sought after, yet people still make ridiculous offers/ask for a few pounds off. NO! Just pay the price, you cheapskate!"
I've held firm on the price - for 18 months in some cases - and eventually got what I wanted.
-As an aside, people selling items for £1 is what's massively devalued the platform, to the point where people think they're entitled to something for nothing.
So, for a multitude of reasons YABU.

It probably is immaculate, but it's not worth half of the original price, is it, because no-one wants to pay that for someone else's two year old sofa

It's not about paying 'half the original price for someone else's two year old sofa'. It's 'Money is tight and where else would I be able to get a sofa like that for that price? Answer: Nowhere.
So there will be a market for this, despite what you might think.

I listed an Emma bridgewater teapot for £40. One that was still on the website for £70, and I got offered £20 for it.... This was within a day of listing it and it did sell for £40 in the end but ohhh the abuse I got.
Emma Bridgewater teapots usually appreciate in value and had it no longer been available new, it would've been worth more.

What doesn't help though, is the fact that a lot of sellers seem to forget that Vinted add buyer protection on top as well as £2.29 postage. So that used kids T-shirt you're listing at £3.00, then becomes £6/£7 in total and quite often a lot more than what it was new.

It's a balance. I want rid of stuff rather than landfill so while last week I sold something for £75 having refused £60 a month ago, I also have things for £1-40 as I'm being realistic and want it to go. If I haven't sold at a quid I'm not sure putting it on for more would help and I'm not doing it to make others think differently!

Fully agree with all this (although how we're they able to offer £20 when it was listed for £40; doesn't an offer need to be two thirds of the price l?).

Even an item at £1 becomes at least £4, when factoring in p&p etc, so lisging bundles if selling cheap stuff is more sensible.

Yup, can't offer less than 40%... unless they're offering through messaging rather than the 'make offer' function 🤔