To think Vinted buyers are RIDICULOUS!

[ThisFunHedgehog]

Lighthearted post.

Just that really 🤣 I’m very new to vinted. So let’s hear your Vinted horror stories!

Some people are taking your post a little too personally. Maybe they know they are the pain in the arse buyer

Heh I thought the same

It's true though. People treat these sites like a ruddy shop. These are the types of people who buy a load of clothes with the full intention to return most of it.

I had a bundle of seven kids' tops, all lovely, on for just £2. So under 30p each.

Had an offer for £1.75.

Buyers and sellers can both be idiots on Vinted. I offered £30 for an item listed at £40. Declined, fair enough. I then offered £35. Buyer responded with a counter offer of £1,500.

I sold a dress for under a tenner, brand new. Buyer messaged me to moan that one of the buttons on the cuff was detached (but was present in the sealed parcel with the dress) and this led her to believe the dress was used. It was clear that the button had been damaged in transit as the shank was smashed - probably had something heavy put on it. But no, she insisted I'd worn it, broken the button and lied about the condition of the dress and THEN, popped said broken button in the bag with the dress to post. Batshit.

Never had any issues.

gumtree on the Other hand…

’is it available?, I can come tomorrow ‘

never hear from them again, it’s happened soooo many times.

My pet hate is when people list an item as ‘brand new without tags’ and then in the written description say ‘barely worn’ or ‘worn once’. It’s not brand new then! It’s in very good condition and should be listed as such.

Why are the responses on this thread so up tight and serious?

OP obviously isn’t talking about the general Vinted buyer she’s talking about the twits that make a £1.50 offer on a new pair of designer boots you’ve listed for £70 or the ones who message you 10 minutes after they’ve purchased asking why you haven’t posted it yet.

I usually price up my items slightly higher than I want for them so the buyer can be pleased they’ve made an offer and for a “discount” and I’m still happy with what I’ve received.

I’ve found vinted has gotten quite expensive 🤷‍♀️

Ordered a pair of boot and by the time I’ve added £4 for delivery - nearest in post is miles away and evri seem to be the only delivery company which can find my address a £5 item is now over £10 with the fee added

I’ve never sold an item before! Only ever purchased.

Some seller take the piss want ££ for something worn and in not great condition and really need to describe items correctly and the pictures show it’s not in very good condition

I'm a regular vinted buyer and I find this post pointless tbh. Vinted is great 😁

I've mostly had positive experiences and any issues resolved quickly, once I contact sellers. Had one seller who sent a cardigan that had clearly been shrunk in the wash, a few things that were dirty, but the worst was the denim jacket with a used false nail in the pocket 🤢

Yup

I’ve started doing this, stupid offers on an already bargain priced item make me rage! Brand new top for £3 for example, and they offer £2.50. Just pay the extra 50p FFS 😂😂🤬

I’m a regular Vinted buyer. And tbh I find 50% of sellers accept the order and never send the stuff! So I end up getting a refund most of the time.

So I’d say that the sellers are ridiculous.

There's nothing wrong with making an offer however low it is. The seller doesn't have to accept it.

Why? They don't want to pay as much as you want. What's the big deal.

I’ve bought a fair bit but only just started selling. On my second sale, the buyer broke the strap of a pair of brand new kids kickers t bars because presumably she couldn’t be arsed to sell them on. I do have before photos so I’ll fight it but I guess Vinted will refund. She only paid a tenner.

as a buyer, I always offer 70-% of the listed price because the option is there so I assume the seller has factored that in when pricing. They can just refuse if they want to!

Because it’s already a bargain. If it was priced at £100 and they offer £85 for example, that’s different but 25p or 50p less is ridiculous. Just pay the price!

I've had similar. I bought a Neom wireless oil diffuser that was described as new without tags. When it arrived it had clearly been used as it was dirty and the inside smelt of diffuser oil and part of a plastic tube was broken off. And the seller hadn't included the charging cable (which is a breach of Vinted policy). The seller then ignored my messages (yet had been online enough to message me 3 times in one afternoon about collecting it!). In the end I just clicked accept as it was too much hassle to send it back. And within seconds the seller was miraculously back online and messaged to say it was easy to buy a charger cable on Ebay. I blocked her.

The majority of buyers and sellers are decent people but there's 10% who are batshit/deluded/live in filthy squalor it seems.

I do find it much easier than Ebay though as Vinted postage is a breeze and so easy. And no huge Ebay commission. The downside is that buyers tend to be pretty cheap and want to pay peanuts. Plus some sellers don't seem to do the maths and understand that they need to charge less (in total after buyers insurance and postage) than a brand new identical item direct from the retailer.

Not worrh the hassle is for such a small amount.

Oh no I’m sorry, that’s not okay! 🫣

As a seller, I've been happy with my experiences as everything I sell is in good condition, lots of photos and accurately described.

As a buyer I am not impressed.

• Trousers in "very good condition" which have significant fading from wash + moth holes. When I left 3* feedback, got a response I was a difficult buyer!
• swimming goggles described in "very good condition" with scratches on the lens
• shoes which were not the brand advertised

They've recently changed their not as described policy however I am not yet clear if I still have to pay to return items. I tend to use Vinted for items ~£5 and ebay for higher priced items as ebay gives me more protection. Plus with ebay most items are exactly as described because the sellers have more risk if not.

This!

That can't be true as vinted caps offers 40% of listed price and you can't offer sub £1 on anything...

Which is well within the limit for offers. Why list on a platform that allows buyers to make lower offers if you’re going to let it annoy you?