To think Vinted buyers are RIDICULOUS!

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Lighthearted post.

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

Another one really pissed .e off, a seller I'd bought new shoes from which were perfect was selling more shoes, new without tags. I bought them too and they arrived and when I put them on the leather was so old and dry they literally crumbled to smitherines

But Vinted isn’t a charity shop, is it? What the hell have charity shops got to do with it?

I wouldn’t walk around M&S in a bikini either. Does that mean it’s not permissible on the beach?

But it's not a charity shop
It's a market place
Haggling is built in. Hence the offer system.

I think so too. 🫣

That’s such a shame and also annoying. I’ve seen this on a few occasions where an item says new without tags but then in the description the seller has put that it’s only been worn a few times. So which is it ?

Yep!

I generally find most sellers fall into 4 categories

The clearing stuff out want it gone but reasonable nick/new seller

The I want pretty much what I paid for it crew sellers

The I'm going to make this into my business/sideline sellers

The absolute take the piss sellers who put weird prices for very worn out stuff but will have a name on it sellers

I tend to only buy from the first type!

I didn't know that.

It's not possible to offer so little on such am expensive dress. Vinted only allows you to offer so low a percentage

I sold a wedding outfit that I hadn't worn and was new with tags. Parcelled it up and it was delivered, but the buyer wanted a refunded because the dress and jacket were creased. I'm not sure what she was expecting, it just needed a good steam.

I've remembered another one. I had a brand new unused item that I had priced cheaper than any other online option, and it received lots of interest and offers within half a day.

One guy offered £10 which I declined and asked whether I would accept less because he could get it brand new for £19.99 on Amazon.

That's fine, but I'm selling at half that price unused and new, and others are offering me higher. Also, if I've already declined £10 then why does he think I'd accept a lower offer?

My daughter is selling on Vinted and she was almost scammed out of £250. It hasn't scared her off she has just sold a blazer.

Lots of sellers playing fast and loose with the description ‘very good condition’!

Somebody bought an item from me and have left it sitting at the collection point for over a week. I reached out to see if there was a problem, they read and ignored my message.

They're clearly waiting for it to be cancelled and returned to me but why not just say you've changed your mind and arrange for it to be returned without all of this pissing about and delays.

Then why the stupid comment about charity shops?

See, if an item is advertised ‘as new’ or ‘very good’ it isn’t supposed to have a mark on, regardless of the price. Or at the very least the mark should be mentioned.

A vinted seller isn't a charity shop

See, if an item is advertised ‘as new’ or ‘very good’ it isn’t supposed to have a mark on, regardless of the price. Or at the very least the mark should be mentioned

This.

I hate it when you buy something as 'very good' and then it turns up with a stain or tiny hole or whatever that wasn't mentioned.

It doesn't matter what price it was, that's not the point - I wouldn't have paid even a quid for it had I known it was there.

Though actually it seems a lot of sellers seem to think they are doing the buyer a favour? And that's why they get annoyed by lower offers? I suggest they reframe their expectations of vinted.

Buyer have been fine for me and most sellers. The only bad experience I've had is where someone sold me some jeans which had a manufacturer fault, which meant I couldn't wear them, none of this was mentioned in the advert. I hadn't realised so washed the jeans and it was only when o tried them on that it became apparent. So I'd essentially wasted £10.

Vinted itself say Very Good can have slight imperfections though
They just should be listed and visible in photos

I volunteered in a charity shop a few years ago and the manager did advertised items on eBay. I wouldn't be surprised if she used vinted.

You don't know who's selling it could be a charity shop selling an item especially if they know they could get more for the shop. I didn't know there was a haggle button in the app.

🙋🏼‍♀️ I’ve been known to haggle over 50p or £1 so I’m a pain in the arse buyer. I buy mainly kids books cos DS goes through them so quickly. The thing is people sell second hand kids books for £2 or £3 but with the fees and postage it’s often cheaper to buy brand new on Amazon as I have free delivery on there, so I haggle. I would prefer to buy second hand, but don’t want to pay more for it than a new one!

Well if I don’t know who’s selling it, I can’t make a call over whether to haggle, can I? Are you suggesting buyers never haggle just in case the seller might be a charity?