To be exasperated by Vinted sellers

[Willyoujust]

I’m fed up with negotiating with sellers on Vinted with ridiculous prices they want for things. I’ve tried to buy two items this morning. The first item, I could buy brand new off Amazon for the same price by the time the postage and packing and buyers protection had been added on. The item is £58 to buy brand new and I offered £30 which is just over half price. I think this is more than reasonable? The seller said they can’t let it go for less than £40 as it is brand new in the box? So what! If it breaks or doesn’t work properly then I can’t return it? So I want to get it at a bargain price if I’m buying it second hand? Not slightly cheaper than buying it new?

I won’t bore you with the second item but it was a similar situation where the seller was charging 100% of what it is brand new but dropped the price to 70%. With postage and packing this was still 85% new!!

Personally I think that if the item is brand new in the box or with tags then 50% of the purchase price is reasonable. If it has been used then 10%-20% of the purchase price is reasonable. That’s how I sell my items on there as I think it’s fair.

I know that they can charge whatever they like and it’s up to us if we buy it or not but I just wanted to rant a little about it as I find it so frustrating 😅

Agree this happened with the solar paneled toy tolls from IKEA brand new they were £15 but they discontinued those and repoaced with battery operated. So then everyone in vinted started to sell the older models as "rare" and charged £25 for a used toy till. All becuase it was the older version that is solar paneled. Blooming cheek.
I contacted a seller and asked what she was thinking and she harped on about it being rare now and exclusive. Like B please! It is a used toy. Should be £3-5

I also hate it with Lovevery toys and sets. A set is £80 brand new. And your have some MOFOS selling for £90-120 used. Used!
When I offer £30 they get nasty.
sigh

The main point is you have no consumer rights or right to return when you buy off a site like Vinted. A part of the full retail price includes peace of mind and protection should things go wrong with the product.

There is no risk in that sense when you buy retail so I expect an absolute bargain if I'm taking on risk and no consumer protection buying off some random person

I have been selling in Vinted for about a year. I have over 100 5 star reviews for my old clothes I have sold. I've now bought a consignment to sell as a side hustle and don't want to sell on V as things go too cheap. I've put some on eBay and the prices are going well, was considering whatnot and depop as well. Where do those of you selling get the best prices?

One thing I would never buy second hand is personal products. Skincare and makeup. You have no idea whether it's real or what someone might have put in there. No idea how old it is or how it's been stored like next to a radiator. Not worth the risk.

That drives me wild. I know you’ve received it and I get that life goes on, opening a package is not the priority but at some point, I’d like to know that you’re accepting, not returning the item.

I buy and sell a lot on Vinted due to big weight loss and mostly, it’s been positive bar me buying stuff because it will fit 🤦🏼‍♀️ I keep hearing that you only wear 20% of your wardrobe. God help me. I will be giving some almost new stuff to charity this week, it’s getting crazy in here!

I recently sold an item that had increased in value, due to no longer being produced. It had previously been available to buy for several months, so not an item that could not be found in the shops at the time it was first made. I checked the sold prices on eBay, and I saw that the item was selling for £15-£20 more than I paid for it. Just to add, it is related to a hobby (I worried some may think it was the nappy cream that is highly sought after right now).

I had a couple of messages asking me why I was selling it for that price, when it was X price originally! I had to explain to them that the item was worth that price, and I would list it at that price. I would happily reduce if it hadn’t sold. Why do they think I would want to sell it for less than it is worth, just so they can make a profit? I think it’s rude to question a price.

I ended up selling it for £6 more than I paid for it, so more than happy with that. Even if it only sold at the price I paid for it, I honestly would not have minded.

EBay is good for certain things eg equestrian clothing go on eBay not Vinted, I find. Larger sizes sell quickly on both platforms. Shoes go fast on Vinted. I have a bunch of jumpers and jackets on for very cheap currently but they aren’t moving. I’d like to know of anywhere else people recommend.

If I see something I like, and I think the price is good/OK, I buy it,
If I think it's overpriced I don;t bother
can't be bothered faffing around with offers & negotiating the price down,

I haven't sold on there, but thinking about it - I'll look at what similar items are going for & base my pricing on that. If it doesn't sell it can go to a charity shop.

Same. If I’m not 100% sure, I’ll probably favourite it and either the seller sending me an offer may prompt me to buy it or I’ll revisit in a day or two and decide it’s not for me and remove it from my favourites.

If something has been for sale for a few weeks/months and the seller doesn’t look like a frequent user, I’ll send an offer slightly below asking price just to see if they respond are still alive. If they accept it’s a bonus but I’m just checking for signs of online life before I buy usually.

@TwistedWonder

Another pet peeve is buyers who can’t be arsed to press the everything is ok button which takes 2 seconds meaning you’re delayed getting your money for 2 additional days
I think some people are buyers inky and perhaps don't know

YABU.

You're being ridiculous. If you can get it brand-new from Amazon for a similar price, just do that. Also mentioning buyers protection and postage is hardly the seller's responsibility, is it? It's not for the seller to reduce the cost of the item to enable you to afford those things.

I don't care about people haggling-but damn, make it reasonable. Some people are really offensive with their offers and just low-ball them because they think they can get away with it.

Sure, an item is only worth what someone will pay for it-but just because one person won't pay that cost doesn't mean someone else won't.

Expecting a seller to take less than what they'd like for it because you can't afford it/don't want to pay verges on cheeky or you want them to essentially pay the buyer's protection/postage is cheeky.

Don't get me wrong-there are people who do seem to ask for a lot for items-and I just shrug at them and think that they probably won't sell and will be reduced later. It's their choice what they choose to list their items at and they'll find out the hard way that people may not want to pay that.

I just think in this circumstance if you know you can get it brand new on Amazon for a similar price to what is listed on Vinted why are you trying to haggle the seller down? Just buy on Amazon.

A peeve of mine is sellers who message you asking you to press the ok button about 2 1/2 seconds after the tracking says the parcel has been delivered, when you haven't even had a chance to get it off the doorstep yet, much less open it!

On a serious note though, I don't think Vinted makes it clear to buyers that the seller doesn't get paid until they press that button. If they are not sellers as well, they may not know.

If you can buy it brand new from Amazon for less, then go and buy it from Amazon. People don’t owe you a favour because it’s on Vinted. Buyers like you drive me absolutely mad.

if you dont want to pay the asking price move on, its not that complicated

I'm fed up with buyers trying to negotiate with me on Vinted. If you don't want to pay the price I've stated, don't buy it. It's that simple.

I’m happy to listen to a reasonable offer especially after a few days but offering half the asking price 3 minutes after I’ve listed the items is never going to be anything other than a piss take and a waste of time.

I don’t think buying second hand is for you if you’re getting this wound up about it! Maybe wait for the January sales.

I purposely list higher value items for £5 or £10 more than I want for them. I don't have an issue with buyers make reasonable offers especially if an item has been listed for a while. If I'm not happy an offer, I'll just decline it.
I don't really bother listing items that I'd only get a couple of pounds for but I understand why some sellers do this and it can all add up. I wouldn't haggle with a seller over an item that's only been listed for under a couple of pounds, I think its insulting but each to their own.
I recently bought an item for asking price listed as "very good" condition. It was well worn and TBH I wouldn't of even given it to the charity shop. Luckily the seller agreed to a return.
I agree with others who have said if things like warranty are the issue then just buy it from the actual retailer.

I think you have misread my post. I’m not making offers at half of what they are advertising it at. In fact I don’t think Vinted even allows you to make offers that low?

I’m talking about offering half price of what the item cost new.

Yes I’m exactly the same!

Again I think you’ve misread my post. I am talking about offering 50% of what the item cost new. Not 50% of their asking price.

Exactly this 👏

Just out of interest, how do you do secure and fully-insured postage for your high-value items?

People are so greedy, I found some Ralph Lauren joggers in the charity shop last week for £6, sold them that afternoon for £18 and made a quick 12 quid and now the lad who bought them has them for sale at £50! I hope no one buys them

So it’s okay for you to make 200% profit but if someone else does it, it’s greedy? Make it make sense 😆