Vinted - do people just want something for free?

[Maddie05]

Bit of a rant but I'm genuinely curious. I put things up on vinted at a discounted price sometimes with the labels still on them and the original price still on them and people still look for a discount.

Example: I currently have a designer hat for sale. Retail price £45.00. The item has the tags still on with the retail price attached. I have it up for a fiver and people are offering a £1.50 for it ... Like it would cost me more to buy an envelope.

Has anyone else found this?

Have never received a silly offer. I’ve sold dresses that were used but in good condition- Mango, Per Una for £10. That’s what Vinted suggests I’ve had offers for £8 and depending on how long it’s been on or how much interest I will accept or decline. I tend to put 5 things on when I’m sorting my wardrobe for a new season and made £50 last time . Very little effort, my clothes are always washed before I list, digital label, post when I’m on a dog walk past the InPost lockers.

Vinted is a weird place. Second hand trousers, barely worn but the label says Me+Em and they’re on for £50. But then someone offers you £2 for a pair of trousers you’ve listed for £5!
I do what pp do and list slightly higher.
I’m all for clearing out unused clothing but if the clothes can’t be washed then at least empty pockets. The amount of used tissues I’ve found - including one with blood on 🤢🤮Yes, I do need to get over it!

Yes 100%

I stopped using it because it’s not worth my time to trail to the post office for the pittance people want to pay for good clothes. I’d rather donate them to charity than sell to the grifters on that app.

You’re doing it all wrong. Use your filters to search for the good stuff I haven’t used post office once. InPost lockers are everywhere and you don’t need to print a label . Same with Evri.

Sure, I’m happy to be foolish if the alternative is going to effort of selling things for a mere £5, or buying pre-owned shit

I using it as a catch all term. I still have to package the stuff up and drop it off somewhere. I havent got time for that for £1.50. My nearest evri place is further away than the post office anyway as I found out when I had to return something the other week.

My point was the misrepresentation - people wear the clothes yet claim it’s new or only used once. You don’t know what you’re ending up with until you can properly see it in person, and at that point you’d have more recourse with issues from a proper retailer as opposed to Vinted/private sellers

If I can’t see a decent photo I’m not buying. I recently bought a pair of unworn Dune sandals for £15. I could see the sole etc. if someone can’t represent their stuff well or ironed etc, I scroll on. You’re missing so many bargains. Have you never bought an antique or vintage piece in shop?

I don’t sell that cheaply- not worth it. I sell a few things at once and they tend to fly. I post when out walking or on way to work. No inconvenience whatsoever. I have postage bags from Amazon. I have donated to charity for years so it’s nice to get some money back in my account. I tend to leave it in Vinted and buy something else.

Why would anyone buy shit? You are assuming anything pre owned is crap. That is foolish.

This haggling infuriates me.

If I have declined an offer and responded with a counter offer and they reject that and send back another silly offer, I just block them.

I know the items will sell, and I have priced them well to start. It has taken me a while to get to this stage though, but gone are the days of back and forth with time wasting conversations.

I know everyone loves a bargain, but some folk just take it too far.

This is the problem here. People think that something new with tags is worth its original retail price and anything less is a bargain. Never mind if it is wildly out of fashion since it was bought, or didn’t sell well at that price in the first place. Sold out things in shops that are in demand go for good money on vinted. As do some current fashions and brands.

Ive stopped doing vinted because I just don’t have time for it but the trick is to look up similar items on vinted and see what other people are selling them for and how many ‘likes’ they have and how long they have been up for. If a similar item has lots of likes and has only been up a day or 2 you know it’s popular and can price accordingly.

I once bought a coat from either vinted or ebay (I can't remember)
Seller said it had been worn twice and washed
It arrived,I put it on and walked to work (about half hour walk and another half hour of me faffing about whole still wearing it)
Went on my break and put my hand in to pocket
2 used sanitary towels and a broken hair clip came out in my hand
🤮

That’s disgusting!

Sometimes sellers are unrealistic too. For example the dog ate my son’s favourite hat. I go to vinted for a replacement. BNWT - rage is £9 they want £6 - postage is £2.90. Postage stings quite a lot on cheap items.

Same for a Blakey hoody - I pointed out the cost was no less. Also with vinted you can’t return or exchange. Seller said so buy one new. I did. For the same cost!

Probably because if OP lists it for much more, it won't sell.

You can get a refund on Vinted if it’s not as listed. I would presume the sanitary towel in pocket would be grounds for refund too!

I'm not necessarily talking about stuff for £5, even sellers of a lot more expensive stuff can't be arsed putting measurements or even replying to a request. It's not worth my times bothering with those sellers.

Well considering my post was specific, you're not talking about me, are you.

You need to allow for the fact that on Vinted you can’t return it if it doesn’t fit or suit you. You need to price low to account for this. Even BNWT it needs to be less than half the price you would pay in store including fees. If you want £5 for something, either ignore/decline offers or price it at £10.

I'm a very fussy buyer and I do really well on Vinted. I only buy new/pristine clothes, which have plenty of high quality photos. I zoom in on the collar, cuffs, pockets etc to check for wear. I filter my searches and only buy well-made clothes from my preferred labels and I save buyers who sell the kind of things I like.

As a buyer, you should check the reviews of sellers before you buy anything from them. What are other buyers saying about the items they bought?

I use it to buy and sell kids clothes bundles, it's saved me a fortune and it's meant my kids wore cute Next designs for cheaper than if I bought equivalent new from supermarkets or primark. Win win, helps someone else, saves my pocket, the kids look great and kinder environmentally.

I'm more bothered about things that have been worn then returned to store or the fabric dressing chemicals than someone else's detergent on clothes I've bought, I wash before letting them wear anything whether new or second hand anyway.

When I'm selling I usually accept offers, i don't know if the £1 makes a huge difference to their budget or if they just like to feel like they won a bargain. As long as I get a few quid to make it worth detouring past inpost on my way to work I'm happy; i've cleared some stuff out, a kid is clothed and a parent is happy.