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Vinted favouring seller when they swap items for old ones.

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Pinkbananaa · 07/09/2026 21:00

Sold my daughters amanzi swimsuit for 15 pounds very good condition and buyer has swapped it for one of their mouldy costumes. Requested the costume to be returned and its covered in black mould, its very clear in my photos there is no black mould. On inspectation the labels were different hers were faded on the writing in places, where as mine werent. On further inspectation theres more mould than what was disclosed, fading to the straps where its clearly been treated with beach. Gave my evidence of before photos and what I got back and got this response 5 minutes after submission.

This was there response

I understand you reported an issue with the returned item(s), and I’ve reviewed the photos you sent.

After comparing them with the buyer’s original report, we found that this is the same issue the buyer reported in their SNAD claim.

As the buyer returned the item(s) because of this issue, we can’t approve your claim about the returned item(s). The transaction has been cancelled and the buyer has been refunded for the item(s) they reported an issue with.

I hope this helps explain why this decision was made.

Andrii || Vinted

Item was dry and packaged carefully. This buyer had one review where as I have 100 reviews with 5 stars how is this fair. I have heard this is one of the biggest scams ordering the same items then swapping them and requesting a refund.

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LaurieFairyCake · 07/09/2026 21:10

What they’re basically saying is the buyer is claiming you listed a new item and you then sent the old item. Bastards. The only way round this is to video yourself packing it up and posting it.

Poppycorn123 · 07/09/2026 22:03

That's really unfair & shocking 😲 Vinted should really have a proper resolution dept instead of automatically siding with the buyer. I check the buter reviews before sending items. If they are bad I cancel the order. It gives negative feedback but worth it in the long run.

Sunbringer · 07/09/2026 22:18

Should’ve refused the return or refund and when they gave a bad review just state that they’re a scammer

Pinkbananaa · 07/09/2026 22:27

Next time il check the reviews before sending. Lesson learnt send the same costumes and they have all been fine. The costume is liliac so black mould would stand out. Just frustrating i know it happened to a work colleague the item was swapped out vinted do nothing to protect from scammers

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