Iv been a long term user of Vinted and I have really enjoyed it for buying and selling. Iv not had any issues until now. A couple of weeks ago I sold a pair of Christian Louboutins my ex bought me them he bought them second hand and I only wore them once. They came with the box,the dust bag, spare heels etc. very good condition.
I wanted £100 plus but someone offered me £75 I was going on holiday and thought oh well £75 is going to help and plus someone could get a nice bargain. I sent the shoes the very next day with Evri.. a few days later I got a message to say the shoes where now at the shop for the buyer to collect/ a couple of days later I realized the buyer had still not collected from the shop. This happens busy lives etc a couple of days later I messaged the buyer to tell him the shoes were at the shop to collect he replied saying he had been and the shop keeper couldn’t find them and that he would be going back tomorrow to try again! I found this unusual but i guess it can happen. He told me the next day that the shoes weren’t there and he was going to report to Vinted. I also reported it and thought it would go down as lost and I would still get my £75.
I went on holiday and I was sitting with my partner and we just happened to check Vinted to check the status. My partner clicked on the buyers items for sale and we realised that he was a seller of refurbished Christian Louboutins he refurbs the soles and sells them on! This isn’t an issue for me as each to their own however my partner noticed that one of his listings was our shoes that we had sold to him. It was the very same box with the same markings but he had pulled one white sticker off. The shoes we had sold had the same markings inside and they were a size 5.5 which is a rare find:
I reported it to Vinted immediately with the proof of the box and shoe markings/ then I messaged the buyer saying that he had scammed me and that I knew the shoes he was selling where indeed the ones I sold him etc.i did also say how fucking dare you!!! (My mistake) I was angry, his reply within 5 minutes was….The money that you have paid for these shoes is safe until the investigation has been completed.
he never denied it. ??? I sent him my screen shots of the shoes and the exact same markings I told him to do the right thing and accept that he had received the shoes so that my £75 would be released to me/ I hear nothing back then all of a sudden I log on Vinted app to get a message saying your account has been blocked.
We are writing to let you know that your behaviour or content shared on Vinted is inappropriate and violates our Terms and Conditions.Unfortunately your account is now definitively blocked. Please note that we do not tolerate inappropriate behaviour or content sharing such as threatening, insulting, harassing other users. We would also like to remind you that creation of multiple accounts is not tolerated at Vinted and all subsequent accounts will be removed as well.
i have clicked on appeal and I have told them the situation but i have Hurd nothing. I feel really low about this as it’s just not right.
I admit I shouldn’t have swore but he has stolen of me. He may have some sort of deal going on with the shop keeper where the shop keeper is in on the scam too!! apparently this happens from time to time they pretend it’s not there and the guy slips him say £20 hush money. I feel so sad that Iv been banned and I dont have my £75 while that scammer still has the shoes on his listing/ what would you do: