AI images on Vinted - good or bad?

[BreezyClouds]

I've noticed that lots of clothes on vinted are being AI generated onto nice looking women in aspirational backgrounds. And occasionally made overtly sexual, which seems to get lots of favourites.

I can't decide if this is bad? I find it much better to see an item being worn so I can see fit and length but since it's not real that could be misleading and unlikely to get a refund on that basis.

As a seller it would make it much easier to get good looking pictures.

I took this screenshot of a cardigan at random and told AI to put it on a woman.

I always look at the background in vinted, it was mainly to assess whether the house appeared clean, there are a surprising number of people with dirty plates on the floor in the background or the cat lying on the pile of clothes they're going to list 😆

Then I started noticing that everyone had lovely boutique style bedrooms. And could be arsed to do their hair and put on shoes and a matching bag to sell a £4 tshirt. And were able to hold their phone in one hand exactly across their face and take a perfect photo.

I gave up selling on vinted, it's too time consuming but I like to browse and buy. Losing confidence in it now, so much AI and lots of stuff coming from US and Australia.

I opened a package this morning from a seller in France and a load of biscuit crumbs fell out with the dress! It seems to be fine, and I've already washed it.
I notice a new review has gone up from a buyer saying that she didn't know it was possible to send so much dog hair with one t-shirt so I suppose I was lucky.

Thank you, I see these and assume it is from the catalogue/website. I know what you are referring to.

No, these are not from the retailer websites. One of the brands I know their website and they don't look like this, the other is a vintage item. They are AI generated by the eBay sellers.

I've reported quite a few and their profiles have been removed. It's completely misleading

Hate it

I've just heard that when you sell on vinted now there's a box to tick to say the images are AI generated.

Have you seen anything to tell the purchaser that?

I reported a few on eBay as misrepresentation but it was rejected. But given that eBay offers AI enhancement, I'm not surprised

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sellercentre/news/2023-september/ai-enabled-description

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sellercentre/news/2024-october/ai-enhancement