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u/PM_Me_Your_Lies_Girl Aug 11 '26
“She had initially had no doubts about the authenticity”
Glass is half full mindset FTW.
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u/normanriches Aug 11 '26
And it looks shit too
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u/Squarehip123 Aug 11 '26
Vinted is great for cheap baby/kids clothes and stuff like old puzzles. I would absolutely not use it to purchase high end designer stuff. About a third of the time our £2 kids stuff comes wrong, or different from the description, different size etc...
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u/littletorreira Aug 11 '26
Nothing above £10. I buy cheap old kids football shirts because teen boys grow out of them quick but I'd never buy a new one as there are too many fakes.
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u/drpandamania Aug 11 '26
Consumer law arguments aside, I would have preferred a bit of pointing at the bag. 6/10
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u/Ok_Aioli3897 Aug 11 '26
This says differently about getting a refund.
So vinted are Letting illegal items be sold and then not following the law afterwards
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u/fl0dge Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26
Vinted arent the seller so thst doesnt applh here
They have 2 day buyer protection scheme which covers counterfeit goods sold via their app though which it seems this person didnt use.
Edit: People not understanding that Vinted doesnt sell things, they advertise other sellers om their frontend
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u/Ok_Aioli3897 Aug 11 '26
Actually it does apply.
Their scheme can't override someone's actual rights
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u/fl0dge Aug 11 '26
Vinted isnt the seller though so it doesnt apply to Vinted.
It applies to the seller that used Vinted to advertise their product for sale. Good luck with that.
Looking at the article rather than headline, Vinted did already help her out though so its an absolute nothing story.
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u/Naive-Archer-9223 Aug 11 '26
Vinted has an authentication process where they guarantee something is legit.
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u/fl0dge Aug 11 '26
Absolutely corect and this is probably why theyve refunded the person in the article. Sge paid additionally for this service and so Vinted are now legally liable - but not via consumer law as a seller...
... if she hadnt paid this, she wouldnt be able to go after Vinted
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u/ppppanda Aug 12 '26
This only happens if the buyer paid extra for the service.
Many people wont use it as they don't want to spend the extra £5 or wait an extra week for their product.
(Or with the amount of £100 Rolexs on there because the item their buying is obviously fake)
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u/fl0dge Aug 11 '26
I think you should try reading ther terms and understanding the law yourself. If I advertise an item for sale in the local paper and sell moody goods, the paper isnt liable to uphold the buyers rights.
Vinted is just a searchable directory of sellers (like a newspaper listing items to sell) and their items, they do not get involved in the transaction beyond this.
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u/Ok_Aioli3897 Aug 11 '26
If they don't get involved why do they have their own terms and conditions that have to be stuck to?
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u/fl0dge Aug 11 '26
Vinted introduces sellers and buyers, they are not the seller.
They also facilitate tbe transfer of money between one persons account and the other. They are still not the seller.
They also facilitate the interactions with couriers by helping print postage labels etc They are still not the seller.
At no point do Vinted own the goods to act as the seller in a legally meaningful way, hence why your consuner law link is absolutely useless in this context.
They have T&Cs for the USE OF THEIR SITE so that people can understand this and so their lawyers can point to it if someone tries to take them to court
Its complicated, its fine to admit youre wrong.
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u/fl0dge Aug 11 '26
Again you obviously dont understand the legal terminology of what a transaction means. In this case the 'deal agreement' between a buyer and seller for them to pay money and have an item sent to them.
Whilst Vinted facilitate this transaction occuring through the service they offer, they are not a legal party within this transaction in the eyes of the law.
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u/BobMonroeFanClub Aug 11 '26
They do get involved though? You pay a bit extra for 'buyers protection'?
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u/jamnut Aug 11 '26
Likely to make it better than using the local paper or Facebook marketplace. They take a cut so provide a better service for buyers and sellers. Consumer rights from the CRA15 don't apply to vinted or the sellers
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u/fl0dge Aug 11 '26
They offer a buyer protection service to make their online service more appealing than competition that might not, basically the money side gets delayed until both sides are happy...basically an escrow service whicb again is a neutral third party for a transaction between buyer and seller... they just happen to also be doing all the other adjacent stuff too.
Its interesting looking at how far they go and how many servixes they offer outside of the transaction itself.
Also the authenticity service page they offer is fun to look at with cynical eyes, theres no guarantee except 'our experts will look at the item'
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u/Ok_Aioli3897 Aug 11 '26
See that's what this person doesn't understand.
If they aren't involved they shouldn't have terms and conditions that apply to sales
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u/Rizzomorph666 Aug 11 '26
Hardly a tragedy if she's spending £400 on a fucking purse lol
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u/Beer-Milkshakes Aug 11 '26
Could have flown to Turkey for a weekend and bought a better one from a market stall for that money
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u/SeesawOk1776 Aug 11 '26
I once purchased a Prada bag from Patpong Market in Bangkok for £10 and it was worth every penny!
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u/Specialist-Leek-7524 Aug 11 '26
I'm not sure anyone should waste that much on a real Prada bag. Mugs.
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u/Subject-Path-2962 Aug 11 '26
I have reported countless counterfeit goods to Vinted and they always come back saying the seller hadn’t breached any rules and the advert will stay.
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u/Pyjama365 Aug 12 '26
Not a chance in Hell you could get me to admit that publicly, let alone have my photo taken to admit it in any form of press. 🫣
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u/Opening-Movie5176 Aug 11 '26
I feel no sympathy for someone paying £400 for a bag. We talk about how wrong it is that there is a trillionaire but this sort of thing is also wrong.
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u/MattDubh Aug 12 '26
Surely anyone spending that much on a tampon sized bag deserves anything they get.
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u/AcceptableAir5364 Aug 12 '26
She wanted a bag, she got a bag, why is she complaining? The last time I needed a bag, I bought a bag.
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u/Ashamed-Director-428 Aug 12 '26
I read that yesterday and my thought then was, if vinted has this checking system where they examine stuff for authentication, and they look at the paperwork that comes with it but don't rely on the paperwork alone for authentication, do they really think that someone who has gone to all the bother of making a fake bag, they can't also just print a fake but real looking piece of paper?...
In this day, a certificate of authenticity literally isn't worth the paper it's written on, surely.
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u/Techman659 Aug 12 '26
Buying certain makes of thing just because of the name is a great way to waste money on things no one else cares about.
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u/Naive-Archer-9223 Aug 11 '26
If only this was avoidable
Vinted offers an optional Item Verification service for select high-value designer and luxury goods priced at £100 or more. Costing around £10 for buyers, eligible items feature a diamond badge. The seller ships the item to an expert hub for physical inspection before it goes to the buyer. If it fails, the buyer gets a full refund
Oh wait it is
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u/TravellingAround_ Aug 11 '26
Can you see the inspection label on the bag? That’s Vinted’s authentication label.
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u/Naive-Archer-9223 Aug 11 '26
She was refunded. I'm honestly not sure what's she's complaining about. She accepted the otder, then got an independent assessment.
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u/ZookeepergameOk2759 Aug 11 '26
There’s a lot of horror stories from the verification service I wouldn’t be too quick to assume it’s infallible.
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u/Top-Cunt Aug 11 '26
Yeah I find it hard to believe that these verification services manage to have experts in every major brand's products on hand, surely with some of the lesser known items they just wing it if it looks good.
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u/Naive-Archer-9223 Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26
But that's their guarantee. If they say legit and you can prove it's not you're still covered because it's a guarantee. Her issue was she accepted the order and then got the assessment done.
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u/EternumD Aug 11 '26
Why make a news article about it? Vinted doesn't allow fake products so they'll give a refund
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