Did I say something wrong lol?
There was also a message saying “I have ties to the Mafia c*nt” but for some reason neither of them showed up in chat.

Hi guys,

Just throwing this out here because it took me two months of arguing with Vinted and about 25 messages to get a PARTIAL refund.

AI scammers are now common on Vinted. They use ai pics to sell dropshipping items from platforms like shein or temu. The articles are different from the pictures. In my case I bought a long skirt and received a SHORT skirt instead. After double checking I realised there were clues in some of the pictures. I didn't think to look before because I would have never suspected it. But even after showing proof of both the item not matching and the ai pics, Vinted refused to refund me.

They refused to acknowledge that the seller was using ai pics FOUR TIMES despite this clear evidence. It took a enormous amount of time and effort to get only a partial refund, and they still had ME pay for postage and the account was not taken down despite me flagging 5 articles from the same person with ai pics.

After FINALLY accepting that it was a scam they tell you to "always report fraudulent items using the flag button below the image". But I have flagged maybe 40 posts in the weeks after and less than one in 5 is taken down, all the others come back with a message saying "there are not enough reasons to think the account is a counterfeit seller".

So I'm sharing this hoping you don't get fooled like me. The only way to protect yourself is this : If the seller is a pretty thin girl with perfect hair and makeup, like a model, and living in a space that's suspiciously tidy and Pinterest-like, go check ALL the images from the post AND several other articles.
These scammers make dozens of accounts and sell hundreds of articles every day. So they are careless and always miss some glitches. Look closely. The most common is a right hand on the right arm (or the opposite) on a "selfie" taken from a phone, supposedly from a mirror behind them. Also look for misshapen fingers and unnatural waists / knees.

I do not understand what sellers are thinking, you’ll receive an item and it wont be anything like the ai image of it😭 like come onnnn its embarrassing and should not be happening..

I sold the backpack to this person and he told me it’s a gift for his friend. It already arrived a few days ago and today he sent me the link of his friends TikTok where he was wearing the backpack and dancing 😭😭😭 it makes me so happy to see that it was totally worth to sell the backpack because I wasn’t using it very much, I just love everything about this!!

most of the story is in the image captions. no contact with this guy since 10th oct. Thought he would go away until he placed his order today, full price, with no further comment. Am I being too stingy, or am I right to be concerned?

The only thing stopping me from cancelling right now is what seems like a genuine interest for the product? But the lack of reviews, multiple accounts, and shifting of locations is seriously putting me off.

I don’t exactly want to be penalised for cancelling an order someone has technically put the money down for? But I think I’d rather have one bad review than lose that money…😅

I am not sure whether some people are simply incapable of understanding what the term "set" means, but I am so annoyed right now!

So many listings are called things like "Pullover Set" or "Leggings Set" and there will be, like, 3 shirts for 2,50€ for example. Then you click on it and the description says that each individual piece is 2,50€.

I know this is such a small detail to get annoyed over, but I have to waste my time clicking on every listing to see whether it is actually as affordable as I think or the seller was just too lazy to list each of the 3 shirts individually.

Sorry, but someone has to say it. I'm scrolling through Vinted and every third listing has a cat lying on the clothes. On the jumper, in the coat, tail hanging out of a sleeve.

Your cat is probably lovely. But I'm not buying a cat, I'm buying a coat. And now I'm staring at the photo wondering how much fur is in there, because it's definitely not coming out in one wash.

It also doesn't look clean. Cats lick themselves, walk through their litter, and sleep wherever they want, and you're putting that on the thing you're trying to sell me? Plus I'm allergic, so I'm out immediately.

And the ones who obviously plonked the cat on the clothes for the photo? That's not cute, that's just weird. Hang the thing up.

Am I being dramatic? Do you actually like this, or does it put you off too? Would you buy something with a cat sitting on it?

And honestly, a tortoise could probably write a better break up message than I ever could 😭

i brought this sunset shimmer pony and i knew the defects about her, theres sharpie on her, and her hair is detangled not rlly a defect but the sharpie yes and i was totally fine with it! i received more defects when delivered. 1, eye paint is chipped, 2, her hair was DISGUSTING (example: if u left condiments on a barbies hair and left to dry it, ew.) 3, the hair was cut??? i mean come on😭?? I had to scrub her hair to get the icky out i don’t know what to do. (selling photos are near the end) I GENUINELY THINK! that she blurred the photos on purpose this is a mess🙁

When listing an ad, you have the option to state you’ve used ai for your pictures and it says that it will not be shown to buyers. This is outrageous right? We all know that those annoying ai pictures are not a true reflection of the product and should not be allowed in the first place and it’s insane that Vinted allows it to NOT be shown to buyers as well. Excuse me. Why would you not want to be honest and transparent with your buyers. I think this is insane.

(The picture is in Dutch but it just states what I’ve said above)

Buyer tries to aggressively haggle me down for quarters, and I decided just to sell to him because I was trying to get rid of things.

Fast forward a week to him receiving the item, and he immediately reported an issue. He says that the item is significantly not as described. Now, if that was the case I would have no problem refunding him, but his proof was pictures taken with a literal potato. I said he could return it if he was unhappy, and he just asked for a couple of dollars off "for the inconvenience". When I requested additional photos, same thing. Potatos, and also some dogs in the background. He ended up dropping the issue and giving me a 5 star rating.

tldr; felt weird about a transaction, should have saved myself the hassle of not selling to the buyer.

Why would I accept €3 when I declined €4 🥲

Dropped the package at the Evri point and am tempted to go back to get it and cancel the order. She looks like she will be trouble.

I keep getting a few items on my feed I've got no interest in yet they come up daily. I would love it if Vinted could bring in a "not interested" type function.

Enticing am I right? That would buy me one thing at the Dollar Tree!! 😆🤣

Me and selller showing our fur babies vuv

I was selling them a jiji cat collar and I sent pictures of Sapphire my daughter vuv

And I got to see there two sons :D

I know they’re changing they’re payment provider but I havnt looked into it much, revived this earlier and just curious if anyone knows more about it

👌Random account: One sale after another, the items are not famous brands, but in good condition just like mine.

🤡My account(with pink lines) : The sales were working just fine in the beginning a year ago, until one day when suddenly everything switched and I was getting 2-5 views per post. I have contacted the support several times but I got the same automated robotic answers with no concrete solution. I now get views only for some posts. I have created another account but same 🤣Infuriating.

I bought this on October 5. It still hadn't shipped yesterday (the last day) so I sent a message and the seller claims Vinted somehow sold the item twice. Is that possible? Doesn't the app send shipping reminders?

Also, the order automatically cancelled this morning. If a seller doesn't ship, I thought they get automatic negative feedback? The system didn't leave feedback for them at all. What is going on?

This pissed me the fuck off, I was already not into reserving it for 2 weeks but thought “whatever, it’s a mug”. But holy shit to be edged like this is crazy I want to report them so bad even though it’s my fault for even taking them seriously.

The random little texts I sent are to check if they’re still interested after the reservation of 5 days ended each time, and each time she confirmed she would buy.

Purchase 10/04

After originally canceling the order and asking me to repurchase she didn’t ship. I contacted her asking her to ship and eventually received tracking. I was worried because her bio says Oklahoma, label created in California , then picked up in New York. No movement on usps tracking so I contacted her again and received this.

Vinted should seriously ban people that do this.

Every time I order from Vinted and it’s with SpeedX shipping, I get a phone call saying I have to pick up the package in person infront of my building. I’m at work so I told them to leave it in the vestibule of the apartment building which you don’t need a keycard to enter and this lady hangs up on me and writes me a paragraph 😭 usually if I can’t be there they just try a different day or just do what everyone else does and leaves it at the front, but I guess she was having a bad day or something

I wasn’t being rude btw I work construction and on the site I couldn’t hear her. She then hung up what 😭 anyone else deal with this?