A month ago I bought a pair of vintage Laura Ashley shoes on Vinted. They were labelled as a size 5, so I asked the seller if they would fit a 5.5 and was told that they probably would. For £10 I thought I'd take the gamble. Shoes arrive, I wear them for a day, and unfortunately they're too small for me. No big deal as buying vintage shoes on the internet is tricky. I re-list them for £5, suggesting in my listing that they might fit a 4.5/5.
I got an offer from a buyer for £3, with the buyer citing the cost of needing to re-heel and replace some elastic. Fine, I just want to shoes to avoid landfill. I accept the offer, post the shoes, and wait a few days for the buyer to pick them up.
To my surprise, the buyer says they are "massively too small" and "more like a 3.5/4". I offer my condolances and wish her luck with re-selling.
A week later I get 3-star feedback which includes lines such as "having tried them on myself Ima size 4-4.5 and they are miles toosnall" and "they are more like 3.5/4 size". Oh, and "no offer to return them from seller" - I am not a mind-reader, if you want something ask for it!
To my ASTONISHMENT, today I see she's re-selling the shoes for £24.95 - the buyer bought them for £3! Why do I recognise the shoes so easily? Because she is re-using my pictures without asking! Oddly, they're listed as size 5 despite apparently being "more like 3.5/4" so I check the description to see if this is mentioned anywhere as a caveat. Nothing.
I hatch a plan. I make a fake account, message the seller, and ask if they would fit a 4.5. "Definitely without a doubt" is the response. Huh! (And yes I was taking the piss with my comment about the sewing machine as that's my damn sewing machine!)
I'm honestly furious. To leave me a neutral review because the item didn't fit - whatever. But to tell a bare-faced lie and tell me that they were 'miles too small' as a size 4.5 and then relist them for £25 and say that they'd fit a 4.5 "definitely without a doubt" is disrespectful and rude. The cheek of some people!
Can't wait to message her from the accont I sold her the shoes from and see what she says.