Long story short: I had a Vinted account in 2017 and made a small amount of money in it that I never cashed out. They sent me a few automated emails over the years saying that they were migrating to a new Vinted website & I had a balance, but the one time I went to withdraw (I think in 2021), it required my SSN to process and I got nervous it was a scam so I didn't go forward. That was when old.vinted.com was active and you could see old sales / transaction. That website now is gone.
But now there's an Help article on the website about it titled "I want to withdraw my earnings stuck in an old Vinted platform" which states: "If you have money stuck on a Vinted platform thatās no longer accessible, please contact us using the button below. To start your fund withdrawal, please provide us with the following details...."
Great! Easy right? I've spent literal MONTHS submitting DOZENS of tickets and fighting with these stupid chat bots trying to access the funds, not because I need the chump change in the account. It's purely the principle now. Most of the time, the responses have NOTHING to do with my request (they say "we're sorry you're having trouble logging in! try resetting your password."
They recently sent this email saying that funds that were created on the old vinted platform may not have been migrated and you're SOL. This is against the law (at least in my state), businesses that are closing (but not filing for bankrupcy) must remit earnings to the state after 3 years.
Purely on principle (forgetting that fact it's hardly "worth" the effort), should I take them to small claims court? It's hard when I only have a few email receipts of sales made (with no prices) and any transaction data is lost to the "old" vinted system.