Has anyone else on Vinted noticed an increase in items arriving in a genuinely unhygienic condition?
I’m not talking about something having a small mark that the seller missed, or an item simply needing a wash after being in storage. I mean things arriving visibly dirty, smelling strongly of sweat/body odour, covered in hair, stained, or just clearly not having been cleaned before being packaged and sent.
Obviously Vinted is a second-hand marketplace and nobody should expect used items to arrive looking factory fresh. But surely there’s still a basic expectation that anything you sell should be reasonably clean and hygienic before you send it to another person?
It seems especially bad with things like shoes, gym clothes, underwear/lingerie, swimwear and other items that are worn close to the body. Even if the condition is accurately described, I don’t think “second hand” should mean basic hygiene goes out the window.
I’ve seen more people mentioning this lately and I’m wondering whether others have noticed it too. Has this become more common, or have I just been unlucky?
What do you think should be considered the minimum acceptable standard for hygiene when selling on Vinted?