IT’S one of the best places to find a bargain.
But there are also people who try and take advantage of Vinted, leaving other sellers and buyers raging.
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One person took to Reddit to fume after spotting a seller trying to dupe buyers with a Shein top.
Sharing screenshots of the black vest top with a skull emblem on the front, they wrote: “This irritates me so much.
“Can we collectively agree that vinted is supposed to be cheap and genuine?”
They posted a snap of the top being sold for £5.78 on Shein, and the same top listed as a “Y2K vintage black skull tank top” – with a price of £17.50 on Vinted.
Not only that, but the cheeky seller had also used the Shein picture to advertise their top.
“I’m over here absolutely lowballing my clothes to get them gone and these sell so quick,” the Reddit poster added.
“I swear they always be labelling stuff as ‘vintage’,” one person commented on the post.
“I do that because I shop mainly in Vintage second hand stores – but the clothes ARE vintage, which usually means worn,” another said.
“Not ‘New without tags’ like this post …”
“Yea I feel like these sellers just do it so they can remove the tag and claim they don’t know where it’s from,” someone else replied.
“I have to assume the only people buying these are kids that think they’re getting vintage clothing???” another quesitoned.
” Right?? At least I hope no adults are falling for these.”
“I’m reporting listings like this left and right (I like browsing through the vintage part of Vinted),” someone else said.
“Up until now, Vinted has taken action (they send a message with their verdict)!
“Unfortunately, it looks like nothing happens until we as buyers do something..”
Why I hate Vinted, a real-life view
Fabulous Associate Editor Sarah Barns opens up on why she hates Vinted:
It’s the king of second-hand fashion but I hate Vinted.
There I said it. Yes, it stops items going into landfill. Yes, it helps create additional side-hustle income for many.
And yes, you can get things at bargain prices. But it is just not my (shopping) bag.
From personal experience, I’ve bought ‘cheap’ bundles of children’s clothes only for them to arrive dirty and misshapen.
Plus, with postage and buyer protection they didn’t feel like such a great deal. I much prefer going to my local charity shop or supermarket for kids’ stuff.
I’ve also bought more premium high-street items – a dress from Arket and a skirt from Cos – only to find they didn’t fit properly and the colours were faded.
I attempted a bout of selling stuff but gave up after my £110 Veja trainers got lost in the post and I spent two hours on the phone to Royal Mail.
A major gripe with it is that it still encourages you to spend, spend, spend. I’m not sure I needed the items I did purchase, I just didn’t want to miss out.
Also, the reselling of fast-fashion items – a £5 Shein top on Vinted for £17.50 – makes me feel a bit queasy.
Clothes shopping has become a daily hobby for a lot of people when really it should be something that’s done once or twice a year as a necessity.
But the 18 million Vinted app users clearly disagree with me.
“Yep I see it a lot people buy cheap stuff off aliexpress etc and then sell it for triple the price,” another wrote.
“Not sure if it even goes against community guidelines I’d still report it tho.”
“Those type of people need jail time,” someone else said.
“OMG I’m over here tryna sell all my stuff that either doesn’t fit or isn’t in my type of style anymore.
“But its all from my personal closet and I can’t believe people actually do that to make profit.”
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