Vinted: Buy and sell preloved 4+

The concept behind Vinted is really unique and works well most of the time, it relies on both the buyer and the seller updating the app in various stages in terms of updating the dispatch of the sold item and the buyer confirming when the item arrives with them. There are a few different courier types that are automatically assigned when selling, which include Hermes and Royal Mail. All of which have QR codes on the pre paid postage labels which when scanned at the destination update the app as to when the sold item has been dispatched and arrived. Meanwhile any money paid to the seller for the item is kept in holding as a pending balance until the buyer receives the item and confirms everything is ok, which can cause some problems when dealing with inactive or argumentative buyers. Then the money is released to the seller and they can transfer it to their own personal bank account. The app has a great platform to sell items to make money and relying all stages of the buying and selling process are checked off it can work really well. I have had an item lost by couriers and also returned by a courier before allowing the customer the 10 days allocated collection time which can cause problems, and as much as Vinted is safe and offers the checklist format to ensure both buyer and seller are protected it does rely on multiple party’s to ensure the process is successful which can go wrong.

Personally I love vinted, It’s a good way to just get rid of things you no longer want and earn a lil extra money! I’ve had very good experiences so far. There are some Problems I will point out about using this app for all of you that want to start vinted. Firstly, people want things REALLY cheap, don’t get me wrong I know it’s an app where you sell old/new things but, there are people on there that will continuously make offers (it’s your choice to accept them obviously but, if you're wanting to stick to your original price tell them straight up because some won’t stop until you accept😂)Another problem is, SCAMMING. If you're wanting to sell something on vinted that’s a lil more pricey than most of the things you sell, CHECK THE BUYERS REVIEWS!!! If someone is wanting to buy something expensive and have no reviews, they are probably wanting to scam you!! Make sure to check to see that they are a good buyer& seller. BUT In all honesty just check the buyers reviews for everything you’re going to sell,people will literally scam you for a pyjama set (weird af IK😭)🤣🤣🤣 other than that the app is decent & most of the people are really nice. I hope this helps some of you 😊🤍

Absolutely love vinted, love the idea that the buyers pay the fee and not us sellers because why would we want to pay a fee, we don’t want the items! so that’s great. I also love that it asks the buyer to leave feedback to the seller and also the many options we have for when we buy clothes and choose the delivery service. It means that I have more people willing to buy my items because the postage can be as little as £1.99!

Just one thing I don’t like about it is that you do not have the option of not allowing any returns. You have to allow refunds and returns and this is very scary because someone can buy a piece of designer clothing from you and then decide to return it with a fake! Obviously the Vinted team talks to you before you go through the refund and they check if it is necessary, but the buyer could have many tricks in place such as pretending the item was faulty or had stains on it when it didn’t and at that point you would be forced to accept the return and you might be given a fake as a return if that makes sense! As a result, I’ve been quite reluctant in uploading expensive designer items and have instead put them on my depop because on there you do have the option of not allowing any returns from the buyer.

Overall, very happy! I’ve sold so many items on Vinted which is very satisfying and I can get rid of so many unwanted clothes!