Is it safe to buy from Vinted?
Mandatory buyer protection fee is a sham Highly recommend that you AVOID Vinted. At first this app seems good, I did receive a couple of items described as excellent condition that were fit for the bin but I gave the app another chance.
Can I get scammed on Vinted?
The reason why there are scammers on Vinted is because Vinted works hard to have users who actively use their platform and this means that they have purchases and sales and can buy from you.
What is the catch with Vinted?
Vinted doesn’t charge fees for listing or selling clothing. However, it does impose a buyer protection fee on items that are bought through the site – and that is soaked up by the buyer.
Is Vinted worth it?
Overall thoughts: Vinted has been the best app for selling clothes that I’ve used. It is simple to use, there are no fees for listing items, and the buyer pays the postage and all other fees. I love that I just print the postage, package the item and can drop it to my local shop.
Is Vinted better than eBay UK?
eBay and Vinted each have their plus point. I keep more of my money from sales via Vinted, but I find things sell faster on eBay. If you want things out of your house and don’t mind the price too much, then eBay might be faster. I would suggest you can always list on Vinted and see if it sells for a while.
Why do members get blocked on Vinted?
You may be temporarily blocked for: Offensive behaviour towards members, our team or spamming on our forums. Selling counterfeit items, i.e. fakes and/or unauthorized replicas of original products. Promoting sell outside the Vinted payment system. Selling items that are intended to be sold for commercial purposes.
Who pays fees on Vinted?
Generally, buyers cover the shipping costs. The shipping cost is shown at checkout, and it’s automatically added to the total payment for the order. In case a shipping option that comes with instructions is used, the seller has to pay upfront. This happens because some shipping options don’t use a pre-paid label.
How is Vinted free?
Is selling on Vinted free? There are no fees for uploading your items or selling them on Vinted. This means once your sale is successfully closed, you’ll receive the full selling price straight to your Vinted Balance.
Are there fees on Vinted?
There are no fees for uploading your items or selling them on Vinted. This means once your sale is successfully closed, you’ll receive the full selling price straight to your Vinted Balance.
Is Vinted a bidding site?
Since Vinted isn’t an auction site, the price you list is the sale price. There is an option for buyers to make a lower offer (downside risk for you), but there is no upside risk. The buyers asked if I would accept a lower offer in both cases, and I did accept a lower price.
Who pays for delivery on Vinted?
Who pays for shipping? Generally, buyers cover the shipping costs.
What are the reviews of vinted.co.uk?
Vinted UK has a consumer rating of 1.23 stars from 22 reviews indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Consumers complaining about Vinted UK most frequently mention customer service problems. Vinted UK ranks 38th among Used Clothing sites.
Is it worth the time to post on Vinted?
Vinted is a platform that its very hard to sell quality items on, at a fair price. Buyers only buy for beyond cheap and its not worth the time, packaging costs and petrol to post on item, at such low returns. The kicker comes when the buyer makes lies up to get the item for nothing and gets a refund for posting.
Is there a customer service team for Vinted?
This app is just an app for scammers – vinted has no customer service team so as soon as a buyer claims there is an issue with a product they receive, they are refunded automatically and the seller is left without their item as they are told they don’t have to send anything back. Really not sure how this app is still running
Is there a refund policy for Vinted products?
Vinted should be implementing a refund policy for the buyer. And maybe sellers can photograph the item right before packing for shipment. Anyways! The only issues I’ve had was with a shipping label. After an entire day, They wanted me to cancel the order and wait 72 hrs and try again.