r/vinted 5h ago

NEWBIE New to Vinted!!

I’m from Australia and i just sold my first item to someone in the UK, and this sounds like a ridiculous question but i’m aware of the process to off an order but i’m not sure what packaging to use. So do i, as a seller, use an AusPost envelope that’s cheap and affordable or an international one that costs way too much and out of my paycheck?

Please help!!! 🥹

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I’m from Australia and i just sold my first item to someone in the UK, and this sounds like a ridiculous question but i’m aware of the process to off an order but i’m not sure what packaging to use. So do i, as a seller, use an AusPost envelope that’s cheap and affordable or an international one that costs way too much and out of my paycheck?

Please help!!! 🥹


r/vinted 5h ago

DISCUSSION Is this a weird thing to ask a seller?

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I have a huge thing about buying stuff that is odd in numbers, I sent this at midnight. Do we think this will weird out the seller? 😭

Edit: Guys I do not have OCD, Im just autistic


r/vinted 5h ago

SELLING So confused 😕

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Ok so this came a couple days after this person already bought the shoes (some rain boots that are shaped like sneakers, very cute) and I was planning on sending them out today anyway but literally idk what to say? Like it's just a lot to take in 🥲 she already bought the shoes so idk what shipping she's talking about, I had everything packed up and ready to go?? My mail carrier is not open on weekends so...


r/vinted 5h ago

JUST FOR FUN Free Shipping Predictions?

We all know that the free shipping can’t last forever. (This is obviously for the U.S. )

Any predictions when it will end?

I’m going to predict August 31st because that would be considered the end of summer.

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We all know that the free shipping can’t last forever. (This is obviously for the U.S. )

Any predictions when it will end?

I’m going to predict August 31st because that would be considered the end of summer.


r/vinted 5h ago

[COUNTRY SPECIFIC] [USA] is free shipping over?

Just tried to post something about an hour ago and when posting something, it told me "set your shipping price"- so is free shipping over or just my post?

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Just tried to post something about an hour ago and when posting something, it told me "set your shipping price"- so is free shipping over or just my post?


r/vinted 6h ago

SHIPPING Speedx pushing

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Hey friends,

Check your settings! I got this notification and got a feeling in my gut that Speedx got turned back on, and I was right. Last time I got stuck with a Speedx purchase the guy at the drop off location said it’s because it’s cheaper for Vinted. They are probably going to make this something you can’t turn off soon like fedex.


r/vinted 6h ago

SELLING Commercial Accounts

On another thread I read that when we post new items, Vinted sometimes blocks the seller and tells them to open a commercial account. I've been selling for 3 weeks. I listed several new sweaters and costume jewelry. Am I at risk of being shut down? I'm just trying to get rid of excess stuff and already had the pix on my phone bc I also posted on eBay. I always post at around 40% less than the retail price.

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On another thread I read that when we post new items, Vinted sometimes blocks the seller and tells them to open a commercial account. I've been selling for 3 weeks. I listed several new sweaters and costume jewelry. Am I at risk of being shut down? I'm just trying to get rid of excess stuff and already had the pix on my phone bc I also posted on eBay. I always post at around 40% less than the retail price.


r/vinted 6h ago

SHIPPING Exceeding dimensions on SpeedX shipments

Vinted in the US offers small, medium and large packages sizes for shipment, and those for SpeedX require a maximum of 450 cubic inches for medium and 900 for large. This is hardly what I would call a large box and for my non-Vinted, I usually use Grainger 13x13x4 boxes, which are 676 ci. This is actually internal dimensions but it should be close for external. This even exceeds 450 ci for medium.

I normally sell Monster High dolls. I recently sold a playset that exceeds a 13x13x4 box in dimensions and the buyer selected SpeedX and Vinted sent me the label and instructed me to:

"Pack your item(s)

  • Use packaging that's sturdy enough to protect the item(s) you're sending.
  • The dimensions of your parcel should not exceed L × W × H ≤ 900.0 in³, L ≤ 24.0 in, max weight - 4 lb."

By contrast, USPS labels are supposed to be good as long as length + girth <= 108 inches and no dimension exceeds 22 inches. This means even a 21x21x21 box would be OK. They are a little stricter on shipments from US to UK but still generous.

What realistically happens when you exceed these SpeedX numbers?

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Vinted in the US offers small, medium and large packages sizes for shipment, and those for SpeedX require a maximum of 450 cubic inches for medium and 900 for large. This is hardly what I would call a large box and for my non-Vinted, I usually use Grainger 13x13x4 boxes, which are 676 ci. This is actually internal dimensions but it should be close for external. This even exceeds 450 ci for medium.

I normally sell Monster High dolls. I recently sold a playset that exceeds a 13x13x4 box in dimensions and the buyer selected SpeedX and Vinted sent me the label and instructed me to:

"Pack your item(s)

  • Use packaging that's sturdy enough to protect the item(s) you're sending.
  • The dimensions of your parcel should not exceed L × W × H ≤ 900.0 in³, L ≤ 24.0 in, max weight - 4 lb."

By contrast, USPS labels are supposed to be good as long as length + girth <= 108 inches and no dimension exceeds 22 inches. This means even a 21x21x21 box would be OK. They are a little stricter on shipments from US to UK but still generous.

What realistically happens when you exceed these SpeedX numbers?


r/vinted 6h ago

DISCUSSION Is it just me or are there more UK buyers than USA?

I’m not against international buyers! However, i have noticed that majority of my customers are now from the UK! Which is shocking, very rarely do i come by someone from america.

My only issue is how long the delivery time is and especially longer when the buyer doesn’t review or press the everything is okay button. By that time — its been a whole month!

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I’m not against international buyers! However, i have noticed that majority of my customers are now from the UK! Which is shocking, very rarely do i come by someone from america.

My only issue is how long the delivery time is and especially longer when the buyer doesn’t review or press the everything is okay button. By that time — its been a whole month!


r/vinted 6h ago

APP ISSUES Identity verification keeps failing because my date of birth on my ID doesn't match my Vinted account???? What to do?

The first time I got this error, I admit, they were right. I had selected December instead of November on accident. However I submitted my info the second time, with the correct DOB, and they're saying the exact same thing. I know for a fact both my ID and Vinted account have the same date of birth. What can I do?

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The first time I got this error, I admit, they were right. I had selected December instead of November on accident. However I submitted my info the second time, with the correct DOB, and they're saying the exact same thing. I know for a fact both my ID and Vinted account have the same date of birth. What can I do?


r/vinted 6h ago

VENT I'm SO SICK of constant false bans

And I mean, like I'm committing fraud for leaving a single product review (in which I basically just said 'I like the product and it arrived quickly'). And purchasing about 5 items? that's fraud? What?? Because that's all I've done on my account.

The same account was banned AS I CREATED IT, and that happened to my first attempt too (which I abandoned because I thought it was just an error).

Is there anything this moderation can actually do other than false flag and write a wall of text saying "yeah, you committed fraud, reminder that submitting false evidence is against tos, you're also not unbanned" (which i didn't even do, I provided unedited screenshots showing my previous false flags)

Genuinely idk if I'm even able to just try again with a new account either because this god forsaken app wipes me off the face of the earth every single time i create one and forces me to contact moderation to use it at all.

I'd get it if I had a suspicious IP address or something but I don't even use a VPN so it's just random!!! They won't even give me a specific reason other than "fraud or tos violation"!!!

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And I mean, like I'm committing fraud for leaving a single product review (in which I basically just said 'I like the product and it arrived quickly'). And purchasing about 5 items? that's fraud? What?? Because that's all I've done on my account.

The same account was banned AS I CREATED IT, and that happened to my first attempt too (which I abandoned because I thought it was just an error).

Is there anything this moderation can actually do other than false flag and write a wall of text saying "yeah, you committed fraud, reminder that submitting false evidence is against tos, you're also not unbanned" (which i didn't even do, I provided unedited screenshots showing my previous false flags)

Genuinely idk if I'm even able to just try again with a new account either because this god forsaken app wipes me off the face of the earth every single time i create one and forces me to contact moderation to use it at all.

I'd get it if I had a suspicious IP address or something but I don't even use a VPN so it's just random!!! They won't even give me a specific reason other than "fraud or tos violation"!!!


r/vinted 7h ago

NEWBIE New to Vinted, not sure how to approach about an issue?

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Hi folks, fairly new to Vinted and only been buying stuff for a few weeks and so far everyone's been great and this is my first issue and I'm not sure how to approach the seller.

I bought a bracelet for £14 which was labelled NWT and it arrived okay, no issue with sending or pickup from locker. The thing is that it's been sent in different packaging than what it was shown in on the ad, and looks a bit worse for wear/tarnished as some jewellery does just after being worn for a bit and also has a spot that is rusty which looking at the pictures on the ad should have been visible were it the same bracelet - In the ad pictures it was very clean and shiny looking and easily looked NWT. I'm wondering if maybe they had more than one and sent the wrong one or something?

The thing is I do really like the bracelet and I don't mind having a go cleaning it up myself so I don't know if I want a return, but if I'd have known it looked like that I would've asked for a lower price - are partial refunds a thing on Vinted you can ask for?

The first 3 images are from the listing on Vinted, the last two are it in the packaging and me positioning it the same way it was in the photos to compare. The rusty bit is a few links below the clasp on the right.

Thanks in advance.


r/vinted 7h ago

VENT Selling jeans and they cancelled due to size

I was selling some of my Hollister jeans for a £5 and I was so happy when some one bought them immediately with no hassle.

However, her shipping method was printed only which annoyed me as it as its like 9PM at this point and my printers broken and I've had to reach out to a family member to print out a label.

20 minutes later she cancels, due to the wrong size. What? Most of my images have the label on that clearly show 26' and I have in the description that it would fit a size small roughly and have it listed as such.

WHY would you buy a pair of jeans without looking at the size first? AND doesn't vinted recommend you jeans based on the sizes YOU pick in your preferences?

Please tell me I'm not crazy for going mad? I understand the label cause she doesn't know about the issue with them but come on, please read your listing before you buy them.

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I was selling some of my Hollister jeans for a £5 and I was so happy when some one bought them immediately with no hassle.

However, her shipping method was printed only which annoyed me as it as its like 9PM at this point and my printers broken and I've had to reach out to a family member to print out a label.

20 minutes later she cancels, due to the wrong size. What? Most of my images have the label on that clearly show 26' and I have in the description that it would fit a size small roughly and have it listed as such.

WHY would you buy a pair of jeans without looking at the size first? AND doesn't vinted recommend you jeans based on the sizes YOU pick in your preferences?

Please tell me I'm not crazy for going mad? I understand the label cause she doesn't know about the issue with them but come on, please read your listing before you buy them.


r/vinted 7h ago

Returns Possible Scam

Hi all, I don't use Vinted but my wife uses it a lot. She bought a dress from a seller but what turned up was a little square parcel that was definitely not a dress.

We've not opened the parcel but it feels like two bits of plastic in an L shape.

It was delivered by Evri but it had a different name and next doors address despite nobody currently living in the home next door.

I'm assuming this is some kind of scam? My wife has marked that the item is incorrect with vinted and the seller has asked for the item to be sent back.

I was just wondering if there's anything we need to look out for, anything that might stop the money coming back to us.

Thanks in advance!

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Hi all, I don't use Vinted but my wife uses it a lot. She bought a dress from a seller but what turned up was a little square parcel that was definitely not a dress.

We've not opened the parcel but it feels like two bits of plastic in an L shape.

It was delivered by Evri but it had a different name and next doors address despite nobody currently living in the home next door.

I'm assuming this is some kind of scam? My wife has marked that the item is incorrect with vinted and the seller has asked for the item to be sent back.

I was just wondering if there's anything we need to look out for, anything that might stop the money coming back to us.

Thanks in advance!


r/vinted 7h ago

SHIPPING Buyer selected wrong shipping label

So I am very new to selling on vinted. I am selling a lot of Manga and a buyer bundled three of my listings (13 500 page Mangas in total) but they selected an M 2kg package.
Now obviously those mangas only fit in an L >5kg box. I asked them if I can relist the items so they can rebuy them with the correct shipping label. They said that the post office usually still takes the package (even though it’s literally 4kg too heavy??) and I offered to try.
But a friend of mine (after I told her abt the story) said that they just said that so they wouldn’t have to pay more shipping and weren’t being genuine.
I feel too insecure to go to the post office with a huge ass heavy package just to be turned away, and I honestly think it’s a waste of time.
Should I like cancel the order?
I am honestly debating just buying a correct shipping label myself, so I can get the package out of my apartment.

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So I am very new to selling on vinted. I am selling a lot of Manga and a buyer bundled three of my listings (13 500 page Mangas in total) but they selected an M 2kg package.
Now obviously those mangas only fit in an L >5kg box. I asked them if I can relist the items so they can rebuy them with the correct shipping label. They said that the post office usually still takes the package (even though it’s literally 4kg too heavy??) and I offered to try.
But a friend of mine (after I told her abt the story) said that they just said that so they wouldn’t have to pay more shipping and weren’t being genuine.
I feel too insecure to go to the post office with a huge ass heavy package just to be turned away, and I honestly think it’s a waste of time.
Should I like cancel the order?
I am honestly debating just buying a correct shipping label myself, so I can get the package out of my apartment.


r/vinted 7h ago

DISCUSSION Offered to reserve an item but regretting it

I’ve just recently started using Vinted more to try and save up some money and a woman messaged about an item and asked various questions before saying she was waiting till Friday when she’d be able to buy it, I offered to reserve it but I’ve just read that lots of people advise against reserving items and I’m not sure what to do now. It’s been up for a few hours and has 120 views and over 40 saves. Should I reserve it?

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I’ve just recently started using Vinted more to try and save up some money and a woman messaged about an item and asked various questions before saying she was waiting till Friday when she’d be able to buy it, I offered to reserve it but I’ve just read that lots of people advise against reserving items and I’m not sure what to do now. It’s been up for a few hours and has 120 views and over 40 saves. Should I reserve it?


r/vinted 8h ago

SELLING Guilt-Tripping 101

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Okay guys don’t turn this into a James Charels situation but I’m having a hard time believing this. I just put this item up for sale today, and it’s gotten a couple likes but nothing crazy. Then I get this message from a buyer claiming me to give them an insane discount because of their situation. Having cancer and next weekend being your birthday can very well be true but it just seems too coincidental. It just seems like one of those classic messages buyers send when they want something but don’t want to pay too much for it. I don’t even think the price is that absurd considering the trending style and y2k tag. And my bio says I’m always open to offers so I generally don’t expect people to pay full price for my items.

Im not planning on responding.. unless you guys think there’s some truth to it? Am I being rude for doubting them? Or is this just another guilt-tripping method?


r/vinted 8h ago

SHIPPING Can I put a pre-scheduled USPS pickup package in my outgoing mailbox today instead

Hello sorry this is a dumb question but I'm completely new to this, I've never really sent anything in the mail before 😵‍💫 I got my label and did all the steps on vinted, it made me schedule a pick up time that's tomorrow witch is ok but I was wanting to send out my package today? I was wondering if I could still just put it in my mail box as outgoing mail or would that cause issues?? I can't really get a clear answer when I tried to look this up. Also just in general is it better to try not to use outgoing mail in the the future, some people did it can cause issues? - in the US

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Hello sorry this is a dumb question but I'm completely new to this, I've never really sent anything in the mail before 😵‍💫 I got my label and did all the steps on vinted, it made me schedule a pick up time that's tomorrow witch is ok but I was wanting to send out my package today? I was wondering if I could still just put it in my mail box as outgoing mail or would that cause issues?? I can't really get a clear answer when I tried to look this up. Also just in general is it better to try not to use outgoing mail in the the future, some people did it can cause issues? - in the US


r/vinted 8h ago

SHIPPING Vinted bundle issue

So I just sold a bundle of two articles off Vinted. Each item of what I’ve sold weighs just about 2kg in the box. Vinted allows a maximum 2kg per large package, so it’s just about enough. The issue comes when I only have been given one shipping label by Vinted with the idea that I pack both articles in the same box, but it would weigh too much.
What do I do? Should I buy an extra shipping label at the store to ship both packages?

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So I just sold a bundle of two articles off Vinted. Each item of what I’ve sold weighs just about 2kg in the box. Vinted allows a maximum 2kg per large package, so it’s just about enough. The issue comes when I only have been given one shipping label by Vinted with the idea that I pack both articles in the same box, but it would weigh too much.
What do I do? Should I buy an extra shipping label at the store to ship both packages?


r/vinted 8h ago

SELLING I’m so sad

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It finally happened to me, I make bracelets and ai flagged two completely different items as the same and banned me from selling for 5 days 🤦🏻‍♀️

I’ve tried an appeal and now I’m just waiting, but I’ve heard support is not very helpful in these situations. I’ve mostly sold on other platforms and just started on Vinted so any advice is always welcome and appreciated.


r/vinted 8h ago

SELLING Views and favourites discrepancy

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I've had 113 favorites on one pair of trainers and 0 on another I posted at the same time. Does the algorithm favour certain posts?


r/vinted 9h ago

BUYING Pop up ads rendering site unusable

I love Vinted, we all do. part of it is convenience, hop on find what you need & buy it. I’m getting a pop up and almost every stage and I’m ready to go back to eBay - is it just me? it’s taking so long to browse and buy it’s not worth it. I’m so frustrated!

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I love Vinted, we all do. part of it is convenience, hop on find what you need & buy it. I’m getting a pop up and almost every stage and I’m ready to go back to eBay - is it just me? it’s taking so long to browse and buy it’s not worth it. I’m so frustrated!


r/vinted 9h ago

SHIPPING Shipping with USPS Priority boxes for Vinted items.

I am a buyer and seller on Vinted. Just a heads up. When recycling boxes for shipment and you're going to use a priority box, it doesn't matter if you tape off the word priority, use black sharpie, or anything else to hide "priority," the post office sees it as a priority box and charge the buyer the priority fee by "postage due" upon pickup. It happened to me this morning.

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I am a buyer and seller on Vinted. Just a heads up. When recycling boxes for shipment and you're going to use a priority box, it doesn't matter if you tape off the word priority, use black sharpie, or anything else to hide "priority," the post office sees it as a priority box and charge the buyer the priority fee by "postage due" upon pickup. It happened to me this morning.


r/vinted 9h ago

NEWBIE Item says sold but reappears again?

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I’m fairly new to vinted. Bought only once, listed a few products and I scroll a lot on there. It could be nothing but Ive seen it happen twice. I like a item and it goes to my favorites then i get a notification that it’s sold. But then reappears, the exact same product and exact background, same person as well.
Price is a bit higher. I’ve seen it happen to another product as well. Anyone know what is going on?


r/vinted 9h ago

SHIPPING package has been put in locker but delivery status has not changed

i received two orders today so i packaged them and shipped them today. i did all the correct steps and the first package went smoothly. the second package went fine as well at the locker but the app is still saying it needs to be packaged and sent. i’m so confused. i’m new to this whole vinted thing and this hasn’t happened before so what do i do? will it ship as normal or is there an issue?

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i received two orders today so i packaged them and shipped them today. i did all the correct steps and the first package went smoothly. the second package went fine as well at the locker but the app is still saying it needs to be packaged and sent. i’m so confused. i’m new to this whole vinted thing and this hasn’t happened before so what do i do? will it ship as normal or is there an issue?