Scammed On Vinted...

I was scammed on Vinted for over £100 for a Gamecube Bundle.
If I have helped you with your reselling feel free to buy me a coffee :-)
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[@retrobubble0]

Aah man that sucks. I always have the buyer protection on, you can't be too careful as there's a loads of scammy people like that online. Good to see you've taken the lesson and learned from it though and made a video warning others. Great vid.

[@TonksBoutique]

That's just crazy! Why do people think they can treat other people like that? Surprised you were so chilled about it James. Look forward to seeing what Vinted do about it.

[@paigeturner165]

They do nothing to support sellers. So often I’ve had people buy things and lie about receiving or the condition of the product. It’s infuriating 😮

[@25nasar]

I'm glad you put this up. Vinted is not the best. Many of the reviews are not accurate as vinted is not always letting buyers put up negative feedback. I've had orders cancelled yet the automatic feedback tool for negative feedback is not activated. Customer service is appalling and inconsistent. Difficult to chat with anyone

[@MD_ENTERTAINMENT]

You can leave negative feedback on anything you either buy or sell. If it doesn't show up automatically, you can click on the person's name, then click on the three dots at the top right of the screen, and it will give you the option to leave feedback

[@RQUEGENE]

Hey mate been following you for a while looks like that shed is filling up. Nice work and keep it going. Unlucky about the Vinted situation. Hope it gets sorted

[@boldfinds]

Appreciate you following my mad life haha

[@paulturner4417]

I had exactly the same experience on my first purchase on vinted ! wanted a nintendo wii u and got an envelope! i got fully refunded . i just avoid people with no feedback or history . i’ve since learnt the ropes and probably purchased over 200 items to flip on ebay , with some absolutely brilliant buys

[@Luke25437]

@@paulturner4417 the cheek of the seller

[@CookieTheHaydens]

There are loads of these dodgy £102.36 etc… listings with random usernames. Vinted need to stop worrying about resellers and start cleaning up their platform before they get a really bad reputation. Fingers crossed for you.

[@funkyuk1]

yes chris this. priorities all wrong at vinted 👍🏼

[@thealchmistoflovelight4444]

Original signed up for selling items and ended up purchasing quite a bit, but had loads of issues, 4 out of 10 are broken or missing from bundle, when you send proof to vinted you have to send photos of everything, hard when the items not in the package, or you send photos of packing items emails photos and hundreds of messages and thr seller doesnt even need to provide anything...been scammed a few times but all in all all the lovely girls and chaos I have spoken to are soooo lovely x

[@SteveSpendsaPenny]

Aww man - that’s terrible! I’m sure Vinted will refund you for it but what a nightmare. I’ve never had any issues with Vinted but then again I haven’t made any big purchases either really.

[@JonSheppardsells]

Your get your money back dont worry vinted are good with this. They do it with damaged and not item as described. I sell on vinted and you get people doing it to sellers to saying the item has not arrived. That stick is definitely antique 😆

[@lucyh86]

I only really tend to sell on vinted and to be honest most items really are at most £30 pushing £40 I've never really seen things for high value. They've been pretty good with me when Hermes have lost things. Hope you get your money back.

[@GalacticGamingClips]

When I see these scammers, I offer them 10x the amount they are asking

[@Hornisse-sy2wg]

All sellers have to start from zero but high end feedbackers should be your preferred choice for safer trading. Avoid the scam vermin.

[@succinct685]

Only buy from well reviewed sellers Never buy from anyone who has zero reviews

[@globalsalvageuk]

About half the stuff I have bought on vinted doesn't even get sent. Always been refunded but it's super annoying. I still use it, but don't have high expectations.

[@SimplyReselling]

Yeah I've noticed this, pretty much all items around £100 and the usernames have random numbers and letters are all scams 😂 Edit - on Vinted you have to pay buyer protection. If you do not let Vinted know there is an issue within 2 days of the item being delivered Vinted release the funds to the seller, this is where the scammers are hoping you don't open a claim quick enough

[@lowe925]

I’ve brought of someone with random letters n numbers an got item n was all ok

[@SimplyReselling]

@@lowe925 suppose you have to be careful, I always check to see if they have reviews and other items listed

[@liambatty6332]

I also have skammed. Ordered a golf club and I received a paper plate hahaha

[@porkulio]

Hello, thank you very much for the video. If you’re able to share an update, I’ll really appreciate it.

[@GoogleMeAgain]

Subbed to your channel. I’m currently looking at buying an Xbox from this app, I’m unsure if I will do so after seeing this.

[@pupsiuspupuliukas2394]

So what happened in the end?

[@robgriz]

There’s plenty of Vinted scams for consoles; typically jumbled usernames, no previous history and the photos are a mirror / reversed image

[@IsThisJd]

I just started selling on Vinted. I already had a terrible time as I was trying to purchase an item yet there was some error on the app. So to my shock, my first item apparently got sold. But when I was waiting for confirmation about who I’m sending my item to, a message popped up appearing as an ‘official Vinted member’. So I was obviously suspicious and it seems that I have been scammed in given my email address. It’s a good thing I felt suspicious and reported it. Still waiting for Vinted to respond.

[@RESELLERGEORGE]

awww no that sucks. Theres alot of scammy sneaker sellers on Vinted too. I think the red flag is the no feedback as a buyer or a seller and i think you can see how long theyve been a member. Hopefully you'll get a refund. I mean Vinted as the broker should have the scammers bank account details (if its even theirs) so they might refer it to the police who knows.

[@binbootsalepickin]

Think I might be corrected but the picture is reverse image. Likely this could mean the picture has been used for scam purposes. Not 100% but sure I heard that somewhere. That's sucks man hopefully get it sorted.

[@Rjsworlduk]

Only sell on vinted tbh no issues that sie tbh i know the 0.500 grams hale a kilo is standard when sellers pick out small light weight items ie t shirt etc ,must of been the lightest console ever lol hope you get it sorted

[@jfc4798]

I've been burned there before. You will get a refund but it takes ages. I'm forever reporting obvious scammers on there and nothing is ever done.

[@liambatty6332]

You will get refund. Send pics and they will take 48 hours and you will get a refund.

[@GeorgieArcher]

He wouldn’t get the money until you say everything is fine with your order, which then you should get your money back

[@TheResellerKid]

With Vinted, always check for the random number and letter accounts. Always scammers and you can just tell by the photos usually and no feedback...just be careful mate.

[@boldfinds]

Appreciate this advice! I have quickly learnt this is the case

[@hoondaily8824]

Hi what was the outcome? Did you get refunded

[@boldfinds]

Part 2 is out 😀

[@MaximusJohal]

Vinted need to do proper checks, they are new to the game.

[@tristantopambudi3186]

How do i know the good and bad sellers?

[@fanmademunkvideosofficial]

Feedback usually helps if theirs feedback saying item cancelled avoid sellers This is why I only buy things under £5

[@ultimatesoccercards7511]

Hi James! I use vinted alot, there are loads of these users on vinted that you need to avoid. They’ll post highly sort after items and for some reason a pound or 2 over the nearest 10, for example £101, £51, £92 etc. Their users will always have a mixture of letters and numbers with no reviews.

[@paulturner4417]

i noticed this with there pricing , always £102 or £303 , not sure why tho

[@Yourlocalslowpoke]

These users are everywhere on Vinted but Vinted is usually decent at removing them

[@HiImChase]

Unlucky man, I have just been scammed on vinted, hence me finding your video

[@boldfinds]

It’s a known thing!

[@geordiereseller1525]

vinted is a nightmare it will take weeks to get your money back you may have to do a bank charge back

[@TheSilverPhoenix356]

You can’t not select buyer protection dude.

[@MickyResells]

Wouldn’t be showing my home address just a heads up

[@Owen-ub3fv]

You should count yourself lucky. That lolly pop stick is way more valuable than that bundle of games.

[@boldfinds]

Made lots of lolly from it

[@skankindjedi]

you know what they say: if i'ts too good to be true, it usually is.

[@chloej1659]

Your home address is still visible at some points even though you attempted to blurr it

[@Owen-ub3fv]

As soon as I saw the " I wish you a happy life" part of his message I knew he was scamming you. English either wasn't their first language or they were taunting you for their own amusement believing you to be gullible.

[@boldfinds]

He mugged me off

[@krisoko]

Also the "Please do not worry" bit came out of nowhere and is another scammer line they like to trot out.

[@skykhan2000]

You have to be careful with these kimd of stuffs these days now

[@boldfinds]

So many scammers

[@adam10051977]

Greed, thats how they get you.

[@boldfinds]

Explain? So if someone advertises to sell something and you pay the price it’s greed? Happy to have a conversation on this

[@adam10051977]

@@boldfinds how much is that game cube bundle worth? I guess a lot more that £106

[@boldfinds]

@@adam10051977 yes well as a reseller it would make sense for me to look for items that could make me more money. But that was the asking price regardless so if it was a real person who was not scamming and they asked the price I paid then I’m not sure how it’s greed? Do you go to Tesco and offer money over the asking price?

[@adam10051977]

@@boldfinds I’m saying that if it wasn’t a super bargain price you wouldn’t of been interested because of zero profit margin, if it looks to good to be true then it usually is… it’s a lesson learnt

[@boldfinds]

@@adam10051977 appreciate your feedback on it always a topic I don’t mind discussing 👍🏻

[@jordanjessica2708]

You really need to take down your home address.??

[@geekyreports]

Hi, I only sell on Vinted, I always thought that buyers are well protected on it :// I hope, that buyer protection will get you your money back. I don't know if you know and if it still works, there's an app called Shpock, similar to Vinted, I used it in the UK and it worked well for local stuff.

[@RESELLERGEORGE]

shpock is pretty good 👍

[@tino9139]

A stick🤣🤣🤣

[@limelightvinty]

Some people are right scumbags. I don't know how they sleep at night. I'm sorry this happened to you but thankyou for making people aware. (Also, I wouldn't show your home address if I were you)

[@boldfinds]

I did worry about the home address but honestly it’s on my eBay page as a business seller. Fingers crossed Vinted are on my side

[@whygamingwhy2404]

Maybe he found out how much it's actually worth lmao

[@boldfinds]

Scammer

[@liannehill748]

Hope you get a full refund James. Looking forward to your next video.

[@boldfinds]

Thanks Lianne. Let’s see what Vinted do with this

[@allthatsrandom1]

Your home address is visible around 4.21

[@hussainyusuf7925]

Damn I’ve just bought of vinted kind of scared now💀😭

[@boldfinds]

Most cases you will be ok

[@logandickson125]

I am selling a sega Saturn and some games if you are interested

[@boldfinds]

Message me at boldfinds on insta

[@cryptosnippets]

#Vinted is bullshit. Just made my first purchase of a watch, i spent even money for the verification center. they checked the genuine then shipped to me but they made a mistake on the delivery label writing as receiver the UPS point, who refused the item cause they didn't know the real name and surname of the receiver. They sent back the purchase, i asked vinted to change the delivery address or the name of receiver and the support wrote me then they can't manage the shipping. ahahaahahaa Guys... thery are really bad. Ticket support replied with standard templates and from 7 different people. Bullshit

[@No1Waffler]

Your own fault mate tbh

[@boldfinds]

Thanks for the view m8

[@djwynny]

millions of these on vinted.. username always something like ogje6848u and price is always £104 im sick of reporting them

[@yahaabalaaa]

Why they price items like that?