If Vinted is a platform appreciated by the French for doing good deals, it can also be the scene of much less pleasant events. A bad experience paid for by this user who received death threats from a seller after asking for a refund for a luxury bag which in reality turned out to be counterfeit.
In a few years, the application Vinted has established itself as essential for finding good deals or simply updating your wardrobe. Indeed, at a time when fast fashion is being singled out for its harmful impact on the environment and for the working conditions that the giants of the sector impose on their employees, second-hand purchasing is experiencing a resurgence. interest in the four corners of France. A phenomenon reinforced in particular by the rise in the cost of living which is soaring after sustained inflation for several months.
If the managers of platforms like The good corner Or Vinted rub their hands, the users also benefit from it. However, although these spaces are known for good deals, they can also be home to unpleasant surprises and very surprising behavior. A bad experience that paid the price for this Vinted user who found herself, despite herself, in an affair that was surprising to say the least.
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Death threats
Thinking I smelled a good deal on Vinted after spotting a luxury bag, the young woman quickly became disillusioned. “I wanted to treat myself to a Louis Vuitton brand bag. I paid €416 for this. But when I received this bag, I quickly understood that it was a counterfeit”she confided in the columns of the local newspaper Oise Hebdo. As is the procedure, the user then turns against the seller who is very uncooperative. He does not change his mind, even after the buyer verifies with the manufacturer that it is indeed a counterfeit.
This is not enough to encourage the seller to reimburse the user. On the contrary, since the latter then begins to make threats against the woman who demands her dues. “I know where you live…” or “I promise your family won’t spend the weekend.”can we read in one of the exchanges made by the two interlocutors on the application Vintedas reported by the local weekly.
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This is just one example of the threatening messages sent by the seller to which several photos of firearms were attached. Enough to cause violent nightmares for the user who can no longer sleep at night. She made a report to the police. For its part, Vinted indicated that it was currently analyzing the dispute. It is unlikely that this response from the platform will be enough to reassure the user who will no doubt now prefer another method to make her purchases.
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