The woman was fuming at the discount request (Stock Image) (Image: BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)
Vinted is an excellent platform to make some quick cash by selling unwanted items, and before you know it, you’ve amassed over £100 in your balance ready to be transferred to your bank.
It’s also a fantastic site to snag those you missed out on initially or the party dress that sold out just as you were about to purchase it, with many items being brand new with tags.
However, it can be a frustrating platform at times, as users can be ruthless with their offers, as @charli0191 discovered when she listed a dress for a £3 and still received an offer on it.
Charli explained that she had listed a “really nice” dress on Vinted, which she had “never even worn” before, and decided to sell it for £3, thinking “someone will buy it”.
She was outraged, saying: “Somebody just had the to offer me £2.60 for this dress. It’s a floaty dress with a belt, like a wedding-style dress, like pleated at the bottom, and it’s £3. It’s a poxy £3.”
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Charli declined the offer immediately, annoyed, and asked people on to “make it make sense” because she couldn’t understand why someone would want to offer just 40p less than the asking price.
She was infuriated, saying: “To have the cheek to even offer 40p less when it’s only £3, to begin with”, and that people “wind her up” on the platform.
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In the comments, someone shared her frustration, saying: “You can put things on for £1.50 and you bet someone will offer £1.00”. One sympathiser took to defending the sender of the low offer, posting: “I nearly always offer lower! I resent paying the protection fee especially if a problem it ends up costing postage to send it back.”
Another user gave their support to the lady in question, remarking: “Vinted recommend that as an offer I think it’s just 10 or 20%. I don’t think it was an unreasonable request of them? If it’s only 40p less why is that too much for you to accept? It works both ways.”
A commentator voiced their understanding: “I get it’s annoying and I know buyers protection isn’t the seller’s issue but sometimes I will offer it so with buyers protection it actually comes to £3 . Also, I’m broke so I send offers a tad lower so I can afford it with postage and buyers protection but I understand if my offer is rejected”.
Meanwhile, a woman revealed she had refused an almost full-price offer, saying: “I had something up for £3, someone offered me £2.99? why the 1p less. I know it’s only a penny but I declined”.