I have bought a pair of Birkenstock online (on a no-verified site)unfortunately they run small. So I decided to sell on vinted. I wrote in the description that I wasn’t sure about their origin. The system first approved the item after many days of verification, but since I received very low offers, I changed the price. The item went under verification once again and this time vinted blocked my account permanently. Is there any chance to have it back? I have 200 positive revivews, and never scammed anyone. I also advised customers that the item could have a suspicious origin. Thanks
if you yourself indicate in the listing that it could be a counterfeit, you’re asking for trouble.
The sale of counterfeit goods is prohibited. If you cannot prove that these are authentic Birkis, it will be very difficult to recover the account. Good luck to you!
You are right, but the verification team exists precisely to check originality. They spent 4 days verifying, and the process was compliant for them. Subsequently, after I modified the price, they verified it again and it resulted in non-compliance. How can this be if I only changed the price?
Let’s talk frankly, without animosity, but say what we think, okay?
Because right now… you’re contradicting yourself…
You buy « Falch » Birks
and you know perfectly well they’re fake… right… since you say you bought them on a « shady » site and, what’s more, the size doesn’t match…!
You tell me if I’m right so far? okay?
You say, « Well, I’ll put them on Vinted, I know perfectly well they’re fake, it’s forbidden to sell fakes (but I don’t care) »
Then you wonder why Vinted is blocking your account?
Honestly…???
Translation: they are fake!
And as Fred points out… We remind you that selling counterfeits is Forbidden! !
Well, yes… apparently you tried to cheat the potential buyer since you’re saying it yourself… « Be careful, these are fake »… I’m translating, you see?
Oh dear… and then you wonder why a « bot » blocked you… honestly… Wake Up!
In fact… you were hoping it would get through with the « bots » that don’t understand anything…
Come on, admit it
Okay, no hard feelings, but honestly, stop trying to sell counterfeits and say you don’t want to rip people off… There’s a contradiction in that statement…
Originally I didn’t want to sell the shoes. I wanted to keep them for myself, I’m not an expert in this type of footwear, I wear size 45 in other Birkenstocks and thought these would fit me too, but unfortunately they are too tight for my foot. I bought them because I found them at a more convenient price. It was not my intention to scam or be sly. The system took 4 days to verify their authenticity. At first, they turned out to be authentic, then since I had offers that were too low, I raised it a bit (but always less than the cost I paid for them). I’ve been using Vinted since 2023, I use it to buy and save a lot, I have many 5-star reviews, no one has ever complained. It seems like too harsh a punishment, I was also honest. Many people write that the items are original and then they are not. I simply wrote “they are small for me and I bought them on the marketplace, you decide” because my honesty must be punished? Two weeks ago I received a pair of fake New Balance, they didn’t even have the QR code.
It is not your honesty that is being punished, but the sale of counterfeit goods.
Why didn’t you send back the Birks if you found them too small? Selling them on a platform that hunts down counterfeit big brands and saying so in the ad is like throwing yourself off a cliff without a parachute.
But if the Vinted team decided they were legit after 4 days, why did they block my account in less than half a day after I only modified the price? I don’t know if they were fake or real; the leather seemed to be of excellent quality, and I would have kept them if they hadn’t been small. Let’s hope they give me back my account.
But @Mat89 … okay, we understand … but you took the risk of listing a counterfeit item (you knew or suspected it).
The rule is… if you have doubts! don’t list it! (Period)
Otherwise, you risk getting caught, or worse…
You were caught by the « bots » the second time.
Well, you give up.
Afterwards, you highlight that others are selling counterfeits and why you and not them…
But I’ll tell you… Just because your neighbors are stealing, doesn’t mean you should steal!
And then, if I say what I think again… all these people who willingly sell « fakes » should be eradicated.
This undermines both those who sell « genuine » items and the platform’s reputation.
Not to mention unjustified « Bans »… and they are indeed unjustified but they pay the price for others…
Because they are not humans who check, but poorly configured « bots ».
So for your initial post… you got through… for the second one… No…
First stroke of luck
Second « Boom »
That’s not what you implied…
But hey, you’ll know from now on that buying on dubious sites or where you can have doubts and much cheaper… means something is wrong…
It reminds me of people who told me, I found the same Clarks on the Internet 3 times cheaper… Well, I used to reply « Go buy them… you’ll get Falch shoes at that price »…
You never buy a Mercedes at the price of a Renault… (at the time)
I don’t want to make excuses, I acted in good faith because I’m inexperienced and didn’t think that not being able to prove the authenticity of a product could lead to a permanent ban. Assuming the shoes are fake, but that’s not a given, I also paid a price slightly lower than what they cost in stores, the smell is good, the consistency too, and the labels, compared to another box of known origin, are very similar. I just wanted to be precise so as not to cheat anyone, and it cost me dearly. I hope they will give me back my account because I have two negative reviews out of 150 five-star reviews, but I know it will be difficult. Thank you for the answers.
Hello,
I am closing this topic because I see that everyone has received an answer. Sorry about your closet @Mat89, but Vinted is indeed quite strict about protecting consumers when it comes to the sale of counterfeit goods.
Thank you for your respectful and amicable exchanges
