Yes, well, the old timers didn’t hesitate to brush off a difficult customer, or even kick them out, which made things more bearable 
And they weren’t on the Internet, which changes quite a few things.
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Thank you Iana for your message, it is really very important to see that some facts are therefore clear and proven in the eyes of several sellers and well it is not imagined. For my part, I have seen the changes, it happens systematically. That is my point, after that there are great people and I have known some of them through this platform. That is precisely why the excesses worry me a lot. Good continuation to you.
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Oh, but for me it’s 1% max, but also because I don’t waste time anymore. When I feel things are starting off on the wrong foot, I don’t reply, or I cut the conversation short, or I block them and move on.
Besides, it doesn’t seem abnormal to me that when the day ends, we remember the one who caused trouble more easily than all those who remained just « normal ».
I even received a death threat from an Italian over €2, well yes, the day it happens, it leaves more of an impression than the 20 "hello, thank you, goodbye"s.
I must say I have hardly any examples of buyers showing disrespect. I don’t consider aggressive negotiations as disrespect, but rather as naivety. Likewise, I don’t consider requests for additional photos as disrespect, even though I decline every time.
Oh no, but I don’t care about all that, it’s been a long time since it went over my head.
I think, in the absolute sense, the ones who make me laugh the most (but I no longer respond) are the Vinted economics professors who come and explain to you that you have no business on the platform because you refuse their offers. I had one who gave me a demonstration in a long text explaining that he wouldn’t pay more than the second-hand price for my new item because Vinted was a second-hand platform, so all items should be priced as second-hand, but that he was happy to take it new anyway.
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All the best to you too. See you soon for other exchanges that we hope will be more positive.
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Great anecdote from the economics professor 
It’s like the finance professor who explains that it’s impossible to find a banknote on the street: it must disappear immediately, and there’s no point in bending down to pick it up, it will have vanished before you can
Thank you, let’s be and stay positive!
The poor person who has not received an education. To be pitied more than blamed.
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knowing that he was already entitled to a 30% discount voucher from the platform, on a new item already sold twice as cheaply as in stores.
hahaha, I love it!!! 
The worst are the people who tell you that your item should cost on (Aliexpress, temu, Shein…) a certain amount, so accept the ridiculous offer. I refrain, but I want to say « Well, in that case, what are you doing on Vinted? Go buy on your Chinese site » 
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I’m realizing that those who don’t pay for their order are also the ones who made me waste time negotiating. Remind myself to never prepare the package until it has been paid for. Grrrrr (3rd time this has happened to me)
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I also remember being told something very relevant, even if it seemed unnatural at the time, but it’s important to understand Vinted’s interest in its fee structure.
In fact, with a fixed fee of €0.75 and a 5% commission, their interest is to multiply sales rather than have higher prices. For most items, what brings them the most is the fixed commission, and whether a T-shirt is sold for €1 or €3 doesn’t make much difference to the variable part. They earn more by selling 5 T-shirts for €1 than 1 T-shirt for €10. So, everything is done to ensure that sales happen, especially as quickly as possible, rather than at good prices for the seller.
This is the difference compared to a platform like eBay, where the fixed fee is €0.35 and the variable commission is 10%, where a higher price does have an impact. It’s even worse on marketplaces where commissions exceed 20% (and be careful, they are often displayed excluding tax).
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Hello - the latest from me regarding a 1 euro book. What can I say?? I did not reply.
« « Hello is it possible to send it to me for free by mail because my disabled sister is coming out of the hospital in two weeks and I don’t have any money » »
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Hello, yes all reasons are valid and it’s getting stranger and stranger. Personally, I immediately block people who send me offers without a word, for others I discuss when there is a clear and substantiated reason. It’s up to each person to do what’s necessary to make it stop. Keep your chin up!
It’s a sure thing that those who ask for a discount without even a hello and a please, that’s a very bad start as far as I’m concerned
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It’s the application that wants it: there’s a « make an offer » button, you click on it and that’s it! It’s actually very well done. You don’t waste your time with waffle.
Besides, any discussion is useless: all we look at, as a seller, is if we have a chance to sell the item at a higher price than the one offered. If that’s the case, we refuse, but if it’s an item we realize won’t sell at the price we’ve set, well, we accept, or we start negotiating.
It’s as simple as that!
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As a seller, in truth, we couldn’t care less about the buyer’s justifications; we simply consider the possibility of selling the item for more, just as the buyer themselves assesses the possibility of finding the equivalent elsewhere at a lower price.
So there’s no point in beating around the bush, and in this respect, Vinted is well-designed.
And still in this respect, no offer offends me; someone can offer me €1 for an item at €100, it doesn’t bother me. If the offer doesn’t interest me, I decline by clicking on « refuse » or I make a counter-offer. What’s the problem?
The only case where I block is when we have agreed on a price, and then the person makes a lower offer. A word is a word. Agreement given = negotiation finished. Pigs who go back on their word!
After that, whether the person buys or not is their problem, but the negotiation is over.
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