Hi everyone,
I recently used the « send message to favorites » feature (as I do every day for several months, sending messages once per hour to avoid large quantities of messages (between 5 and 30 messages) and to better convert « hotter » clients). However, I went on vacation and therefore stopped doing it in the middle of my trip. I used the message sending feature (in my memory, it sent 40-50 messages) and I received a message from Vinted warning me that the use of software/automations is prohibited.
No sanction yet, but a clear warning with a threat of permanent blocking in case of recurrence.
Has this happened to anyone else? Do you still continue by limiting the sends as before, once per hour? Is it better that I don’t tempt fate again, or was it just a bit of pressure and I’ll receive another message like this but no blocking? Is there a clear option by adding delays between each message?
I have the message in favorites on 7/7 24/7, I never received any warning messages. Generally, you receive these kinds of messages if you have used purchase bots and auto-cop
If I understand correctly, you launched the operation from your vacation spot. Were you abroad? If Vinted considered your IP to be remote, perhaps that played a role.
yes I was in the US.. but consequently I’m afraid to restart because yes it converts enormously and we know that as soon as you have a few sales the algorithm puts you forward and it’s a positive snowball effect, however at any time I could be permanently blocked (knowing that it’s my full-time activity I’m even in a SARL for it) but the messages are so powerful I’m lost…
Another question, is it possible to restart messages to favorites from scratch and start from now on, not taking previous favorites into account, because currently I have 700 favorites loaded, so I’m dead if I try again.
In this case, it’s very likely related to that.
There have been quite a few user reports recently: even without using the autobuy, the mere fact of having connected your account once to this type of bot (via a token) can be enough to trigger a soft-ban or a permanent ban.
These tools use server connections (often with IPs or proxies located abroad), which Vinted now detects very easily.
Even a single use, or a simple link between your account and the bot, can be enough to be flagged.
So, according to you, I can go back to sending favorite messages without any problem (obviously, taking it easy because currently I’m really seeing the impact, sales have reduced a lot). And if I relaunch, is it better to send a « large batch » every hour or let it run like @sushiwazabi so that it sends little by little?
Two people I know just got permanently blocked after receiving the first message… They continued to use the bot despite the warning they received. That sucks And it seems to be irreversible, unless they change their SIRET number and create another account (and even then, I’m not sure it would work given the same address, same number, same bank details)
Frankly, no one can tell you it’s 100% safe, because zero risk doesn’t exist. As long as the source of the warning messages hasn’t been precisely identified (bot, Clemz, or a combination of both), we can only speculate.
And it seems to be irreversible, unless they change their SIRET number and create another account (and even then, I’m not sure it would work given the same address, same number, same bank details)