Hello everyone!
I don’t know if this information can help, but here’s the lowdown. I spoke with Gemini yesterday about Vinted and their laissez-faire attitude towards listings.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed the surge in dodgy listings, like food, intentionally blurry photos, people taking pictures of themselves with incomprehensible or ridiculous descriptions. I’ve even seen some selling the floor. There you go…
Sometimes, when you look at profiles, you realize that it’s just one « dodgy » listing among all the rest. As if the accounts had been hacked.
Gemini replied that since 2026, Vinted decided to fully automate the verification of listings. This means that when a listing first appears in the list of what’s going to be published, it’s a bot that checks and validates it!
If and only if a person notices that the listing is « dodgy, » then after reporting it, it’s a human who re-checks.
With this method, there are also money laundering schemes that go through without any problem, sometimes for several days before someone reports the strange listing. Not to mention nudes and all sorts of trafficking. Moreover, it’s also an open door for hackers who are precisely testing the responsiveness of not only the bot but also that of users. Indeed, if their listing remains for several days before being reported, it allows them to conduct their little business without being bothered.
I wonder if this isn’t precisely linked to the many temporary blockages that many people are experiencing?
How can such a flourishing and wealthy company hope that this strategy of letting things slide will be beneficial for its reputation and its proper functioning?
Hello, just a personal thought. Having been on Vinted for 6 years, I feel there has NEVER been human verification.
Look at the number of stolen or counterfeit goods; items listed as « like new » are 1 in 2.
To enforce its « rules, » Vinted relies solely on artificial intelligence and user reports.
This allows them to save money (contrary to what one might believe, Vinted is a tiny company that has only recently started making money, because it takes a lower commission compared to other platforms).
In short. Many people cover for fraudsters by not reporting them: they think that denouncing dishonesty is « snitching » or « not their job. »
Be careful, I also think it’s COMPLETELY UNUSUAL to have to do Vinted’s job. Nevertheless, that’s how it is. And if everyone reported a fraud or a counterfeit item from time to time, the platform would be cleaner.
There, I hope I’m not shocking you too much.
Happy selling everyone!
Regardless, it would clearly not be possible to do only human verification, or even partial verification, as several million ads are posted online each month.
The problem mainly comes from the gray areas they tolerate or not (AI photos, etc.) and from professionals who are treated without any advantages and the same as individuals (bans, restrictions, etc.).
They have just launched a survey on commercial sales, I think they are still looking to improve.
No, I am not shocked, quite the opposite. Having different impressions allows for a more concrete vision of how Vinted works.
I don’t know if their « let it happen » method is very « legal. » After all, they don’t enforce their own regulatory rules, there are probably higher authorities that could look into this. For counterfeit and stolen items, they become accomplices by not scrutinizing listings more closely. « The user is responsible for their listings » is an easy way to absolve themselves with that kind of phrase. When some listings are flagged, hiding drug trafficking or worse, they’ll say they are not responsible because they let AI monitor compliance with the Terms and Conditions? What a joke!
Reporting on our end, okay, but again, since the response is given by AI, it sometimes happens that some dodgy listings remain because « they see nothing abnormal. »
Okay regarding non-systematic human verification, but still. If YouTube didn’t re-verify certain videos by humans, it would be terrible. I think you know the rumors about the mental strength human moderators must have when the AI flags a video for them… Their survey might change things, but will it be positive? Won’t they think that, given the requirements for pros to function well, it would be better to charge them something? They’ll just become another eBay, Leboncoin but with automated customer service XD. Personally, I’d like them to add a
I completely agree.
Besides, as if by chance, this morning Vinted permanently blocked my account for « fraudulent activity ».
With this survey, I rather think that Vinted is preparing to tighten its rules against mass sellers who are not declared as professionals.
Why? Because professionals have to pay taxes on their sales, and platforms like Vinted are obliged to declare to the tax authorities who the professional sellers are.
However, currently, Vinted’s algorithm doesn’t know how to identify professionals (nor fraudsters, nor counterfeit goods, etc.). It relies on user reports. As a result, Vinted risks very heavy convictions and fines in all the countries where it operates.
I think Vinted will tighten its control over mass sellers, based on the results of this survey.
And to be completely clear, these « mass sellers not declared as professionals » are you and me, as long as we sell a lot on Vinted.
Hello,
Ahhhh helene2484, I suppose you were probably banned after a post here, just like me.
Vinted doesn’t like it much when you « criticize » them, they have the same reactions as some dictators.
It remains to be seen how many listings we have as a mass seller.
Have a nice day.
In France, if you habitually resell items you bought cheaply (i.e., for a profit) on a platform, you are liable for tax, whether or not you are registered as a professional.
The only exception is when you are only selling your own used items occasionally: no tax.
Vinted is obliged to inform the tax authorities about sellers who sell for more than €2,000 per year. Below €2,000, the tax authorities will not check if you should have paid taxes.
I don’t know about other countries besides France.
Clearly, there are moles everywhere.
if only they would leave those who follow the rules alone
My only « fraudulent activity », I readily admit, is belonging to Clemz.
• I only have 1 account on Vinted.
• I only have 12 items in my closet.
• I have never sold counterfeit goods.
• I have been on Vinted for 6 years, and I have never been bothered.
No, sorry, that’s incorrect. The €2,000 threshold is a reporting threshold that requires the platform to send a sales summary for potential verification. Otherwise, platforms would block sales starting at €2,000 (or 30 sales), and furthermore, it’s per platform, so if it were a declaration threshold, it would be €2,000 across all platforms. When it’s truly personal sales, there are no limits (except for special cases of valuable items).
Don’t forget that it always works both ways: a €2,000 limit would effectively create a €2,000 tolerance for undeclared income. This does not exist in France.
However, it seems to me that for Belgium, for example, they have a real limit of €5,000.
Ok, I had read several times about Belgians on Facebook talking about this threshold (I haven’t checked, not being concerned). Well, it seems logical to me at the same time. Even if in my opinion one day they will set clear limits given how it’s an open bar.
In fact, it’s only half true, since Vinted must declare and transmit your contact details, national registry number, etc. to the Belgian Tax Authorities as soon as you exceed 30 sales or €2,000 in profit per year.
To avoid this, you must prove that you are selling your personal items, clothes or otherwise, for less than you paid for them. Therefore, you need to keep invoices, receipts, and other proof of purchase, 
it’s crazy.
There has to be a limit, otherwise it’s a complete mess.
It’s even European, it’s DAC7.
But it’s certainly better to be on the up and up from a certain level of activity. Beyond the sales threshold, I think it will especially be the regularity that raises an eyebrow (I’m speaking in the future tense because DAC7 is recent and it will take several years of declarations to identify trends). You can have a large sales peak if you sell off a collection, for example. On the other hand, if you make €40,000 in sales per year for 10 years, it might raise a flag at some point.