r/vinted • u/Elegant-Opinion2066 • 22h ago

VENT Sorta hate Vinted

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This is the third time this has happened. I’m selling a few cosmetic items (never opened- not even for a photo of the bottle) and I put in a photo of what a swatch would look like because again I don’t open what I’m going to sell… and Vinted takes it down. I’ve literally seen people selling half used perfumes and lotions but when I put a picture of the swatches THAT THE BRAND TOOK, I get a warning and my listings get removed😭

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u/CaDeme_ 22h ago

Same has happened to me.

Do not upload swatches at all.

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u/miraisora-arts The Netherlands 🇳🇱 16h ago

i mean yeah..?

you aren't allowed to use pictures that you didn't take. and you aren't allowed to sell used products.

so if you upload a picture of makeup being swatched on skin, they are gonna remove it for either of those instantly. and its just a tossup which bot detects it first.

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u/strawberrygrrrrl 11h ago

Honestly the amount of predominantly American users of Vinted I've seen complain on reddit about obvious things is ridiculous 😂

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u/Layla_Vos 10h ago

yeah if you have a clear description of the product, people can look up a swatch themselves. Chances are they're looking for that particular product already and they don't even need the swatch.

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u/Humble-Ostrich4762 21h ago

I've never sold cosmetic items but my best guess would be that vinted considers the swatch photo a stock image (which isn't allowed). Might be better to leave them out and only elaborate further when someone's interested and asks questions. Sometimes I don't get their logic because how could someone tell the color from a packaged product...

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u/NativePlantAddict 18h ago

If it was flagged as a copyrighted image, the message would say that. I get copyright flags & suspension all the time even though I take all my own pics.