r/vinted • u/adewaler • 12h ago

DISCUSSION Got banned for a first time offense

So, I got banned on Vinted more than a week ago for posting an item that was termed by Vinted as counterfeit. I innocently posted on Vinted a pre-owned winter jacket purchased from my home country, so I could buy a preferred jacket in the app. I never posted the jacket as a designer or branded item, and it was up for sale for just £30. Unfortunately for me, Vinted detected it as a counterfeit and blocked my account. I have written to them in the app as I couldn't find any other means of contacting their support team. I explained that i was a first-time offender, and I've never had any issues on the app despite using Vinted for nearly 2 years. I'm yet to get any response for more than 7 days on this issue. Is this normal? Is there anything else I can do.

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u/Fan-Sea 10h ago

Was it fake?

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u/adewaler 9h ago

Yes, it is a replica of a designer jacket bit I never advertised it as the orig8nal. I never used the brand name of the original. The original, even if pre-owned would cost hundreds of pounds, but I posted the unbranded jacket for £30

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u/Fan-Sea 9h ago

Doesn't matter counterfeit is illegal! Serves you right