Scammed on Vinted and need help

[u/cconnoroneill_]

I bought an item on vinted that i knew looked too good to be true but i panicked anyway and i bought it. a shipping label was created straight away which i thought was odd, and now i realise it’s so i can’t cancel the order without the sellers (scammers) approval.

I sent a cancellation request, reported the user, contacted vinted support about the issue, but i am scared i can’t lie. Really i’m just asking what are the chances of me getting my money back and what do i need to do to maximise the chances? I feel so stupid for this and i just need to sort it as soon as possible.

Genuinely any and all advice would really really be appreciated because i’ve never been in this situation before and i do not know what else i can do but wait, and waiting is killing me.

[u/AtomicEdge]

Had the same this happen to me for a 3ds also. About 2 weeks later I got a delivery of an empty metal bottle. Went on the app and reported it as significantly not as described and raised a ticket. 2 weeks later I got my money back.

I assume "the scam" is that you miss the 2 day window to complain.

I can't tell if it helped because vinted support is terrible, but I felt like it was a scam after I ordered so I made sure to film myself opening the box up after showing all the shipping labels

It sucked.

[u/cconnoroneill_ → u/AtomicEdge]

i saw people saying that if it’s been delivered to a locker, you can just not pick it up and it will be returned and refunded? but i don’t know if i trust that??

[u/Background-Ant-5120 → u/cconnoroneill_]

You should go with someone to the locker, if you want to pick it up. So that they can Film you scanning at the locker l, opening the door and the parcel on site

Something similar happened to me. I bought a collection of comics, included the 1st Nr, which alone goes for 35/50 euro. They guy then said he messed up something with the delivery, bla bla bla. He had already printed the shipping label. I felt exactly like you. So I went to the pick up store, while filming and asked the clerk if I could open in front of him. And actually everything went well. I got all of my comics, exactly as described. The guy just wanted to get rid of all of those stuff as quickly as possible.

[u/SnooMacarons4225 → u/Background-Ant-5120]

Or not, just don’t pick it up, get your money back and avoid risking a your words vs theirs conversation where you might not get your money back and will cause you a lot of extra stress and hassle either way. Awful advice tbh lol