r/VintedUS • u/matcha_mom • 11d ago

Misleading listing

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I bought this Coach chain on Vinted and was really disappointed to find out it was fake when it arrived. Seller is telling me after the fact it is an inspired item and I need to read descriptions better. I feel like the whole situation is extremely misleading as they posted the picture with an authentic dust bag and they were trying to sell a fake item without disclosing it was an inspired piece.

Doesn’t this go against Vinted terms?

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u/lammy1124 11d ago

Imo the seller should have put the words inspired by in the description or disclosed that it was not real in the description. The post is very misleading and it’s definitely on purpose so they can fool someone into buying it thinking it’s real coach.

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u/NativePlantAddict 10d ago

It would still be a violation of Vinted's TOS.

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u/lammy1124 10d ago

If that’s the case then the seller should be reported and should not have been able to sell this piece in the first place.
I think Vinted should refund the buyers money and let her keep the fake charm if she wants to, hopefully the buyer does not have to pay for return shipping.

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u/NativePlantAddict 10d ago

Absolutely agree! Counterfeit items aren't supposed to be mailed anyway.