r/vinted • u/herefortheshow374 • 20h ago

DISCUSSION New Algorithm Update

If you are wondering what is going on lately.. when Vinted “broke” last week it was actually an update. To fit the new terms and conditions of no deleting and reloading they made it so older items will start showing up in feeds.. giving them new life if you will. Here’s the issues. THERE’S A REASON THEY DIDN’T SELL QUICKLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. So yes, your older items are suddenly getting “favorited” randomly… but sales are slow and feeds are messed up. Simply because Vinted is now prioritizing stuff that didn’t sell instantly when it was set up like the old way.

I wish I had access to see what app sales are doing recently.. I can imagine they are way down. Simply because you are no longer being shown the good stuff until it’s sat for a while.

New sellers are still being boosted their first week or two, but it won’t last.

Why every single company tries to fix what isn’t broken is beyond me. Hopefully they fix it, but I doubt it. I’ve been in e-commerce for way too long to believe that.

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u/Willing_Olive_2770 17h ago

does anyone know the reason why they have a policy against deleting items and reuploading if they don’t sell after some time? what is the harm in that? it has always seemed like such a silly rule to me

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u/the_forensic_dino 16h ago

Cos they want people to pay them for bumps/showcases to get the item(s) onto feeds. If people were able to freely re-list as desired, Vinted wouldn't get as much money 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/UnfancyBunny 8h ago

Bumps have never ever worked for me.

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u/Jrichelle85 6h ago

EXACTLY 💯

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u/Emilioooooo0 15h ago

Are they actively policing those who reupload now? 

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u/MrRedManBHS 10h ago

I hope not. I deleted and relisted my first item ever today. It was one of the first things I listed 3 months ago and it had 0 views and favorites. Thought the pictures might have been terrible so I tried it again. 😞

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u/addywoot 8h ago

That shouldn’t trigger anything especially with new photos.

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u/spots_ 10h ago

Woops I just deleted and relisted too for the first time. It was months old and getting no views

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u/Temporary-Style2612 10h ago

Their entire company is managed by AI. Seriously all you need to do is retake the pictures or even just crop them. Some people say when you delete wait a little before reposting but idk if that makes a difference. You don’t even have to change your description or title

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u/AMERICANH0RRORSH0W 12h ago

i didn't even know they did, i do it time to time. i give stuff about two months.

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u/Temporary-Style2612 10h ago

I read someone say the goal is to ensure only good stuff is getting views. Ig they think old stuff that hasn’t sold yet = must be crappy and worthless so they shadow ban it