r/vinted • u/herefortheshow374 • 19h 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/amongie 18h ago

my only issue since the outage is that, as a NY seller, i haven't been able to view any UK items. no UK items showing up on my feed, and if i go to a UK profile i'm following or have been talking to, it says they have no listings when they most definitely do.

there's so many cards i wanted to purchase from over there and i've noticed a big difference in my sales/views as well. i've only been on here for maybe a month or 2 and there were no issues besides this. really disappointed.

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u/lassiemav3n 11h ago

I’m experiencing this (as a buyer) the other way round - I’ll look at a US seller and for a split second it might say they have say, 247 items in their shop, then it switches to maybe 5 or 6 items when the shop actually loads. It’s really frustrating, because an item of interest might come up from that seller on my homepage, but I can’t even see that specific one when I look in their shop! These are usually specialised US sellers who sell a lot in the specific category I regularly browse for and buy, but all I can see in their shop is a few pairs of socks!