“I received an empty Louis Vuitton box.” Not only Karen Damen has been scammed on Vinted. How do you prevent that? | Nina

“Same here!” “Just experienced the same thing.” “I will never sell through Vinted again.” The reactions under Karen Damen’s post are not mild. Many of her followers can share similar experiences: they sold – or bought – an expensive item through the second-hand platform, but were scammed by the stranger at the other end. In Damen’s case, that was a jacket from the Italian Etro, which originally cost around 1,000 to 2,000 euros. “Fake”, claims the buyer, a clever excuse not to have to pay according to Vinted’s guidelines and not to have to return the item.

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