Before anyone jumps in, I’m not talking about counterfeit goods, scams or people deliberately breaking the rules. Those accounts should be removed.
I’m talking about genuine, established sellers who have spent years building a reputation, earned hundreds of positive reviews, and built trust with buyers.
So why does it feel like those are the very sellers Vinted is driving away?
One report can lead to listing removals, restrictions and account sanctions before there’s any meaningful investigation. By the time you’ve appealed, the damage has already been done. Lost sales, lost visibility and a constant feeling that your account is one report away from being restricted again.
What is the point of spending years building a five-star reputation if, when something goes wrong, you’re treated no differently from a brand-new account with no history? Surely an account with hundreds or even thousands of successful transactions deserves far more careful consideration before penalties are imposed.
I’m now so fed up with Vinted UK that I’m actively moving my business elsewhere. 🤬
I genuinely want to hear from anyone who has any insight into Vinted’s long-term direction, because from where I’m standing it feels like they’re making it harder and harder for legitimate sellers to stay.

At the moment, selling on Vinted is turning into a complete nightmare. 🤯 It already had non-existent support, but now they seem to be actively banning users. Or slapping on temporary restrictions 🤬
I feel like the only sellers they really want now are the ones who are one step away from just chucking all their old junk into a bin bag and dropping it off at a charity shop.

One final thing that really gets me…
I’ve never cared about people trying to make a few extra quid by buying from Temu, AliExpress or anywhere else and reselling it. That’s how retail has worked for decades. Supermarkets, gift shops, market traders, Amazon sellers and countless high street retailers all buy products and sell them for more.
Yet every day I see people crying that “it’s only £2 on Temu” or “look, it’s cheaper on AliExpress.” If you don’t like the price… don’t buy it. It’s really that simple.
People act as if making a profit is somehow immoral, while happily shopping with businesses doing exactly the same thing every single day. Where do they think the vast majority of products sold in shops and online come from? China. Go in any garden centre in the uk and Goggle lens it and see where it’s cheapest 🙄
If your issue is with businesses making a profit, you’ve got a problem with almost every retailer on the planet, not just someone trying to earn a few extra quid on Vinted. 🙄

Before anyone jumps in, I’m not talking about counterfeit goods, scams or people deliberately breaking the rules. Those accounts should be removed.
I’m talking about genuine, established sellers who have spent years building a reputation, earned hundreds of positive reviews, and built trust with buyers.
So why does it feel like those are the very sellers Vinted is driving away?
One report can lead to listing removals, restrictions and account sanctions before there’s any meaningful investigation. By the time you’ve appealed, the damage has already been done. Lost sales, lost visibility and a constant feeling that your account is one report away from being restricted again.
What is the point of spending years building a five-star reputation if, when something goes wrong, you’re treated no differently from a brand-new account with no history? Surely an account with hundreds or even thousands of successful transactions deserves far more careful consideration before penalties are imposed.
I’m now so fed up with Vinted UK that I’m actively moving my business elsewhere. 🤬
I genuinely want to hear from anyone who has any insight into Vinted’s long-term direction, because from where I’m standing it feels like they’re making it harder and harder for legitimate sellers to stay. At the moment, selling on Vinted feels only one step above taking your items to the charity shop.

One final thing that really gets me…
I’ve never cared about people trying to make a few extra quid by buying from Temu, AliExpress or anywhere else and reselling it. That’s how retail has worked for decades. Supermarkets, gift shops, market traders, Amazon sellers and countless high street retailers all buy products and sell them for more.
Yet every day I see people crying that “it’s only £2 on Temu” or “look, it’s cheaper on AliExpress.” If you don’t like the price… don’t buy it. It’s really that simple.
People act as if making a profit is somehow immoral, while happily shopping with businesses doing exactly the same thing every single day. Where do they think the vast majority of products sold in shops and online come from? China.
If your issue is with businesses making a profit, you’ve got a problem with almost every retailer on the planet—not just someone trying to earn a few extra quid on Vinted. 🙄

Has anyone else downloaded their Vinted account data?
I only recently realised you can request a full copy of your account information, and it’s actually really useful to have.
On mobile:
Profile → Settings → Privacy Settings → Download your data
Vinted will email you a ZIP file that you can extract using your phone’s Files app.
The download can include things such as your messages, listings (active and removed), purchases, sales, transactions, profile information and other account activity. It’s a useful backup to keep for your own records and could help if you ever need to check past activity or discuss an issue with Vinted Support.
I thought I’d share it as I don’t see many people mentioning this feature.

I've been selling mainly second-hand vintage sterling silver jewellery and collectables on Vinted Pro for a while now and, until recently, I genuinely enjoyed using the platform.

I photograph every item myself. Every ring is individually cleaned, inspected and photographed using my own backgrounds and lighting setup. Most listings contain around 14 photographs, all taken by me.

Unfortunately, my problems started when someone began copying my photographs and using them on another selling platform.

Instead of the copied listings being dealt with, my own Vinted listings started being reported as "website images."

Vinted then removed large numbers of my listings for allegedly using images taken from websites.

I appealed.

To prove ownership, I supplied Vinted with:

• the original uncropped photographs,
• the cropped versions,
• images showing my photography backgrounds,
• evidence that the photographs were mine.

After all of that, I decided to watermark every single photograph to help prevent further image theft.

That created an entirely new problem.

After spending countless hours adding watermarks to hundreds of listings, Vinted then began removing listings because they contained watermarks.

I therefore had to go back through over 500 listings, each containing approximately 14 photographs, and make every watermark almost invisible.

Anyone who has managed a large catalogue will appreciate how enormous that task is.

Just when I thought I was finally resolving the issue, things became even worse.

Yesterday I received notifications stating that 19 listings had been hidden because the images were "not clear enough."

These photographs were perfectly clear. The only significant change compared with my earlier listings was the subtle watermark.

Following Vinted's own recommendation, I began editing the affected listings.

After correcting only three or four of them...

...around 30 additional listings were permanently removed, and my account was suddenly restricted from:

• listing new items,
• editing existing listings,
• selling,

until 1 July 2026.

Ironically, the restriction occurred while I was carrying out the exact edits Vinted had instructed me to make.

So to summarise:

• My original photographs were copied elsewhere.
• My own listings were then removed because Vinted believed they were website images.
• I proved the photographs belonged to me.
• I watermarked everything to help prevent further image theft.
• Vinted then objected to the watermarks.
• I spent days making those watermarks almost invisible across thousands of photographs.
• Vinted then claimed my images were not clear enough.
• I followed their recommendation and began correcting them.
• While editing exactly as instructed, dozens more listings were removed and my selling account was restricted.

I'm not posting this because I'm angry about losing listings.

I'm posting it because other sellers, particularly those with large inventories, should be aware that trying to comply with one moderation decision can potentially trigger another. If you are instructed to edit large numbers of listings, consider proceeding very cautiously and keep copies of every communication with support.

I've invested hundreds of hours building my shop, photographing every item myself and trying to follow every instruction given. At the moment, it feels as though each attempt to comply simply creates another problem.

I genuinely hope this helps another seller avoid going through the same experience. If nothing else, I hope it encourages sellers to keep detailed records and screenshots whenever they are asked to make bulk changes to their listings.