u/ReasonableSky6503

Immediately banned for "fraud" registering for a Pro account with my Ltd UK company (obviously am not fraudulently reselling old clothes) - help!

I really need some help here! I've started a resale business with a friend and have been reselling clothes on consigment for clients for about 6 weeks on Vinted through our personal accounts. We decided it was time to set up a UK Ltd company and a Pro account and do it properly.

About 2 weeks after setting up the company, we registered for an account with a gmail address (as our company address is .shop which was flagged for fraud by Vestiaire - also SO annoying!!), our company number, address, corporation tax number etc. All by the book. The only potential flag is that we used a phone number used on another account, but normally they just ask you to use another one through auto-detection. The address was also the same as my home one, but it's really normal to have multiple accounts from different people, flat sharers etc.

We then immediately received a message from Vinted saying that activity "strongly suggests fraud is being carried out...we've had to permanently ban this account from Vinted"

Given our business is reselling clothes on Vinted this could not be less convenient. Has anyone had this overturned or have any advice or contacts?

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u/ReasonableSky6503 — 16 hours ago

Applying to additional projects - advice needed and appreciated!

Hi, I've been on a Mercor project for about 3 weeks now as a generalist - the one with 4000 or so people evaluating slides and docs. I've completed 4 tasks in that time frame, all signed off fine or with a very minor edit, but not been able to get any tasks this week. I'm in the UK so the time zone is tricky, and also they seem to drop and go in 30 seconds which is not compatible with my life as a toddler mum starting my own business - I'm not waiting on the computer 24/7. But children are expensive and new businesses do not = salary so I really need the work! So I'm looking at my options on the platform, as I'd love to at least be in with a chance of getting a task now and then! If I apply to other opportunities:

  1. How do I know that I'm not applying to the same opportunity?
  2. Will they kick me off the project because I've applied to another opportunity?
  3. What makes me likely to be hired for another opportunity?
  4. What actually happens in the interview, what do they look for? This one was an instant offer (although I think I've been lowballed at $60/hour). Do you talk about AI training or just your CV?
  5. Are there any other opportunities that fit my business management/operational/GTM/fundraising experience on active, good projects that someone can point me in the direction of? I know it's the hunger games but it would be good karma and repaid by me or the universe!

Thanks so much everyone :)

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u/ReasonableSky6503 — 1 day ago