I was so smug to bag a £1k designer gown for £60 on Vinted – but the item I received was ‘terrible' & not even close

The Irish Sun

2 days ago

A SHOPPER who thought she had bagged a designer bargain on Vinted was left horrified when she opened her parcel to find cheap fake eyelashes.
Faye Gould, from Essex, had spent months scrolling through wedding guest dresses on the app when she came across a glittering Retrofête gown worth around £1,000.
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Faye Gould thought she had bagged a designer dress on Vinted - but was scammed
Credit: Jam Press/Faye Gould
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She was amazed to find a £1,000 glittering Retrofête gown being sold for just £60
Credit: Jam Press/Faye Gould
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She snapped up what she thought was a bargain find
Credit: Jam Press/Faye Gould
Listed at just £60 on resale site, the deal looked too good to miss – and she snapped the stunning gown up within minutes.
Convinced the 26-year-old had beaten other buyers to the luxury frock, Faye even messaged her family and friends bragging about her savvy find.
And when the seller marked the item as shipped a few days later, the recruitment consultant felt sure her luck was in.
But excitement soon turned to disbelief when the package dropped through her letterbox.
Instead of the heavy maxi dress she was expecting, the lightweight parcel contained nothing but a handful of cheap false eyelashes.
Faye shared: 'I was excited when I saw the listing for that price.
'I was smug and couldn't wait for it to arrive.
'But as soon as the parcel arrived, I felt disappointed because it was small enough to fit through my letterbox.
'It was a tiny package, and I knew instantly that it wasn't going to be the dress.
'Initially, I was laughing in pure shock that it had happened.
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'I was with my boyfriend when I opened the parcel to see some cheap, terribly made fake eye lashes.
'Part of me doubted the item with the price it was listed at.
'I was expecting it to be cancelled because she might have left a '0' off the end of the price.
'But when it got sent, I had hopes it was real.'
Shocked and embarrassed, Faye quickly realised she had been scammed.
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The dress as it was advertised on Vinted by the seller
Credit: Jam Press/Faye Gould
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When Faye opened her parcel, she found a handful of cheap false eyelashes
Credit: Jam Press/Faye Gould
BLOCKED BY SELLER
To make matters worse, when she tried to message the seller, she discovered she had already been blocked.
A name on an old postage label suggested she wasn't the first victim, prompting fears the fraudster had tricked other unsuspecting shoppers in the same way.
Faye contacted Vinted with evidence and they quickly refunded her, but says the ordeal has left her wary of 'too good to be true' deals she sees on TikTok and resale apps.
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Vinted refunded her purchase
Credit: Jam Press/Faye Gould
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Faye is now wary of scammers and advises buying from people with good reviews
Credit: Jam Press/Faye Gould
She added: 'Once I opened the packet, I checked the seller's page straight away to message her and saw that I was blocked.
'There was also a label before mine that had been stuck to the parcel with a lady's name, also from Essex.
'Initially I thought it could have been her and she reused the packaging, but thinking about it more, she's probably someone who has unfortunately been scammed.
'I raised an issue with the item that had been delivered, providing all the evidence showing that the wrong item had arrived.
'Luckily, Vinted were really helpful and refunded my money quickly.
'I got my money back without any problems.
'I would recommend being careful when buying from anyone with no reviews, and to always check the other listings they have.
'If they don't have any, it's probably a scam.'
Vinted has been approached for comment.
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Faye said the seller blocked her after she complained
Credit: Jam Press/Faye Gould