I bought a skirt on Vinted but the seller cancelled for a very relatable reason and people are saying they’d do the same
SELLING old clothes online is a great way to make some extra cash, but it can involve a lot of effort with packaging them up and sending them on.
One Vinted shopper shared how the seller of a skirt they had bought for £4 cancelled posting it to her – but there was a very relatable reason.
A text exchange was shared online which appeared to show the seller’s excuse for not sending the skirt in the post – and it was all down to relationship woes.
The person who uploaded the messages wrote: “My friend sent me this earlier.
“She ordered a skirt off Vinted and after two hours of waiting, the order was cancelled.
“Check out the reason given.”
The excuse given was linked to the seller’s recent heartbreak.
She wrote: “My bf cheated on me n I can’t leave my bed.”
The customer was said to have been given a refund for the skirt and had replied to the heartbroken woman saying: “no worries.”
The post has been liked more than 100,000 times, and people were quick to weigh in on the saga and say they’ve also been stuck in bed after a break-up.
One person wrote: “Don’t let a cheating man stand in the way of your money, even if it’s £4.”
Another added: “That’s so valid babe keep the change.”
A third commented: “at this point, i’d let her keep the money, so she can buy a lil treat to cope.”
If you fancy clearing out your wardrobe and getting rid of your old stuff on Vinted, you’ll need to consider the new rules that recently came into play.
If people are selling personal items for less than they paid new (which is generally the case for second-hand sales), there is no impact on tax.
However, since January 1, digital platforms, including eBay, Airbnb, Etsy, Amazon and Vinted, must share seller information with HMRC as part of a crackdown.
You’re unlikely to be affected if you only sell a handful of second-hand items online each year – generally, only business sellers trading for profit might need to pay tax.
A tax-free allowance of £1,000 has been in place since 2017 for business sellers trading for profit – the only time that an individual personal item might be taxable is if it sells for more than £6,000 and there is a profit from the sale.
However, firms now have to pass on your data to HMRC if you sell 30 or more items a year or earn over £1,700.
It is part of a wider tax crackdown to help ensure that those who boost their income via side hustles pay up what they owe.