By Danielle Kate Wroe
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Vinted is a fantastic platform for snagging a deal , as you can propose your own price to the seller, provided it’s not less than 40% off the original asking price. However, when one woman kept receiving requests to further reduce the price of an item, she decided to take the pettiest revenge on the audacious potential buyer. Annabel, who shares content on TikTok under the handle @annabelsarahlouise, admitted she “couldn’t believe” she’d gone this far with a potential buyer, confessing she wasn’t sure if she “regretted it”. Yet, social media users commended her actions as a deterrent to the impolite Vinted user. Despite many TikTokers encouraging her to stand her ground against overbearing users on the app, Annabel confessed to feeling “really guilty”. She had listed a brand new Nike backpack and pencil case with tags for £22.50. According to Annabel, the listing attracted “loads of interest,”, likely due to the “time of year” she’d posted it, coinciding with children returning to school. Instead of making an offer, however, someone messaged her saying: “£15 please?” Knowing she could “get more for it,” Annabel chose to politely decline the offer. She responded: “Sorry, I’m already getting so much interest, so £20 is the lowest”. “So, in my head, I’ve made my position clear. £20 is my lowest offer,” she clarified. Yet, the potential buyer didn’t get the message, and asked: “£17 please?” Annabel attempted to stay courteous and professional, responding: “Hiya, sorry but I’m getting loads of interest already on this bag and Vinted has told me it sells for £25 usually, so £20 is already a bargain! It also comes with a free pencil case”. However, this didn’t deter the prospective buyer from messaging again: “£18 please?”. By this stage, Annabel had reached her limit and decided on some cheeky payback by raising the price to £25. She explained she “really appreciates” when people say please and show courtesy, but recognised they were pushing boundaries too far. Annabel described feeling it was “really disrespectful” that the individual kept proposing lower amounts, despite her making it “clear” that £20 was her bottom line. Therefore, she bumped up the cost for them after other Vinted users had advised her to take this approach. Nevertheless, she admitted feeling “really bad” but said she “didn’t know what else to do”. Annabel reported that the messages ceased once she raised the price, proving effective as a deterrent against “annoying low ball offerers”. In the responses, people assured her she’d done nothing inappropriate, mentioning they “block” users “who offer three times”. “Just ignore them and delete the chat in future,” one person wrote. “I always offer back £300 if they offer 40% off,” another quipped.
