A VINTED shopper’s attempt to complain about an alleged grim discovery in her £20 baggy trousers has sensationally backfired.
The anonymous online shopper forked out £20 for low-rise faux leather trousers – but got the shock of her life after allegedly noticing a gross detail in the crotch area.
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According to the buyer, who submitted horrific photos of the incident to the popular DramaDM page on Instagram, the seller allegedly sold pants with “menstrual blood stains all over the inside”.
Although the purchase was made months ago — which is well past the five-day return and refund policy — the seller said he hadn’t worn the pants until now.
Upon realizing the grim discovery, which has left people horrified ever since, the fashionista left the seller a message, wondering how the two should move forward.
”I know I bought these a while ago, but I’ve only used them now – tried them on and everything a long time ago and they were fine.
“But I noticed that there are really bad period stains inside the pants,” the buyer wrote, noting that it couldn’t be hers because at the time of wearing the pants she wasn’t menstruating.
”I’m not really sure what to do, as I feel a little uncomfortable about it, having blood-stained clothes.
That’s fresh blood, no way it came from the seller
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”Is there anything that can be done?”
According to the Vinted fan, the seller ignored her message – so the buyer decided to leave a negative review, which led to a negative review on her page as well “in revenge”.
The seller then responded to the horrified buyer, stating that they did not owe her “a quick response” and that the stains were not hers, as she had also never worn these pants before.
”I also didn’t do anything wrong – once you complete a sale on Vinted, you can’t try to get the money back almost three months later.
”Leaving a review about bloodstains is also much more damaging to my store than yours – please imagine what this is like for someone who has never worn the pants, so there is not even the slightest possibility that they could be my.
”It makes me look incredibly dirty and irresponsible.”
The conversation went back and forth, ending with the buyer claiming that the seller “didn’t notice the blood” – which, in their eyes, was “worse than a bad review.”
However, to the surprise of Vinted fans, the plan backfired, as many thought the seller had done nothing wrong.
”Okay, the pants are disgusting, but like 3 months after sale? I’m on the seller’s side here,” one person wrote.
New Vinted rules for you to know
IF you want to clean out your closet and get rid of your old stuff on Vinted, you’ll need to consider the new rules that recently came into effect.
If people sell personal items for less than they paid new (which is often the case with second-hand sales), there is no tax impact.
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 few second-hand items online each year – generally only commercial sellers who trade for profit may need to pay tax.
A £1,000 tax exemption has been in place since 2017 for commercial sellers trading for profit – the only time an individual personal item may be taxable is if it sells for more than £6,000 and there is a profit from the sale.
However, businesses now have to pass your details to HMRC if you sell 30 or more items a year or earn more than £1,700.
It is part of a broader tax crackdown to help ensure that those who increase their income through side hustles pay what they owe.
Although your details will not be shared with HMRC if you earn between £1,000 and £1,700, you will still need to pay tax as normal.
Someone else agreed, adding: ”Obviously selling blood stained clothes is disgusting, but if the buyer clicked ‘it’s ok’ without bothering to check the item, then that’s her problem!”
There were also some eagle-eyed social media users who pointed out another detail that made them a little suspicious about the allegations.
“It’s kind of scary how many women here aren’t realizing that if the bloodstains were there 3 months ago, they would be brown – not red,” one Instagram user pointed out.
“This is fresh blood, no way it came from the seller,” a fourth added.
”I can’t believe the buyer sent this acting like it wasn’t her stains. This is extremely embarrassing,” thought another person.
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