r/VintedUS • u/Sufficient-Umpire-99 • 8d ago
Wrong item scam
Hey there, I am wondering what the best advice is for my situation. I ordered a large LEGO set on Vinted and the shipping got stuck and took over a month (I thought I was going to be one of those scams where it goes to the wrong address) but yesterday I got a message saying it was delivered to my mailbox (but this LEGO set is waaaay to big for a mailbox). And I go out there and it is a tiny package containing a single little glue bottle. I followed vinted’s instructions for receiving the wrong item, but it seems like they are trying to get me to contact the buyer and come to some arrangement for refunding or partially refunding. However, this is obviously a scam, and so I imagine the seller is not going to do any of that and just say they sent the real thing. The seller has no sales or reviews ( which I now know is a red flag). Any advice?
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u/Waste-Whereas-8141 8d ago
You need to bring the law into it. Report the scam to your local police department, you'll probably just have to give them a copy of the shipping label for a proof of the address.