"My daughter, conversely, is happy to funnel her wares through me, which is how I arrived at peak Vinted, its very spirit in a single item: I posted a bag of random tat for 2. It sold within five minutes. This wasn't a lucky dip. I was scrupulously transparent about what was in it: a single earring; some hair clips; a ring in the shape of a snake that had gone a funny colour;"
"necklaces with that telltale unfixable knot of the truly cheap jewellery item; a different single earring. The first was a tiny cocktail, the second was a slice of cake, so I guess, if you squinted, you could bill them as a themed pair, elements of a hen night. I have never wanted so much to engage in dialogue with a buyer: what quixotic ideas had led them to want all this?"
Household members differ over how much secondhand items are worth, with a son believing older sellers overprice goods and a daughter using a parent’s account. A bag of assorted cheap jewellery and small items was listed for £2 and sold within five minutes despite full transparency about its contents. The seller wondered about the buyer’s motivations and imagined possible uses or matches for the mismatched pieces. The sale was later cancelled because the item wasn't sent in time, and other low-value listings also failed to sell, prompting questions about resale value and luck.
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