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Vinted return policy: 2 days to report it, and the buyer pays the postage
Vinted refunds items that are lost, damaged or significantly not as described when you bought with the Buy now button, and you have 2 calendar days to report it once Vinted says the order should have arrived (its refund policy, read 9 November 2026). Buyers pay for return shipping unless the seller chooses to cover it, and items confirmed counterfeit do not need to be sent back.
Every fact about Vinted is from its own pages, with the day we read them.
Vinted returns, on its own pages
Each line says when we read it. Pages change: check Vinted's checkout before you pay.
| Time limit | 2 calendar days to report an issue after Vinted notifies you the order should have arrived. If you confirm the order or say nothing in time, the payment goes to the seller. Read 9 November 2026 |
|---|---|
| What is covered | An order that was never shipped or is lost, arrived damaged, or is significantly not as described, bought with Buy now. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Sending it back | Items must go back in the same condition, within 5 business days of the seller asking, with all accessories, tags and labels. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Return postage | The buyer pays, unless the seller chooses to pay with a Vinted label. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Counterfeits | Items confirmed counterfeit do not need to be returned for a refund. Read 9 November 2026 |
Vinted next to the other resale apps
Sorted by whether an item you do not want can go back, then by the days you have to report a problem, from each site's own return pages, read 9 November 2026.
| Site | Time to report a problem | Returns, in its own words |
|---|---|---|
| GOAT | 30 days from delivery Read 9 November 2026 | New items and clothes in the same condition can go back within 30 days of delivery, for GOAT Credit less shipping both ways and, for US buyers, any return processing fee of up to 15% of the item's price. Used, vintage, sample, Final Sale and auction items cannot. Read 9 November 2026 |
| StockX | 14 days from delivery Read 9 November 2026 | US customers can return eligible Verified Marketplace items within 14 days of delivery for StockX Credit, when the item page shows the 14 Day Return label. Credit is US only. Used Listings and Live items do not qualify. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Depop | 30 days from purchase Read 9 November 2026 | No return because it does not fit or you changed your mind, unless the seller agrees. Depop Protection refunds an item that does not arrive, arrives damaged or is significantly not as described, if you report it within 30 days of purchase. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Vestiaire Collective | 14 days (professional sellers) Read 9 November 2026 | Items from individual sellers cannot be returned; you can relist free within 72 hours, or with a processing fee within 14 days. Items from professional sellers can be returned within 14 days for a full refund. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Grailed | 3 calendar days from delivery Read 9 November 2026 | A return only if the seller described the item wrongly: authenticity, colour, condition, fabric or measurements, or sent the wrong item, reported within 3 calendar days of delivery. Otherwise the seller is not required to take it back. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Poshmark | 3 days (72 hours) from delivery Read 9 November 2026 | All sales are final unless the item never ships or does not match its listing. You have 3 days (72 hours) after delivery to open a return case. An item that does not fit or that you changed your mind about cannot go back. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Vinted | 2 calendar days after the delivery notice Read 9 November 2026 | A refund for items that are lost, damaged or significantly not as described, on purchases made with Buy now. You have 2 calendar days to report it after Vinted says the order should have arrived, and buyers pay return shipping unless the seller covers it. Read 9 November 2026 |
| within | Set by each boutique | Each boutique's own policy, shown on every item's page under Delivery and returns. |
Where within fits
within is the live shop window of independent luxury boutiques: what is on the shelf right now, in your city first, bought from the shop itself.
On within, each boutique shows its own returns terms on every item's page, under Delivery and returns.
See every boutique on within and how within works.
Where these facts come from
Each site's own help and policy pages, read 9 November 2026. Pages change: check the site's checkout before you pay.
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Can you return something on Vinted?
Vinted's refund policy, read 9 November 2026, covers items that are lost, damaged or significantly not as described, on purchases made with Buy now, when you report it in time.
How long do you have to report a problem on Vinted?
Vinted gives you 2 calendar days after it notifies you the order should have arrived (read 9 November 2026).
Who pays return shipping on Vinted?
The buyer, unless the seller chooses to cover it with a Vinted label, per Vinted's refund policy read 9 November 2026.