It is in the photo. It is not in the words.
The bobbling under the arm. The mark on the hem. You photographed it honestly and then described the item as "good condition", and those two things do not agree.
Two numbers decide whether a Vinted sale goes wrong.
The first is the size. A UK 12 from one brand and a UK 12 from another can be two dress sizes apart, and Vinted has no universal size chart to fall back on. A listing that gives the label size and no flat measurements is asking the buyer to gamble, and a meaningful share of them will not, while the ones who do are the ones who open a case.
The second is the flaw. Vinted's own guidance asks for close-ups of wear, and most sellers take them — then write "good condition" and leave it there. A buyer who sees pilling in a photograph that the description does not acknowledge has already been told the description is not complete, before they have bought anything.
Fixing this is unglamorous and it is most of what the report does: convert "good condition" into a wear count and a specific check, ask for chest and length in centimetres, and tell you which photographs are missing — whole item, brand label, care label, and the flaw you can already see.
One rule catches people out entirely innocently. Naming a different brand in your description — "similar to a Zara one I had", "Zara style" — is against Vinted's catalogue rules, whatever you meant by it, and it is the sort of line that reads as helpful context right up until the listing comes down.
A real listing, before and after.
From the Vinted rubric behind the job.
Title Nice jumper size 12
Description Lovely jumper, worn a couple of times, good condition. Similar to a Zara one I had. Bundle for postage!
Photos one flat-lay photo, slightly blurry
Title Cos Wool-Blend Jumper Oatmeal UK 12
Description Cos wool-blend jumper in oatmeal, UK size 12. Flat measurements: chest [ADD FACT], length [ADD FACT]. Worn approximately [ADD FACT: number of times], good condition — [ADD FACT: state honestly whether there's any pilling, bobbling, or mark, or confirm none visible]. Machine washable at 30°C per care label [ADD FACT: confirm from label]. Happy to bundle — message me before buying and I'll combine postage on multiple items.
Photos [ADD FACT: replace with 5+ photos — full item worn or on a hanger, close-up of Cos label, close-up of care label, close-up of any wear, back of the garment]
The Zara comparison is gone, and the report says why rather than deleting it quietly — because a seller who does not know the rule will write it again on the next listing.
"Good condition" survived, but it is now anchored: a wear count beside it and an explicit instruction to state the pilling or confirm there is none. That confirmation is worth as much as the disclosure. A buyer reading "no pilling, no marks" has been told something; a buyer reading "good condition" has been told nothing, and knows it.
What you do, and what it costs.
- Paste the listing. The title and the whole description. If you know the flat measurements, put them in the box too — it can only use what you give it, and a measurement supplied is a placeholder you do not have to fill in later.
- One £7 payment. That is 7,000 points; this job holds a ceiling of 3,500 and spends only what the report costs. The rest sits on your balance, which on Vinted matters more than most places — most sellers have fifteen listings, not one. Three revisions included.
- Back comes the report. A score, the problems ranked, a rewritten title and description, the photo set to shoot, and the measurements and checks you need to do with the garment actually in your hands.
A failed generation spends nothing.
Where this helps and where it does not.
Worth it if
- Your listings get likes and no buyers.
- You have had an item-not-as-described case and want to know what you missed.
- You write the same three-line description for everything.
- You are selling something branded and want the wording checked before it is reported.
- You have never mentioned bundles, which is how most Vinted buyers reduce what they pay.
Not for you if
- You want condition upgraded. It will not put "new with tags" on something that has been worn.
- You want measurements estimated from a photo. It cannot see the garment and will not guess.
- You are selling a replica. It will not write a listing for one, and the risk there is legal rather than commercial.
- Your listings are fine and slow. Pricing and refreshing are levers this does not pull.
Read one listing properly.
Paste the title and description. Have the garment nearby — you will be asked for two measurements and one honest look at the wear.
One payment, no subscription. 7,000 points; this job's ceiling is 3,500 and it spends only what it uses. Three revisions included.