[Drivingforfun]

My brother's partner is into this site, apparently people will buy anything for a good (for the seller!) price. She said my dad was throwing out an old extension cable (the kind you'd buy for £20) so she took it and sold it almost immediately for £10

Has anyone here used Vinted??

I decided to have a look as I have some almost new clothes due to losing weight recently, it looks like I could recoup about 1/3 to 1/2 because of the condition ... there are Levi jeans on there that I'd call fit for the bin going for £6 or £7

The maddest thing though, was empty bottles. I'm into whisky and recognised several bottles for around £5 or so, some up to £20. These aren't antique collectibles, or even super high-end ones, just empty bottles of decent whiskies and cognacs that'd maybe cost £250

Apparently "influencers" and the like buy them to fill with coloured liquid for the image, or whatever they're into, but I never considered what I drink to be that exclusive... I've probably thrown away enough bottles over the years to get myself another new bottle 😕

[Santa]

You may be interested in this from the BBC:

Victims have been conned out of millions of pounds in a whisky barrel investment scam, a BBC investigation has found.
Hundreds of people were duped into ploughing their life savings and pensions into casks that were overpriced or did not exist, while some individual casks were sold multiple times to different investors.

[olduser]

I think this is the news item you are referring to Santa?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2r7enl3d1o

I think it falls into the category of a scam.

Not that it's new, this type of investment has been quietly available for years but like all investments there are genuine risks, after maturing the Whiskey may not sell at a high price either it didn't mature well or the fashion changes.

Then the scammers moved in, only they were too greedy or lazy, it was such a good scam they stayed with it too long.
There is urgency, barrels from a good distillery but only a few buy now or its gone, possible high return, and a long time before payoff, giving the scammers time to disappear.

[Beelzebub]

Originally Posted by olduser

I think this is the news item you are referring to Santa?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2r7enl3d1o

I think it falls into the category of a scam.

Not that it's new, this type of investment has been quietly available for years but like all investments there are genuine risks, after maturing the Whiskey may not sell at a high price either it didn't mature well or the fashion changes.

Whiskey? That's American, or Irish, or anything except Scotch whisky.

[olduser]

I guess my spelling checker must be American, it insists on Whiskey.

[Drivingforfun]

Japanese whisky is spelt without an “e” as well, because the founder of Japanese whisky travelled from Japan to Scotland for a few years in the early 1900s to learn, as the two countries have similar climates…and he returned to Japan with all the Scotch distilling knowledge along with a Scottish wife 😊

[Nick]

We use Vinted quite a bit for various things. I've bought clothing from niche brands that I like on there - brands that are often hard and/or expensive to get hold of in normal outlets, along with things like US Sports items. Trainers I've bought from there, and it's been a godsend for my son and football boots as his feet continue to change at a rapid rate - we've dipped in here to get him fairly decent boots to supplement his favourites and more expensive ones that he might have. I haven't sold anything but my wife has sold quite a few things over the years.

[Drivingforfun]

@Nick

That's a good point about kids feet changing all the time 😆

A bit off topic but I knew someone with one leg and there was a group on FaceBook where you could match up with someone the same shoe size who had the "other leg" and basically each person would buy a pair of shoes and you'd swap one with the other person

Seemed like a lovely idea, among all the dross usually on FaceBook!!!