Popular second-hand marketplace Vinted is urgently removing listings and sanctioning accounts after spotting items suspected of coming from last weekend’s looting of shops across France. Stores belonging to some of the biggest names in fashion and luxury were hit, and the platform says sellers who break its rules could be banned for good.
Luxury and beauty stores targeted
During mass demonstrations over the weekend, waves of protesters carried out widespread looting of shops throughout France.
Numerous videos posted on social media show stores belonging to leading fashion and luxury houses among those targeted, including Louis Vuitton, Burberry and Celine. Cosmetics chain Sephora confirmed in a statement that several of its branches had been broken into.
Suspicious listings appear online
In the aftermath, Vinted identified a number of suspicious listings allegedly featuring products stolen during the unrest.
A Vinted spokesperson said the company had activated special protocols to detect and remove the listings in questionand had strengthened its monitoring mechanisms.
“Permanent ban” warning
“When our rules are broken, we take action against the accounts involved, which can go as far as a permanent ban. We are actively cooperating with the French authorities,” the spokesperson said.
What Vinted’s rules say
Under Vinted’s terms of use, selling stolen items is expressly prohibited.
To enforce this, the company relies on a combination of technology tools and reports submitted by affected businesses or individual users. Suspected cases are then referred to its dedicated review team for further investigation.
With information from moneyreview.gr
