Woman finds four ‘random’ Loop cards in her Vinted parcel after ordering mixing bowls from a Texas seller

A woman ordered four gold butterfly mixing bowls on Vinted (a second-hand items marketplace), but the parcel contained four individual Loop cards (a game usually played by children in which one person has a card with both a question and an answer) instead, leading her to believe she had been scammed. In a TikTok video, Rebekah (thekinder.house) said she planned to file a claim with Vinted and identified Jorge Merandez of Del Rio, Texas, as the seller.

In subsequent videos, Rebekah updated her audience, saying that she received a refund, including the coupon amount she had used to purchase the items, while she was uploading the video. Although the refund process was seamless, she noted some anomalies. She said the business address and the name listed on its website differed from the address on the parcel she received. She also said that when she visited the website after the incident, everything was sold out.

However, she noted that not all her Vinted experiences were negative and emphasized that people can find really good items on the app. In a later video, she bought another item: a shirt listed for $26, which she paid $8 for. Although it had a spot, she said she would use a corrector and called it “perfect.”

Rebekah did not want to purchase the bowls at first 

In her video, Rebekah said she already had three gold butterfly mixing bowls and wanted just one more. The seller told her, however, that they were only available in a set of four, so she decided to buy the whole set for $100. As established, she never received the items.  “It said, delivered, in my mailbox,” Rebekah said.

When she reviewed the cards, she found that the four were labeled Lamp, Cactus, Keys, and Blocks, each with a tiny diagram denoting the same, consistent with how Loop cards work. However, Rebekah noted that the cards weren’t listed on the seller’s site, suggesting a possible mix-up (a possibility she addressed in this video and a later one).

Vinted parcels getting mixed up isn’t uncommon. Online reports show many people receiving items meant for other customers or not receiving anything at all. A BBC excerpt, published alongside a video featuring Vicky, who was affected by the issue on February 3, 2024, noted that some Vinted users had been left without their parcels or received the wrong ones after a mix-up at a logistics company.

The post also said InPost UK, which stored the parcels for couriers to collect and distribute, apologized for the mix-up. It further noted that a Facebook group had been created to ensure that the parcels reach their intended buyers.

Rebekah was fortunate to receive a refund after the incident, leaving her with a somewhat positive experience on Vinted despite the major hiccup at the beginning. However, not everyone has a similar experience as a buyer on the website. Similarly, sellers’ experiences also vary, as they do across all second-hand buying and selling platforms, as well as those for first-hand items.

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