Recently, a British woman bought a vintage Hollister top on the second-hand trading platform Vinted, but instead received a corn-shaped Jellycat plush toy, leaving her both amused and exasperated. The woman shared this experience in a video on TikTok, sparking heated discussion among netizens.

In the video, after opening the parcel, she found a white paper bag inside, and instead of the expected top, the bag contained a corn plush toy. She said she had originally planned to take the top on vacation, but now those plans have fallen through, and because her trip is coming up soon, time is tight for processing a refund. She filed a complaint on the platform, but has not yet updated the follow-up outcome.

Vinted itself does not directly intervene in transactions, but buyers can inspect the item within two days of receiving it; if there are no issues, they must confirm "everything is OK" to release payment to the seller. If a complaint is opened, the buyer needs to provide photos proving the item is not as described or is damaged, and platform staff will assess whether to issue a refund. Some netizens in the comments suggested that the seller may have attached the wrong label, and advised contacting the seller promptly to resolve it; others shared their own experiences, saying they had once sent two parcels to the wrong recipients and, after coordination between both parties, swapped them; another similar case involved receiving a wrongly shipped item, keeping the item, and still getting a refund.

Source: 'I bought a vintage Hollister top from Vinted but what arrived left me baffled' · Originally published on 2026-08-29