Thousands of Vinted sellers warned they'll have to wait months for cash

An urgent warning has been issued to Vinted sellers as thousands are left waiting MONTHS for cash due to a payment glitch. The re-selling platform has confirmed to The Sun its payment provider has been suffering from a tech issue in recent weeks.

It is understood the problem relates to tech issues with Vinted's third party payment service provider, Mangopay. Any transactions made through Vinted are processed and stored by Mangopay, which then pays the money to users' bank accounts.

A spokesperson for Vinted said: "In the past few weeks, a small number of Vinted members experienced issues with funds being received by banks after payouts had been successfully processed by Vinted. Mangopay is already aware of the affected cases and is in the process of resolving them.

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"Vinted is in constant contact with Mangopay to resolve any cases brought to our attention, however, there may be a further delay as a result, for which we apologise. We are working as quickly as we can to help resolve the issues for our members."

One seller says she is owed £223.49 from December after she had a clear out of her closet before Christmas. "I contacted Vinted's Customer Service team to ask them to investigate, as there was clearly a glitch similar to what others have experienced," she said to the Sun newspaper.

"I have spent over a month going back and fourth with Vinted and I cannot take any more, they are talking about Mangopay and that I should take it up with them and my bank. It is insane." Vinted is rivalled by the likes of Depop in the UK.

As well as Depop, it also counts like the likes of Amazon and ASOS Marketplace, as well as Facebook, among its competitors. It boasts 16 million users in the UK.