I thought I was on a roll on Vinted when I noticed the mortifying pic I posted of myself – even worse it got no bids
A MONEY-MINDED Vinted seller has been left mortified and clutching her head in hysterics after an embarrassing gaffe.
In an effort to make a quick bit of cash, the luxury bridal makeup artist named Kit, had listed an unwanted coffee scrub.
Later, to her horror, Kit was scrolling back through her Vinted page when she stumbled across her listing - and realised she'd inserted a picture of something that definitely wasn't for sale.
Instead of a picture of the coffee scrub, Kit had added a picture of herself in her pyjamas, looking down at the camera from a high angle.
She posted on her TikTok account, .
Her clip was captioned: "How to humiliate yourself 101.
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"Vinted faux pas!"
Kit struggled to hold back her giggles and covered her mouth in embarrassment as she told her viewers what had happened.
"I can't even speak - I don’t usually get embarrassed really easily," she said, "but I'm putting stuff on Vinted right - like on a roll putting stuff on Vinted.
"Then I go back to my page to see what's what and I see this."
Bringing up a screenshot of the listing, it's immediately obvious that Kit has made a very silly mistake.
There in all its glory under the title "Mallows Beauty coffee scrub" is her selfie.
And even worse - she's apparently listing herself for the humbling price of £5.
Kit said: "Funny thing is, someone definitely saw that because they bought something while I was uploading stuff."
It then dawned on gutted Kit that nobody even wanted to buy her - despite her bargain price.
Viewers in the comments couldn't contain their amusement at Kit's awkward accident.
One person wrote: "Omg, I can’t stop laughing."
New Vinted rules to be aware of
IF you fancy clearing out your wardrobe and getting rid of your old stuff on Vinted, you’ll need to consider the new rules that recently came into play.
If people are selling personal items for less than they paid new (which is generally the case for second-hand sales), there is no impact on tax.
However, since January 1, digital platforms, including eBay, Airbnb, Etsy, Amazon and Vinted, must share seller information with HMRC as part of a crackdown.
You're unlikely to be affected if you only sell a handful of second-hand items online each year - generally, only business sellers trading for profit might need to pay tax.
A tax-free allowance of £1,000 has been in place since 2017 for business sellers trading for profit - the only time that an individual personal item might be taxable is if it sells for more than £6,000 and there is a profit from the sale.
However, firms now have to pass on your data to HMRC if you sell 30 or more items a year or earn over £1,700.
It is part of a wider tax crackdown to help ensure that those who boost their income via side hustles pay up what they owe.
While your data won't be shared with HMRC if you earn between £1,000 and £1,700, you'll still need to pay tax as normal.
While another person said: "This has absolutely made my day."
Meanwhile, someone else pointed out Kit's affordable price point: "Only £5? bargain!"
Other viewers were even happy to cheer Kit up with their own embarrassing stories:
"I posted a pic of my friend's tummy tuck once. I had a message asking what I was selling," said someone.
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Another person said: "I once sent a client a photo of me using a toilet roll tube as a light tunnel where I was pretending to be the moon, instead of an important contract."
While someone else wrote: "Someone on my Facebook was selling a bra but in the middle of the photos was her sick note for work."