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Kleinanzeigen vs Vinted

Kleinanzeigen and Vinted both land on Depends.

Kleinanzeigen

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Depends

Confidence: Medium

Use it if you are a private seller offloading used goods locally in Germany . it is free with enormous reach.

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Vinted

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Use Vinted for everyday second-hand clothes where stakes are low and selling is free.

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Kleinanzeigen versus Vinted
Compare	Kleinanzeigen	Vinted
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Private used-goods sellers in Germany	Clearing out wardrobes
Who it's not for	High-value shipped purchases . fraud reports abound	High-value or designer items needing authentication
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁰	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	1.3/5 TrustScore; unresolved fraud disputes reported	1.2/5 Trustpilot; ban complaints
Public sentiment	Trustpilot reviewers and Reddit users heavily report fraud, payment problems, and surprise fees; the platform remains Germany's default for classifieds.^¹	Users are sharply split: many praise easy selling and cheap finds, while a large Trustpilot base reports poor support and arbitrary bans.¹⁴
Biggest gotcha	Shipped-purchase fraud is a documented hotspot; buyers report losing money^⁴	Support quality widely criticized; unresolved disputes are a recurring theme¹⁴

Pick Kleinanzeigen when

Private used-goods sellers in Germany
Local pickup and cash deals
Bargain hunters browsing categories
Small commercial sellers testing reach

When Kleinanzeigen is not a fit

High-value shipped purchases . fraud reports abound
Businesses needing predictable fees and support
Non-German speakers; the platform is German-only
Ad-free browsers unwilling to pay for Pur

Pick Vinted when

Clearing out wardrobes
Budget second-hand fashion
Occasional casual sellers
Sustainable shoppers

When Vinted is not a fit

High-value or designer items needing authentication
Sellers who cannot risk arbitrary account bans
Professional high-volume resellers
Buyers who need reliable dispute resolution

Sources

Bewertungen zu Kleinanzeigen . Trustpilot DEde.trustpilot.com
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Bewertungen zu Kleinanzeigen . Trustpilot CHch.trustpilot.com
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Bewertungen zu Kleinanzeigen . Trustpilot ATat.trustpilot.com
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Betrug bei Kleinanzeigen . Redditreddit.com
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Was letzte super Preis? . Redditreddit.com
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Kosten für gewerbliche Anbieterhilfe-gewerblich.kleinanzeigen.de
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Größen und Stufen der PRO Paketehilfe-gewerblich.kleinanzeigen.de
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PRO Probemonathilfe-gewerblich.kleinanzeigen.de
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Kleinanzeigen Purkleinanzeigen.de
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Kleinanzeigen security pagekleinanzeigen.de
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Erfurt listings (148.392 Ergebnisse)kleinanzeigen.de
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Vinted official sitevinted.com
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Vinted . How it worksvinted.com
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Trustpilot . vinted.com reviewstrustpilot.com
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Reddit r/vinted . negative reviews threadreddit.com
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LinkedIn . banned over £2 sandalslinkedin.com
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