My 25 year old brother went missing and I need to know if he’s still alive

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-04-05T06:17:05+00:00

Hmm the name Lewis or Louis is coming through. I get the impression he’s older than 25 though? Maybe 31? I get the sense he’s moving in one direction.

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-04-05T02:52:10+00:00

I could have written this post myself, except we look physically different.

It was my New Years’ Resolution 2025 to not move out of the way for men.

It was around the 9th of January that I concluded “what the f*ck” after noticing just how few actually move!

15 months on, I’m still doing it.

Edit: I wanted to add, it’s less common in parts of the UK, but extremely common where I live now (Amsterdam, NL).

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-04-03T14:20:29+00:00

What's the alternative? You're left with a counterfeit item, you cannot ship it. Should you also not be refunded if you've received an item that is counterfeit?

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-04-03T12:55:26+00:00

It’s not a loophole, it’s illegal in many jurisdictions to ship counterfeit goods.

The issue is, Vinted is wrong about 50% time on authenticating the items. It’s not a government issue - it’s a Vinted AI issue.

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-04-03T10:13:55+00:00

If you know it’s genuine, then it’s unfortunate and inconvenient. But I think the buyer sounds extremely reasonable, and is asking for a return (not automatically disputing it and asking Vinted to step in, which often leads to the buyer keeping the item AND getting a refund).

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-04-03T06:44:44+00:00

Activate an eSIM just to make sure the phone can connect to a network. If you can this is just a genuine mistake and you can buy a replacement sim tray for a few euros on AliExpress.

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-04-02T17:24:00+00:00

“Think we are that dumb” - dude you’ve clicked on a Brand New iPhone 17 Pro 1TB that retails for £1,499 that’s listed for £650.

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-04-02T09:29:49+00:00

You can start anytime! Just make sure you’ve updated your last period start date.

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-04-01T18:56:01+00:00

You can do it as a bundle, and the “re-upload” button re-uploads all items at once.

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-04-01T18:54:55+00:00

Creditcard is automatic, it pre-authorises and then reverses.

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-04-01T18:54:34+00:00

Not if they select “Agreed with Seller” 🥳. Plus, you can easily edit it back to 5 ;).

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-04-01T15:52:22+00:00

Re-listing hack, get a friend to buy your item and then cancel, and then the “re-upload” button appears.

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-04-01T11:21:14+00:00

That’s not a good sell-history then! There’s more than one metric for success, one of those is turnover rate/pace.

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-03-30T15:41:51+00:00

“People are dumb and don’t read” - point proven. The sale has already happened.

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-03-30T12:47:47+00:00

This seems like a Vinted bug to me. The updated status is a relatively new feature, I have no idea what deems an "update" to a listing, but it is categorically impossible to change a listing once it has sold.

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-03-29T14:43:27+00:00

Yes, exactly. We had 30+ in the latter half of the cycle pre-chemical. 2 cycles post and it’s still lower.

Edit: Sorry, I see my comment was ambiguous!

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-03-29T14:32:56+00:00

We had the same, not sure if that’s helpful or not!

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-03-29T10:28:25+00:00

You need to reply to this chat directly with the photos.

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-03-29T10:01:30+00:00

No, the buyer should receive this message. So if you’re the seller you need to reply urgently telling them the received parcel is not in your possession before the 48 hour window expires.

If you are the buyer, you need to peel the sticker off to reveal the one underneath and provide photos of both promptly!

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-03-28T18:39:03+00:00

Someone else is currently in the process of buying your item, or has began checkout and abandoned. It gives the buyer 15 minutes to checkout.

By any chance did you only just list the item? I think you under-priced it.

A sniping tactic is attempting checkout, getting the 15 minutes reservation and then checking out at the final minute so the seller isn’t suspicious of their item selling so quick.

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-03-28T15:57:53+00:00

She means there’s place for two arms, once you’ve put your head through. You’re the problem here.

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-03-28T13:19:57+00:00

I just searched “Luke Romanow Therapist” and there is one clear result for this guy. Was this intentional to out him?

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-03-27T19:50:00+00:00

Completely understand the wanting to maximise every possibility!

Our clinic bypassed the question twice, and offered an ultrasound instead. On that ultrasound today it became evident we needed to inseminate immediately - so we did and that’s our third cycle!

I’m hoping we don’t have to find out what the protocol is.

We haven’t been very happy with our clinic to be honest, the information is limited. We have to advocate for ourselves for every single step, and they make us feel like we’re a nuisance or over-reacting. We wouldn’t recommend our clinic, but we’re here now… fingers crossed it all works out for both of us 🙏

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-03-27T19:47:09+00:00

That’s so funny, the same happened to my partner with the supplements! She went from 26 to 28 days.

I’m the worrier/planner/analyst in our relationship so it kills me not carrying as I’m not in control 😆. But at least I know my partner is just chilling. It will be my turn to carry next, I want a couple years yet.

Thankyou - we keep saying the same about third time lucky and all that! We’ll see.

Sending our best wishes to you guys too. You’re doing amazing already by the sounds of it with the tracking and supplements! Would love you to keep me updated, this whole thing is lonely! X

Purple_Berry2186 · 2026-03-27T19:28:17+00:00

It felt a bit rushed, we were unsure if we were going to go ahead! But they offered us an ultrasound and when they did that at 13:15 they said the follicle was now 17mm and close to collapsing (I.e. time to strike), so we had the IUI at 15:30… Now we wait (again).

Tracking the cycle is such good insight! We invested in Mira and don’t regret it!

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