In brief
Vinted says it has pulled all listings of looted items from its platform amid the April riots in France. The unrest left thousands of shops damaged and led to over 1,200 arrests. The company vowed to ban any accounts selling stolen goods, while working with police. In contrast, eBay has not seen a sharp rise in similar listings but is prepared to remove items that are confirmed stolen.
Vinted, the European second‑hand marketplace, said it had taken down all listings believed to be connected to stolen goods following the weekend’s riots in France.
After protests over the cost of living turned into violence in Paris, Marseille, Lille and other cities, shopkeepers reported their premises ransacked, some even torching cars and store windows.
The platform’s spokesperson told the BBC that “the sale of stolen goods is strictly prohibited” and that it would ban any account responsible for such activity.
Vinted claims it is cooperating with police and “adapting its processes to detect and counter emerging risks.”
Meanwhile, eBay said it had not seen a rise in looted‑goods listings but works with law‑enforcement to delete any confirmed stolen items.
The riots have already cost more than 2,000 businesses and hundreds of millions of euros in damages, according to the head of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
