A Vinted Description Template You Can Copy

What a Vinted description has to do

A good description answers the questions a buyer would otherwise send you as a message: exact size, what it's made of, what's wrong with it, whether the belt or the box is included. Every question you answer in the listing is one fewer message to reply to before a sale.

It is also the record Vinted and a buyer will look at if something goes wrong. If a buyer opens a claim that the item was significantly not as described, the description is what shows whether a flaw was disclosed or not — a photo alone is easy to miss or dispute.

The copy-and-fill template

Fill every line; delete a line only if it truly doesn't apply (for example, "materials" on a book).

Item & brand: [type of item; brand only if genuine and visible on a label]
Tag size + measurements: [size on the tag] — [your own measurements in cm, laid flat]
Colour: [main colour, plainly]
Materials (up to 3): [fabric/material %, from the care label if present]
Condition: [new with tags / very good / good / fair — pick one]
Flaws: [each flaw, tied to a photo number — e.g. "small mark on left knee, photo 5"]
What's included: [only the item, or specify extras — belt, box, dust bag]
Care/smell notes: [washed or not; smoke-free/pet-free home if true]
Bundle: [sold separately / part of a bundle, one total price]

Fill the size line with the tag size shown in your photo of the tag, plus your own measurements — Vinted's own size-update guide, published after its November 2025 change to how women's sizes display, advises giving exact size-tag details in the description alongside a clear photo of the tag, precisely because the on-screen size label alone isn't enough. The measurements themselves come from how to measure clothes for Vinted.

Three filled examples

These are for example only, to show how the lines read once filled — not real listings.

Straight-leg jeans (for example): Item & brand: straight-leg jeans, no visible brand label. Tag size + measurements: EU 38 tag; waist 76 cm, inseam 78 cm, laid flat. Colour: mid-blue wash. Materials: 98% cotton, 2% elastane. Condition: good. Flaws: small mark on left knee, photo 5. What's included: jeans only, no belt. Care/smell notes: washed, smoke-free home. Bundle: sold separately.

Trainers (for example): Item & brand: low-top trainers, no brand name in the listing. Tag size + measurements: EU 40; insole 25.5 cm. Colour: white with grey sole. Materials: canvas upper, rubber sole. Condition: very good — worn twice indoors. Flaws: none found. What's included: original box included. Care/smell notes: no odour. Bundle: sold separately.

Kitchen item (for example): Item & brand: stand mixer bowl attachment, generic replacement part. Tag size + measurements: fits a 4.5-litre bowl mixer; 24 cm diameter. Colour: stainless steel. Materials: stainless steel. Condition: good — light scratches from normal use. Flaws: one small dent on the rim, photo 3. What's included: bowl only, no mixer. Care/smell notes: dishwasher-safe, cleaned before listing. Bundle: sold separately.

Condition and flaws: the lines that matter in a dispute

Vinted's help page on items significantly not as described (SNAD) lists what counts: wrong colour, incorrect size, undisclosed missing parts or damage, different main materials, counterfeit, or functionality not as described. It also lists what doesn't count — the item simply not fitting, or minor differences such as lighting in a photo. A flaw you wrote in the description, tied to a photo number, is exactly the disclosure that keeps a real flaw out of that first list — which only works if the photos actually show what the description says. Full detail on how a claim runs is in SNAD, explained.

Wording Vinted's Catalogue Rules ban

Vinted's Catalogue Rules, checked 13 September 2026, ban several things resellers are sometimes tempted to write: no links to external sites in the listing or your profile, no brand names unrelated to the actual item ("brand spam"), and no service-style wording such as "can be ordered", "out of stock", "check back later" or "can be customised" — a listing has to be one specific item you already have, not a standing offer. If you sell items as a set, label it as a bundle, give it one total price, and don't also list the pieces separately. The full set of Catalogue Rules, including prohibited categories, is in Vinted's listing rules.