I took Vinted to court to get my money back

Mali Osmelak never imagined that selling clothes on Vinted would end with a court claim to recover almost £6,000.

She started trading on the platform to earn an income while managing Crohn's disease and caring for her four-year-old daughter.

But when she became a professional seller in March, she was unable to complete Vinted's verification process, leaving thousands of pounds inaccessible in her Vinted…