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Government 'looking seriously' at banning under-16s from Vinted and eBay
The culture secretary confirms reports they could be in the list of platforms set to be banned next March.
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France tells online marketplaces to crack down on resale of looted items
As thousands of French shop owners are reeling from the weekend's violence and looting, listings of apparently stolen items have been popping up online. The government has asked major second-hand marketplaces such as Vinted, eBay and Amazon to crack down on suspicious adverts.
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Vinted blocks French looters listing stolen goods for sale
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‘People sell their best stuff on Vinted’ – how charity shops became a dumping ground for unsellable clothes
Swamped with ‘daily avalanches’ of soiled items and poor-quality fast fashion, secondhand stores are in crisis. What went wrong with people’s good intentions? And is it possible to donate more effectively? The small stockroom of St Raphael’s Hospice charity shop in Cheam, south London, is rammed with donations. “On average, we get 30 to 50 bags a day,” says Caroline Worley, the commercial manager, “but it’s not unusual to receive over 100.” This might sound like a good problem to have, but the sheer volume of stuff is the shop’s biggest challenge. “Sometimes, there’s only [enough] floor space