Jasmin put a picture of high heels on the web flea – this was the case with an distressing experience
Interference|According to Jenni Tuomisto, the leader of the marketplace, there is a harassment of sellers, but it is rare.
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Women face sexual harassment and harassment when selling goods at online flea markets.
Harassment manifests itself in inappropriate messages, calls and additional photo requests.
Jenni Tuomisto, Director of Tori.fi, urges you to use the nickname and avoid sharing direct contact information for safety.
One or two a year ago in his thirties Jasmin He put his high heels for sale on the network’s flea market site.
Shortly after, he began to receive messages and calls with a strange flirting tone. Jasmin was asked for additional shoes on his feet or asked if he would also have ongoing pants for sale.
Messages came from several types. Some pretended to be women, but some didn’t even bother to pretend the buyer.
« Some messages noticed that the communicator had sexual fantasies related to high heels and just wanted to combine the shoes with a living person, » Jasmin says.
The experience was confusing and distressing.
« Especially when the pictures didn’t have the slightest erotic nuance. They only had shoes. »
Jasmin’s name has been changed because he does not want to tell about harassment under his own name. His identity is known to the editorial.
Jasmin removed his announcement and took high heels to the recycling center.
« I didn’t want anyone to be able to combine shoes with me and use them to make their own fantasies. »
When twenties Emma bought a sewing machine from an older man, the man began to bomb him with messages.
Emma hadn’t even had time to even test the sewing machine when the man was already offered to return him money if the purchase was not pleasing. Emma said he would contact himself if he was not happy. However, the man did not stop communicating.
« The tone of the messages became distressingly hinting. For example, a man wrote that he was watching the night in ‘binoculars’,” Emma says.
Emma does not want to tell about the harassment he has experienced in public with his entire name, but it is known to the editorial.
« The man stopped communicating until my father called him and said he would tell the police if he did not leave me alone. »
Emma left the experience so annoying that she took a long time before she was even amused by watching the machine. When he finally tested it, it didn’t work.
Emma believes the man knew it all the time and wanted to only deal with a woman.
How widespread Harassment of flea market merchants?
Fortunately, rare, says the leader of Tori.fi Jenni Tuomisto. Tori.fi is Finland’s most popular marketplace.
However, Tuomisto recognizes the phenomenon.
« More than 130 million messages a year are exchanged in Tori and unfortunately it can accommodate anything. »
According to Tuomisto, the most common harmless but inappropriate messages such as thoughtless jokes or commenting on the item to be sold in a way that is not included in trading.
Sexual hints, intimidation or racist comments are exceptional cases.
« At its most typical, it may be like asking for additional pictures of clothes, even though there is no intention of buying anything. »
According to Tuomisto, about a dozen users have to be removed from the market every year due to inappropriate behavior.
Of course, not everyone reports inappropriate behavior. In addition, harassment and harassment occurs on other flea platforms and applications.
From Jasmin It is shocking that even flea market stores cannot be made without sexual harassment.
« I can only imagine what kind of suggestions will be for women who describe the clothing for sale if my shoe image made such suggestions. »
Emma has experience with this too. He usually describes the clothes he sells because he would not pay attention to the pictures where the garment is photographed on the floor or in the hanger.
Once, he was called by a man who was a photographer who told him he was looking for his clothes for his models. He praised Emma’s clothes and how good they looked on him. The man had detailed additional questions about clothes. When the call lasted and lasted, Emma realized that the man was not really buying anything.
« I don’t know if he was looking for a model for some obscure descriptions or whether he was a photographer at all. I felt like I was part of his imagination play and inspired him to describe her in detail in women’s clothes. »
Since then, Emma has been thinking a lot about how clothes should be photographed to the web fleas so that the images do not attract inappropriately.
« I have not posed the backside long, but women have breasts and backside, you can’t hide them. It is then up to the viewer how to interpret the pictures. »
Toddler According to a low threshold, the market is intended to address inappropriate behavior.
In addition, the market has been developed safer in recent years. While previously the announcements often had direct contacts with the seller, they are now no longer used. According to Tuomisto, they should not even be given.
« All communication is worth a visit to the market’s message service, which makes it easier for maintenance to intervene in unauthorized behavior. »
Tuomisto also recommends using the nickname.
« Until a few years ago, performing under my entire name was a way to build trust in the trading of used goods. Nowadays, using your own name can even be a security risk. »
Tuomisto encourages to make inappropriate behavior on a low threshold to maintain the notification. In addition, he encourages the assessments of the trading partner.
