Guides

Written for this site. They are not legal advice and they are not a substitute for the surveyor, the inspector, or the brokerage that actually has the listing.

• The model

  What Vinto will not do

  Vinto is an advertising and discovery service. This is the short list of jobs it does not take, and why the distinction matters before you inquire.

• Cars

  Buying a luxury car without becoming the dealer's problem

  How to read a dealer listing Vinto surfaced, what to verify before you wire anyone, and who is actually allowed to sell you the car.

• Yachts

  Reading a yacht listing before you call a broker

  Length, builder, and a pretty asking price are the start of a survey, not the end of one. Also: where a finder's fee is turned off.

• Aircraft

  Acquiring a private aircraft

  Hours, registration, and an asking price are seller-stated. Here is the inspection path, and the limit on what an unlicensed introduction can be.

• Property

  Estates and private islands, from the outside

  Why a house page on Vinto only links out, and what you still have to learn from the brokerage that actually has the listing.

• Jets

  Empty-leg charter, without the fog

  What an empty leg is, why the price moves, and how the Limitless Sky credit on each flight is supposed to work.

• Objects

  Watches, jewelry, and provenance

  How a finder's conversation with a dealer differs from an affiliate click, and what Vinto still will not authenticate.

• Services

  The work around the purchase

  Transport, paint protection, aircraft management, and yacht crew are separate trades. Here is how an introduction to them is supposed to read.