Craigslist Scam

[haven]

Glad that you weren't scammed! Meeting at LV to authenticate is a great idea.

[BSexyAri]

Have some blame on yourselves as well, if it too good to be true it probably is!!

Originally Posted by vuittonista

Hi all, I thought I would share my experience with trying to buy a Louis Vuitton speedy from Craigslist. This seller posted pictures of a speedy 30 with dustbag, lock & key and sales receipt. We arranged to meet in a Starbucks. The first thing the seller showed me was a receipt from eluxury.com - she purchased a speedy 30 and mini pouch. After a thorough inspection of the bag, it turn out to be a fake. She was not upset that I told her the bag was a fake and just asked how I know it is a fake. I explained to her certain things about the bag that is not right, and told her that if she really bought it from eluxury, she should go to the LV store to authenticate and get her money back. I would definitely say that this bag is a grade A fake, you have to really look out for the details. After she left, I remembered that on Craiglist, the photo of the receipt was one from the LV store and not eluxury.com. What I concluded is that this lady bought a genuine Speedy 30 from eluxury.com and then went to get a grade A fake and do a bait and switch by showing the receipt. When I got home, I checked on Craigslist to see if she re-post the ad and indeed she did. So for those who want to buy on Craigslist, I would suggest that you insist that you meet at Louis Vuitton to authenticate. If the seller refuse or say they have no time, stay away. Just remember having a legitimate receipt does not mean that the bag is real. Hope this helps

[spoil3db3auty]

yea i remember her lol she almost had me with a neverfull she had a box put it in a white shopping bag had the eluxury receipt met me at starbucks in manhatten the one with the upstairs it was a Caucasian lady she had a damier azur speedy her bag was authentic though with charms her bags are really aaafakes though so u have to know your bags i mean it even smelled legit but there was one key piece that gave it away for me

[babee409]

Although 97% of the purses on CL are fakes, sometimes BUT not often you can actually snag a pretty sweet deal, I just listed my xxxx on there the other day....only problem is I probably won't be able to sell it because the majority of things on the site are fakes and people will probably assume my bag is a fake too. Hopefully, I can sale it so I can buy another!

[Classic Chic]

Originally Posted by hellokitty99

yes they do, they just won't write it on paper. they can also print a duplicate receipt at the store if the owner bought the bag at that store is the original purchaser with the use of their ID.

it depends on the SA and your wording. If you tell them flat out the need of verification is for a sale transaction, purchased from other than boutique, etc. even if it's real, they are trained to tell you it's fake. B/C LV don't encourage their clients to resell, even long time shopper can get their VIC revoked if store find out you practice resell often. Also SA have a high turn over rate, not all of them are familiar with authentic process, or able to recognize older model, limited edition, or SO.

[ShopGirl647]

I don't think LV stores would even bother to help authenticate the item for you cuz that's your risk to take when buying second hand from someone online.