Ok, well I guess I can't spell! Yes I went to college. Salwa b is a fraud not a "freud". I accepted the bag and to me it is a "super fake". it has a date code and tags but it smelled like plastic and the the stitching was just a little off. Of course I am not in any position to authenticate it and according to Tradesy it is authentic. I have requested the bag back. I intend to send it into LV repair to get a final answer. But still why would there be no receipt and why would Salwa b post a bag as "sold out everywhere" when it wasn't. And, why wouldn't she just cancel the order when I kindly requested that before I even received the bag. Oh, that's right, so a fool like me could spend $200 over retail on a fake bag.
I'm going to try not to sound too harsh but excuse me if I do! As a seller (and a buyer) myself, there are so many things "wrong" with what you expected as a buyer.
Why would there be a receipt? Unless seller specifically stated a receipt (or anything else) is included, you can
NOT just automatically assume seller will include this and that. For my own listings, I do not provide receipts (even if I have them) for most of them. I keep them for my own record. A buyer can ask me before purchase and depending on the discussion, I may or may not provide any paperwork. But that is between seller and buyer and should take place before buyer actually purchase anything.
The listing is for what is/are listed; it's NOT for the things you WISH would come with the item(s) listed. If you want anything that's not included in the listing, you should have asked before making that purchase. Tradesy sellers are not department stores. What's in the listing is/are all that you will get. There's no after-sale gift wrapping or printing you a receipt (again, unless seller specifically listed in his/her listing). If you want the whole shebang, buy from stores. The listing (and what's on there) is/are all that you are going to get. Nothing more and nothing less!
Terms like Sold Out and Rare are
subjective depending on who you are and where you are. They can also be marketing tricks to make a sale. Nothing wrong with the seller claiming the bag is "sold out everywhere" even if it's not true. For all we know, seller may really believe it is sold out everywhere (true or not). Plus, why does it matter?
Do you want the bag listed or do you just want a sold out bag? Do you also believe everything they say on TV ads?
Again, Tradesy sellers are not department stores.
All sales should be treated as final, unless there is something wrong with the item(s) you received. As a seller myself, I may choose to cancel a sale if buyer contacted me right away and before I already packed everything. In your case, seller stated that she already mailed out your order. You haven't received the bag yet but it is en-route to you. Shipper may not always be able to re-route packages back and even if she can, will you be covering her shipping fees that she probably won't get back? "Kindly" request or not, your request was too late. Without reading your actual request, I have no idea how "kind" it was. But I do know
you made a very inconsiderate and unreasonable request. Again, you want after-sale customer service or a return policy? Buy from stores.
How do you know you received a fake? Besides the you think part. Has the bag been authenticated? (by a professional or expert authenticator. Or at least by the authenticators here on TPF. NOT YOU!). I, by no means, condone selling fakes or replicas. In fact, I believe sellers who sell fakes should be stopped and punished to the fullest extent. But I also don't approve people blasting a seller with no proof or evidence. Because we will end up with people easily calling this or that seller a scammer or fraud. Please, have the bag authenticated (again, by an authenticator. Not you, your friend who buys LV bags, or any online "how to spot a fake tutorial"). I'm not saying the bag you received is not a fake. For all I know, you could have received a fake bag. What I don't support is the accusation before you have actual evidence. Once your bag has been deemed a replica, please, blast the seller all you want because everyone (including me) needs to be warned. But you are accusing someone without actual proof and this could easily tarnish a seller who worked hard at building his/her name.
Not trying to argue. Just my honest opinions.
