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x_shirley said:
Has anyone purchased from theccollectors before? She has very good reviews on carousell but I’m a little concerned because she only accepts transferwise or wire.
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Hey there, I purchased from her bec of the number of positive reviews and can share my experience. Tldr, while I think the item is authentic, I later found out that the bag was dyed another colour.

Dyed / touched up bags are common in the resale market esp for vintage, but she should have flagged it. It's either 1) her QC isn't stringent enough, or 2) she knew but didn't disclose. After some nego, she was nice enough to consign it back for free so I got my money back. I only hope she disclosed this to the new buyer.

To be fair, her items are likelyyyy authentic as most of them are in pretty used condition. If she is selling fakes, why bother right? So.. if you decide to go with her, definitely ask if they've been touched up, do a viewing and inspect closely. (It was lockdown and I couldn't do physical viewing)
 
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lc00308 said:
Hey there, I purchased from her bec of the number of positive reviews and can share my experience. Tldr, while I think the item is authentic, I later found out that the bag was dyed another colour.

Dyed / touched up bags are common in the resale market esp for vintage, but she should have flagged it. It's either 1) her QC isn't stringent enough, or 2) she knew but didn't disclose. After some nego, she was nice enough to consign it back for free so I got my money back. I only hope she disclosed this to the new buyer.

To be fair, her items are likelyyyy authentic as most of them are in pretty used condition. If she is selling fakes, why bother right? So.. if you decide to go with her, definitely ask if they've been touched up, do a viewing and inspect closely. (It was lockdown and I couldn't do physical viewing)
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Thank you so much for the thorough review! I’m glad you were able to get your money back. Good to know she is trustworthy she’s not likely selling fakes or run off with your money.
 
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salal04 said:
Hi! Looking to buy from camellia curate. Can anyone tell me their experiences with her? TIA!
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I've bought two Chanel bags from camelliacurate, the last purchase was a little over a month ago. Both times were smooth easy transactions. She's really nice and she shipped the items super quickly. She also has a lot of reviews from buyers on several facebook groups that you can refer to as well.

Hope this helps!
 
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artsylux said:
I've bought two Chanel bags from camelliacurate, the last purchase was a little over a month ago. Both times were smooth easy transactions. She's really nice and she shipped the items super quickly. She also has a lot of reviews from buyers on several facebook groups that you can refer to as well.

Hope this helps!
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BrownBuggy said:
Hello! I have purchased a chanel business affinity backpack in cloudy blue from @camelliacurate a couple months ago! She is wonderful, communicative, answers all questions and definately a quick shipper especially since she ships from Singapore!

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Thank you both so much! She doesnt use Paypal which is making me nervous. Whichever videos I have seen so far says to use paypal invoice only. How did you ladies pay if I may ask? And is it ok to make other forms of payment? I havent made a purchase through consignment before so I am bit nervous. I live in USA.
 
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salal04 said:
Thank you both so much! She doesnt use Paypal which is making me nervous. Whichever videos I have seen so far says to use paypal invoice only. How did you ladies pay if I may ask? And is it ok to make other forms of payment? I havent made a purchase through consignment before so I am bit nervous. I live in USA.
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FYI - some IG sellers use PayPal friends and family which also does not provide protection to the buyer.
I have not purchased anything from anyone just asked couple IG sellers for the payment option when I was considering 21S iridescent pink.
I ended up giving up on pink and bought iridescent white from the boutique.
 
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Klaneckya said:
FYI - some IG sellers use PayPal friends and family which also does not provide protection to the buyer.
I have not purchased anything from anyone just asked couple IG sellers for the payment option when I was considering 21S iridescent pink.
I ended up giving up on pink and bought iridescent white from the boutique.
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If the seller has good reputation then I am ok with using it but I will be honest, I am nervous the entire time. I bought a LV scarf using PP ff and it was smooth process and the seller had good references but it was nerve wrecking. Everything worked out though and I ended up with a beautiful brand new scarf. But for a huge amount of almost 6K, I just want to be sure..
 
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salal04 said:
If the seller has good reputation then I am ok with using it but I will be honest, I am nervous the entire time. I bought a LV scarf using PP ff and it was smooth process and the seller had good references but it was nerve wrecking. Everything worked out though and I ended up with a beautiful brand new scarf. But for a huge amount of almost 6K, I just want to be sure..
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Yea, bags are even more expensive. I would be afraid...
 
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salal04 said:
Thank you both so much! She doesnt use Paypal which is making me nervous. Whichever videos I have seen so far says to use paypal invoice only. How did you ladies pay if I may ask? And is it ok to make other forms of payment? I havent made a purchase through consignment before so I am bit nervous. I live in USA.
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When I purchased the chanel bag from Camelliacurate, I paid through transferwise. I also live in the USA and it was nerve wracking for me too since the bag came from overseas. You can always ask her if she takes other payments :)
 
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Hi ladies! I was wondering if anyone has purchased from bags_aholic? They’re based in Bangkok. The seller sent me multiple pictures of the bag but they only accept wire transfer so I ended up not going through with it (too scared) but they’re still the only place I have been able to find the ysl medium college in light gray and it’s driving me crazy! Lol thanks in advance for any replies!
 
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salal04 said:
If the seller has good reputation then I am ok with using it but I will be honest, I am nervous the entire time. I bought a LV scarf using PP ff and it was smooth process and the seller had good references but it was nerve wrecking. Everything worked out though and I ended up with a beautiful brand new scarf. But for a huge amount of almost 6K, I just want to be sure..
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Agree with you. It’s a lot of money. I don’t immediately think that a seller is a scammer but we have to protect our i interests
 
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