I don't have any experience with this seller, but I would DEFINITELY NOT BUY FROM HIM IF HE IS IGNORING YOUR REQUEST!!!! You must get it authenticated BEFORE purchase!!! Take it from me....I was in a rush, didnt authenticate before hand and got cheated out of $3000 on a fake Chanel!!!!! I did get my money back but it was a hassle!!!!
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I don't have any experience with this seller, but I would DEFINITELY NOT BUY FROM HIM IF HE IS IGNORING YOUR REQUEST!!!! You must get it authenticated BEFORE purchase!!! Take it from me....I was in a rush, didnt authenticate before hand and got cheated out of $3000 on a fake Chanel!!!!! I did get my money back but it was a hassle!!!!
. But, he is not answering you now. Do you really not seeing a red flag here? Run as fast as you can.
I'd be certain that you will get the exact bag in the listing. Having lived here for 8 years, I've bought plenty of stuff online & never experienced a mistake. Read the listing and the comments on condition carefully & look at all the photos again on a monitor. Read their feedback. Then read the feedback of the people who have dinged them - in particular, read the "feedback left for others" by the people who have left negs or neutrals. Often that tells you a lot about those buyers. Eg "bag was too small" etc when the bag was documented and described as "small". If you really want the bag, you will put in the research time. The bulk of the feedback which is not glowing, has been left by very new buyers, or habitual dingers. Weigh all that, against the number of happy buyers.
If you want to wait for the date code, remember that I said, this is a very important family time in Japan. Most businesses are either closed or running on skeleton staff. After tomorrow, things start to go back to normal. Don't read anything into a lack of an instant reply right now.
I've been to Japan many times and I couldn't agree more with the above comment.
How you can be sure you will receive a correct product? I did not.
Just how would you explain the same seller did responded to every single email for past week, including last one like 10 hours ago? He is not on holiday for my case with eBay, but he is on holidays for another buyer? I am on eBay since 2001, I am member here for many, many years and it is up to you to believe me or not.
By the way, it is my first time on eBay forum. All I can tell you good luck if you get a wrong product. Just imaging paying for Birkin 35 Togo 2005 production and receive Couchevel leather which was discontinue in 2000/2001.
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Seller's message:
"I'm deeply sorry about my mistakes.　 I will try to avoid mistakes like this. I apologize for the mistake. I'll contact you after receive the package. Thank you very much.Sincerely."
This is his respond which was done last night. As you can see he is responding to eBay, but not till I open a case. Again, it is a first time he did not say " Sorry for inconvenience" as all his previous emails.
Again, I am here just to help other people, I have nothing to gain. For sure, I am not a new buyer and it is not my first Birkin 35. But, I did learn my lesson. Now, it is up to you to learn from my costly mistake or take a risk.
"I'm deeply sorry about my mistakes.　 I will try to avoid mistakes like this. I apologize for the mistake. I'll contact you after receive the package. Thank you very much.Sincerely."
This is his respond which was done last night. As you can see he is responding to eBay, but not till I open a case. Again, it is a first time he did not say " Sorry for inconvenience" as all his previous emails.
Again, I am here just to help other people, I have nothing to gain. For sure, I am not a new buyer and it is not my first Birkin 35. But, I did learn my lesson. Now, it is up to you to learn from my costly mistake or take a risk.
Mistakes happen. This is a high volume seller. Even small closet sellers make mistakes and might mix up packages and shipping labels. Stuff happens.
Addy responded to my question in the lv forum that there are no red flags as well and to pay safe via PayPal (cc) and post pics of the bag myself once it arrives. I think I am going to take the risk and pay for the bag
I have been searching for this bag for a very long time and was never able to find it at a price that was good for my budget -- this bag is priced very fairly and all of the pictures looked very good.I took shinymagpie's advise and put in the time to research and it does seem like the buyers who left not so glowing feedbacks for this seller also left not so nice feedbacks for other sellers as well.
I will pay safe with PayPal and cross my fingers and toes -- hoping for the best outcome! I truly hope I will get the exact bag pictured in the listing and that it is indeed 100% authentic.
Hi Shinymagpie! Is this religious observance in Japan known as Bon Festival-Obon? That is what I've found upon googling religious observance in Japan around August.
By the way, have you ever purchased anything from brand_jfa? Are your transactions successful? TIA
Yes. This festival is known as OBon, when families gather at their traditional homes, to pay their respects to their ancestors, as a group. It's a very important time, when people try hard to stop all their daily life activities to focus on what is important to their family, tend to graves and give thanks. The streets of our town, are literally deserted - almost everything stops. It ends tonight and people travel back to their normal places.
I have bought from JFA, here. I found the condition to be accurate to the description. I always read the descriptions carefully a few times, and compare the photos ( design, material, hardware etc), to the description. Then there are no surprises or I can ask a question if I need to. It's quite possible that a mistake could happen in a high volume environment, but I have not experienced it.
His mistake cost me almost 10k. So far, no bag (it got lost in custom), no help from eBay, because if he did not receive an item I can not get my money back. I have to wait 30 days in order to file an insurance claim with USPS. I am on the phone with USPS, my credit card company, my home owner insurance. So, I would not call this a mistake. Mistake would be if instead of Togo Birkin he would send me an alligator one
it is a total negligence!! And very pricy one!!! And when you sell such an expensive items there is NO room for mistakes which could cost thousand dollars to potential buyer!!!!
His mistake cost me almost 10k. So far, no bag (it got lost in custom), no help from eBay, because if he did not receive an item I can not get my money back. I have to wait 30 days in order to file an insurance claim with USPS. I am on the phone with USPS, my credit card company, my home owner insurance. So, I would not call this a mistake. Mistake would be if instead of Togo Birkin he would send me an alligator one
May I ask you what was the value between the bag you received and what it was described as?
His mistake cost me almost 10k. So far, no bag (it got lost in custom), no help from eBay, because if he did not receive an item I can not get my money back. I have to wait 30 days in order to file an insurance claim with USPS. I am on the phone with USPS, my credit card company, my home owner insurance. So, I would not call this a mistake. Mistake would be if instead of Togo Birkin he would send me an alligator one
Presumably you insured the bag when you returned it? So you will either receive a refund from the seller to reimburse you or claim with the postal service as an insurance loss. So the seller's mistake won't cost you 10k. That's not a fair thing to say. A parcel being lost in customs is neither yours nor the seller's fault.
You ordered what you thought was a Togo Birkin and received a Couchevel and you call that negligence. Yet you say that if you'd ordered Togo but received Alligator that would be a mistake? I think either both are negligence or both are mistakes because you didn't get what you thought you were buying!
Presumably you insured the bag when you returned it? So you will either receive a refund from the seller to reimburse you or claim with the postal service as an insurance loss. So the seller's mistake won't cost you 10k. That's not a fair thing to say. A parcel being lost in customs is neither yours nor the seller's fault.
You ordered what you thought was a Togo Birkin and received a Couchevel and you call that negligence. Yet you say that if you'd ordered Togo but received Alligator that would be a mistake? I think either both are negligence or both are mistakes because you didn't get what you thought you were buying!
I'm sure she won't complain of the "mistake" since she will get a better bag (I know nothing about Hermes leather but I assume alligator is better than Togo?). We only complain if things don't go our way.
I always say there's no point in getting frustrated about stuff if you can do something about it. Things happen and if you can remedy it, do so. Nothing will come off blaming each other.
Geez, I wish we could all be as perfect as you! We'd never make mistakes and life would be good.
You won't be out the money. Eventually you'll either get the bag or your money!
Again, mistakes happen. Sh!t happens. Life happens. But that doesn't mean someone is a scammer or a thief.