I am not saying the bag is fake but in my personal opinion the whole listing is so crazy I would serious have doubts at first because of what the Seller says.
She lists the bag as New in the heading box. New means unworn with no signs of wear. But in her description way down the seller says she only wore it a few times. I think the zoom of the inside of the bag looks dirty to me.
I myself would feel a seller lied to list it as New and then go on to say only wore it a few. times. So to me this is a outright lie by a seller to list a used item as new.
Lost receipt first auction/ found receipt. Just get a new one from LV.
Seems to want to sell in person versus mailing the bag out. Does this mean cash to seller-which gives you no protection. I don't think I ever read a auction where the seller seemed so set on meeting in person to sell a item.
The shipping price got me. I am in the US and we insure expensive designer bags so to read about this shipping price with no mention of insurance I was confused. I guess you have a whole different way of dong things there? That itself made me think why no mention of insurance and a high insurance value would not be n the bag.
I as a buyer would find it strange to see a high end bag selling with other low priced auctions such as nail polish things listed under ten dollars. Just my personal opinions which are neither right or wrong.
Hopefully the buyer sells her bag and a seeker is happy to buy it.
Sorry I added to this thread because you only wanted an answer about shill billing. I guess I was wrong to say anything else and I apologize for my mistake.
I wasn't ignoring everything else - it just wasn't what I was curious about. I have all the additional information I need for authentication.
I tend to disregard what sellers put in the drop down boxes about condition. Whilst I agree with you that used is used, other people disagree. So my theory is ignore it, ask questions and request additional photographs.
As for shipping, you would not believe the amount of items I receive that are valued in the hundreds and only insured for around 40 GBP. Our postage is expensive as I understand it compared to other countries and ebay doesn't allow you to charge the actual amount anymore. So sellers either (a) pay out of pocket or (b) run the risk. I think a lot are opting for option (b) at this point in time. Equally, I don't think a lot of sellers realise the implication of lack of insurance.
Finally, I don't think (although don't quote me) that there is an option for insurance on ebay UK. I say that because you cannot buy insurance separate to the postage product via the PO - you have to purchase the postage product that carries insurance (which in this case is only Special Delivery - next day service - and the basic level of insurance for that is £500.)
