Just starting a new thread for this in case anyone was planning on shopping at this place in NYC. 
A couple years ago I bought a Prada bag from them. In very good condition. I was in heaven for a full year. This was wayyyyy before I knew about 'authenticators' and this board and just trusted that "New York City's Number One Consigment shop" would be reputable across the board.
Call me naive - trust me, I know. But I was new to bag collecting and 21 years old.
Fast forward a year -- the bottom of bag started falling apart a little (I was using it like crazy!) - brought it to Prada in NYC to have it sent out and to see if anything could be done to reinforce or fix the bag.
I get a call from Prada saying the bag was a really good COUNTERFEIT. The store sent it back to me unfixed saying sorry, we're not fixing it, we're not taking your money - it's not a real Prada.
The SA at Prada told me he was 'supposed to' confiscate the bag but would give it back to me to bring to the consign store. I left embarrassed with my still falling apart bag and po'ed.
Incensed, I brought it back to Fisch for the Hip/Out of out Closets consigment (same owner) and spoke to owner (female, last name Fischer??) - she was snotty, and MAINTAINED the bag was authentic even after I showed her the notice from Prada that it was FAKE. I left upset and incensed. NOT realizing at the time - I did have recourse. I thought I was SOL
, young, naive. 
It was a year later after all, I guess - but she was no help and did not rectify the issue. And she could not BELIEVE Prada called the item counterfeit.
Moral of the Story: This is more for newbies but - after reading the threads on here regarding Linda's Stuff, etc...
WE cannot rely on consignment shops..
They rely on their consignors 'word' a bit too much. We have to get all second-hand purchases checked out if we don't get them from an actual store before or the minute we buy them.
Off the soap box now LOL Thanks.
A couple years ago I bought a Prada bag from them. In very good condition. I was in heaven for a full year. This was wayyyyy before I knew about 'authenticators' and this board and just trusted that "New York City's Number One Consigment shop" would be reputable across the board.
Call me naive - trust me, I know. But I was new to bag collecting and 21 years old.
Fast forward a year -- the bottom of bag started falling apart a little (I was using it like crazy!) - brought it to Prada in NYC to have it sent out and to see if anything could be done to reinforce or fix the bag.
I get a call from Prada saying the bag was a really good COUNTERFEIT. The store sent it back to me unfixed saying sorry, we're not fixing it, we're not taking your money - it's not a real Prada.
The SA at Prada told me he was 'supposed to' confiscate the bag but would give it back to me to bring to the consign store. I left embarrassed with my still falling apart bag and po'ed.
Incensed, I brought it back to Fisch for the Hip/Out of out Closets consigment (same owner) and spoke to owner (female, last name Fischer??) - she was snotty, and MAINTAINED the bag was authentic even after I showed her the notice from Prada that it was FAKE. I left upset and incensed. NOT realizing at the time - I did have recourse. I thought I was SOL
, young, naive. It was a year later after all, I guess - but she was no help and did not rectify the issue. And she could not BELIEVE Prada called the item counterfeit.
Moral of the Story: This is more for newbies but - after reading the threads on here regarding Linda's Stuff, etc...
WE cannot rely on consignment shops..
They rely on their consignors 'word' a bit too much. We have to get all second-hand purchases checked out if we don't get them from an actual store before or the minute we buy them.
Off the soap box now LOL Thanks.
