VCA ~ Van Cleef Arpels Discussion thread!

TPF may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, and others

Shop Van Cleef & Arpels at Fashionphile
#20,927
Happy Christmas all! I’m very grateful to all of you for helping inform my jewelry decisions!

@BigAkoya, @cmadtmifyb0623, the other half of the wedding gift is supposed to be a watch for DH lol

fortunately when I got married 30 plus years ago, DH did not have the watch taste he has today lol

@Glitterbomb, please keep us posted! I hope PayPal protection kicks in.
 
  • Like
Reactions: DS2006, hhw, eternallove4bag and 11 others
#20,928
Glitterbomb said:
I don't know if this is appropriate for this thread, if it isn't I'm sorry and I will delete the post -

I purchased a frivole pave rose gold pink sapphire pendant from Vestiaire Collective in September 2021 for quite the hefty premium. It was authenticated as real from their authenticators and sent out to me. I thought it looked a bit off, but wasn't sure.

Today I just was lucky enough to be able to purchase the same pendant from my local VCA boutique, in person!!

It took me only one look at the real necklace to realize that the necklace purchased from Vestiaire was a fake/replica.

I paid with paypal, so I submitted a paypal claim today. I do not have a lot of hope of being refunded even with the pictures I included. I think I'm going to have to get the piece professionally authenticated by VCA to get an official letter and documentation saying it is fake, which I have heard will cost $1800. If so, Vestiaire Collective should compensate that fee, as it is their fault that they let this replica slip through their system.

View attachment 5280387 View attachment 5280388
Click to expand...
So sorry to hear. Hope Paypal helps!
 
  • Like
Reactions: Glitterbomb
#20,932
  • Like
Reactions: Mali_, lorihmatthews, glamourbag and 1 other person
#20,938
Brooklynite said:
I ordered pave yg vintage alhambra earrings before Christmas with 100% price paid. I was told that it would take 8 months. Are they that short in supply?
Curious if anyone has a better crystal ball? :smile:
Click to expand...
They are in short supply (I have not been given a specific timeline like this). However, my SA in Miami texted me a couple weeks ago that this exact pair was available and is a hard to get item, so I should jump on it. I didn’t end up taking them, so might be worthwhile to have your SA see if they‘re still available.
 
  • Like
Reactions: hhw and Brooklynite
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top