I agree - I had the same experience with some chanel clothes I put up for sale. Needless to say I removed the items from their site. The management really need to run a tight ship.
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When I just started selling on VC I made that mistake: allowing buyers to make offers. I listed 6 items and within a few days I had over a total of 30 offers. I kid you not. Man, was I exited. Woohoo, this is going to be awesome business.....or so I thought. After I accepted offers on all of my items: crickets.
And the most annoying thing is that there's NOTHING you can do about it. VC is not like Ebay where you can contact buyers, file an unpaid item strike, or block troublesome buyers. Nope, all you can do is being annoyed by the colossal waste of time. And obviously VC doesn't care what their buyers do. So after that beginner's fiasco, no more "make an offer" option from me. Once I list a price, I stick with it. I answer the occasional question and wait for it to be sold. No more haggling, no more frustrations. But surprisingly, despite (or should I say thanks to) the lack of BO option, things get sold pretty quickly. There are buyers who still try to negotiate with me in the listing, but I know better than to adjust my prices. On VC you can only lower your price, but never increase it, so if you have a buyer who just want to play around you'll be stuck the new price.
you can just choose make offer option for this one listing in settings in such cases. I've been selling on VC for a couple of years with firm prices, and for me sales there are super slow in comparison to eBay and others. I thought make offer option could bring some more sales, now I see I was too optimistic
Yes, same here. I got asked for receipts twice, but that was only after I repeatedly turned down their ridiculous price suggestions. Both time I ignored the requests for receipts started a new listing. After few rounds of that I think I drained them, 'cause my items got accepted without receipts and at a price only 50-100 bucks less than my original price.
It's ridiculous really. I don't understand their logic. If I'm willing to accept their price suggestion, they don't need a receipt, but if I insist on my price, proof of purchase is needed?
So for example, at $2000 ---> yeah, no proof needed. Probably authentic and their authenticators can do a check.
At $3000 ---> you better cough up the receipt, item hard to authenticate at this price, so proof of purchase is needed.
I wish I had iron nerves to sell my bags on Ebay. I really admire anyone who is brave enough to do so! Sitting on pin and needles for a whole 6 months (still the case with Paypal, I believe?) is so not for me.you can just choose make offer option for this one listing in settings in such cases. I've been selling on VC for a couple of years with firm prices, and for me sales there are super slow in comparison to eBay and others. I thought make offer option could bring some more sales, now I see I was too optimistic
if we're talking about Chanel bags, I am scared to sell them on eBay myself, this brand attracts lots of scammers indeed. but if works ok for expensive shoes and for less iconic brands in bags
The absolute worst is when you go through this rigmarole with a “fakeout” buyer, the agreed upon price expires and then another notification comes...someone has made an offer...open the app to check...it’s the same pseudo buyer! I had a couple of items where that cycle kept happening over and over! I really wished there was a way to block a certain buyer. VC makes it seem like a buyer can not offer again after not coming to a price agreement or not purchasing, and I was so shocked to find it that was not true.
Yes, same here. I got asked for receipts twice, but that was only after I repeatedly turned down their ridiculous price suggestions. Both time I ignored the requests for receipts started a new listing. After few rounds of that I think I drained them, 'cause my items got accepted without receipts and at a price only 50-100 bucks less than my original price.
It's ridiculous really. I don't understand their logic. If I'm willing to accept their price suggestion, they don't need a receipt, but if I insist on my price, proof of purchase is needed?
So for example, at $2000 ---> yeah, no proof needed. Probably authentic and their authenticators can do a check.
At $3000 ---> you better cough up the receipt, item hard to authenticate at this price, so proof of purchase is needed.
I totally agree, it makes no sense at all! The inconsistencies of VC’s operations would almost be amusing if it was not so extremely frustrating!
I could never do it either. I also really admire those who have the nerves to sell on eBay. I also love that I don’t have to worry about cute packaging or a love note when I sell on VC because they repack the items before shipping anyway. I am not the creative type, so it’s hard for me to make a package look super fancy and/or adorable if I sell on another site. Amusingly, I am always very happy if I get a very nicely wrapped and bowed item inside a shipping box, so I do go through the effort but kind of dread it
if we're talking about Chanel bags, I am scared to sell them on eBay myself, this brand attracts lots of scammers indeed. but if works ok for expensive shoes and for less iconic brands in bags
There is definitely a market for chanel shoes and costume jewelry on eBay it seems. I am always shocked that these are often selling on EBay higher than retail price in the actual stores while they are still available in stores! I think people have no idea what something actually costs and just think, “It’s Chanel so it must be thousands”.
I always think I should see some great deals on VC since they control the listing prices to way under market value sometimes, but I never see these “deals” to the extent of what they try to make me sell my items for.
I don't understand why people decide to sell on sites like VC instead of Ebay. VC as I know as a buyer can be a nightmare .......with Ebay if you take all the pictures you can and have back up pictures as a seller, if you have a con artist buyer you have proof also take pictures of you packing the item and so on even handing it over at the post office at least then you have proof of everything. I could be wrong but I see all these stunning clothes on VC and just wish they was on Ebay....lol
I have never sold anything on VC so just going by what I have read and would never buy a bag on their only clothes.
You can of course sell on the Purseforum for bags which use to be fantastic I don't know about now as its been a while since I sold.
I like VC for clothes as I am in the UK so don't have to pay Customs duty as still in the EU.....but on the whole they do have some lovely things on their but after the traumatic time I have had on buying on their not sure would buy from again
I have never sold anything on VC so just going by what I have read and would never buy a bag on their only clothes.
You can of course sell on the Purseforum for bags which use to be fantastic I don't know about now as its been a while since I sold.
I like VC for clothes as I am in the UK so don't have to pay Customs duty as still in the EU.....but on the whole they do have some lovely things on their but after the traumatic time I have had on buying on their not sure would buy from again
officially done with "make offer" button! it's getting more and more ridic
I thought it's all about price drops, I didn't want to use it and sell for less, but it's about waisting time and nerves
I thought it's all about price drops, I didn't want to use it and sell for less, but it's about waisting time and nerves
fashion_victim9 are they not protected on Ebay. I have always found if I by pass Ebay if have a problem on their which is rare and go straight to PayPal they have been fantastic....but perhaps people have had different experiences
I wonder why more people don't sell on the Purseforum with their bags, I know years ago always sold on here it was brilliant.
I wonder why more people don't sell on the Purseforum with their bags, I know years ago always sold on here it was brilliant.
fashion_victim9 are they not protected on Ebay. I have always found if I by pass Ebay if have a problem on their which is rare and go straight to PayPal they have been fantastic....but perhaps people have had different experiences
it's thousand times more safe to sell on VC. You seriously have never heard or have never read here at PF about all the scams on eBay?
fashion_victim9 are they not protected on Ebay. I have always found if I by pass Ebay if have a problem on their which is rare and go straight to PayPal they have been fantastic....but perhaps people have had different experiences
I wonder why more people don't sell on the Purseforum with their bags, I know years ago always sold on here it was brilliant.
Totally agree with FV’s post about the risks of selling on eBay. As an occasional buyer on eBay I have needed to file some claims for returns due to fakes/damaged items and usually I am never asked for any proof of the defect before returning. The refund is granted to the buyer when tracking shows the returned box has been delivered, but literally anything could be in the box. There are many posts on tPF of eBay sellers who received their item back damaged, with missing accessories or a totally different item.
For years now direct selling on tPF has been prohibited. I agree, that would be great. Just recently it had been allowed again to post links to a person’s items on sale on VC, EBay, Fashionphile etc, but no buy/sell through tPF.