Vestiaire Collective experiences?
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I'm sorry. I don't. People used to recommend a authenticate4u for all brands but their service has become terrible. Ask on a givenchy thread or even on the authenticate4u thread. People have been ma,omg suggestions for other services to use on that thread. Good luck.
Hopefully your bags are ok ladies. I have done well with my purchases there. All are authentic but several have not been honest about the condition.
I have lost interest in VC so I finally cancelled my account today.
I've never used them for Givenchy specifically, but Authenticate4u is extremely slow when emailing photos and authentication requests, but VERY quick (answer in 1-2 days) when using Facebook messenger for communication and photos. Pay with PayPal first, then message them. I have done this 4 times in the past month and was satisfied, I had to wait weeks to hear back from them previously when I used email communication.
Thank you for your help!! Much appreciated!! Maybe I'm just freaking out for no reason, but buying a fake just wouldn't make me happy.. The problem with the Trim bag is that it was discontinued.. You can't buy it at Hermes anymore.. :/ Sadly, there aren't that many videos/guides on the Internet to authenticate a Trim!! There are a lot for Birkins, Kellys,... But none for the Trim!
Do I need to the bag to get it authenticated? Or are the pictures enough? If it's not authentic, I don't even want them to send it to me.. :/
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH
I have lost my interest too! Whatever happens with the Trim, all those negative experience here were a lesson for me! Buying preloved bags is all about trust.. Trust is there biggest asset.. They shouldn't risk that.. :/
the 30 day rule for sellers to send an item in is ridiculous -you basically pay and then have to wait up to 30 days for the seller to send the item in and then wait for their 'quality control' and then can get the item - all in all up to 6 weeks to get an item. I never thought I would say this but I actually prefer ebay...
Thank you for your help!! Much appreciated!! Maybe I'm just freaking out for no reason, but buying a fake just wouldn't make me happy.. The problem with the Trim bag is that it was discontinued.. You can't buy it at Hermes anymore.. :/ Sadly, there aren't that many videos/guides on the Internet to authenticate a Trim!! There are a lot for Birkins, Kellys,... But none for the Trim!
Do I need to the bag to get it authenticated? Or are the pictures enough? If it's not authentic, I don't even want them to send it to me.. :/
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH
Yes I agree. I never thought I would say it but eBay is safer.
Bababebi will do a pre sale authentication but she needs decent photos. The photos on Vestiaire aren't usually very good. She can also do it post sale. She gives you a list of the required photos.
I haven't heard of a lot of fake trims. I like them too. Wish they would bring them back. I think it would probably be ok. I'd be more worried about the condition. They definitely often lie about that.
Yes, I'm worried about that, too! I called them today and told them about my concerns. The lady on the phone was very nice and said that she would let quality control know about it .. And that the bag will be looked at tomorrow! Which is pretty fast.. I bought it just a couple of days ago and it was sent to them from Italy.. She said they would know more by tomorrow as today is a national holiday in France and no one of the quality control team is working..
About the quality.. I'm worried about that too! If it's an authentic bag (I wouldn't keep a non-authentic one) and in a bad condition, I would consider sending it to the Hermes Spa Service.. But Hermes told me that would be another 600 € on average.. Wooops..
My "good vintage deal" is getting quite expensive Yes, I'm worried about that, too! I called them today and told them about my concerns. The lady on the phone was very nice and said that she would let quality control know about it .. And that the bag will be looked at tomorrow! Which is pretty fast.. I bought it just a couple of days ago and it was sent to them from Italy.. She said they would know more by tomorrow as today is a national holiday in France and no one of the quality control team is working..
About the quality.. I'm worried about that too! If it's an authentic bag (I wouldn't keep a non-authentic one) and in a bad condition, I would consider sending it to the Hermes Spa Service.. But Hermes told me that would be another 600 € on average.. Wooops..
Condition can be very subjective & you don't know how forthcoming quality control will be
about the condition.
I'd send whatever pictures you can to Bababebi & she will guide you accordingly & then you can go from there.
If you are thinking it might cost 600 euros for a service/repair, perhaps you should look
for the bag elsewhere where the condition might be better, just a thought
Keep us posted
I used to think VC was just this amazing place for preloved items, but I am starting to think that's actually right the opposite. If you sell, they are going to keep something around 25% of the sale, which is A LOT of money. I just think they should give you the authentication as an option and make you pay for it, but it shouldn't be a must.
If you buy, you have no buyer protection whatsoever. Something really weird happened to me the other day.. I spotted this cute Paula Cademartori bag, great conditions but the strap was obviously missing, although the seller kept saying there was none and the bag itself had the 2 holes to actually put it on. I knew this bag, I had seen it quite often online and in stores, therefore I posted a comment saying that I was sure the strap was there and she may had lost it, I was not accusing nobody and was just asking for honesty. Maybe the seller herself didn't even know about it, who knows. Thing is, my comment got deleted and I reposted it around 10 times, it always got deleted. At fist, I thought the seller was doing it but I actually found out that only VC can approve and delete comments... why would they do such thing?? why would they actually help someone frauding people?? I really do not know and it pisses me off because I cannot warn other potential buyers who maybe don't know this bag as much as I do.
(sorry for grammar mistakes, my written english got a bit rusty over the past few years
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If you buy, you have no buyer protection whatsoever. Something really weird happened to me the other day.. I spotted this cute Paula Cademartori bag, great conditions but the strap was obviously missing, although the seller kept saying there was none and the bag itself had the 2 holes to actually put it on. I knew this bag, I had seen it quite often online and in stores, therefore I posted a comment saying that I was sure the strap was there and she may had lost it, I was not accusing nobody and was just asking for honesty. Maybe the seller herself didn't even know about it, who knows. Thing is, my comment got deleted and I reposted it around 10 times, it always got deleted. At fist, I thought the seller was doing it but I actually found out that only VC can approve and delete comments... why would they do such thing?? why would they actually help someone frauding people?? I really do not know and it pisses me off because I cannot warn other potential buyers who maybe don't know this bag as much as I do.
(sorry for grammar mistakes, my written english got a bit rusty over the past few years
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Update on the whole Vestiare Situation.. I contacted them two days ago and said that I started to have doubts about their standards and that I wouldn't want the bag if there was anything wrong with it's authencity! They said quality control would check the bag before sending it out to me and that they would never sell a fake bag.. Today, they contacted me via email and said that the bag didn't meet their quality control's standards because the SIZE was different from the description on the site! They gave me the possibility to cancel the contract which I did!! I really don't know what to think about that.. But I certainly learned my lesson!
Great news...I would have cancelled the order given the opportunity to do so & think you hit the nail on the head when you mentioned
"authenticity"... Many buyers just take the word of VC & don't realize their bag may be questionable
Totally agree!! I can't blame them, it was the same with me! I I thought they knew that guaranteeing authencity would be their unique selling point! Once the trust in such a site is ruined, it's ruined.. And therefore I trusted them.. I can't even tell whether something was wrong with the bag's authencity, but after reading on purseblog about several users' experiences with VC, I'm not interested in buying anything from them anymore.. I'm just happy I got out of the contract..
Oh no, it's sold now too
.I was so excited to find out about VC but reading all this makes me sad. I bought a LV Leopard shawl and now I'm having a mixed feeling.