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Vestiaire Collective

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casual, general, classic men, womenAge 4-12, 13-18, 19-25, 26-45, 46-60
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VestiaireCollective.com, the best of pre-owned fashion at 30 to 70% off original retail price.


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Business Highlights

General

Year Founded: 2009
Target Gender: men, women
Target Age Group: 4-12, 13-18, 19-25, 26-45, 46-60

Shipping

Shipping Cost: $9.95
Free Shipping: sometimes
Free Shipping Detail: for orders over $200

Returns

Return Policy: no returns
Restocking Fees: no
Refund Policy: no returns for refunds

Sustainability

Recycling Program: no

Product

Style: casual, general, classic
Body Fit: regular, plus size, petite & short
Available Sizes: Men's (4XS, 3XS, 2XS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL, 6XL, 7XL, 8XL, 9XL), Women's (4XS, 3XS, 2XS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL, 6XL, 7XL, 8XL, 9XL)

Customer Service

Support Channels: contact form

Payment Options

Payment Methods: card payments, Alipay, financing, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay
Buy Now Pay Later: Affirm, Klarna, Split It

Membership Programs

Rewards Program: Active Junky, Rakuten, Swagbucks

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Vestiaire Collective Reviews Summary

The overall reputation of the company reflects a mix of strong customer satisfaction and notable concerns. Positive feedback highlights the platform's reliability, thorough authentication process, and a seamless purchasing experience, which many users appreciate. Customers value the wide variety of products and the ability to negotiate prices. However, negative aspects include frustrations over service delays, issues with returns, and a perceived lack of direct customer support. Additionally, some sellers express dissatisfaction with the platform's pricing and commission structure. These insights suggest a need for improved communication and support to enhance the overall customer experience.

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Australia
3 reviews
8 helpful votes
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Don't buy from this company. I am still waiting for a refund on a purchase I returned as it was not what was advertised. I paid for the shipping to me and paid the shipping to return the item. Was reassured a Refund would be processed on receipt of return I have proof of delivery and acceptance from Fedex. Still waiting for my refund and they are not responding to my messages. Fast to take your money and don't refund for returns. This is very bad business practice. Spend your money at more reputable website as the customer service is deplorable and they do not respond to emails, and they do not refund.

Date of experience: October 31, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Hi Linda, We are so sorry to hear that you have experienced a delay receiving your refund. We do everything we can to ensure our customers have a smoothing experience shopping with Vestiaire. Please can you let us know your order reference number so we can look into this ASAP. Kindest regards, Team VC

Rhode Island
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Poor Customer Service
October 31, 2017

I have purchased one item before from the site with success. I live in the US and the seller was in Portugal so it took over a month to be shipped to me, but I understood the wait and was pleased with the package and the condition of the item. My latest order, however has gone horribly wrong. I live in the Northeast US and ordered a concierge item that was in New York and was supposed to have shipped to me within two working days. It has now been well over two weeks and my item has not yet shipped. I sent a message to customer service and received a reply stating that there was a "technical issue" and that they regretted the delay. I fail to see what kind of technical issue could have occurred. My funds were removed from my bank and the order was properly processed. It would seem to me that all they need to do is put the item in the box, affix a label, and send it to my address. This should be a simple task, but it does not appear to be a task this company can handle. Perhaps they have lost the item? I would hesitate before purchasing from this site.

Date of experience: October 30, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Dear Elizabeth, We are sorry that you have experienced a delay with receiving your item, please can you let us have your order number and we will look into this ASAP. Kindest regards, Team VC

GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I bought a GOOD condition Celine bag but later on realised that it is damaged leather not the reflection on the leather. The customer service is non existent. Phoned several times with no answer. Email support just said you can not cancel the sale. I thought the quality control will refuse to accept the bag because it is clearly stated damaged leather & worn out corner will be refused as good condition. However, theyve accepted. I think they are only interested in making their 30% commission then caring for the customer. Buyer has no protection on this website whatsoever and at their own risk. I rather buy from eBay because you can always get the money back if its a fake or not as described. BUYER BEWARE!

Date of experience: October 30, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Dear Vivien, We are so sorry that you have had trouble getting in touch with our customer service team. If you would like to send a private message with your order reference number, we will look into your issue further ASAP. We have a stringent quality control department to ensure there items are as described and genuine. We do everything we can to ensure our customers have a smooth buying and selling experience with Vestiaire. Kindest regards, Team VC

Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Bogus!
October 26, 2017

Real fraudsters.
Daily photos arrive of counterfeit purses!
Avoid these incompetent idiots.
They cannot even figure out how to remove me from their email list.

Date of experience: October 26, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Hi Judy, We are really sorry you have had a disappointing experience with Vestiaire Collective. We have a stringent quality control department to ensure there are no counterfeit items on the site. Please can you send a private message with your email address in and we will ensure that you are removed from our mailing list. Alternatively at the bottom of all Vestiaire Collective newsletters there is a link to unsubscribe. Kindest regards, Team VC

GB
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Avoid at all costs!
October 24, 2017

I wish I had read these reviews before buying from this website! I bought a £500 used 'shearling Miu Miu coa't according to the description, when it arrived it was a cotton and mohair faux fur stitched on material and it even said so on the label!. After sending it back and demanding a refund explaining that a shearling coat is a processed lamb, sheep or pelt and attaching several internet references and a picture of the label showing it was Artificial fur, they said that their 'experts' have said no it was a shearling! And have sent it back saying if I was not happy I should sell it on. Can you imagine a company that thinks it's ok and encourage you to dupe another unsuspecting person? All they are interested in is taking your money. I remain locked in this nightmare with them, it is outrageous daylight robbery.

Date of experience: October 24, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your feedback. We're really sorry to hear that you are unhappy with the moderation of your shearling coat. Please be assured our team of moderators check all sold items by hand to ensure that they meet out quality standards.

Please could you provide us with your order ref. And we can follow this up for you with our Customer Service team.

Best wishes,
The Vestiaire Collective team

GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Designer channel bag
October 23, 2017

You guys are not having very good reviews
My wife purchased a channel bag from you the bag was not as described on the advert having confronted with the issue you were not willing to admit your qc was not up standard by far. We were very dis appointed with the out come I would like to make people aware of the low standard vc has adapted in their qc and final shipment - please ladies out there be aware. You can kiss your refund good bye - RD from u. K

Date of experience: October 23, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Hi there,

Thank you for your feedback. We're really sorry to hear that you believed your item to be a fake. Please be assured our team of moderators and authentication experts check all sold items by hand to ensure that they meet out quality and authenticity standards.

Please could you provide us with your order ref. And we can follow this up for you with our Customer Service team.

Best wishes,
The Vestiaire Collective team

GB
1 review
12 helpful votes
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After 45 days my bank finally helped me with the issue and on 28th Sep, vc agreed to give me a full refund. Sent back the fake bag, and it arrived at vc on 29th sep.
No refund since then.
Asked them, they replied on 7th Oct, saying they received the bag on 3rd OCT and will take up to 14 days to give me a refund.
No refund untill yesterday (18th OCT). Contacted again, saying they need to get help from one of their expert team and will take up to 2~3 working days.
Contacted my bank again and waiting for their reply.
RUBBISH company. Please don't buy, never buy!

Date of experience: October 19, 2017

THIRD quality check-failed!
September 11, 2017
Previous review

VC asked me to sent the bag again to have a third quality check of it. And still they say it's authentic although I sent the certificate of non-authentic to them.
OMG how can such kind of website still exist in this world?
Waiting for my bank's response now.

Date of experience: September 11, 2017

Give up VC, gain help from your bank please!
August 15, 2017
Previous review

My bank told me they have already contacted VC and will solve the problem in 45 days. I am very happy about it. However, for more than 1 week VC still failed to give me any further information although I sent another two emails to them...
Please, please do not buy anything from VC! Let this rubbish website/company go die as soon as possible! Please!

Date of experience: August 15, 2017

No information about refund!
August 4, 2017
Previous review

I sent an email to Trading Standards Office, and filled my bank's dispute form (for the reason I bought a fake product). I "luckily" got a new reply from VC, saying: "We unfortunately do not have any further information for your just yet. Rest assured, as soon as we have an update, we will let you know." They say they have "high number of requests at present".
Nearly give up get my money back directly from VC. I hope my bank and the Trading Standards Office will help me!

Date of experience: August 3, 2017

I got the result of the second quality control yesterday, saying they still think that fake bag is authentic. Now I have already spent money to ask a authenticate website to prove it's fake while in fact I think it's so fake at only one sight. Here is what vc says:
Our trained experts work closely with the fashion houses here in Paris to ensure the elimination of counterfeits. They carry out extensive checks on items, including serial numbers, fabrics, branding and even the number and angles of stitches on a seam.
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I myself sent a message to LOEWE and they told me they do not provide authenticate service.
VC told me I can resell it to others. How dare they say so?
What's more, they deleted my comments on the fake seller's products.
Don't know if VC accepts confirmation of a third party.
Will definitely ask help from the police if they still reject to say this is a fake bag.
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Spent $50 and got the fake bag authenticated by authenticatefirst.com, and got the certificate of non-authentic last week on Tuesday. Sent the written certificate to VC, and they told me:"In order to assist you further, we are awaiting additional information from one of our expert teams. They usually come back to us within 2 to 3 working days."
However, until today (7 days later) I haven't got any response from them. Have already sent 2 emails, still no response.
Prepare to find the help from a lawyer friend. Cannot understand why this kind of rubbish company can exist in this world. They do not care about their customers, they are the helper of fake sellers!

Date of experience: July 20, 2017

FAKE loewe puzzle! Do not buy!
June 30, 2017
Previous review

I spend £1246. 5 to buy a so called "new" loewe puzzle bag from this website. I used to sell things on it so I just believe their quality control really works since they never say mine is fake. However today when I recieved the bag I was over annoyed because it is obviously fake! You know the loewe logo should have two sharp angles on the "O" but the bag's is round. And the way the tag is sewed on the lining is of course wrong! The seller does not give clear photoes and at that time I am not very familar with this bag...
Anyway I wrote to them and hopefully can get the refund. Very unsatisfied. I will write on all the selling things of that seller (a Korean girl named JiYoung lived in UK, her homepage address is http://www.vestiairecollective.com/members/profile-1566432.shtml) and tell people she sells fake bags.
Will never use it again, even sell something on it.
If the customer team see this, my order number is 17601002.

Date of experience: June 30, 2017
New York
4 reviews
3 helpful votes
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This is the worst company I have ever dealt with. I ordered a Burberry handbag and I paid for it immediately. The seller decided not to sell it. I had to give the seller one month before Vestiaire Collectives could give me a refund. That meant that Vestiaire Collectives had my money for about 6 weeks and I had no handbag. Foolishly, I ordered another handbag. Vestiaire Collectives sent out the handbag but Federal Express lost the bag. Vestiaire told me to send them an affidavit saying that I did not get the handbag. Once they had the affidavit they were to call Federal express to start a case. They did not. I called and called. Only after I threatened to call the Better Business Bureau and write to the CEO of the company did I get my money back. It took three weeks. I would NEVER buy from this company again. Very poor service.
If you see all the bad reviews, you can see why.

Date of experience: October 19, 2017
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I have been appalled as a new customer and feel I should warn others off. I purchased an item of clothing by the designer Isabel Marant. When it was delivered I discovered it was a size smaller to the one listed on the website. I complained to VC's customer service team and all they offered was the opportunity to re-sell it on their website. Let me say that if any other commercial outfit did something like this, they'd deserve to go out of businness. I am completely at a loss to explain how VC manage to to keep any of their customers.

Date of experience: October 17, 2017
GB
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Update
October 17, 2017
Updated review

Had an email from Vestiare yesterday evening -
"We are sorry to hear that there was no move since September 29.
We inform you that we have decided to take it to our team. They come back to us within 7 working days.
As a good will gesture, we have decided to offer you a free shipping for your next purchase..."

What a joke! Not good enough Vestiaire! Firstly, 7 working days means well into next week (nearly 4 weeks after I purchased the bag/ stated 72hrs delivery when ordered) as you don't work over the weekend. Secondly - free shipping on next purchase? You've got to be joking - there's no way I will be purchasing anything from them again. They can't even show some good customer practice and offer a free shipping refund on this order - should the bag ever appear - not that I want it now (see previous review). Shocking, shocking, shocking...

Date of experience: October 17, 2017

Don't use them!
October 13, 2017
Previous review

Totally agree with Krishna.
I placed my order on 29/10/17 with expected delivery of 72hrs. Heard absolutley nothing re delivery and have now spoken to 7 different people on 7 different occassions since 3/10/17 who have fobbed me off, each saying that they will contact the seller requesting an emergency reply. Still no success. Wanted this item for this weekend - hence ordered 2 weeks ago with (I expected) quick delivery. The time has now passed for when I want it but they will not refund the money (+ £71 in shipping, duties, tax) until they have had word from the seller as to what is happening! What kind of business is this? Would not be able to exist with these kind of shopping/refund terms on the high street! They have not upheld their part of the contract made when they confirmed my order; ie. Delivery in 72hrs. If I had known this was going to be such a catalogue of disasters would never have gone near them.
STAY AWAY. As polite as their customer service people are, they are speaking hollow words and the company does not care about the customer at all!

Date of experience: October 13, 2017
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Dreadful Company
October 17, 2017

Dreadful company. Do not use them. I bought a very expensive coat which was wrongly sized and after agreeing it was their fault then the unapproachable "quality control" refused to acknowledge the mistake. I then received a message at 5.42 in the morning to say that I could relist only to receive another message at 9.55 am to say that it had been returned. On phoning they refused to help in any way.
Total rip off

Date of experience: October 17, 2017
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Garbage customer service
September 22, 2017

I had two real items failed their "authentication" process. I got a email saying to send $12 to Paris to cover shipping costs if I wanted the item back. Wth. I'm in the US. Why do I need to send to Paris when the sold goods were sent to a NYC address? I never got a response as to where my non compliant goods were and how long it would take for me to get it. Garbage operation they are running

Date of experience: September 22, 2017
NL
1 review
2 helpful votes
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My experience is good and bad. Good, because I've sold and bought quite a bit. Yes, it's expensive but I think the experience is quite good.

Anyway, the bad part, like really bad:
I've sent a very expensive ring to Vestiaire Collective. I made a mistake in identifyinf the free shipping label (DHL instead of domestic) so at the local post office I had to pay for the shipment myself. That's my mistake so it's OK. For weeks I didn't hear anything, I've sent a lot of e-mails because the track and trace said it was delivered at the correct address. The costumer service per e-mail told me to not worry at all, everything would be fine. But I kept being worried and with good reason.

Today I saw THE SAME RING being sold on the website of Vestiaire Collective. Same size, same serial number, same everything. I called and the costumer service rep. Was nice and his English was impeccable.

But he informed me it wasn't delivered at their office, there are more offices on the same address. My local post office made a mistake by not putting their name on the newly printed label (I did provide them with all the information but that's a different story altogether). I have to try to see where the item was delivered and I can only hope I get my money back. Retail price of the ring is 3400,-.

Anyway, the stolen ring is still available online. They will 'look into the matter.' Meanwhile, a criminal who has stolen my ring is free to sell my ring. There's only three companies on that address and one of them is VC, the other two are a laboratory and a depot for office supplies I believe. One of them appears to open after the package was delivered. That narrows it down to two options. The way I see it is they're giving a platform to criminal activity. It has been hours and the ring is still up for sale, making anyone who buys it accessory to crime.

I'm really not convinced no one in the building of VC took it. But we'll see what happens.

Date of experience: September 19, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Hi Patricia,

We are so sorry to hear about your experience. Please can you share in a private message the reference number of the ring & your customer reference number/email address you use on the site.
Kind regards,

The VC team

Ukraine
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Appalling customer service. I paid for a high ticket value item online and when it arrived it was not like the photos at all when I tried to return it I was told my only option was to resist online but they would then take a re-listing fee and a commission. Daylight robbery, rude service and poor quality items.

Date of experience: September 14, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Hi, we are really sorry to hear you are disappointed with your Vestiaire Collective experience, please can you let us have your order number and we will pass this on to customer services to get your issue resolved. Best wishes, Vestiaire Collective

Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Amazing!
August 28, 2017

I recently made my first purchase with Vestiaire Collective and I couldn't be more pleased with my experience. I will admit I was a bit worried after reading all of the negative reviews. I made my purchased my bag on Tuesday August 15th from a seller in France (I'm in the US) and received it Thursday August 24th so it came within the 10 day time frame they said it would. The bag is beautiful and the quality is excellent! However even though I had a good experience with them I probably won't take any chances buying from this site again. Based on all the negative reviews I've seen on multiple websites I do feel like I just got lucky.

Date of experience: August 27, 2017
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Useless
August 25, 2017

You buy something on eBay and it's really a binding contract on both sides. Unfortunately it's not the same on vestiaire collective! I put in an offer on one item and it was accepted I paid for it and then was told it was no longer available. I put in an offer on another and the item was just taken off line and no longer available. I have now paid for another item already waited 2 and a half weeks and been told I can't cancel it!
It's a shame because I've seen some really good things on there but I don't like paying for something upfront and not receiving it which has basically happened three times now! Seriously don't bother nothing on there is actually available

Date of experience: August 25, 2017
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Joke of a Company
August 22, 2017

I don't even want to give this company one star to be honest. To begin with this company was fine to sell through but of late it's a total mess. 'Quality Control', if you can call it that, has absolutely no idea about brands. Fact. I recently sold an item, sent it off same day, they received it on 4th August and then kicked off about the item being listed in Childrenswear. It wasn't and I proved this by sending them a snapshot of the listing, pointing out that it was in fact listed correctly in Womenswear. They then changed their tune and said that the item was Childrenswear. It isn't as the brand I sold doesn't sell Childrenswear. They literally had no comeback in what I proved them wrong on, but still today have marked the item as non compliant... 17 DAYS LATER. Incidentally, I emailed every single day and received just one response. They have ignored every other email I have sent. The buyer also left a message stating that they wanted to buy the item and wanted to know what was going on. So they are playing the seller (me) off against the buyer and vice versa, It's so incredibly unprofessional. I actually called them this morning and the guy, although very nice, is clearly unable to do or say anything except to 'urgently elevate the case further'. I can't be bothered waiting a further month for the 'wise' to decide on the fate of my womenswear cape so I am having my item returned. There are much better sites to sell on. I would suggest using those if you want a professional service where the company is interested in their business and clients rather than just taking the money. My item better be returned in the perfect, unworn, tags still attached, brand new condition it was sent. Just saying...

Date of experience: August 22, 2017
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have not been paid for an item that I had shipped within 24 hours of notification. It has been "under review" for 7 days when the policy says 3. Item #*******.

Date of experience: August 15, 2017
GB
1 review
5 helpful votes
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They're OK for sellers. For buyers, I'd strongly recommend Germany-based Rebelle. Those guys are serious when it comes to authentification and quality check.

Date of experience: August 11, 2017
GB
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Based on their supposed 'authenticity service' and recommendation from Vogue magazine, I naively bought a 'Gucci' bag and 'Hermès' T-shirt from Vestiaire Collective - big mistake. After being ignored by one of the sellers I had bought from for a month, (I had contacted them prior to purchasing the bag and they had responded, so they were not inactive/unaware that I had made a purchase), the bag finally arrived and I was immediately sceptical. The zip and lining is a very cheap quality, the stitching was uneven and there appeared to be glue residue on the material. As for the T-shirt, it is embarrassingly fake. It seems as though it had been purchased from a high street store and had the logo printed onto it. I sent the bag back to be reinspected as I had paid the most for this item; unsurprisingly, it was once again verified and sent back to me. I am now stuck with two blatantly fake designer items. I understand that this can typically be the case with websites that host unauthorised sellers and I would never usually purchase expensive luxury items online, especially second hand items, due to the risk of them being unauthentic, but it was the 'highly acclaimed' verification service that initially put me at ease. This is my personal experience; I would never usually bother to leave a review but I would hate to see anyone else in my position if sharing my experience will help to prevent it!

Date of experience: August 4, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Dear Demi,

Thank you for your feedback. We're really sorry to hear that you believed your items to be a fake. Please be assured our team of moderators and authentication experts check all sold items by hand to ensure that they meet out quality and authenticity standards.

Please could you provide us with your order ref. And we can follow this up for you with our Customer Service team.

Best wishes,
The Vestiaire Collective team