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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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GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ive written umpteen complaints and requests for a bag i paid for a dnalso asked now 3 weeks later for a refund had answers but ladst onse is now saying they dont reconise my order number... the order number and ref they gave me when they took £190 from my bank account. Latest reply i got says they cant help me any further. Have solken to other customers on social media about this company, and lots have been robbed by them one lady has lost over two thousand dollars, disgraceful. Please read reviwes oin facebook see how many complaints there are. Also bad reviwes on other sites as well,

Date of experience: August 3, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Dear Myra,
We are really sorry that you have been disappointed with your Vestiaire Collective experience. 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

Washington
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Typoically when you order something online they do a verification for payment. Instead, they wanted a photo of my drivers license, a bill to show my billing address AND a photo of my credit card. Total invasion of privacy! The shipping is slow and the customer service is terrible.

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

Dear Jess,
We are really sorry that you have been disappointed with your Vestiaire Collective experience. 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
7 helpful votes
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Authentications
July 17, 2017

For those people who have been sent fake things by Vestiare Collective and have been asked for proof they are fake. These sites are well known and can do written and email authentication. Etinceler Authentications, Authenticate4U, and Lollipuff Authentications. I'd claim back the cost of the authentication too, from Vestiare once proven to be fake.

Date of experience: July 16, 2017
Israel
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I bought a FENDI handbag and when it arrived, came without the shoulder strap. I wrote them asking to please contact the seller, because I was sure that he had forgotten to send it, they told me that the deadline has passed and they can not help me. Aside from this they took a long time to send the bag, much longer than estimated.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND VESTIAIRE

Date of experience: July 11, 2017
Romania
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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The worst experience ever

The worst experience ever. I never write bad review about anything, but this time I had to. After waiting for my order to be processed about 2 weeks with no update whatsoever, I received a refund for my products with no announcement whatsoever. I don't even know what has happened. I sent them messages via e-mail and facebook, but no response. Don't I deserve at least an explanation? I really needed that product and since I waited for this one to arrive, now it's not available in the stores anymore so I basically don't have a chance of getting it anymore. Thanks a lot. :(

Date of experience: June 30, 2017
Germany
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bought an item 3 weeks ago, has been in VC "quality control" for 10 days now. After lots of complaints and menace to go public, now it turns out they lost the item and are trying to retrieve it. The seller, whom I contacted, has not received any money for the item either. I will probably have to wwait for weeks to be refunded.
Worst rubbish online shop I have ever experienced, stay away...

Date of experience: June 29, 2017
GB
1 review
6 helpful votes
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MONEY REFUNDED AFTER 16 DAYS
June 29, 2017
Updated review

One thing i'm super happy was that i got my money back! The "team of experts" have finally discovered the FAKE bag! Lets just imagine if I werent so alert with little or no knowledge in luxury goods, I would have be paying A THOUSAND POUNDS for a FAKE BAG.
PS: VC didnt send me any email to apologize or explain how FAKE BAG ended up in the hands of consumers, I wonder if "team of experts" really exists.

Date of experience: June 28, 2017

I recently purchased £1020 Marc Jacob bag from VC.
When i opened the bag, there was a strong smell of GLUE, and glue stains are on many parts of the bag, the shape of the bag is wrong, some of the details are also different from what i see in boutique. In addition, the fonts on the authentic card is different from a real one. After doing many comparison, i can surely confirm that this bag i bought is FAKE! I dont know how such fake bag PASSED their "QUALITY CONTROL". Sure there is no experts! And also the glue smell is obvious enough that this bag is fake! The smell is so pungent that i felt dizzy after smelling it. I also discovered that this seller on VC sells others fake bags as well (same bag as i bought). I believe this seller deliberately sells FAKE goods to make money on VC, so BUYERS please please be extra careful!

I have attached a photo of the fake authenticity cards attached in the bag, it cannot be more obvious that the font is so WRONG! The letters are irregular!

This is ridiculous to pay 1000 pounds for a FAKE BAG! I have already emailed VC, hope they can reply me next week.

Date of experience: May 28, 2017
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Great Site
June 26, 2017

Been using VC for almost a year now as both a buyer and seller. The overall experience is great, however, they are a bit slow on quality control and they never work on weekends!

I wish they could hire more staff to improve efficiency since we paid a lot of commission while selling stuff through their website.

The overall experience is 8/10, I put 5 stars just because there are too many ridiculous 1 star comments

Date of experience: June 24, 2017
New York
3 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Gimmick!
June 22, 2017

I joined just a week ago and tried to purchase a pair of Chanel Vintage earrings for alittle over $800.00 Now they are calculating over $1,000! How?
They said I had to pay $40 to ship, but then give me $20 because I am new. And then they added $125.00 for "contribution to customs?" What does that mean?
And what's this stuff about a membership at $12.00 a month minimum?
I am out!
I see their merchandise is not in "good condition." A pair of Christian Louboutin shoes that said "good condition" and the girl writes she takes good care of them, the soles were completely worn off! And she wants over $500? Fake advertising. I am sure these shoes would run over $700 when you go and calculate the baloney.
I won't buy from them. It's a gimmick

Date of experience: June 21, 2017
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I placed an order on 06/05/2017 for a Saint Laurent bag, after like a week I received the confirmation email, this is my first time buying from VC, so I had no idea that it will take that long to confirm, ship the bag. Almost a month, I contacted their customer service where the heck my bag goes or at, they said that they haven't received anything yet and got contacted the seller, and said the seller has 30 days to ship the item. Like a week ago I got the email saying that the bag went through the quality control and ready to ship to my address which is in US. I tracked the package and said it will arrived 3 days after. So I was waited whole day at home because it needs signature, but nothing happened that day, I gave it one more day before I contacted the customer service again; still nothing. 2 days later, it said the package already went back to the shipper which is in France because DHL couldnt delivery it. I was like WTF? The email also told me to update my address but this is the only address that I have. So the I contacted them again, they said they will try to resend the package one more time. I received an email 2,3 days after saying that the package is ready to resend. I contacted the DHL to schedule for a puck up instead of delivery, but she told me to call back because they still haven't receive the package yet, once they receive it they will be able to modify it. I've been checked the tracking every single day since then, until yesterday it said the package went back to the shipper. SO FRUSTRATED, I don't know what had happened, contacted the customer service already but haven't heard anything from them yet, such a bad customer service, bad experience. I do not recommend ths website at all.

Date of experience: June 9, 2017
France
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I tried to sell a perfectly new Ferragamo watch and submitted a request. Two days late the website sent me a mail to let me know that it has been refused because they currently don't accept this brand.
This is totally ridiculous because they listed Ferragamo in the request form, and is actually selling Ferragamo pieces!
Totally arbitrary, random, unfriendly experience for me as a seller.

Date of experience: June 8, 2017
New Jersey
2 reviews
14 helpful votes
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What a bad business model. Not only do you piss off Sellers and now buyers too. You charge Sellers and amazingly in sane be close to 30% and then you charge buyers a you charge Sellers and amazingly insane be of close to 30% and then you charge buyers a "contribution fee"

Date of experience: June 2, 2017
Spain
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Most incompetent customer service i ever had, i ordered a pair of pants a month ago still did not get them, the dhl company said it never left their warehouse when i mailed VC they deemed after inquiering twice to make me go to even more steps and forms to find out were my item is, AND WAIT EVEN MORE WHEN THEY ALREADY HAD ALL THE INFO, 3 WEEKS since it was supposely sent i still didnt get it, do not know were it is, i would never trust to pay thousands of dolars on a item here, imagine something went wrong, u are better off with other sites

Date of experience: June 1, 2017
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Ref: *******.
So very disappointed. Have purchased a pair of Louis Vuitton heels listed by Vestiaire Collective Concierge Service as " Very good condition".
Have received heels with huge scuffs on heels in some parts the leather is missing! How shocking.

Upon receiving the parcel I have written an email to VC supplied photos of these heels asking to take these shoes back and issue me with a refund.
Nobody got back to me I kept sending emails until today when I have received an email from someone called Ghizlène who has stated they don't accept returns and I can relist these shoes if I wish - a small handling fee will be deducted from the final sale. ( That means they will be released as very good condition while in fact the condition is poor, worned out soles, scuffs and missing leather on heels).

I have purchased an item marked by VC Condition: Very good condition.( A second-hand pair of shoes in very good condition have barely been worn and very well looked after.)

What I have got is a pair of heels which correspond to a Fair condition:
Huge scuffs on heels and missing leather on heels, worned out soles.

Shame on your Vestiaire Collectives we pay 30% commission fee for you to check all items properly- in this case you have not done it and now you refuse to admit your mistake and takes these worned out shoes!

Date of experience: May 27, 2017
GB
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Avoid! Avoid!
May 20, 2017

Very bad experience. Pulled out just in time. This group is horrifically inefficient and should not be trusted to determine authenticity or fake. Sent them five items of genuine designer clothing and they had absolutely no idea how to price. You can easily judge the level of these people in the first few emails. Avoid! Avoid!

Date of experience: May 20, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Hi Ronald

Thanks for your feedback - we're sorry to hear that you weren't satisfied with the prices our curation team suggested for your items. Our price suggestions are based on several factors including seasonality and popularity. Therefore may I suggest re-listing your items in a few months time.

Best wishes,
Rachael for Vestiaire Collective

Austria
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Bad experience and unacceptable costumer care service. If anything goes wrong, don't wait for any good service provided.

Customer service agents are extremly rude and unhelpful. They sell your item, let them ship it to you and then tell you that the sale was cancelled. Still waiting for this item to be shipped back to me for more than 3weeks. So you have no money and your item is blocked.

Than the next sale happens, you send another item to them AGAIN, hoping it will be better this time, you include your brand new bag, dust bag, invoice, all papers -WITH YOUR OWN HANDS, SO YOU KNOW WHAT IS INSIDE!
After they receive the bag, they inform you that the invoice is missing. Without your consent they send the offer with a lower price to a buyer. In the meantime (and you still don't know) your item was refused by a buyer, so that's the first time you got an email saying your invoice is missing and the sale is cancelled and question you if they have to relist it with that lower price or you want it back! INSANE.

You call to the costumer care service, totally confused what just happened and you receive incredible rude answer in such an inpatient manner, you can't believe.
So all I can do is now to wait for a second item, with no payment done, somewhere in France and hope it wil arrive back in next few weeks or so...

Incredible, that one has to pay 33% plus for such a service. Never ever again. Now I hope that items I will receive back will be at least in the condition as I sent them to Vestiaire. My bag is missing an invoice and I can't do nothing to prove it. I will get back an uncomplete package and I am still looking for a legal possibilities to claim this loss.

Rude liars. Stay away from them.

Date of experience: May 18, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Hi Das

Thank you for your feedback. We're really sorry to hear about your experience and apologise that our customer service team were unable to provide an unsatisfactory resolution.

We will direct message you now to rectify the situation for you as soon as possible.

Best wishes,
Rachael for Vestiaire Collective

Montana
3 reviews
14 helpful votes
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I wanted to list several really nice authentic items, they rejected the items every single time without any kind of explanation. Trying to call is a joke, and they never respond to emails. After reading all these horrible reviews, i now understand... this is a horrible site with absolute horrible Customer support... I will sell my stuff elsewhere.

Date of experience: May 16, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Dear Andrea

We're really sorry that you had an unsatisfactory experience with us. Our curation team look at the price, style, condition and seasonality of items to decide whether or not they are suitable for the site. When your items were rejected you should have received a reason as to why - we apologise if this was not clear. Please don't hesitate to try submitting items again.

Best wishes,
Rachael for Vestiaire Collective

New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I placed an order on April 4th. I used Affirm, a small loans company, to pay for my item. The order did not get confirmed until April 10th (why does it take nearly a week to get an order confirmed?). Affirm, however, starts counting the day the loan is made! A week goes by. No update. Another week goes by, Vestiaire still hasn't received the item. I contact them. They say that the seller has 30 days to send in the item before the order is cancelled (May 10th). Meanwhile, I have a payment due on my loan on May 6th! I try contacting the seller, they do not respond either. May 6th arrives. I make my loan payment because otherwise it might negatively impact my credit score. Vestiaire never gets the item, and finally cancels it on the 10th. They send a full refund to Affirm, but guess what- for those 30 days I had the loan, interest was being calculated. I'm only going to be getting part of my payment back. I NEVER GOT THE ITEM. I essentially paid Affirm $$ for borrowing their money for 30 days since Vestiaire could not get their act together! It's ridiculous that they allow their sellers to abuse the system. The seller clearly did not have the item and was not planning on ever sending it to me. Why couldn't the seller just say they could not fulfill the order? I could have gotten my refund much earlier, gotten the loan cancelled and not made a payment. And does the seller get penalized for this? Probably not! I was the only one who got screwed in this transaction, and I did everything I was suppose to do. I fulfilled my promise to Vestiaire and Affirm. On top of this the item I wanted is now impossible to find. I couldn't place a different order because I had no idea if I was getting this bag or not! I e-mail customer service and they give me the "oh sorry you had a negative experience we forwarded to the correct department". Thanks Vestiaire. I expect much more from a company that deals in luxury goods. Your customer service could have been much better. I wouldn't be so angry if this situation was handled better. And no, I dont want your $15 off my next purchase. That doesn't even cover the amount I lost to Affirm.

Date of experience: May 12, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Dear L. N

Thank you for your feedback - we're extremely sorry to hear about your unsatisfactory experience at Vestiaire Collective.

We've just messaged you privately with regards to compensation and are already in talks with Affirm about changing the way our orders are processed to ensure that this doesn't happen again. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and for flagging this issue.

Best wishes,
Rachael for Vestiaire Collective

Denmark
1 review
2 helpful votes
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This is a very shady site. I ordered a Céline edge at VC 18 days ago. The order nr is *******. The item was listed at a very reasonable price and i was quite happy with my purchase. Days went by and the seller did not send the item. After ten days the seller left a comment that she wished to cancell the sale because she had broken the tag on it (this makes no sense, but whatever).
I few days later i realised that the seller had put the exact same bag for sale at a higher Price on VC. She has not canselled my sale, so im not able to get a refund.

When i try to call VC i get an automated response - they tell me to call doing bussines hours - I am calling doing bussines hours, but i guess this Company just does not care.
I find that it is horrible that they allow sellers to relist sold items at higher prices. This enables the seller to abuse the 30 day they can wait before shippng an item. If the get it sold at a better price then great for them - otherwise they still can sell it at the cheaper price. Meanwhile i am stuck and can not get my money back.
Hopefully they will refund me once the 30 days are over - what a complete waste of time.

Date of experience: May 8, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Dear Viola

We're really sorry to hear about this unsatisfactory experience. Re-listing a sold item is certainly not something that VC assent to, and we apologise on behalf of our curation team that they did not spot the same bag was already listed for sale on the site. We will forward this example to the relevant teams in order to try and avoid this issue moving forwards.

If the seller doesn't send the item by the 30 day deadline, your refund should be processed with immediate effect.

Please accept our sincere apologies again,
Rachael for Vestiaire Collective

NL
1 review
1 helpful vote
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What to do when Vestiaite sells you a faulty item and then refuses to accept return/refund? Help me!

Date of experience: April 21, 2017
Vestiaire C. Vestiaire Collective Rep
over a year old

Hi Ida

Please could you provide us with the order ref. Number and we can follow up with our Customer Service team asap for you.

Thanks,
Rachael for Vestiaire Collective