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- MMi Se @Michelle
A few days ago I bought a Fendi Zucca Mamma Baguette on Vestiaire. The photos looked great and I thought it was a genuine vintage bag at a good price. I have the same style already, but mineâs worn out, so I wanted a newer one. When I opened the box, though, something felt off. The stitching is messy, the hardware is crooked, and the Fendi stamp looks wrong offline ( see a few attached pictures) . The canvas looks extremely fresh but plasticky while the hardware is scratched and dull, which doesnât make sense. Whatâs stranger I purchased this as direct ship but it has a Vestiaire tag attached âit shows a different reference number and a different seller, and I can still see that old listing on their site. This is not some type of hight value bag that worth scamming people, I only paid about $300+, Iâm pretty confused. Could this be some kind of scam that now dealing with this cheaper "vintage like bags"? Iâm sending it back to Vestiaire for them to check "tolerances", but Iâd love to hear what do you think.
- SStefany Bags Shoes and More @stefany
we sold many of this type of Mamma Baguettes over the years and I see too many red flags to even list them all. First big one is the low quality of leather used for strap, buckle and inside rim around the zipper. its too shiny and too fresh and i agree it looks off. Another red flag is that the strap is most always double stitched on a classic Zucca print Mama baguette of that era. Smaller size baguettes may have a solid two sided unstitched strap. You can lookup thousands of examples online market places like TRR or VC itself. It appears that this bag was put together by some âartisanâ who used some valid parts such as buckles as they appear to be genuine. Please let me know if these have some solid weight to them or feel plasticky. Another thing that throws me off is the 4 screws on the back of the buckle, all misaligned , with different spacing between right and left, top and bottom in reference to the stitching. The screws also are looking in different directions and do not appear to be flush with the leather. If you see holes between the screws and leather itâs most definitely not genuine. When looking at stitching, Fendi is super precise , your bagâs stitching is not consistent , different sizes of stitches is a huge no no.
- MMi Se @Michelle
VC just received the returned Fendi bag and claimed itâs authentic. Whatâs worse, they now plan to relist it for sale under my account. This is incredibly frustrating â theyâre ignoring all evidence and trying to make me responsible for reselling a counterfeit item.
- MMi Se @Michelle
Whatâs worse, VC relisted this bag at the same price, and it sold within the first 30 minutesâbefore I even had a chance to actâmeaning someone else bought it under the false impression that it was authentic. On top of that, I lost $20 in processing fees, which they refuse to refund. After this experience, I will never buy from VC again. This company has shown itself to be unethical and careless. They donât care about their customersâonly about making another sale, whether the bag is fake or not.
After doing some research, I found many reports from other people describing the exact same situation. Honestly, itâs shockingâand not even funny anymore.- SStefany Bags Shoes and More @stefany
Keep pressing VC to address this issueâcontact them directly via X (Twitter). Personally, ever since eBay introduced both free and paid authentication services last year, Iâve preferred doing business through them. I recently ordered a bag using their authentication option, and honestly, the experience was night and day compared to VC.
While I understand mistakes can happen, eBayâs process feels much more reliable. They even repack your item in a sleek, quality eBay-branded dust bag (at least in my caseâand this wasnât even a super high-end item, just a $300+ vintage bag), and place it inside a neat, custom eBay box. Itâs not quite the iPhone unboxing experience, but the presentation definitely feels thoughtful and pleasant to both the eye and touch. đ