Vestiaire Collective Reviews

Name: Vestiaire Collective
Rating: 2.17

2.2 Rating 615 Reviews

29 %

of reviewers recommend Vestiaire Collective

Company Reviews

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2.2

Based on 615 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Courier, Postal Service
Average Delivery Time	Over 7 Days
On-time Delivery	Greater than 49%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	Greater than 58%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Over A Week
Customer Service	1.2 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process	Difficult
Returns Process	Could Be Better

Vestiaire Collective 1 star review on 8th September 2025

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Vestiaire Collective 1 star review on 20th February 2025

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“It is SO user unfriendly. I can’t change my password and lining up the information with what is actually on offer on the website does not work. I have twice had items refused sale for no clear reason. Both are genuine resale items. I have bought from them successfully twice, hence two stars and not one star. But I don’t understand the pricing. What does the figure in red represent? AND they insist you are Mrs which is not how most independent women style themselves. Maybe that’s a French thing…”

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Posted 8 months ago

“I purchased two products from the Vestiare Colectiv website and was extremely disappointed. The items I received are cheap replicas, in very poor condition, with obvious stains and tears—issues that were not mentioned in the original description. This shows a complete lack of transparency. I tried to return the products, but was told that returns are no longer possible, and the customer service is unhelpful and uncooperative. I feel cheated and strongly advise everyone to be very careful before buying from this site, as you risk receiving counterfeit or severely damaged items with no option for return. I believe this site seriously damages consumer trust and harms the integrity of the brands it promotes.”

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Posted 8 months ago

“Horrible! Do not use this site if you do not want to be left without things and without money. Very expensive and terrible service. I sold absolutely new and original Hermes sandals, parcel was delivered and left by the courier at the door and the courier took a photo and of course the parcel was stolen. Perhaps the buyer is lying saying that the parcel was stolen. But in the end they canceled the fact of delivery and refuse to pay me money. They say that they need to figure it out and it can take up to 30 days. Having no legal basis for not paying me money, because I fulfilled all the terms of the contract and the parcel was delivered. In the end, I have no money and no sandals. Disgusting! I will never use them again!”

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Posted 9 months ago

“Appalling returns process. A Tissot watch was delayed and wouldn't arrive in time so I asked to cancel. This was not possible given they are private sellers - fair enough - but they offered to relist it for free instead which I agreed to. They then did not relist it and when I contacted them subsequently to check up on this they told me this was not possible as the time period had expired.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“AVOID - AWFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE I bought a Gucci polo shirt for 210GBP "in perfect condition". It arrived with permanent fruit stains on the front. Vestiaire refused to cancel the sale and said it was "true to description". A total rip off. AVOID.”

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Posted 11 months ago

“Misleading Discounts & Unfair Return Policy – Avoid! I had a very disappointing experience with Vestiaire Collective. They advertise discounts (e.g., 15% off) without clearly stating that there’s a cap (£40 max), which is extremely misleading. You only find out after going through the checkout process, wasting your time. Additionally, their return policy is unfair—they only allow returns for items bought from “professional sellers.” If you buy from an individual, you’re stuck with the item, even if it’s not as described. I received something that looked noticeably different from the listing, but because it wasn’t from a “professional seller,” I had no option to return it. Between their deceptive promotions and restrictive return policies, I would strongly advise against using Vestiaire Collective unless you’re willing to take the risk of being misled and stuck with an item that isn’t what you expected.”

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Posted 11 months ago

“Absolutely ridiculous company! I sold a watch which was lost by their courier and I was never compensated. And now I have a bag that was returned by the buyer - even though it was in good condition and no faults at all - and 5 weeks later I have still not received the bag back! Dont deal with them - its an absolute nightmare!!”

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Posted 11 months ago

“I bought a skirt that was listed by the seller as "Never Worn". Under Vestiaire Collective's description of Never Worn, the item is almos like new. When I received the skirt it was damaged, the fabric with white spots throughout, a tear on the inside waist seam, wrinkled and an absolute mess. VC sent me a label for return after posting the photos of it and they refused my Refund request, have not been forthcoming at all and flat out claim the seller's photos were compliant, refusing to admit that the Never Worn Condition was anything but compliant. Very disappointing experience, they cahrge a fortune for vetting the items and this is what you might get, someone in a bad mood deciding to refuse you a refund on an item that is not complying with their seller guidelines. Horrible. Beware. Never ever again buying from VC.”

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Posted 11 months ago

“We brought 2 pairs of shoes. They both came perfectly packaged. Everything was simple and straightforward. I will definitely be ordering from there. The trick it to only buy new or new with tags. Love it so far!”

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Posted 1 year ago

“If I could give them zero star, I would. I sold an authentic LV wallet and when it made it to their warehouse they rejected my item saying it didn’t meet to their standards for the engravings/metallic parts/fasteners and they couldn’t even be more specific about it! The best is yet to come, I had to pay $15 just to have them ship it back to me otherwise they would destroy the item if it wasn’t claimed within 6 months! After doing so, the item was authenticated through real authentication and I sent the info over to them and they still denied my claim. I was requesting my $15 back since I was at no fault and they couldn’t own up to their mistake.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I was trying to purchase but after see all those terrible reviews I will never ever shopping from vestiaire!”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Total joke, somebody bought an expensive item and the address looked totally wrong, seems to go to a Hotel in Poland, so I googled the address and the name of the hotel, it doesn't exist, contacted customer service, after letting me wait for ages they told me to send because if I cancel I get bad feedback and if it can't be delivered they have a department who deals with that. Well, the problem is that I am shipping from the UK, so I will have to pay customs and return postage for my own item. I did point out that the address does not exist, same answer "Send or cancel, if you cancel your account will be negatively impacted!"”

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Posted 1 year ago

“They are never on time. If you want to buy present for somebody buy it one year before then maybe you will get your items on time! Now second time I buy at them and for zure the last time.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Customer service is terrible. They are not ready to help you, sending generic messages etc. They also provided wrong information about my sold item which lead me to sell it and then I earned less money then they informed me. After that, his colleague did nothing to help but only said “ I am sorry for my friend giving you false information “and that was it. So be careful cause if you will have an issue with anything nobody will help you. Don’t sell your items there, that can’t be trusted.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Do not buy from this site. The description of all items do not match. Dust bag was suppose to be included wasn’t in the package. I returned the item and received a return slip because the agent agreed the item did not match. Then after waiting for 7 days they refused the refund they have placed the item on my account to sell. Then they want more fees to deduct from me from if it gets sold. Seriously this company is making money just doing this. The Chatline are not helpful at all stopped the conversation.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Horrible company, STAY AWAY if you’re in the US!!!! No buyers protection!!!! I was a first time buyer (and last) on this platform, my dream coat went on sale for a great price and I jumped on it. The site said they offer a 10% first time buyer discount, use welcomevc code. The total reflected a $35 shipping and that’s it. Then I put my address in and it asked how I want to pay, I chose Apple Pay and after I clicked pay I noticed I was charged around a $1000 more than expected. Firstly I only got $50 off instead of 10%, I got charged a $210 tax and $580 in import fees. I immediately contacted the seller asking her not to ship because I have to figure out what these charges are and then talked to customer service, they did not offer any help! They told me only the seller can cancel an order to message her and they were sure the seller would cancel, why can’t they contact the seller? I’m sure they have a phone number for the seller! Since I have dual citizenship, I asked the rep to change the shipping address to my European address and refund the Vat charge and she said there is no way to do that. Why not? Item hasn’t been shipped yet and even if it was, it was shipped to their “authenticator” for physical review, they can ship it to anywhere from there! But the answer was no! I hung up and messaged the seller as that’s the only way to contact her and asked her to cancel the order. She didn’t reply and an hour later I got a notification that the seller shipped! If she got a notice that she sold her item, she got a notice about my messages too, she ignored it to make a sale! I have been fighting with the company since with no resolution. I’m going to dispute the charge and at this point I don’t even trust the authenticating process, nor the sellers description. Oh and on top of it the site says free returns within 14 days, shipping is on them but then it says only from professional sellers… meaning if you’re not satisfied with your order you are screwed!”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Received a Burberry jacket after waiting weeks to get it verified and shipped to me. The seller emailed me AFTER I bought it to say the jacket is stained (marked as very good condition with no flaws noted) then sent it before I’d responded stating whether or not I was happy to proceed. VC totally missed this in their verification and also a tear, fraying, split collar with what looks like burn marks (I think made maybe in an attempt to seal the tear, don’t really know.) the jacket also has noticeable wear to the seams. None of this seemed an issue to VC on a jacket marked as VG with no damage. Contacted the buyer first to see if we could politely try to sort the issue out. She said VC have verified and basically tough. So contacted VC. I actually want to keep the jacket anyway. I don’t have the time to return it during the Xmas period and I still like it I just want a partial refund to reflect the wear. All they would offer is 15 euros (I live in UK) in credit. As I absolutely won’t be shopping with them again this is useless to me. Or I can return the jacket and IF they agree that there are flaws that they missed the first time they’ll refund me. If not they’ll sell the jacket for me. Again and again iv said I won’t to keep it. They’ve totally ignored me and even sent a postage label at their cost so I can return the jacket. How am I in a position where a clothing retailer will spend money and lose the massive fee I paid them and am fighting them to keep a jacket I would like to keep instead of offering a partial refund, which should come out of the seller’s take anyhow, having a happy customer and paying for postage that’s literally coming out of their pocket. Seems like idiots running a company bound by rules that actively discourage buyers from returning, keeping purchases and lose their own business money. So buyers be warned if you get an item not as described it’ll probably be missed by VC and the process of being refunded or compensated accordingly is not an easy one. I’m contacting my bank to try and arrange a partial refund that way. Never shopping with these clowns again though. The fees alone almost put me off. Shame as it’s a good idea, done very poorly”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I ordered a Gucci Bag and I agreed to pay in 3 terms. Now they have charged me one term extra: €258,30. It seems no one is directly available to help me with this. There is only a chat but still no one helped me to solve it. I already blocked my creditcard and now waiting for a new card. I would not recommend to split the payment since they just took an extra payment from my card. Perhaps if I wouldn’t have payed in one time by for instance I Deal, that everything would have been fine but now it isn’t.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“One thing that people say on the internet is true. Vestiare collective has negative reviews. I bought a fake from them that they identified as original. I had it appraised by an expert and it is a fake item. I do not trust their expertise. I sold a new jacket with documents and original labels that they could not confirm its authenticity. How can I trust people who call a fake an original but cannot confirm that autentic of Orginal item.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I purchased a black soho Gucci bag which after wearing for one hour started losing the black paint to reveal a red bag. After three days of back and forth emails , returned the bag to eventually get a full refund. They now have it listed twice with different pics and different prices but no mention that it was originally red.”

Vestiaire Collective 5 star review on 20th December 2024

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Posted 1 year ago

Vestiaire Collective is rated 2.2 based on 615 reviews