Vestiaire Collective Reviews

1.6 Rating 1,125 Reviews
14 %
of reviewers recommend Vestiaire Collective
1.6
Based on 1,125 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier
Average Delivery Time
Over 7 Days
On-time Delivery
Greater than 54%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 59%
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
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Vestiaire is a great website, but there’s some glaring issues that see me using competitors, and spending my money elsewhere. I’m a man and buy mid tier priced items (ties, shoes, T-shirts etc). About 80% of sellers do not offer direct postage, authentication (especially to Australia) and dramatically varied postage costs, regularly see the price of items double. As an additional cost, it should be negotiable, but rarely is. As is dissuades a purchase, I can only guess that the authentication is a huge money earner for the website - and where a large chunk of their income is derived.
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Posted 3 months ago
Absolutely unreasonable shipping cost charged by VC for direct shipment between buyer and seller. Refund timing different from their company policy. No explanation is given for the delay.
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Posted 5 months ago
发貨太長,下了單又不一定可以收到貨
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Posted 10 months ago
Dear Member, We are sincerely sorry to hear that you are not satisfied with our services and thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We will keep working to transform the fashion industry by empowering our community of fashion activists! Your feedback is precious to us and we would like to look into your request. Should you need to contact us, do not hesitate to use our dedicated email form here: https://faq.vestiairecollective.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360002463657-Contact-Us Our teams will contact you as soon as possible to provide you with an explanation and solution. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Best regards, The Vestiaire Collective team
Posted 9 months ago
Not designed for selling. It is too difficult to post, ship, vet and wait for approval from buyers before you know whether an item has actually sold. Their vetting process leaves much to be desired. I listed an item as medium gray, which was flagged to a buyer because it was actually known as “Steele” or something officially by the mfg. l lost the sale twice bc buyers were only notified of the flag, not why. Impossible to “chat” and receive any cohesive answers, after a long lapse in initiating contact. Kept trying to get me to lower prices significantly though my items were selling for my desired and deserved price. All in all, I question the maturity of judgment of those behind the brand. I was continually encouraged to connect with interested buyers in more of a social media exercise than acting as a committed marketplace vendor. Vestaire may be a great venue for buyers, but not for sellers. They wasted too much of my time.
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Posted 1 year ago
Dear Jana, We are sincerely sorry to hear that you are not satisfied with our services and thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We will keep working to transform the fashion industry by empowering our community of fashion activists! Your feedback is precious to us and we would like to look into your request. Should you need to contact us, do not hesitate to use our dedicated email form here: https://faq.vestiairecollective.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360002463657-Contact-Us Our teams will contact you as soon as possible to provide you with an explanation and solution. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Best regards, The Vestiaire Collective team
Posted 1 year ago
As a seller, I got my sale cancelled by the quality team and when I tried to understand what happened the customer service team had to escalate it as they didn't understand it neither (all the info was in a description the quality team didn't check at all). Customer service team takes ages to answer and their answers are never accurate or helpful, they pass the ball from one person to the other and can take weeks for one issue to be sorted. You get constantly banned from the chat as they use a robot to capture words as simple as 'my details' without reading the context. Considering their fees are that high would be expected a better service for sellers. I cannot give my opinion as a buyer.
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Posted 1 year ago
Dear Paula, We are sincerely sorry to hear that you are not satisfied with our services and thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We will keep working to transform the fashion industry by empowering our community of fashion activists! Your feedback is precious to us and we would like to look into your request. Should you need to contact us, do not hesitate to use our dedicated email form here: https://faq.vestiairecollective.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360002463657-Contact-Us Our teams will contact you as soon as possible to provide you with an explanation and solution. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Best regards, The Vestiaire Collective team
Posted 1 year ago
I'm following up with your response below about the customs fees. All the information you have provided only applies to *Buyers* and not *Sellers*. As a seller, I was given *no* information on the buyer's location, nor was I given the option to choose a buyer based in the same country as I am, the UK. Only the buyer has the option to set the location filter that you mentioned. The team got back to me today with a screenshot of a FAQ page that was newly edited. The website only indicated "free of charge", before the staff hastily added new sentences to it to attempt to benefit your side. It wasn't until I enquired your staff to receive my item back for the fifth time that you decided to add that extra sentence there on the 19th of January. However, I have plentiful screenshots of the information I referred to as a seller at the time of the sale, and at the time I was enquiring you to return my item. I would appreciate your prompt assistance so I can finally have my item back without being liable for the international customs fees that the *buyer independently agreed to without my say*. Alternatively, I am happy to provide an EU address (if that is where the fees arise from) for us to both avoid the charges. Thanks, Salz
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Posted 1 year ago
Dear Salz, We appreciate modifying your shipping details and inform that the carrier will very soon deliver your item to our warehouse. Once received, our team will proceed to the reshipment of your parcel as requested to the new delivery address. Rest assured that our team will get back to you soon by message in order to keep you updated on your item return. We'll remain available there for further questions or requests, The Vestiaire Collective team
Posted 1 year ago
: I have sold Chanel sandals at a very expensive price and they never paid me, they keep saying that the payment was executed and that the funds should be in my account in 5 days and they never arrived, they dont have a contact number and their help center is HORRIBLE. They said they will revert back to me in 24hours and they never did. Worse experience of my life. I contacted them so many times and I sent emails but they never got back to me. Now I had to message the girl who bought my sandals (because there is absolutely no way I can reach them) and i asked her to message vestiaire.. the next step is to demand my shoes back.
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Posted 1 year ago
Dear Member, We are sorry to hear that your payment hasn't been processed yet ! Upon verification, we kindly inform that our team made sure to lead a thorough investigation and liaised with our department in charge of payments. We kindly invite you to check our latest message on your payment, as we confirm that it has been released in the meantime. Thank you for your attention, The VestiaireCo Team
Posted 1 year ago
Lately the service is terrible! They answer you just to respond but not to assist. I don’t know how qualified are their “experts “ but they rejected an item which is absolutely authentic-what’s more this item was previously approved and listed , but because I wanted to update some info about it I deleted it ( the site does not allow to make updates-you have to delete it and to list it again). So i wanted to list it again but it was rejected ( probably they were not in mood on this day and decided to reject ). Also they were holding payments which I had to receive for about 2-3 weeks as out of a sudden they decided to verify my profile ( exactly after I sold my items and I had to collect my money). They requested proof of address and did not provide some clarifying information about it which made me confused and unable to provide the requested documents-even after I spoke few times with their agents and explained my issue they also did not clarify the misunderstanding. That’s why I am saying they answer without any intention to help, but just to respond!Have to search for a better alternative to sell my items
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Posted 1 year ago
Dear Member, We are sincerely sorry to hear that you are not satisfied with our services and thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We will keep working to transform the fashion industry by empowering our community of fashion activists! Your feedback is precious to us and we would like to look into your request. Should you need to contact us, do not hesitate to use our dedicated email form here: https://faq.vestiairecollective.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360002463657-Contact-Us Our teams will contact you as soon as possible to provide you with an explanation and solution. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Best regards, The Vestiaire Collective team
Posted 1 year ago
I have been waiting for THREE WEEKS for payment for a sale on Vestiaire. 12 emails later with subject heading: "We've not forgotten you!", have failed to address a defaulting Buyer who has not collected a Guiseppe Zanotti bag from DHL (who does that?), after she purchased it from me on 11th May. Vestiaire have received her payment. All sorts of excuses from the Buyer, but in the end DHL is contracted to Vestiaire. I fulfilled my agreement with Vestiaire, but they have stalled with excuses they are "investigating" my "query" about about non-delivery, despite DHL holding the item at a facility in France for almost two weeks. Three weeks later, still no payment after fulfilling my part of the contract. What's interesting is that I am rated as an Expert Seller, have never once dispatched an item later than 24hrs after a sale, always pack & present the item in pristine condition &/or protect it from damage during shipping. I have never had a complaint. Vestiaire have apparently slipped into the pit of money they have made from subscribers like me, and show absolutely no consumer protection when the circumstances clearly evidence that THEY are liable and must pay a Seller when a third party has failed to perform in accordance with the Sales Agreement they have with Vestiaire. And yes, I have a great deal of experience in Consumer Law and will be taking action accordingly. If you are contemplating being a Seller, be prepared to battle it out if you decide to work with Vestiaire. If you are a Buyer, know this: you too have a duty of care & must perform in accordance with the the Vestiaire Sales Agreement. Don't mess Sellers like me around!
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Posted 1 year ago
At first, I loved shopping on Vestiaire - they have good product options over a variety of sellers and types of products. But BEWARE, they have the worst customer service out of any platform I have ever seen. I purchased a product that, shortly after purchasing I realized was gravely misrepresented in the listing (I basically thought I was buying a purse and it was in fact the size of my palm”. I reached out to Vestiaire immediately about the issue to see if we could cancel the order before the item was shipped. I was told that, although they agree that the item was misrepresented, the Seller is the only one that can cancel the order. I reached out to the seller and she refused to cancel in order not to hurt her “selling reputation”. Once I actually received the item, I reached out to Vestiaire again. I have been tossed around with about 5 representatives for a complaint that I filed. Finally after days, they just told me that they agree the item is misrepresented but I didn’t reach out within 72 hours of receiving the item so there’s nothing that they can do. Plus, I reached out before the item was even shipped. Many other sites will give you a one time leeway but not here! Anyways, what I am saying is you can find some good stuff on this site. There’s also a chance that you will pay $300 for a keychain that fits absolutely nothing. If you have money to waste, go for it.
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Posted 2 years ago
SELLER- not good site for selling. Use Poshmark instead. French company - takes longer to list and they don't translate english properly. They also don't have enough buyers so takes too long to sell anything. Listed brand new LV Neverfull on Poshmark/Tradesy & Vestiare. Sold with multiple offers on the other sites within 2 days - full asking. This site - NOTHING. Why? Because they "recommend" a price and if you don't do as they ask - they block your listing from being viewed. So as a seller this site is not worth it. They also bombard you daily with emails - and constant demand for you to lower the price. Compared to the others - this site is the worst. Tradesy is good but it takes 3 weeks for you to get your money. So Poshmark is the best.
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Posted 2 years ago
Been shopping on the site for many years Over the last 2 years gone down Hill. No customer service to actually talk to about an item and some items are quite expensive. Sometimes I have to question whether the things are authentic or not and are they really getting checked. I'm not sure if some way things out authentic as they say they are
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Posted 2 years ago
I buy on Vestiare at least once a month. However, I do not trust their gemologist’s. They passed two expensive items I purchased on two different occasions. Both had to be returned as they weren’t fit for purpose. Therefore, I cannot trust this site to purchase jewellery. Everything else I purchased was fine. Another tip never ever buy from a jeweller who sells on this site. You are not getting a bargain. Private sellers seem fine.
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Posted 3 years ago
I've been a member for ages, and unfortunately felt compelled to tell other potential customers not to get their hopes up. Over the last year I've had six (6!) consecutive orders cancelled after the sale went through – a few times after weeks of waiting and hundreds (sometimes 1000s) of $ being transferred. It is refunded of course, but after waiting, expecting for weeks and weeks, and then suddenly the item is 'not available'. There seems to be no accountability or trust system to actually follow through on a sale. No way to leave a review of the seller or contact them, either. After these multiple bad experiences, I wonder how many of these items are actually for sale, or whether there is something else going on. It's like shopping at an imaginary store. Quite a big waste of time, in my opinion better spent on other sites where you actually receive what you bought! :)
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Posted 3 years ago
Not very professional company. Many times received a good which was verified by the team of Vestiaire but was either damaged or in bad state and they would still charge you 9€ and put a tag that the article is ‘ in a very good state’. Just a bunch of lazy french workers who try to profit easily.
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Posted 3 years ago
The items are typically good. Customer Service is okay, The price is good until you go to checkout, where Vestaire overcharges for everything. When they first started it was great buying from them. You could choose if you wanted to pay custom fees to them or in your country and authentication was free. Now, The customs fees are outrageous, they charge for authentication based on the price of the item, and their shipping is expensive. At the end, I think Vestaire makes more money from the fees than the Seller. For these reasons, I stopped buying from them.
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Posted 4 years ago
I recently purchased some trainers from VC, advertised as in good condition (i.e. used but well cared for). (ref. 19198850) They were dirty, down at heel and had clearly been worn in all weathers. I paid over £100 for them, trusting to VC's policy of vetting all items before sending them to the buyer, for which service they charge a hefty commission. I feel a complete dupe. When I complained they suggested I should re-sell them - I would be ashamed to offer them to someone else. I will no longer be using them and have closed my account. I have had good experiences with them, but it is definitely not worth the risk. Avoid.
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Posted 5 years ago
I bought a pair of Hermès heels from a private seller in good condition. But what I received was a pair of defect shoes, where the right heel could not be used. I contacted customer service and the approved a second quality control. After a long time, they finally got back and said that they could not return my money since worn shoes can have flaws and defects. This really pisses me off because I have no issues with flaws but a DEFECT is much more serious. If the shoe is defect, then they cannot be used, so it should've been stated in the description! So in conclusion, I ordered a pair of shoes which were supposed to be in decent condition, but got defect shoes instead. I reached out to customer service but they handled the matter poorly. Therefore, I will NOT return as a customer and I do NOT recommend them.
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Posted 5 years ago
Item Ref: 2984346 “Ready to Ship/ same day shipping from their Paris office .” Validated & complaint on 25/11/2016 , 11 days has passed and the item was shown as been prepared for shipping?? So much for " same day shipping" statement. I have placed complains since my patience run out and was told "We have sent on your message to our Logistics department for them to ship out your order as soon as possible. You should see movement on your account in the next few working days." After a few days I was told they have lost my item and will issue an refund..... The refund is issued twice per month on 1st and 15th so I had to again wait to get my money back! Once again an item I have purchased is lost while in VC possession. Other thing is the shipping itself: When I joined VC they used DHL and the shipping was quick and effective. Since VC went on the cheap and want to save money on shipping they don’t use DHL anymore, nowadays they dispatch with "La Poste" it takes between 9-12 days sometimes even longer to receive the parcel from Paris to the UK , on some ocassions I have been waiting 17 days for the parcel to arrive!!! Items lost by VC; During 10 months they have lost 3 items I have ordered and paid for! I have lost my patience with this company. The latest are Ref: 2984346 and Ref: 2878942- Have purchased a Louis Vuitton suitcase, that bag was lost by VC despite been a huge parcel, luckily the seller managed to post a message for me with a DHL tracking number ( that message was deleted by VC quite quickly) but I could see the parcel was signed for, by Farid on 26th October and first “ found” by VC on 07/11/2016!!! 12 days to find a huge parcel which was in their possession all together, due to validation and their very slow shipping it took several weeks before the parcel arrived, VC never apologized or offered any promo code to compensate the stress and wait, well I guess they are so used to the fact that items are lost and that it takes ages to ship an item from Paris that they don’t see it as abnormal anymore...... The concept of this company is great, but they make so many mistakes, maybe it is time to employ people who actually want to work and are motivated, at the moment your approach to customers and how you handle our items is not good. So many complaints about this company why is the management not doing anything about it? Vestiaire Collective- please don't bother to reject this review with a claim I belong to the UK department, I see you do that very often, I am based in the UK but I buy all my items directly FROM YOUR BRANCH IN PARIS ,FRANCE AND GET THEM SHIPPED HERE FROM PARIS!!
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Posted 7 years ago
Vestiaire Collective is rated 1.6 based on 1,125 reviews