Seems Rebelle has totally gone the way of price gouging now too, several of you have sent screen shots, the "argument" they use is "This recommendation is based on our experience selling similar items, on the popularity of the brand and on the items condition."
Oddly enough if you then look it up on their website, you see other items, often much older and of inferior materials, listed for a much higher price, since they are getting a percentage, I can only assume that they want a quick turn over and are prepared to cater to the masses and sacrifice the sellers. Or they might simply just have another student doing the job.
It's actually something that seems to be happening frequently and judging from the comments I got, rather shamelessly with prince dumping that is beyond the pale.
So if you are a seller, list in as many places as possible. If you are a buyer, check the item description, Google is your friends, you might find a way to contact the seller, if you are satisfied that the item is authentic and in the condition as described, offer a price that is slightly higher than the seller would get from one of the resale sites after their commission, that way you will pay much less, you both win. But make sure it is a reliable seller, check the other items they have listed. In general if a seller is listing the items on sites that will check for authenticity and quality, the chances that you might buy a fake are greatly reduced.
So far Rebelle used to be my favorite site to sell my used designer gear, but the experiences I had lately with them and what I get from other people, I don't really tend to list there anymore, their work is getting sloppier, they often list as a first picture an item from the back, shoes from the top, it doesn't really make you want to buy. Then they claimed they would work on all the 5 pictures, it is included in their price and put them on a white background - guess what, it isn't happening, you are lucky if they work on the first 2, and if you take detailed pictures of the item, they often just chuck them
Oddly enough if you then look it up on their website, you see other items, often much older and of inferior materials, listed for a much higher price, since they are getting a percentage, I can only assume that they want a quick turn over and are prepared to cater to the masses and sacrifice the sellers. Or they might simply just have another student doing the job.
It's actually something that seems to be happening frequently and judging from the comments I got, rather shamelessly with prince dumping that is beyond the pale.
So if you are a seller, list in as many places as possible. If you are a buyer, check the item description, Google is your friends, you might find a way to contact the seller, if you are satisfied that the item is authentic and in the condition as described, offer a price that is slightly higher than the seller would get from one of the resale sites after their commission, that way you will pay much less, you both win. But make sure it is a reliable seller, check the other items they have listed. In general if a seller is listing the items on sites that will check for authenticity and quality, the chances that you might buy a fake are greatly reduced.
So far Rebelle used to be my favorite site to sell my used designer gear, but the experiences I had lately with them and what I get from other people, I don't really tend to list there anymore, their work is getting sloppier, they often list as a first picture an item from the back, shoes from the top, it doesn't really make you want to buy. Then they claimed they would work on all the 5 pictures, it is included in their price and put them on a white background - guess what, it isn't happening, you are lucky if they work on the first 2, and if you take detailed pictures of the item, they often just chuck them
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