'I paid £400 for a Prada bag on Vinted - only to find it was fake'
Summary
A woman bought a Prada handbag on the secondhand platform Vinted for £400, using their paid authentication service. Later, she found out at a Prada store and through an independent check that the bag was fake, but she could not get a refund because she had already accepted the item.Key Facts
- Dani Bekyarova-Delev bought a handbag in 2024 on Vinted for £400 with authentication for £10.
- The handbag was later declared counterfeit by Prada and an independent authentication service.
- Vinted’s experts check items offline by looking at details like stitching and logos but can’t guarantee authenticity.
- Buyers have 2 days after receiving an item to report doubts if verification was used; 14 days if from a professional seller.
- After accepting the bag as genuine, Bekyarova-Delev could not get a refund despite showing proof it was fake.
- Designer bags like the one she bought normally sell for about £1,500 on the official Prada website.
- Online sales of fake designer goods increased by 30% in 2025, according to Citizens Advice.
- Platforms like Vinted, Depop, and eBay say they ban users who sell counterfeit items.
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