Buying a second hand bag without a third party
An influencer I follow posted a story saying that she was selling some luxury items of hers, and asked to dm her if we were interested. Im usually not a big fan of second hand purchases but I really like the handbags she showed on her social media and was curious about what she was willing to sell. So I dmed her asking about that, and she mentioned that she was selling her Chanel Maxi classic flap, grained leather, silver hardware. I’ve seen it before on her page and fell in love with it, especially since she was selling it at a very good price (3500€, when the bag now retails for 11900€) and it’s not that old since she bought it in 2020. Having followed her for quite some time now, I’m pretty sure all her items are real and legit. However I’m a bit skeptical about the price cause it’s so cheap compared to the retail price nowadays. Also when I asked for pictures, she said she would post them all on vestiaire collective, but it would be much more expensive there than if I just bought it directly from her. So it makes me a bit confused. As I said earlier I’m not a big fan of second hand purchases, the only bag I purchased pre loved is a Chanel medium classic flap, that I bought from Farfetch, so I felt quite confident with it. But I never bought a bag ( especially this valuable ) directly from someone, without a third party or resale website being involved. So I wanted your advice, should I buy it or does it seem a bit sketchy ? Thank you xx