Need advice on a Louis Vuitton I just sold on Vinted
I typically sell luxury purses on Vestiaire Collective, but I’ve been thinking about branching out to other platforms. I listed a Saumur 35 for $385. It’s still in great shape, although it does have a couple of callouts.
Someone sent me an offer for $250, which was too low for me, so I countered at $305 and told them that was the lowest I could go. They immediately bought it and thanked me, saying they were so excited. I was planning to ship it yesterday, but my son had so many therapy appointments that I never got around to it. Today will be almost 48 hours since they purchased it.
Yesterday, though, I started thinking about the risk I’m taking by using Vinted’s shipping methods for a luxury item. I started wondering if I’d be better off arranging shipping myself, increasing the insurance coverage, and requiring a signature on delivery.
Then I started researching scams, and now I’m even more nervous. The person who sent the offer has 0 reviews and no profile picture.
Tell me what I think I already know… should I just cancel the sale? 😩 What would you tell the buyer?
Has anyone taken a risk like this and had it work out? I’m honestly getting scared to sell any of my luxury items on platforms that don’t have their own authentication process. I’ve sold Chanel on Poshmark before and had zero issues because it went through their authentication hub.
Am I overthinking this, or would you cancel?