News: eBay Authenticate™ Allows One

A lady’s handbag is bought every 13 seconds on eBay in the US. Some of those bags are fakes, unfortunately.

EBay has established a white glove authentication service designed to help the hundreds of millions of active buyers shop of the marketplace with confidence for luxury condos, Authenticate ™.

EBay sellers can now utilize the service to record luxury handbags and wallets valued at $500+ and receive 80% of the final selling price when selling luxury handbags from 12 high-end brands, such as Balenciaga, Burberry, Céline, Chanel, Christian Dior, Fendi, Goyard, Gucci, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Prada, and Valentino. For a limited time, the service will take luxury purses valued at $250+ and vendors will receive 90 percent of the final selling price.

Launch of eBay Authenticate™ Boosts Shopper Confidence for Luxury Handbag Purchases (PRNewsfoto/eBay Inc..)

For eBay buyers, they can store more confidently for luxury condos understanding that things marked with an”Authenticity Verified” tag are backed with a 200 percent money-back Guarantee.

Sellers must send their luggage to eBay for confirmation. The industry pros then picture of eBay, market and list the bag. The seller gets 80% of the purchase price, once the bag sells. For a limited time, sellers will receive 90 percent of the purchase price.

EBay has devoted resources to establishing the standard for working a safe and trusted marketplace. For nearly ten decades, eBay’s best-in-class Verified Rights Owner (VeRO) program has enabled more than 40,000 rights owners to quickly report potential counterfeit goods. This program helps eBay buyers have confidence on the market — and enables our vendors to benefit from that confidence.

Furthermore, eBay’s previous collaborations with all the CFDA for”You Can not Fake Fashion,” have celebrated first design and raised awareness about our commitment to authentic fashion.

Valuable and most popular handbag designs on eBay:

• Shoulder Bags
• Totes & Shoppers
• Messenger & Cross Body
• Satchel
• Clutch
• Hobo
• Handbag
• Backpack
• Vintage
• Doctor

My Take

I like that eBay is currently making a move to combat the selling of imitation bags. I only wish it didn’t need to cost the sellers 20%. Ultimately, it means you are going to wind up paying for this used bag on eBay. At that point, you may go find a brand new designer bag on sale in a retail store for about precisely the same cost.

What do you believe? Is it worthwhile to have your bag’s authenticity validated?