VIDEO. Luxury in second hand? Yes, but on condition of avoiding counterfeits

A dazzling increase with +15% annual growth. The luxury sector is in decline, but the world market in the second hand high -end does not know the crisis. It appeals to both a young, connected clientele, and fashion enthusiasts, collectors. Or, in France, one in five buyers.

Like Nava, designer of fashion content on social networks. To fill her dressing up with scratched items that she could never offer herself at a high price, she spends hours hunting on online sales platforms. Today, the young woman is the head of a small collection of high -end vintage shoes. His latest favorite: a pair of luxury pumps, the favorites of the heroine of the series “Sex and the City”. In store, they can reach more than 1,000 euros. On the site where Nava spotted them, they are on sale at 76 euros.

At this price, how can you make sure it is not a counterfeit? The buyer will therefore choose an option offered by most high -end second -hand sites: by adding about fifteen euros, she can make shoes authenticate. By counting the shipping costs, the pair of pumps will return to him a hundred euros … Nava cracks and validates her purchase.

The shoes will then be shipped in one of the physical authentication centers of the collective cloakroom platform, the site where it bought them. She has Four in the world: Hong Kong, London, New York … and Tourcoing, its European safe. Here pass thousands of articles from Europe, including “”60% will be authenticated on the first day, 100% on the second day “, explains Sophie Hersan, co -founder of the platform.

The pumps commissioned by Nava have just arrived in the hands of Mélissa, an authentication expert. She will inspect them entirely, from the python leather parts to the metal parts, including the finishes, the seams, the claw … Verdict: “”They are very authentic, and in accordance with the brand’s quality standards. “

Last step: verification of the salesperson’s ad, which includes photos. At the end of this process, shoes receive a label that testifies to control and guarantees for life their authenticity.