Have inadvertently sold a fake item and now buyer is threatening me with police

[HelpMeSoWorried]

Have namechanged as I am so embarassed. And also sorry to post in here, maybe should have posted in legal, but I know there is a lot of traffic here.

I was given a Mulberry bag as a christmas present a couple of years ago and tbh I never liked it much anyway and never used it (apologies to any handbag fans). As far as I knew it was genuine and had all tags with it etc.

I had no idea what it was worth but recently did a bit of research and they are about £700 new I think. So I decided to get rid and put it on gumtree. I was inundated with enquiries and sold it to a lady last week. She was really happy with it and I got £350 for it.

She has texted me today claiming it is fake and saying she wants me to pay her back and she will return the bag if I give her my address. She doesn't know where I live as I met her in town(at her request!) but she has my name, and obviously my number.

I am very upset and shocked as I would never have sold it if I thought it was not real, I would have maybe just given it away or something. Its completely against my principles, I am an honest person :( I am sat here crying now as I am so scared.

I really needed the money, I don't want the bag back and I don't want to return the money as as far as I am concerned I sold it in good faith and she happily chose to buy it. I am not a criminal, or a scam artist, but she is threatening to report me to the police. :(

can anyone help?

Is this a zombie thread?

Yes. Yes it is.

Meeting at a neutral place is not necessarily trying to avoid something

I sell on FB a lot- and this is mandatory for me- I NEVER have people to my house- too many weirdos around!

Maybe the OP posted after her 8 year stretch for handling stolen gooods

I laughed so hard at this I nearly gave myself a hernia @fromdownwest

@JukeBoxHero a little louder for those at the back!!!! 😂🙈

I hag sold 2 Luis Vuitton bags there authentic. I know because I had certified them that there are real authentic . Know that I sold them . I had meet the lady at a gas station . She know message me a week later from offer up telling me she want her money back and the bags return and saying my bags were not authentic . She is messaging me sending me pictures of my # plates car . Scaring me she gonna report me to the police . What you I do ?? I know my bags are authentic.

I'm surprised at the amount of ppl who are assuming it's a buyer scam. Are ppl really that cynical???
There is nothing in your original post to suggest this and you dont have any definitve proof that it is real. I would get the bag back and give a refund. Then I would go to Mulberry and get them to authenticate. If real, re-sell again, if fake, donate it!

@Figgyboa

I'm surprised at the amount of ppl who are assuming it's a buyer scam. Are ppl really that cynical??? There is nothing in your original post to suggest this and you dont have any definitve proof that it is real. I would get the bag back and give a refund. Then I would go to Mulberry and get them to authenticate. If real, re-sell again, if fake, donate it!

Thread is from 8 years ago.