A reality TV star sold me fake Louis Vuitton purses

[Merrydoula]

So I regularly go to a certain bootsale. I recognised one of the stall holders from TV. She was selling lots of name brand stuff and I spotted 2 LV purses, I asked her if they were real, she said yes. I thought because of who she was I'd trust her. Got home and cross checked the purses, turns out their fake. I mean it's not so much the money, it's the principal! I would have thought someone like her would have been trustworthy. I emailed her press management listed on her page, they've emailed me back stating they will process a refund. AIBU to be so annoyed?

Maybe she thought they were real herself.

They're fake*

Ooh, who was it?

I wouldn't expect anything I bought at a bootsale to be a genuine high value brand. If it was real she would sell it on somewhere else

Why would you think a reality tv star would be trusty? I can't see the correlation there.

You’re getting a refund, what’s the problem?

She probably didn’t realise they were fake.

At least you’re getting a refund! To be fair I wouldn’t have believed it was real at a boot sale. Most people put stuff like that on eBay.

Why would someone being on TV make you trust them? If the purses were real and worth anything they wouldn't be sold at a boot sale.

No one with genuine Louis Vuitton swag to sell flogs it at a car boot sale.

Why would anyone sell LV at a car boot sale!

How much did you pay for them?

I think you were extremely naive to think someone would be selling real ones at a car boot, reality tv star or not.

I suppose so! I just thought with her being in public eye and from (what appears to be) a wealthy family that it was most likely genuine...Silly me! I suppose I should just be happy I'm getting a refund...just the way she looked me dead eyed and 'yes they're definitely real'

No one would sell genuine bags at a car boot

Why would anyone be surprised that a reality star was flogging fake LV at a car booty? Hardly likely to be real. How much did it cost?

Why are you still so annoyed? You’re getting a refund, which seems to have been pretty straightforward to arrange. Do you have to send them back or are you getting to keep them? What else do you want? Maybe the seller thought they where real.

wealthy family
reality Tv
boot fare

nope - none of it adds up

Who was it OP?

I’m guessing Made In Chelsea if OP assumes they’re a wealthy family, and she’s selling knock-offs that look real.

Because the fakes are pretty easy to spot!

No one would sell genuine bags at a car boot

Slightly on a tangent. A lady local to me was selling three Coach handbags. I liked one of them a lot and so brokered a deal at £35 for all 3 fully expecting them to be fake. She told me she'd bought them from outlet malls on trips to Florida.
Got them home, cross referenced the serials and they appeared genuine. Still sceptical I contacted Coach who confirmed all 3 were the real deal. Tried to buy a matching purse for my favourite and it was £340. Decided not to bother.

Moral is, sometimes people sell things unbelievably cheaply.

That 'dead-eyed' comment is making me think....

No one on MIC would know what a boot sale is!

i'm impressed you emailed, I presume most things at boot sales are fake etc to be honest
did you pay a lot?

I was thinking more Towie

I would have thought someone like her would have been trustworthy.

You're going to have a really difficult life if you judge trustworthiness on the basis of cheaply-won public profile.

If they hadn't been a reality star then they wouldn't have had an agent and you wouldn't have had any recourse to get your money back.

It's probably that bulldog-chewing-a-wasp gemma collins