‘I woulda posted this after I got the bag’: NYC woman stumbles upon $137 Marc Jacobs bag on The RealReal. Then she recognizes it for what it is
Designer bags usually cost several thousand dollars, getting more and more expensive the more exclusive they are.
So when one shopper saw a Chanel bag being listed for $137, wrongfully marked as a Marc Jacobs bag, she jumped on the opportunity to get it.
However, after TikTok creator Nina (@thequeenfoodie) ordered it, she wondered whether it would ever arrive.
What Could Have Gone Wrong?
In the video, Nina explains she was scrolling The RealReal when she spotted a bag listing labeled as a Marc Jacobs bag for $137. Then she looked closer.
“That is not Marc Jacobs. That is Chanel,” she says, showing the listing up on the screen behind her.
To double-check, she runs a reverse image search. The same bag shows up elsewhere priced anywhere between $1,000 and $3,000. Every photo in the listing matches a Chanel bag, except for one odd image showing a completely different pink bag.
“So obviously there’s only one choice and I bought the bag,” she says. “I’m sorry. $137.”
She jokes that if the Chanel bag actually shows up, she’s immediately buying a Mega Millions ticket because the “girl luck” would be unreal.
Before signing off, she asks viewers not to tag the company and to let the situation “play out organically.”
More Updates In The RealReal Saga
In a follow-up video, Nina explains that someone messaged her, saying they also purchased the same bag the week before. That buyer was told their order would arrive the next day.
Instead, both orders were canceled. Nina found out the next morning via an email that simply stated that there was an error with the listing.
The other customer, however was told that the bag was damaged during shipping. According to Nina, however, her video might’ve had something to do with it. She claims the company saw the clip and pulled the plug on every order tied to that bag.
Rather than dropping it there, Nina posts another update from Vivrelle, a bag-borrowing service. She says she plans to personally send the other buyer a gift card so she can buy a bag from any retailer she wants. On top of that, she offers to cover three months of Vivrelle for her.
Is The RealReal reliable?
The RealReal is popular, and many shoppers swear by it. On Trustpilot, the platform has a 3.9 out of 5 score. But complaints about authentication have followed the company for years.
In a 2021 piece published by Forbes, one contributor described paying $3,600 for what they later discovered was a fake Dior tote. The article detailed multiple concerns with how items are authenticated before being listed.
Similar stories show up on Reddit. One user shared photos of a Miu Miu bag purchased from The RealReal that included a “Made in China” label. After contacting Miu Miu directly, the user claims they were told the brand’s bags should read “Made in Italy.”
Another shopper on r/handbags described buying a vintage Louis Vuitton Epi Concorde that they immediately believed was fake. They contacted The RealReal, were asked to send it back for re-authentication, and were ultimately offered only site credit instead of a refund.
“I don’t believe they even looked at the bag before posting it,” the user wrote, adding that the listing didn’t include clear photos of the stamps that would have revealed the issue earlier.
That same user said they had previously warned The RealReal about another fake bag before it sold, yet the listing stayed live.
The Mary Sue has reached out to The RealReal via email for comment, as well as Nina for further clarification.
@thequeenfoodie GUYS I’M PRAYING THEY SEND ME THE CHANEL LMAO. #greenscreen #therealreal #therealrealfinds #chanelbag #vintagefashion ♬ original sound – Nina The Queen Foodie
Commenters Hope She Gets It
Many people urged her to keep the video quiet until the bag arrived. “Has it shipped yet? Omg I hope they don’t see this and cancel your order,” one person wrote. Another added, “Girlll just hide this video until you get the bag!!! Please girl.”
Others warned her about posting too early. “You should have waited to post this. People are HATERS, and absolutely reach out to them. Never tell the net until things are secured,” one commenter said.
One person also shared a similar experience, writing, “I had a similar situation last week. They listed a Gucci bag as Marc Jacobs. Even though they charged my card the bag still showed as available on the app and they canceled my order.”
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