This is the 2nd time I've had an issue w/ therealreal.com and knock off handbags. I've only shopped here twice.
The second incident involves a Tod's Handbag. I'm not extremely familiar w/ Tod's but I expected the leather to be buttery soft and indicative of high-quality (similar to the Alexander Wang bag I own). The moment I opened the box and pulled the bag off I knew it was a bad knock-off. Thin, fake OR really poor quality leather, a chemical scent, cheap knock off canvas interior AND a card board bottom placed between the canvas and bottom of leather. I just don't think this was inspected at all, how could this have passed inspection by an expert when I (not an expert) was able to tell right off the bat that this was a fake (and not even a good one).
It's disheartening to think you're getting a quality item and then not receive what you're expecting. I think that Realreal needs to update their inspection process w/ consignments because this is a disservice to their customers.
I want to add an update to this review.
I was able to return the Tod's bag to the Realreal, which is great. The bag had a no return policy but it was inspected and determined to be fake, so they issued a full refund. Here's the clincher, though. The BAG KNOWN TO BE A FAKE is listed again on their site and stated to be authentic. See link below.
https://www.therealreal.com/products/women/handbags/shoulder-bags/tods-leather-shoulder-bag-WwFvUVOvke8-nBbQ3qSO61M