A keen-eyed worker at an op shop spotted a 'designer' find that retails for $4,000. The handbag, believed to have been made by luxury brand Balenciaga, was put on sale for half that price, but the store has received backlash on social media.
is on sale at a Vinnies op shop in regional New South Wales for $2,000.The op shop has received backlash for the price online.A donated handbag has hit the shelves at the St Vincent de Paul Op Shop in Tamworth with a price tag of $2,000.Forest Green, hourglass crocodile embossed bag carrying the label of the luxury brand
"I don't think anyone who shops at Vinnies is in a situation to be able to fork out $2k for a purse," one commenter said.The bag is on display, under lock and key, in the Tamworth store.Vinnies North West area manager Julie Crosby said people seemed to have forgotten the purpose of selling items in a charity store.
Store manager Megan Moffat said she expected some criticism from the public but hoped the fundraising would now take centre stage."Just to get people into the store and having a look at the handbag and maybe purchase something else that is a bit more affordable. "I went to the process of elimination and making sure that it's kosher and I think it is," Ms Crosby said.
"Things like quality of leather, the finishings, the brass fixtures, the stitching, there's quite a range of things that you can check and then eventually it's a process of elimination and we get lots of handbags and see good knock-offs all the time. So we're confident that this is kosher.Running the numbers
"Particularly in today's world with AI machinery that can literally copy items and designs perfectly, the capability to be able to produce counterfeit of so many things."
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