For anyone buying or selling second‑hand. Pick the model, add a few photos, and LegitV checks the details that give fakes away. A clear verdict in minutes.
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Before you pay on a listing, within the 48-hour parcel window, when selling from your own wardrobe, or when hunting vintage.
01Drop the seller’s photos from Vinted, Vestiaire Collective, Grailed, Depop or eBay. If a key label is missing or blurry, the report marks it Not seen and tells you the exact photo to ask the seller for.
Before paying · Vinted · Vestiaire · Grailed · eBay
02Second-hand platforms give you 48 to 72 hours after delivery to report a fake. Shoot the guided angles as you unbox and get a point-by-point report link to attach to your claim.
Unboxing · 48h–72h buyer protection
03Buyers hesitate and lowball when they doubt. Paste your permanent report link in your listing so buyers see every checked label, stitch and stamp before making an offer.
Selling from your wardrobe · Shareable proof link
04Button-back factory codes on Levi’s 501s, Red Tab eras, care tags: LegitV cross-checks chronological markers and gives an estimated era when the model allows it, without penalizing natural patina.
Vintage · Thrift · Archive collectorsSneakers, leather bags, vintage denim and streetwear: search your model at the top of the page and run a check with no subscription.
Search a model →No expert to find. No days of waiting. A verdict in minutes.
Search the brand and the model. Each one has its own checklist.
The app asks for the shots each point needs. Taken on the spot, or from a listing link.
Likely authentic, likely fake, or more photos needed. Every point is explained.
Not a chatbot guessing from a photo. A pipeline made for authentication. Every check runs the same three steps.
Finds the labels, codes, stitching and hardware. Notes what each photo shows.
Looks up what an authentic one looks like, for this model and this code.
Each point is a match, not seen, or a red flag. Key points weigh more.
Sample run. A point we cannot see is never counted as a match.
The Point-by-Point Method · Why how you check matters
Nearly 7 in 10 online shoppers have been tricked into buying a counterfeit believing it was genuine (MSU A-CAPP study across 17 countries), and ~1 in 11 luxury pieces screened in resale turns out to be fake (Entrupy State of the Fake). Waiting two days for a forum means losing the listing—or missing your 48-hour dispute window. Asking a general chatbot is worse: recent VLM studies show they output 90–95% confidence even when micro-details are wrong. LegitV checks each named point for that exact model and never counts a missing angle as a pass.
Fast enough to check a piece before someone else buys it, or right as you open the parcel within the 48h dispute window.
€1.67 to €2.99 per check in credit packs (no subscription, credits never expire) vs. €25–€45+ for a manual single-item check.
If the seller hid or blurred a label, LegitV marks it Not seen and tells you the exact close-up to ask for before you pay.
| What happens when… | 01 · Manual service or forum | 02 · General AI chatbot | 03 · LegitV Point-by-Point Check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to get an answer | 12 to 48 hours (the listing often sells first) | 15 seconds of confident, uncalibrated text | Under 2 minutes from listing or unboxing photos |
| Price per item | €20–€45 per item (+ €15 for a written certificate) | Free, until you pay €400 for a superfake | €1.67 to €2.99 per check, no subscription |
| Seller blurs or skips the serial tag | Rejected after hours of waiting, or guessed in comments | 90–95% overconfident guess from the rest of the bag | Marked Not seen — tells you which photo to ask the seller for |
| Superfake: clean shape, 1 wrong stamp | Depends on who replies to your thread | Averaged into a reassuring “looks authentic” | Key point (×3) red flag blocks the item immediately |
| Evidence for a 48h platform dispute | Forum comments carry no weight with support | A chat screenshot is ignored by dispute teams | Shareable report link with every point, weight and reason |
Sources: MSU A-CAPP Global Consumer Survey (13,000+ buyers, 2023–2025: 70% deceived online, apparel & footwear #1) · Entrupy State of the Fake (2024–2025: 8–9% counterfeit rate in luxury resale) · FINER / MHALO VLM studies (2024–2025: 90–95% false confidence on fine-grained visual errors).
Key points weigh more than details. Try it: change a result and watch the verdict.
92%
Likely authentic
Everything we can see matches.
Simplified. Each model has its own checklist, up to 34 points.
LegitV looks at the parts fakes get wrong. Bags, sneakers, vintage denim and streetwear each have their own parts list.
Playbooks Listings · 48h disputes · Vintage denim · Superfakes · Resale
Online listings, the 48-hour dispute window, vintage Levi’s 501s, handbag and sneaker superfakes: research-backed guides for buyers, collectors and sellers.
How to screen listing photos before you pay on Vinted, Vestiaire Collective, Grailed or eBay—and how to build point-by-point proof within the 48-hour parcel window.
How to tell a genuine Valencia Street (`555`) or pre-1971 Big E 501 from a Thai fake or modern reproduction by cross-checking chronological construction markers.
Why exterior silhouette photos no longer separate a €150 replica from a €4,000 original—and which 7 macro checkpoints expose superfakes in minutes.
Why we took the opposite direction from whole-image chatbots: never count a blurry detail as a match, let one key red flag veto the piece, and pre-check in seconds so experts focus on the 15–30% borderline cases.
How boutiques, vintage resellers, and marketplaces verify second-hand pieces before issuing credit or publishing a listing—and prepare for EU ESPR traceability.
One credit is one check. If a check fails on our side, the credit comes back.
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a check. Down to €1.67 in packs.
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Per check, or a monthly plan per store with checks included.
LegitV checks whether a second-hand fashion item is authentic from its photos. Pick the model, add the photos, and LegitV compares each detail against the checklist built for that exact reference. You get a verdict in minutes with every point explained: Match, Not seen, or Red flag.
We currently cover 59 model checklists across sneakers, luxury bags, vintage denim and streetwear—including Nike, Air Jordan, Chanel, Hermès, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Celine, Balenciaga, Gucci, Prada, Stone Island, Supreme, New Balance and Levi’s 501. Search your model at the top of the page to see its checklist.
Yes—that is how most buyers use LegitV before paying. Upload the seller’s photos from the listing: LegitV checks every visible point, marks any missing or blurry detail as Not seen, and tells you the exact close-up photo to ask the seller for before you buy.
On peer-to-peer marketplaces like Vinted, you typically have 48 hours after delivery to report a counterfeit before your payment is released to the seller. Even if you checked the listing beforehand, run a check on your own unboxing photos to guard against bait-and-switch shipments, and attach the shareable report link to your dispute if a key point fails.
A general chatbot looks at the whole photo at once and sounds confident even when the serial tag or size label is unreadable—averaging 9 clean exterior seams with 1 fake stamp into a reassuring 'looks authentic'. LegitV inspects named anatomical points for that exact model one by one, never counts a blurry angle as a match, and triggers an immediate veto when a Key (×3) point fails.
A manual service costs €20 to €45 per item and takes 12 to 48 hours—by which time a good listing has often sold or your dispute window has narrowed. LegitV runs the model checklist in under 2 minutes for €1.67 to €2.99 per check, with every point and its weight written out.
Each model checklist has up to 34 weighted checkpoints (Key ×3, Major ×2, Minor ×1) plus a list of blacklisted counterfeit serials and factory codes. A single red flag on a Key point is enough to flag a superfake. When too many points are hidden or blurry to decide safely, the report says so instead of guessing.
Yes. Honest age wear—such as a faded heat stamp or a washed-out paper patch—is marked Not seen, never penalized as a fake. The verdict rests on the visible construction points (button-back factory stamps, rivet burrs, red tab weave, chainstitch hem), and when the model supports it, the report includes an estimated production era.
Yes. Every completed check has a permanent shareable link (/s/[id]) showing the verdict, the photos and every checked point. You can paste it into your Vinted, Vestiaire Collective, Grailed or eBay listing so buyers can make an offer with confidence.
Under two minutes once you have the photos. You don’t need a special lens: natural daylight near a window (no flash glare) and a steady tap-to-focus shot from 10–15 cm away on the labels, stamps and hardware are enough.
You pay per check with credit packs (€1.67 to €2.99 per check depending on pack size). There is no subscription, no recurring charge, and your credits never expire. If a check ever fails on our side, the credit is automatically refunded to your account.