PopAuctioon vs. Vestiaire Collective: How Each Platform Works
There are many ways to sell luxury, but few with soul. PopAuctioon turns every bag into a story and every sale into an experience. Marketplace or true excitement? Here’s why we bring the spark.
How does PopAuctioon work? And how is it different from Vestiaire Collective?
In the world of second-hand luxury fashion, there are many platforms to buy and sell unique items.
Two standout options are PopAuctioon and Vestiaire Collective — but while both operate in the luxury space, their methods, philosophy, and outcomes are very different.
Here’s how each one works, and why PopAuctioon is the perfect choice if you’re looking for a more dynamic, specialized, and impactful experience.
Vestiaire Collective: the curated marketplace
Vestiaire Collective allows individuals or stores to upload luxury items — handbags, clothing, watches, or shoes — to their platform, where an internal team validates the listings before they’re made public.
Here’s how it works:
1. The seller uploads the product, describes it, and sets a price.
2. Vestiaire approves or rejects the listing based on their criteria.
3. If sold, the item is shipped to their authentication center.
4. Once verified as genuine, it’s sent to the buyer.
5. The seller gets paid once the process is complete.
Buyers can also submit offers, which adds negotiation flexibility… although the process can be long and impersonal.
PopAuctioon: live auctions, real luxury
PopAuctioon is an innovative and vibrant platform, 100% specialized in auctions of authentic luxury handbags, watches, and accessories.
Only professional stores that have passed a verification process —called PopStores— can sell here, and buyers form a community passionate about luxury: the PopCollectors.
How does it work?
1. PopStores upload their items directly to the auction platform.
2. The product remains in the store until it is sold.
3. There are three types of auctions:
- Show Auction: live, with a host explaining each item.
- Automatic Auction: scheduled and self-managed.
- Assisted Auction: with a professional auctioneer connected from anywhere in the world.
4. If the item isn’t sold at auction, it’s automatically listed in the PopStore online shop, where it:
- Can be purchased directly.
- Can receive an offer from a PopCollector, negotiating up to 30% off.
This way, every item gets a double chance to be sold — at auction and via buy or offer.
What brands can you find?
On both platforms, you’ll find brands like Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Chanel, Dior, Gucci, or Rolex. But at PopAuctioon, we don’t just sell luxury items…
we tell their stories, we celebrate them, we auction them with passion.
We speak of Togo leather, Monogram canvas, engraved gold hardware, invisible stitching, iconic closures like the “Mors d’Hermès” or Chanel’s double flap.
Each piece is presented as it deserves to be — as a functional work of art.
More than a platform: a company with values
At PopAuctioon, we believe luxury can also transform.
That’s why we collaborate with projects like Shanga Animals, Fundación Envera, and rare disease associations.
We dedicate part of our profits and events to charitable causes, with humility and commitment.
We believe in soulful luxury. In handbags with history, and stories with meaning.
Ready to buy or sell with purpose?
If you’re a store looking to sell with full control, visibility, and energy…