I bought a pair of shoes at Goodwill for just $50 - but realized they were worth hundreds more after
A TikToker has shared his designer Goodwill find which was worth hundreds of dollars.
Wyatt (@rewildedreselling) took to the app to share a video of his find and the steps he took to authenticate the shoes.
The item was a pair of multicolor woven Prada shoes for $49.99.
Wyatt said: “Obviously first I have to check out whether these are authentic or not because brands like Prada, Gucci, Louis Vuitton tend to be replicated.
“Selling fakes could get my eBay account suspended.”
Wyatt took a three-step process to try and figure out whether these shoes were real.
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Firstly, Wyatt took to Instagram to ask his followers what they thought.
He said: “The first step I took was putting a story on my IG asking my followers whether they thought these were real or fake.
“After about 50 votes the results were an even split at 50/50.”
Wyatt then reached out to one of his friends who is more experienced in reselling and designer goods.
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He said: “After showing her some more photos of the shoes she thought they looked nice.”
Finally, Wyatt paid $30 to use an authentication app to confirm whether they were real or not.
He said: “I am really not trying to scam anyone so I looked up apps that do authentication for items like this.
“I came across one called Real Authentication.
“The process seemed easy, all they needed was photos of the shoes, thirty bucks, and 24 hours to complete the process.”
Wyatt made a follow-up video a day later and revealed the authentication app said the shoes were original Prada shoes.
He also showed the sole of the shoes which still had the Neiman Marcus sticker and showed that the shoes retailed for $950 and then dropped to $427 in the sale, before ending up at Goodwill.
Wyatt also revealed he originally listed the shoes on eBay for $620 and sold them for around $180.
He said: “Since Prada isn’t my style I am going to try to sell these on the internet.”
Fans took to the comments to share their thoughts on this thrift flip.
One person said: “It's a beautiful piece. Enjoy.”
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Another TikToker said: “You can always take them to the Prada store and they can tell you.”
Wyatt’s video received over 15 million views and over 1.5 million likes.
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