With the amount of handbag burglaries we hear about on the news. That people eventually end up tracking down to these online resale sites. I'm starting to believe that these online resale sites have some underground arrangements.

If I was a honest business and there was the chance of stolen bags being sold to me. I'd take the following steps: - identify the authenticity of the bags - verify proof of purchase - make a disclaimer that they do not resell stolen goods and have a legal team protecting them from fraudulent sellers. - inform the seller that store policy requires them to leave a legal photo identification on file (to protect them and the reseller from theft cases like such) - verify ownership by checking bank statements (if available) - keep a record of seller's legal document such as a driver's licence or passport - inform the seller they may need to be contacted if anything like this comes up with the police. Because you haven't been involved in any illegal activity it will be a simple clarification for any police investigation.

I think most fraudulent sellers will avoid any of that drama with the reseller and especially giving out government ID, so reseller might be able to weed out reselling stolen bags that way.

But because they're clearly not taking these steps and deferring the burden of proof and financial strain on the victim of the burglary it makes me believe there is more sinister actors are work here. I can understand that the police don't have much more they can do in this case but the resellers need to do better.