Handbag Auction In Netherlands

by Min Leung Saller

In the Netherlands , in order to compensate the losses of taxpayers and victims, clothes, brand bags and shoes that are usually confiscated from the indicted criminals will be auctioned online by the public prosecution department. Among the dozens of products that will be auctioned online, there are many luxury brands such as Chanel and Hermes, and these items are now open online.

As you can see from the auction website, there are more than 80 luxury items in this auction, mainly women's bags, a small number of men's bags and accessories, brands such as replica Hermes bags, replica Celine bags and so on.

Some of these items, worth thousands of euros, are now being sold through the online auction network BVA, which sold the criminals’ cars and boats on behalf of the prosecutor.

Spokesperson Danielle van Nes mentioned in a video about the auction: "We only thought of this idea after the judiciary confiscated the second-hand moped with an estimated value of 2,000 euros and ignored the Hermès birkin bag. The bag sometimes sells five times the price at the auction. "

Law enforcement officers are now also receiving training to identify expensive items that will be certified by the auctioneer before the auction.

These items to be sold were confiscated by police and tax officials during the criminal investigation and will only be authorized for sale if they are found to be incapable of paying compensation.

Spokesperson Joost van Bree said at the press conference: "We will see a lot of criminal suspects whose handbags or shoes are worth thousands of euros. When they don't have enough legal income to pay compensation, they are confiscated. We can also use this to show that crime is not worth it."

The spokesperson also said that if the suspect is finally acquitted and their property has been sold, they will be able to get back the total amount of the tax collected or auctioned.