Photography Giacomo CabriniFashion / NewsFashion / NewsA virtual Gucci bag has sold for more than the IRL versionThe digital-only bag sold for roughly $4,115 on gaming platform RobloxShareLink copied ✔️May 26, 2021May 26, 2021TextSofia MahirovaGucci X Balenciaga As fashion continues to inch towards the digital, the near-unthinkable has happened: a Gucci bag that exists solely online has sold for more than the real thing. A digital rendition of the Gucci Dionysus bag sold for 350,000 Robux (roughly $4,115) on Club Penguin-adjacent gaming site Roblox. IRL versions of the bag typically retail $3,400. Roblox is most popular among children and has a marketplace where its users can buy and sell all sorts of accessories to dress their avatars using the platform’s digital currency. The digital-only bag was released exclusively as part of Gucci’s two-week event with Roblox and was available for a one hour window on May 17 and May 18. Despite its original price of 475 Robux (roughly $5.50), the limited-edition nature of the bag meant that it wasn’t long until scalpers began reselling the item at extortionate rates. The bag is only available for use on Roblox, meaning it can’t be accessed or sold elsewhere. As Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian tweeted: “Remember: this Roblox purse is not an NFT and thus has no value/use/transferability outside the Roblox world-yet it’s worth more than the physical one. Watch this space.” The IRL bag first debuted at the brand’s autumn 2015 women’s show, creative director Alessandro Michele’s first collection for the Italian brand. According to The Fashion Law, the Roblox value of the virtual bag has already plummeted to less than $800. But that’s the price of fashion, baby. Revisit the Gucci x Balenciaga collection in the gallery above. A Gucci bag in Roblox resold for 350,000 Robux or roughly $4,115. The same purse IRL costs $3,400.Remember: this Roblox purse is not an NFT and thus has no value/use/transferability outside the Roblox world-yet it's worth more than the physical one.Watch this space. pic.twitter.com/m4WjfC1Eq1— AlexisOhanian.eth 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ (@alexisohanian) May 24, 2021Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREGhostly figures plagued the runway at LUEDER’s London showTolu Coker takes the throne at London Fashion Week AW26BACARDÍIn pictures: Manchester’s electrifying, multigenerational party spiritCentral Saint Martins’ graduating class came in hot for 2026KNWLS is going ‘ballistic’ for AW26Nightlife icon David Hoyle talks Heated Rivalry and cruising in MuglerMeet the buzzy CSM grad who’s already dressing EsDeeKid‘Gringo is a state of mind’: Inside the fashion brand built on AfrofuturismQueer history meets EsDeeKid at Prototypes AW26 Reebok What Went Down at Dazed and Reebok’s Classics Club NYFW partyFurry fashion? Why everyone wants to be a werewolf nowLEBLANCSTUDIOS wants to unleash your inner dork Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy