# The RealReal won't let AI agents hog designer clothing

> **Publication**: aitalky (Independent AI Journalism)
> **Canonical Citation URL**: https://aitalky.vercel.app/news/the-realreal-wont-let-ai-agents-hog-designer-clothing
> **Original Source**: [The Verge AI](https://www.theverge.com/news/1018713/meta-muse-agentic-shopping-ai-the-realreal)
> **Author**: Mia Sato (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Monday, October 26, 2026
> **Category**: INDUSTRY
> **Tags**: AI, The Verge AI, industry

## Executive Summary
The RealReal, a secondhand luxury fashion consignment retailer, said it's updating its bot defense system, effectively making it harder for AI agents to shop on its site.



## Full Coverage
Previous reporting by The Verge found that Meta's Muse could be used to effectively block other shoppers from purchasing items for hours

The RealReal, a secondhand luxury fashion consignment retailer, said it's updating its bot defense system, effectively making it harder for AI agents to shop on its site

The change comes days after The Verge reported that an AI agent could be used to take advantage of The RealReal's item reserve system. On the retailer's website, an item goes "on hold" and is unavailable for other customers to buy for 20 minutes once it's placed in a user's shopping cart. Using Meta's Muse, The Verge was able to instruct the AI agent to continuously re-add The RealReal listings in a shopping cart as soon as the 20-minute hold had expired, effectively blocking other shoppers from purchasing products for hours or longer

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