Yes absolutely. I’m probably gonna just do vintage from now on. My brand new items straight from the store have been disappointing!I completely agree, the older pieces hold up so much better! My bag right now is a 1996 black epi petit noe; the handle is nice and thick and the glazing is still totally intact. Most of my LV collection is vintage, as the newest items I bought in the store were a damier ebene speedy and matching cles in 2011. Yay for vintage!