2017 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?
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I don't have any problem buying preloved or new, high end or low end. I buy what I like in the price that I'm willing to pay. That's it. Nothing complicated. I do have a $4,000.- limit that I'm willing to pay for bags in general though. That's the maximum I'm comfortable paying just for a bag. But below that is quite a fair game. If I like the bag and the price and can afford that, too, very likely the bag will come home with me.
Interesting the talk of pre-loved prices over new.
When it's new it better be actually new.
Who knows how many hands or feet that 'new' things has been through even in-store. This is why I buy early in the season, I will not be happy with store display, when I read how people have worn new shoes around the house for 3 days to see if they're worth keeping I seriously don't want t end up with that pair once returned.
Pre-loved
If I couldn't afford something new or actually preferred a discontinued model/leather size I'm happy to pay what ever a good (second-hand) market rate was. I have no upper limit but it totally depends on the bag/'thing'.
But I'm very fussy. All the higher value pre-loved things I've bought have been no longer available new from stores plus a) I need to see up-close before I part with my money and b) it often comes from friends, or trusted professional companies and c) I need to know exactly what I'm looking at (including condition). I've seen Gucci's, BVs and Diors missing straps and other bits on Y,O,O,X (Euro-based reputable outlet for new - in case some don't know it) and huge mistakes on fleEBay descriptions. I'm so lucky that real friends have thought of me when selling some pieces from their collection. I also don't have a PayPal account which is obviously huge disadvantage but it works for me because I limit myself.
My advice to anyone asking is buying preloved is to think of it in exactly the same way new. 1. Do you love it in every way? 2. Can you live without it and 3 Can you afford it?. If it's 1. yes followed 2. no and 3 yes then go ahead.
When it's new it better be actually new.
Who knows how many hands or feet that 'new' things has been through even in-store. This is why I buy early in the season, I will not be happy with store display, when I read how people have worn new shoes around the house for 3 days to see if they're worth keeping I seriously don't want t end up with that pair once returned.
Pre-loved
If I couldn't afford something new or actually preferred a discontinued model/leather size I'm happy to pay what ever a good (second-hand) market rate was. I have no upper limit but it totally depends on the bag/'thing'.
But I'm very fussy. All the higher value pre-loved things I've bought have been no longer available new from stores plus a) I need to see up-close before I part with my money and b) it often comes from friends, or trusted professional companies and c) I need to know exactly what I'm looking at (including condition). I've seen Gucci's, BVs and Diors missing straps and other bits on Y,O,O,X (Euro-based reputable outlet for new - in case some don't know it) and huge mistakes on fleEBay descriptions. I'm so lucky that real friends have thought of me when selling some pieces from their collection. I also don't have a PayPal account which is obviously huge disadvantage but it works for me because I limit myself.
My advice to anyone asking is buying preloved is to think of it in exactly the same way new. 1. Do you love it in every way? 2. Can you live without it and 3 Can you afford it?. If it's 1. yes followed 2. no and 3 yes then go ahead.
I'm wearing my Alma today
What a chic collection! I particularly love the Cannes and the Dora.
Not if you already know you don't like preloved. I do the same thing, though--I buy a certain category of something I forget I hate, and then I wind up losing money on it. Then I get shopping amnesia and buy the same category of thing all over again.
Thank you! Unfortunately I wasn't crazy about the color I chose IRL. They arrived yesterday and went back today. This is what I hate most about online shopping. If I'd just seen them in a store, I wouldn't have had to bother with any of this.
Ooh, your Carlos Falchi sounds beautiful! What a great find. I know what you mean about some bags being worth the price and others not for no reasons to do with quality. I'm picky about what I'll spend on, and while customizations are fun, they don't really change the value of the bag. I'm glad you got the one bag you really wanted that will work perfectly for you and learned more about what does and doesn't work for you.
Girl, yes. Some "used" limited edition exotic Hermes Birkin's are worth 6 figures...to someone. LOL! Preloved bags, jewelry, etc. are worth what the market dictates...and more importantly what you will pay. I've happily and merrily paid just under $5k for a used bag and if I decide I want a used bag tomorrow that's going for $20k I'll snap that up too.
If we start saying things aren't worth X, we'll all be running around in white t shirts, khaki pants and flip flops while carrying our things in a recycled paper sack.Almost none of our stuff is "worth" what we pay for it. We like the brand or the style or the cache or the materials or the whatever and pay more for it. And that's perfectly ok.
And it kills me when people disdain preloved bags, clothes or cars but will happily live in a preloved house - with all the previous owners' hair, dead skin, animal waste, germs, etc in the air ducts, carpets, kitchen appliances, bathroom & jacuzzi pipes, etc. Or they'll sleep on a preloved bed in a hotel. Or fall in love with a preloved mate.I'm a germophobe and have to knock myself in the head at times. It's all perspective.
Life is short. Get the bag you love at the price that makes sense to you.If my unicorn (not HG) preloved Chanel pearly beige lamb jumbo w/ghw crosses my path, my AmEx will be a-smokin'.
Yes to all of these quotes. I have no issue with preloved. If I can get a better deal buying preloved or find something not available for sale anymore, I'll do it. I have several discontinued LV that I bought preloved as they were released before I ever got bitten by the LV bug as well as a rare LV I would have never been able to find in stores. I love vintage, so that's of course going to be preloved as well. I have a beautiful Chanel barrel bag, and the leather is just TDF.
I have been looking for a black and white bag for a couple of YEARS now, and no new releases are calling to me, so I also scour the preloved market to get more options.
Now, if the difference is negligible and the item is still in stores, I'll buy new to get the store protection and have the satisfaction of being the first owner. Sometimes Fashionphile has really recent releases on its site, and the difference between store prices is just two or three hundred dollars. That doesn't feel worth it to me at all.
And the reveal [emoji16] just to distract you girls a bit. [emoji4]
Like I said. I got a parcel from an IndieGoGo campaign I backed last year. [emoji4] It's an anti-theft crossbody bag. [emoji4] My trusty Huskie is getting very soft and losing its shape I just feel sad when I pick it up. And when that feeling happen, I know I probably wouldn't reach for it again unless it's for a dirty day. So, when I stumbled upon this campaign one day last year, I jumped in.
It's made of slash-proof and waterproof fabric. The zippers are also waterproof. Comes with a secured zipper head that you can clip it to the body of the bag to prevent a stranger's hand to open it easily, a chain strap to prevent cutting, 4 small feet, and an RFID compartments for credit cards and bigger documents such as passport. I'm a paranoid freak when I travel so this is just my type of traveling bag.
I pick black just because the Huskie I'm hoping to replace it with is black. (It actually comes in 4 colors. The burgundy and navy are actually look very nice. I just don't like the brown leather trim.) It has lavender lining.
I'm putting my stuff in it tonight so I can test drive it tomorrow. I'm excited! (Very funny the pink mini is still in the box. I almost use it on Monday, but decided against it coz it just didn't fit the activities of the day. Designer bags will have some weird enchanting allure to them at some point, but I actually find cheaper bags more easy and truly carefree to use.
The cute thing about the campaign owners is that the girls even threw in a souvenir bag charm with a tag that read IndieGoGo 2016. A very nice touch! [emoji4]
Like I said. I got a parcel from an IndieGoGo campaign I backed last year. [emoji4] It's an anti-theft crossbody bag. [emoji4] My trusty Huskie is getting very soft and losing its shape I just feel sad when I pick it up. And when that feeling happen, I know I probably wouldn't reach for it again unless it's for a dirty day. So, when I stumbled upon this campaign one day last year, I jumped in.
It's made of slash-proof and waterproof fabric. The zippers are also waterproof. Comes with a secured zipper head that you can clip it to the body of the bag to prevent a stranger's hand to open it easily, a chain strap to prevent cutting, 4 small feet, and an RFID compartments for credit cards and bigger documents such as passport. I'm a paranoid freak when I travel so this is just my type of traveling bag.
I pick black just because the Huskie I'm hoping to replace it with is black. (It actually comes in 4 colors. The burgundy and navy are actually look very nice. I just don't like the brown leather trim.) It has lavender lining.
I'm putting my stuff in it tonight so I can test drive it tomorrow. I'm excited! (Very funny the pink mini is still in the box. I almost use it on Monday, but decided against it coz it just didn't fit the activities of the day. Designer bags will have some weird enchanting allure to them at some point, but I actually find cheaper bags more easy and truly carefree to use.
The cute thing about the campaign owners is that the girls even threw in a souvenir bag charm with a tag that read IndieGoGo 2016. A very nice touch! [emoji4]
This is a great bag, and I can see it getting a lot of use beyond your travels. Congrats!
Pink???? Ooh... I don't have a pink bag any more dince I sold my Mulberry Willow.
Wasn't that nice of them!Happy Women's Day my pocket friends!!
My DH and DS surprised me with a bunch of colourful tulips and cooked a lovely meal for me today!
I'd say it depends. If it's a very special bag that's no longer made, and it's in really good condition, and (maybe?) you can return it if it doesn't work for you, then go for it. Think of @Sparkletastic and her new Chanel bag... she bought it preloved, but only because you can't buy that particular bag new any more. And even so, she had to send it out to a spa because there were some problems with the leather.
But if the bag is still available new, I think it isn't worth it to buy preloved just to save some $$$. Just my personal opinion!
It totally was!!! My son feels so proud of being a Man, with his own pocket money he got me a small plush bear on a chain, which i can use as a bag charm, and it perfectly matched my bag today.... so, he is happy to the moon and back, bless him!!!Wasn't that nice of them!
It does have to be the right bag.
It's just that the brands I'm looking at, I don't see them as worth their retail price. They shoot down in value the moment you buy them.
Like they aren't the classic, staple item, and their resale reflect that. So considering how fickle I am, I let go of things that are cheap real easily and if this pre loved bag brand im looking at is going to be a pain later on to offload, it makes me hesitate.
Even bargain bags don't have longevity in my closet. I end up wanting to get rid of them. To me it's disposable. I should stay away. I don't know why I look.
I'm open to buying pre loved but perhaps because it doesn't have value to me I don't keep them that long.
And I see some pretty ones. But I just don't see myself loving them as much as I do my brand new ones.
But then there's bags I won't buy new. Lol
For pre loved there should be a significant price difference. For me, it has to be $500+ cheaper than original price, even for older bags. Otherwise, I'll buy brand new.
Pink???? Ooh... I don't have a pink bag any more dince I sold my Mulberry Willow.
It's the Damier Azure with pink graffiti flowers.
And it's pink inside.
It's not about it being used, funny enough. As a microbiologist, germs and age of an item don't bother me.
It's just that below a certain price threshold, I find the bag to be pretty much disposable. This goes for bargain bags and for pre loved. They're so cheap that I don't even consider them to be a keeper almost. Like use it, enjoy it, move to the next one.
Remember how I bought that cheap Dooney? Guess what? I want to sell it off for something else. I should've just bought the Noe, I would keep that.
Same with all my contemporary bags. They're gone because it's on to the next one they roll out.
I moved to premiere bags because I enjoy longevity. I enjoy the lasting style they have. I won't lie either, I enjoy the VIC status I have.
So it's not the item itself it seems, but the idea of how cheap and disposable they are.
You all can call me what you want, I just can't get myself to be with a preloved or bargain bag forever. Maybe it boils down to the right bargain or the right pre loved one.
KS,Neither it does to me.
i was just feeling bad about being weak and not so committed to my goal, my 2017 aim was to resist and not spend as much as i did in 2016, but instead i already got 2 bags outside of my commitment and again considering one more, even more expensive, although pre-loved..... thus needed either talking out, or encouragement... which Spark did very nicely, confirming my reasoning - life's too short, I know what I like, i don't go crazy but trying to be reasonable and mindful, as such, if the price is right nothing should pull me back from it
Yes life is short buy the bag especially if you have been looking at it. I try to be mindful and stick to my list and when item comes along for right price I get it. Can't wait to see your new goodies
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