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7th House

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So... Remember when I said I was looking at Prada, Mulberry and Gucci bags that are at 1650 Mark or below?

A sudden change of heart happened. I saw my bonus and it seems I can spend a bit more. Speedy 30 in DE has been in my list for ages now but I never pulled the trigger and now it's quite expensive. I had a look at brand new and I can see the pros of buying it new which is of course, I'm the first user, I get it as a complete set and the aftercare might be easier (? - please correct me if I'm wrong). However, the biggest con is the price tag. It now cost 2260!it used to cost 1750 last time I looked at it.

Now I saw one in a site called Amore Vintage. Its in great Co diction with some tarnish on the hardware. It doesn't come with the lock and ket or the dustbag. But it will cost 1400 plus customs tax of around 300. Biggest pro is the price. But I'm also a bit worried that its shipped from Japan and the risk of course that for some reason it might get damaged or lost during shipping. And that the aftercare in an LV store might not be easy at all since I won't have it's original receipt.

Any thoughts on this? Also.. Is a speedy worth buying brand new or 2nd hand? For the 500 dollar difference (which isn't much I think), which one will be the best value for my money?
 
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Personally if it’s in great condition I’d buy the pre-owned bag. I would say $500 is a big difference in price, particularly when there have been so many recent price increases on brand new LV which, in my opinion, are not at all proportional or justified. It all depends whether you would consider the in-store (or online) shopping experience with LV worth the additional $500. You will not have any issues with aftercare, if you mean being able to request repairs etc, as long as it’s authentic. They don’t even provide any sort of warranty so there’s no guarantee that there would be the sort of aftercare you might be expecting even if you do buy new. Will you use the dust bag? It wouldn’t bother me in the slightest because I rarely use the ones I have and I always have spares even if they’re from another brand. I don’t ever use the lock and keys either but you can buy those as spares from the store if you need to.
 
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I prefer to have everything that comes with the bag. However, I have purchased bags without authenticity cards or dust bags but they were discontinued items and not available in the store. I also expect the price to be lower. If you're happy with the condition, however, sometimes the condition isn't evident in pictures (such as odors) so the ability to return is important as well. I would take that into consideration.
 
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7th House said:
So... Remember when I said I was looking at Prada, Mulberry and Gucci bags that are at 1650 Mark or below?

A sudden change of heart happened. I saw my bonus and it seems I can spend a bit more. Speedy 30 in DE has been in my list for ages now but I never pulled the trigger and now it's quite expensive. I had a look at brand new and I can see the pros of buying it new which is of course, I'm the first user, I get it as a complete set and the aftercare might be easier (? - please correct me if I'm wrong). However, the biggest con is the price tag. It now cost 2260!it used to cost 1750 last time I looked at it.

Now I saw one in a site called Amore Vintage. Its in great Co diction with some tarnish on the hardware. It doesn't come with the lock and ket or the dustbag. But it will cost 1400 plus customs tax of around 300. Biggest pro is the price. But I'm also a bit worried that its shipped from Japan and the risk of course that for some reason it might get damaged or lost during shipping. And that the aftercare in an LV store might not be easy at all since I won't have it's original receipt.

Any thoughts on this? Also.. Is a speedy worth buying brand new or 2nd hand? For the 500 dollar difference (which isn't much I think), which one will be the best value for my money?
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