Are you keeping all your bags or buying and selling if they’re not used?
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i am more into smaller bags now but i dont plan to sell my bigger bags that i still love. maybe one day i have a change in my lifestyle and need bigger bags, i'd prefer to use the ones that i have and love
My Lancel bag was a Premier Flirt in a rich dark, dark green that looked almost black in certain lighting. I bought it in 2009 (as I recall) for about 800 euros and at the time it was the most expensive bag I'd ever owned. It was beautiful. But I was really annoyed to discover, upon close inspection, that it was made in China. They'd sewn a small black tag with made in China in black lettering in the bottom of the inside zipped pocket. I have nothing against bags made in China (except when the brand continues to sell itself as an "iconic" American brand), but not when I'm paying a made in Europe price and not when the brand goes to such efforts to hide where the bag was made. I even wrote to Lancel complaining and they wrote back saying, well, it's a French design and the prototype was made in France. Apparently I wasn't the only one upset because they started moving manufacturing back to Europe a couple of years later. By then I'd moved on to other brands. I gave my Premier Flirt to our house cleaner's teen-age daughter.
I mentally divide my bags into two categories: everyday/frequent use bags and niche bags I only need once in a while.
If I have a bag that's supposed to be for everyday that I don't actually reach for, it needs to go. And I don't mind upgrading these--if I find something similar to what I have but that I like better, I'm okay with a one-in, one-out approach.
Niche bags are a little trickier--these are evening bags, travel bags, seasonal bags in materials such as rattan or velvet and a few weird patterns/colors I couldn't wear every day. The whole point of this category is that I don't need them often, so I don't mind seeing them languish a bit. I'd just want to have the right bag on hand when I need it. I still track wears to make sure I get use out of them, though, and the only real challenge is making sure I don't have too many of these.
If I have a bag that's supposed to be for everyday that I don't actually reach for, it needs to go. And I don't mind upgrading these--if I find something similar to what I have but that I like better, I'm okay with a one-in, one-out approach.
Niche bags are a little trickier--these are evening bags, travel bags, seasonal bags in materials such as rattan or velvet and a few weird patterns/colors I couldn't wear every day. The whole point of this category is that I don't need them often, so I don't mind seeing them languish a bit. I'd just want to have the right bag on hand when I need it. I still track wears to make sure I get use out of them, though, and the only real challenge is making sure I don't have too many of these.
I give to one of my daughters or son’s GF first and if unclaimed donate to Dress for Success (charity that helps low income women dress professionally for interviews).
I’ve never sold any bags but I’ve been shedding contemporary designer items to date. My youngest daughter adores my LV and Dior items so if I ever got tired of those she’d pounce. I’ve been careful to only buy classics at the higher price points, so i don’t own any premier items that I don’t absolutely love.
I had purchased a lot more contemporary bags as pops of colour and realized that I don’t actually use them much. They were taking up room so I passed them on. In other cases I replaced a contemporary item with the higher priced item I really wanted in the first place (a couple of Coach totes with LV NFs for instance) and then stopped wearing the contemporary item. The Coach items were like new and beautiful (I love a lot of their early 1941 line) and are now being enjoyed by my daughter who would never have treated herself to them. All good. I’m happy to see them be used and the money is long gone.
I have no patience for or interest in selling.
I’ve never sold any bags but I’ve been shedding contemporary designer items to date. My youngest daughter adores my LV and Dior items so if I ever got tired of those she’d pounce. I’ve been careful to only buy classics at the higher price points, so i don’t own any premier items that I don’t absolutely love.
I had purchased a lot more contemporary bags as pops of colour and realized that I don’t actually use them much. They were taking up room so I passed them on. In other cases I replaced a contemporary item with the higher priced item I really wanted in the first place (a couple of Coach totes with LV NFs for instance) and then stopped wearing the contemporary item. The Coach items were like new and beautiful (I love a lot of their early 1941 line) and are now being enjoyed by my daughter who would never have treated herself to them. All good. I’m happy to see them be used and the money is long gone.
I have no patience for or interest in selling.
I used to keep all my bags because I would rotate them regularly... until I fell in love with one particular brand and only started using those bags. So to fund buying new bags from this designer I sold some, and some I gave to my mom or MIL. And I kept a few that have sentimental value like presents from DH, like the first purse he bought me while we were still dating that costed just $300 then. And now that I feel like I have a collection that I love and I will only buy if my SA offers me something unique and different, in terms of color or hardware or size. But something that has functionality in my lifestyle. I only have one bag I’m still debating on if it’s a keeper, I’m not a fan of the color but the style is too unique I don’t think I’ll ever be offered one like it again. But my DH is very supportive in keeping it, even if at times I’m so anxious to let it go.
That’s a very interesting point actually- thank you for posting.
I won't get rid of my handbags even when they have not been in my rotation for a long time. They all have a permanent address in my closet. I don't mind carrying handbags that are not new to the trends, so I don't worry if they are no longer in style. Most of them have been chosen for a certain look and I want them to be there for achieving the look that I am going for anytime I need them.
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Okay, after a very long time, I sold a bag of mine again. I sold my Neverfull and replaced it with a cheaper alternative as an everyday bag.
My Neverfull is a well loved bag and I am afraid that it is near its end so rather than getting it broken, I sold it at a low price and the money I got from it, I used for the same style for Coach.
My Neverfull is a well loved bag and I am afraid that it is near its end so rather than getting it broken, I sold it at a low price and the money I got from it, I used for the same style for Coach.
Once I have not touched a bag for 2 years and more that's when I seriously consider selling it. I find when my style of dressing changes, naturally some bags will no longer work with current outfits so there is no point keeping them. I take huge losses on some but better than keeping them un-used. Some money back is better than no money back.
I do have the rare seller's remorse moment but I remind myself it was just a "thing" and I can find a replacement, if I want to that is.
I do have the rare seller's remorse moment but I remind myself it was just a "thing" and I can find a replacement, if I want to that is.
You are more patient than I am. If I have not used one in months I start thinking about selling it. But I have decided to wait at least a year, because I have had some seller's remorse.
Update on my previous post. This morning I dragged out a bag, a Bottega veneta, that has been on my “to sell” list about three times. It matched my top perfectly and even my DH commented that he liked the bag and it matched my blouse in both texture and color. So I am renewing my rule of not selling for a year, lol..
I’ve just purged a number of bags that I don’t carry anymore for bags that I’ve either always wanted or want more than I have and found an amazing deal on. I’m very happy with what I’ve got going on now.
If I buy full price you better believe it’s something that I’m going to want forever. The thought of losing money to resale kills me.
But I’m pretty much done. I have a few Coach’s and a couple of other ones that are going out. Got some stuff coming in. Excited for that.
If I buy full price you better believe it’s something that I’m going to want forever. The thought of losing money to resale kills me.
But I’m pretty much done. I have a few Coach’s and a couple of other ones that are going out. Got some stuff coming in. Excited for that.
I completely understand why people sell bags that they no longer use. So far I have kept the bags that I have bought. I always take my time before making an expensive handbag purchase. Even if the bag goes out of style, it is definitely a purse that I Iove and would prefer to hang on to.