You may be able to find one that does mail order. You would send them pics, they give you a quote, you post them the bag etc. I would Google designer handbag repair or designer purse repair and see what comes up and read reviews.
“Authentic” 30 year old Speedy rejected for repair because of being fake!
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True! Unluckily it was a no returns accepted listing and I do not want to escalate it to ebay mediation because I do believe it’s auth and that I bought it from an honest seller. After contacting him he said (which might be total bull) that he’s been in business for over 20 years and that there is not way that the bag is fake.
Thanks a lot!
Unfortunately it was a returns not accepted listing. If LV refuses to repair it I guess I’d just accept my loss and use this as a learning experience to use when buying vintage bags
Thanks a lot!
I’ve seen those embellished bags! They look amazing! That might be my last hope. If I do get the leather and zipper replaced plus the cost of the bag I’d be close to the cost of a new bag. At this point I’d go for the leather replacement only. I’m calling the vuitton line tomorrow and explain my case and hopefully get an honest opinion from them!
Thank you for your words of encouragement and you are totally right! What bums me is that I bought this bag with the idea of having it repaired and that resulted in a very uncomfortable experience. I was being too romantic when I did the purchase. Lesson learned!
I have a vintage Speedy 30 that I bought in the 70s at Bloomingdales or Macy’s (I also bought a Papillon a few years later so I forget which store was what). The 30 was one of The French Company ones. It held up really well (still have it) and in the late 90s I took it in to a LV store to inquire on a zipper repair as it wasn’t zipping anymore. There were some older salespeople there, and gave me the quote. Sometimes I wonder though with the newer salespeople if it would be flagged as fake because of not being familiar with the really old bags. My Papillon was one of the early ones and had some differences than others that came later, but both are definitely authentic.
Pro authenticators is good. She is on Facebook and charges $10. She gets it done fast too
I think I read somewhere that LV no longer services French Co bags.
They don't. My grand mother has a speedy from French co and she wanted to change the zipper and leather and they said they don't repair them anymore. She wanted to fix it to give it to my sister as my grandfather bought it for her.
@OP : I would talked to the seller for him to accept the return or escalate with eBay.
So see if you can get it repaired elsewhere. Try Rago Brothers. They do free quotes by mail in. My local LV store recommends them.
Seconding what @babyloove said re: French Company--LV couldn't do my Monceau either, and the SA said they no longer do French Company repairs as they don't stock that darker leather.
Was there a French Co. Monceau? I have a regular LV Monceau, it's not French Company...
Good to know. Won't have to think about going there regarding that bag. Although all the more I carry it these days won't matter anyway. My leather is in good shape, handles discolored where carried, as expected though.
True. But if I were you I would try another store (if possible) or when a different shift is on duty there. I just don't know the extent of the younger clerks' training. I would hope they were up to speed, but who knows. It's likely they have never seen older ones IRL. There are all the various sites and videos stating the flags for people to look out for, but if they don't know the French Co bags / don't mention them as an exception (which probably most don't), I think they and others would assume those were fake based on a couple of those reasons. (which is why I brought up my Speedy).
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