I have been reading all of the great information on this forum but have never posted. I recently decided to sell my Birkin 35 Black Togo with GHW. The bag is too large for me and I wasn’t using it. I decided to get quotes from
Fashionphile, Ann’s, Yoogi’s and a local retailer Radcliffe. Fashionphile ended up being the highest quote.
I am super nervous about shipping such an expensive bag after reading stories of bags getting lost via UPS or FedEx. I called FP and they did confirm that the packages are insured for the buyout value but I am not sure if that is true. I was weighing shipping versus dropping off to my local Neiman Marcus. I did search online for information on this process and couldn’t find anything, so I thought this information may help someone else.
I did drive about 45 minutes from my house to Neiman Marcus in Tysons Corner, VA. I also traded texts with a woman named Nancy who was super helpful at answering questions before hand. She unfortunately wasn’t working the day I dropped my bag off.
They just have a small desk in the corner on the first floor past the gift department. There weren’t any FP signs or anything. I did meet a woman there who checked my bag in and gave me the tracking information. I also received an immediate email from FP saying my bag was accepted. They package the bag for you and just take to it the back once accepted. It was quick. I felt with the item in their hands, they are more responsible at that point/ insurance wise. For 2 days the tracking didn’t update. I did speak with Nancy who said the shipping department had processed my bag and the tracking would update last night. They ship pallets of bags out. So it isn’t my individual bag but a pallet of bags going to Fashionphile. Crazy. The tracking did update last night and says it will arrive in CA on 6/30. I hope this process goes smooth. Still very nervous