I understand where you are coming from totally! The whole "blind" comment was a little 'biting' but whatever. I think if you have had nothing but negative experiences with a brand then just stop buying it and move on to another brand/forum.
It's one thing to have a difference of opinion, it's quite another to just keep taking shots! But whatever, I am a new lover of LV and use to have my hangups about the brand as well until I learned the history of LV and purchased for myself and stopped caring about what others had, thought, said, etc!
]Ladies, I implore you to enjoy your LV bags...pre-loved or new! And spend however much you feel that bag is worth! It's your right and your choice to determine what it is worth to you!