I bought into the hype of the small CF but honestly I wear and love my medium more! It's the perfect size for me personally!
Congrats on your great sale and rebuy of the classic! The reason I think you could sell your 2018's one and made profit was, the huge price difference between the one you bought and recent years price increase. such as say 2018 you probably bought your MCF at $6,500 after tax, 2022, 2023 retail prices were about $9,000, assume you sold for $6,500 directly to the buyer and pocketed all profit, the buyer might considered it was a good buy since she paid $6,500 for a like new recent made bag and without extra tax.This is an interesting question re new v preloved. I think this question will come up more and more given the price increases.
My personal experience is also interesting in that I sold my medium flap with silver hw I bought in 2018 last year. I bought it direct from the boutique. I made a decent profit. The person I sold it to got a complete bargain compared to the current boutique prices. It looked amazing still other than the inside stitches were loose but that was about it. I hadn’t used it much. The quality was excellent.
I sold it because I wanted one with gold hw and couldn’t justify having two.
For myself, I pondered for a while buying one preloved. I was told that for one in unused condition it would be about £1k less than boutique and for one more used about £2k less. For me the extra £1-2k was worth it to have peace of mind of authenticity personally. This bag is so popular and has been around for so long that there are extremely good dupes out there. For me with this being a special piece in my collection I wanted peace of mind it came direct from the boutique and came with the usual full set and was in pristine condition. Also as I didn’t plan to sell it any time soon, with the price increase I thought I could get my money back at least if I did sell it in like at least 5 years and then I can vouch 100% for its authenticity. That was the other issue for me - if I want to sell it I didn’t want any questions raised about its authenticity given the price. I also thought in like 1 year or so it will be £10k. So I bought the bag in the boutique. I have to say I think the leather of the 2018 was better, but it still looks great and there are no defects and overall I’m pleased I know I have a genuine one.
Having said all that I am not sure this is a bag that works for me. I feel too “obvious” when I wear it like I’m only wearing it as it’s “the” bag to have, stiff and formal and bling- people know the price so you feel vulnerable.
And now if I want to sell soon I expect I will make a loss, unless I hold onto it for a few years.
So that’s another consideration for you- if you did want to sell quickly if you didn’t like it I expect you would make a loss on it if bought from the boutique. Hence why I was told I could get one for £1k less than current boutique price. But for the one I bought in 2018, the buyer of that (in 2023) paid a lot more than I paid in 2018.
Which 2 did you keep?Agreed with @roseycheeks16 the bag hardly fits much , has a useless double flap and the strap keeps falling off my shoulders too unless I wear with a coat or a jacket !
I had over 10 medium classic flaps I sold most of them kept only 2 .
It is a beautiful bag but honestly not practical not worth retail price.