Pre-Owned Tokis

birki

birki

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Jan 16, 2007
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#1
Need some advice from fellow toki-lovers before I post my gently used bag up for swap in LJ..

While I really liked the idea of swapping; however i'm not too comfortable with owning a bag that has passed through more than 3-4 owners...would it be okay for me to include this in my T&Cs?

I hope I do not come across as snooty :sweatdrop:

TIA ~
 
#2
i think it's okay to state what you want... Just make sure u get good pics of what you'll be getting...Personally, i don't mind getting gently used bags for a really good price cuz a lot of Tokidoki lovers treat their bags well... :smile: Hope this helps!
 
#4
Why not?? I wouldn't want a bag that's passed through a bunch of people either... You never know what the past owners have done to it. I read in one of the cleaning threads that a woman's cat or pet threw up on her bag and she cleaned it... I wouldn't want that bag, even after it being cleaned - no offense to that woman!! So I say post whatever you want in your T&C's because you need to be happy with your swap!!
 
#6
I think it's fine to state your T&Cs up front.:okay: Rather than getting a bag that does not meet your expectations later on. Anyway, I trust that most of us tokidoki lovers are honest enough in pointing out any flaws since we know exactly how awful it would have felt if we had gotten a bag that is not as described.:yucky:
 
#7
I agree with everyone else. I don't think there's anything wrong with saying you don't want a bag that's been through 20 diff people. I know I would be kind of iffy about that as well, unless it's a VHTF item that I really wanted no matter what. Like what mytokiluv said, I do feel that most of us avid toki lovers would be honest enough about the condition of their bags.
 
#8
I must be horribly, terribly snooty... I don't like the idea of a pre-used bag AT ALL lol... Of course, I did buy one from a co-worker, but I knew her pretty well.
 
#9
wow that worries me (the cat throw up thing) especially since i've bought several used tokis.. i think the ones that i have now all came NWT.

yea, since it's your trade you should decide.. but what if your perfect bag came along and it was preowned?
 
#10
thanks for all your inputs ladies ;)

Since my bag is v gently used too; I definitely do not mind a bag that's preowned however I noticed in LJ that the certain bags have changed hands quite a number of times e.g 3-4 owners already...

So I was thinking of stating in my T&C that potential swappers shld let me know how many times the bags have changed hands unless it BNWT keke...but I do not know how to phrase it w/o sounding rude..
 
#11
ah lol..

i think i know what you mean. i bought a citta rosa gioco that had been owned by electronization (idk if she's on here) but i sold it to someone else 'cause i wasn't sure if i wanted to keep it. i didn't get any actual use out of it though.. same for the citta rosa campeggios and citta rosa buon viaggio i had. i was more like the middle person ;) in fact, it probably left my hands in better condition than it arrived 'cause i am a clean freak.
 
#12
I agree with the used bit... I've only bought 1 used bag and traded for 1 used bag in my entire collection... I only sell/trade new store bought bags (although some have been returnees but there's nothing you can really do about that)... annnnd I think it's important to double check on condition. I mean you wouldn't want to pay or trade unequal items IMHO it's one-sided and it's not fair
 
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