Hi, my Galet Speedy was part of a group of bags that were "recalled" due to defective glazing. I sadly had many that were affected. In my case the glazing was not as bad as many that I have seen. The worst seemed to suffer melting which I can only think must have been in warmer climates than I am in. Mine was soft and you could see indents in places where objects had pressed against the glazing. They did exchange my defective bags and I chose to take store credit which I redeemed on a Crocodile City Steamer. A bag I would have never purchased had it not been for that opportunity!
I did choose to repair a couple that were special colors that had been discontinued. The repairs took quite a while to complete. As to whether or not you should purchase a preloved, that's a hard call for me. I can't remember exactly (you could search on topic) but I seem to remember that the defective bags were manufactured between 2013-15. If you find one that you can see the date code and it's not in those years I would get one. I still have several and love them. I rotate bags almost daily and none of mine show the wear or softening of the embossing some people have experienced. I have no idea if LV would repair a bag you purchased on the secondary market at this point in time. I would think it would depend on your relationship with the store you work with.
HTH and best of luck!
