Hi Everyone,
I posted about a month ago that I was on the hunt for a pre-loved medium looping bag. I did find one in excellent condition and purchased it from ebay. I had it authenticated etc. Really nice seller who was selling from her personal collection etc. When I received the bag it was actually in better shape than I imagined. I did decide that I wanted a new Loop though. The original was very dark and I just wanted to freshen it up a bit. I sent it to the St. Louis boutique and the sales associate called me today. She was very nice. She told me the bag was in excellent condition, no cuts, no worn leather etc. She told me to replace the loop it would be $102 and I am okay with that. I then wanted her to give me a price quote on a new zipper and I also wanted to know how much would it be to replace the inside alacantra lining. New zipper would be $95!! New Alacantra lining $235!! I couldn't believe it. I told her for those prices I would buy a new bag first. She of course laughed. She said she didn't know why the zippers are so expensive. She assured me the work would be perfect. They send everything to California for repair. She said it would take about 6-8 weeks. I hope it comes back sooner though. She reminded me that before the bag was discontinued it sold for $1040!! I remember when that bag was $500...So even with getting the loop replaced and what I paid for it on ebay I would have only spent $265 so I'm happy. Just thought I would share a pre-loved success story. I was a little hesitant about buying off of ebay but I waited patiently and found the right deal for me.
I posted about a month ago that I was on the hunt for a pre-loved medium looping bag. I did find one in excellent condition and purchased it from ebay. I had it authenticated etc. Really nice seller who was selling from her personal collection etc. When I received the bag it was actually in better shape than I imagined. I did decide that I wanted a new Loop though. The original was very dark and I just wanted to freshen it up a bit. I sent it to the St. Louis boutique and the sales associate called me today. She was very nice. She told me the bag was in excellent condition, no cuts, no worn leather etc. She told me to replace the loop it would be $102 and I am okay with that. I then wanted her to give me a price quote on a new zipper and I also wanted to know how much would it be to replace the inside alacantra lining. New zipper would be $95!! New Alacantra lining $235!! I couldn't believe it. I told her for those prices I would buy a new bag first. She of course laughed. She said she didn't know why the zippers are so expensive. She assured me the work would be perfect. They send everything to California for repair. She said it would take about 6-8 weeks. I hope it comes back sooner though. She reminded me that before the bag was discontinued it sold for $1040!! I remember when that bag was $500...So even with getting the loop replaced and what I paid for it on ebay I would have only spent $265 so I'm happy. Just thought I would share a pre-loved success story. I was a little hesitant about buying off of ebay but I waited patiently and found the right deal for me.