Van Cleef - VCA price increase thread *please include location*

[missie1]

Darn! I've had my eye on this one too. Was it really just $6500 ("just") in summer 2022, and now it is $6850? I almost bought it then - considering it now, but feeling dumb I didn't bite the bullet earlier. (Side note: are there ever, ever any ways to buy these on sale? Tax free? Etc)

VCA doesn’t go on sale. You can go the preowned route but you have to beware of superfakes. Only buy from reputable resellers.

 

[yinyin1288]

Darn! I've had my eye on this one too. Was it really just $6500 ("just") in summer 2022, and now it is $6850? I almost bought it then - considering it now, but feeling dumb I didn't bite the bullet earlier. (Side note: are there ever, ever any ways to buy these on sale? Tax free? Etc)

I guess if you bought it in another country it would be "tax free"

 

[lat34]

VCA doesn’t go on sale. You can go the preowned route but you have to beware of superfakes. Only buy from reputable resellers.

Thanks!

 

[lat34]

I guess if you bought it in another country it would be "tax free"

I travel a lot (PhD research related) so this might be something I would do. If so I'll let everyone know how it goes!

 

[7777777]

I travel a lot (PhD research related) so this might be something I would do. If so I'll let everyone know how it goes!

You would still need to declare and pay dues upon return.
The piece might need to be send for resizing.
Not sure it worth the trouble.

 

[lat34]

EDITED: Looks like the price in Euros is actually more than the price in the US with tax added (7300 euros incl tax = ~$7600, whereas $6850 +6.25% tax - in Boston - brings the price to $7278). With tax-free, in my experience, you get back about 10% (EDITED) of the total price (which already includes tax), which here would be about ~$700. So, if I'm calculating right, the price difference is about $350 - at least at French website prices. EDIT: And this doesn't take into account duties to be paid upon returning to the US, as mentioned by previous poster.

 

[lat34]

You would still need to declare and pay dues upon return.
The piece might need to be send for resizing.
Not sure it worth the trouble.

Thank you! The personal exemption is $800 (for cash $10k, but not goods!). Such a good point. I appreciate it!

 

[cherriefairy]

Apparently there will be a price increase on the 12 February? Has anyone heard any news regarding this?

 

[south-of-france]

Not yet!

 

[ksf]

Apparently there will be a price increase on the 12 February? Has anyone heard any news regarding this?

May I ask where you are based?

 

[lilpikachu]

Apparently there will be a price increase on the 12 February? Has anyone heard any news regarding this?

I hope not

Australia already had one on 13 October… space them out six months apart at least!

 

[gagabag]

I’m in AU and my SA said 26 Jan

 

[lilpikachu]

I’m in AU and my SA said 26 Jan

Thank you so much for confirming @gagabag

At least some pieces can be purchased online now.

Do you have any more intel regarding % increase and which collections?

If Cartier follow suit, I think I might cry…

 

[cherriefairy]

May I ask where you are based?

UK

 

[cherriefairy]

I hope not

Australia already had one on 13 October… space them out six months apart at least!

I agree, last time I spoke to my SA she said there will be a price increase sometime between March and April, so this rumour came as a shock to me . I also don’t want to panic buy.