I live in the San Gabriel Valley area of LA and have had no luck thrifting around here.
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Yes, the Helen’s Legacy was found at a consignment shop, the Basic Bag was found at a Church’s thrift store, seems all organizations have noticed the increasing value of vintage Coach, the Michael Korrs beside the Basic Bag ($70) only labeled at $30.
Even in the new GoodwillFinds site, I’ve noticed that vintage Coach are priced higher than the newer released ones. I wonder if it will come down again at some point or will it just keep on getting pricer with time.
It sure is harder but there are still deals you could find online. It is either the seller does not know what she is selling or definitely wants to get rid of stuff.
Spoke too soon about vintage Coach being hard to find in the thrifts. Found 2 today, and my sister found one too! A black Janice and a convertible clutch in what I am pretty sure is saddle. Sister found a red Sonoma duffle. I feel like I need to hide in my house now cause I have used up all my luck! LOL!!
I also had 0 luck finding ANY coach purses in the 2 goodwill stores that are available at a reasonable (~35 miles) driving distance from my home. No other thrift stores available either, so my only source really is the internet. For some reason, I do not think that the prices are ever coming back down to what they were even 5 yrs ago, so my tendencies are to grab the ones I really want, when I see them anywhere near the prices that I'm willing to pay.
For carrying purses I will hunt the vintage offers, because it seems to me that the newer purses simply are not of the same good quality. Someone on here mentioned that those vintage purses were "little tanks" and I fully agree. They might look beaten up and ugly and abused, but can be restored to full glory with some TLC. There is not much around nowadays about which one can say the same thing. Quality just simply tells.
For carrying purses I will hunt the vintage offers, because it seems to me that the newer purses simply are not of the same good quality. Someone on here mentioned that those vintage purses were "little tanks" and I fully agree. They might look beaten up and ugly and abused, but can be restored to full glory with some TLC. There is not much around nowadays about which one can say the same thing. Quality just simply tells.
I feel the same way about grabbing the ones I’m willing to pay the price that I find. Just got lucky on a true navy blue (not blavy) Legacy Zip for $30. I waited awhile for it hoping it didn’t get lost in the mail.
So did I! I found a Metropolitan briefcase for $70.00 this afternoon. I think it will clean up nicely.
Great finds- I bought another regina yesterday. I have an odd love the looks can't get it to work my lifestyle obsession with this bag. This will be either the 4th or 5th that I have bought and hopefully this one will stay with me.
Saw a black Legacy Zip at my local thrift in much poorer condition for $60. I will wait for 4 weeks and see if it is still there when the price is due to come down.
I hope you get it at a good discount price. Blacks are so much easier to work with. It will probably rehab well. Good luck!
Hello @LunaSilver! These are great finds! I was lucky enough to be exactly at the right place AND the right time (doesn't happen to me very often lol) to encounter all the bags that I have purchased. My very first was a black prairie at 3$ thus my Coach saga began. I was originally looking for parts to fix my purse, and old Tig, and was amazed at what I saw at the thrift. Unfortunately the thrift caught on after seeing so many sellers looking up purses on their phones while shopping there, (I really saw that coming and could not understand why the sellers were not more discreet). The prices are really high now and the hunt less exciting. I have lately found a couple at okay pricing but the days of the 3$ prairie are long gone. (At one time my limit was 5$ per bag then 10$, I cannot believe it now!).
Canadian friends... I have found a bag on eBay that I would like to purchase, but unfortunately the seller will not ship to Canada. Have any of you used a forwarding service, and if so, would you recommend using this option? I am looking at BorderLinx, but would be open to other suggestions!
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Thank you for sharing your experience of thrifting. My first find was a red Saddlery for $25 at a small local thrift shop about 5 years ago. That’s how things got started.
Thank you for sharing your experience of thrifting. My first find was a red Saddlery for $25 at a small local thrift shop about 5 years ago. That’s how things got started.
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It is hard to find stores that still price things cheaply. You would have more luck in smaller towns. There was a great store in El Paso the last time we were there. Actually I did great in Albuquerque in June at the St. Vincent de Paul - everything was $2 and buy one, get one free. I found 3 Coach bags, but nothing vintage. There are some bargains in Oregon and Utah. California is generally overpriced.