I've made the decision to sell some bags to put money towards savings. Since these three are a very similar combination (all have black leather, gold hardware), I've singled them out and want to sell two of the three.
I have: (1) medium Business Affinity, (2) Mini Flap in chevron lambskin gold hardware, (3) old medium Chanel Boy in aged gold hardware. All are excellent condition. The Mini Flap and Business Affinity sell for around the same while the Boy
I'm thinking I'll definitely sell the Affinity, but I can't pick between the Mini Flap and the Boy. They're both pretty new as I just bought it around December, while the Mini is from the summer 2018. I love the look of both but I'm a little worried about the value of the Boy as I've heard so many debates about whether or not it's classic, and now that Karl Lagerfeld has passed, I'm not sure what impact that might make on Chanel! I believe the Mini could only go up in value, but it is a lambskin. (I also have a Mini in quilted caviar, silver hardware that I'm not selling.) I'm semi concerned about the value since reselling in the future is always an option. I'm not sure how both bags will wear in the future; I've heard lots of things about how the Boy doesn't wear well in corners, but lots of people have also said the lambskin on the Mini is delicate-- tho I feel it isn't.
Any opinions on the value of the Boy and whether it could possibly get discontinued or plummet even more in popularity? Do you think it's a classic? I'm really struggling and I don't know which direction the Boy could go.
[e] I also just ordered a mini Coco handle in green, gold hardware, from Fashionphile, if that helps any.
I have: (1) medium Business Affinity, (2) Mini Flap in chevron lambskin gold hardware, (3) old medium Chanel Boy in aged gold hardware. All are excellent condition. The Mini Flap and Business Affinity sell for around the same while the Boy
I'm thinking I'll definitely sell the Affinity, but I can't pick between the Mini Flap and the Boy. They're both pretty new as I just bought it around December, while the Mini is from the summer 2018. I love the look of both but I'm a little worried about the value of the Boy as I've heard so many debates about whether or not it's classic, and now that Karl Lagerfeld has passed, I'm not sure what impact that might make on Chanel! I believe the Mini could only go up in value, but it is a lambskin. (I also have a Mini in quilted caviar, silver hardware that I'm not selling.) I'm semi concerned about the value since reselling in the future is always an option. I'm not sure how both bags will wear in the future; I've heard lots of things about how the Boy doesn't wear well in corners, but lots of people have also said the lambskin on the Mini is delicate-- tho I feel it isn't.
Any opinions on the value of the Boy and whether it could possibly get discontinued or plummet even more in popularity? Do you think it's a classic? I'm really struggling and I don't know which direction the Boy could go.
[e] I also just ordered a mini Coco handle in green, gold hardware, from Fashionphile, if that helps any.
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