HOW TO BUY A CHANEL BAG FOR LESS: 10 TIPS I have been selling pre-owned Chanel for 8 years through my store and online boutique www.timpanys.com. Here I line out some of my top tips that can help buyers find their dream bag for less. Spelling errors on ebay - those lucky people that own a bag by a brand they cannot even spell. Follow the search Channel flap bag on ebay and see if there are a lucky few that slip through the net. Auction houses far away from London that do not put their pieces on the Sale Room. If you do bid at auction your best bet to win is in the room and your second best bet is on the phone - as much of it is psychological warfair against your fellow bidders. With this in mind dress for the occasion. Naturally. As an auction queen rarely have I ever had any success leaving bids online or at the house themselves. Also don’t get excited about the guide prices. They set them low to entice you - if you look at previous auction results that will give you a better idea of what you can expect pieces to go for. Age is but a number. My father most definitely lives by this rule - but for Chanel, it can also be true. The designs are so timeless if you are willing to go for a slightly older model of classic flap on the second hand market - still in excellent condition, you could well pay over a thousand pounds less than you would for a second hand newer version. Patience and Research. You have to be willing to wait for the right back - it will come a long but it could be 6 months or so. Use this time to research thoroughly - as tiresome as this is it is really important because that way when you see a steal come up you know it’s a steal and you go for it with gusto. For example as I mentioned above we had two jumbo flaps come in and the owner only wanted £2500 for them. We sold them both within 24 hours because people knew what a steal they were. Compromise on certain elements of wear to really secure a cheap deal or better still get one that needs some restoration. Any sort of maintenance effort will put off many buyers. Over time you can then take it to Chanel and get any repairs done that are necessary that you might not be able to afford from the outset. Choose a smaller size - by going down a size you can save yourself a good £500. Compromise on colour - whilst black maybe the colour you want. So does everyone else, having seen one in blue-black I have to tell you that it is near on impossible to tell the difference and it may well save you a £100. It is easy to browse online marketplaces so lots of people will also be doing the same thing. I would recommend actually picking up the phone to ring dress agencies and pre owned luxury designer stores like Timpanys. Speaking to a person and building a relationship with a seller is a great way to bag yourself a bargain. We have a list of people that are looking for certain bags in certain hardware and we can actually source them from our seller network working to reasonably set budgets. Play the exchange rate - right now if you’re living in the U.K. it is not playing to your favour as the pound is so weak but for anyone living further a field than the U.K. the second hand Chanel market is looking pretty cheap right about now. Pay in instalments. I know it is strictly speaking not making it cheaper but spreading the payments certainly makes big purchases less painful. For example at Timpanys we allow our clients to split the payments across three months Contact us at timpanys@timpanys.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timpanys Twitter: https://twitter.com/Timpanys Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TIMPANYSTHED... Website: www.timpanys.com Subscribe / like / share
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