HOW TO BUY A CHANEL BAG FOR LESS: 10 TIPS

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
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[@Nickeywonderland]

Thank you sooo much for this video! Chanel is gorgeous bit its so hard to find for any kind of decent price.

[@ItsOnlyWarPaint]

Great tips, thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@joyyi-pinglin2407]

So practical and informative. Love it

[@clairew1218]

thanks for sharing the tips, very informable , i want to get a small classic flap one, how much in UK? in US it's around $3500, do you think it's a keeper? thanks

[@ShaliniDaisy]

Wonderful info ! I think I need to take a trip to London now 😃

[@Timpanys]

shalini kumar yey! Come and visit! X

[@MissAmelieMarie]

Please, please, please remove the music from your videos. Distracting and irritating. I quit watching this at 2:30 because of the music.

[@Timpanys]

MissAmelieMarie thanks for the feedback can do this!

[@maryamibrahim3008]

MissAmelieMarie the

[@divinacera336]

Hi Tiffany just wondering are you selling the bag or any designer bags?

[@Timpanys]

Have emailed you back! :)

[@kham6006]

If it’s for slightly less , then I would just buy new

[@madhukohli844]

how to we get in touch with you

[@Timpanys]

hey great to hear from you. Drop me a line at [e-mail] x

[@jazzjazzi3371]

so i want to purchase how can i buy from you??

[@Timpanys]

Hey great to hear from you - you can purchase here: www.timpanys.com

[@jazzjazzi3371]

Antonia Timpany but i would like to see before buying so is there a store?

[@Timpanys]

Jazz Jazzi yes - we have a store in Berkshire, UK

[@latoyam.8944]

Nice video. Would you help someone in the US find one? Email me

[@Timpanys]

Yes of course!...My email is [e-mail] - drop me a line x

[@abijo]

JAPAN is the answer. Ive never seen a bargain of these bags ever in other countries, only in japan! Ive also seen LVs, hermes, dior, etc thats sold like crazy. jpn is very strict w fakes, its illegal and can close even the biggest mall if a store is caught selling fake. you can find 2nd hand bags in mint condition in a good price, just research on the store names first and location. when u see it yourself....its beyond words, go watch other youtube videos

[@mybagoftheday1722]

I have heard that there is a distinct smell in the preowned bags that come from Japan

[@MarsTV_Cartoons]

OMG! I WISH I WOULD HAVE WATCHED THIS VIDEO BEFORE .... 😢 ..... I sold my totally un-used soft black leather Jumbo Chanel classic for !! £250.00 !! because I didn't know about it's value. It was a gift and I just didn't like it. 😢 I've lost a ton of money I would have preferred to give to charity. This video makes me want to shoot myself in the foot. Oh, wait.... I just did that 😢 😢 😢 😢 😢

[@MarsTV_Cartoons]

Still crying!

[@Timpanys]

oh my goodness - so sorry to hear that. Sending you my best wishes - :( x

[@MarsTV_Cartoons]

Thank you so much Antonia! Your best wishes are really healing. I feel like such a fool. I had no idea my Chanel Jumbo was iconic. The woman with the ridiculous smile who bought it from me didn't mention it either.... Double D'oh! I couldn't work out why she was so giddy with excitement and wanted to authenticate it. I thought £250 was pretty good for a leather handbag. After watching this video, I feel utterly stupid and ripped off. I'm glad he didn't buy me a Hermes Birkin! I wouldn't have liked that either and would have sold it for peanuts also. Don't get me wrong! I adore designer bags! Just not the obvious ones that show off wealth and little imagination. I'm trying to be philosophical and think of the vast pile of Chanel handbags that would have perished inside the disintegrated mansions due to Californian wild fires and mud slides. That puts things into perspective. Take care! ... Treasure your Designer goodies! - nx

[@abijo]

yeah happened to me long time ago too, sold my birkin gold on gold 25 for US$500 and i thought i did a good job only to find out how dumb i was... so now im older and i like this classic bags, i really regret it, but i am now always travelling to japan to get these pieces 1 by 1 and im happy so far hehehhehe

[@jaemonae6975]

Omg 😮 I hope I run across somebody like you !