Tips to Buying Your First Vintage Designer Handbag

Buying a designer handbag is such an exciting experience, especially if its your first. We all dream of owning a beautifully hand crafted bag that we can use with pride and confidence. Having an original brand label such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel or Celine are a welcome confidence boost.

When buying a vintage designer handbag there are a few things you need to do to ensure you purchase the best quality and authentic goods, so you can make your purchase with one hundred percent confidence.

Do Your Research

The first tip when buying your very first vintage designer handbag is to go online and start doing some research. If you know the brand you want then you can start your search focusing on the brand, but if you aren't sure yet, then it's worthwhile visiting a host of online stores to find the ones that have a reputation for selling genuine vintage designer bags that you can buy with confidence.

Expect Some Wear and Tear

Vintage bags have been used, therefore they are previously owned. It's important to expect some sort of wear and tear, though you can check with the supplier to identify the condition of the bag. At Rewind Vintage, we do our own rating systems, so clients have a great idea on confident before they order. We hand select our bags, choosing those of the finest quality that have been loved and cared for.

Identify Price

Go online to identify what the vintage designer bag you are considering would have cost new and then look at the asking price of it previously owned. Remember that good quality designer bags don't lose value, in fact if you purchase the bag now, you shouldn't lose money if you decide to sell in the future.

Returns

Never buy a vintage designer bag online that doesn’t come with some form of returns policy, enabling you to purchase with one hundred percent confidence. A returns policy ensures that when you receive the item, if you are not happy, you can return it with ease and without any fuss.

Know Fakes

Buying a vintage designer bag can be quite tricky, especially with the number of fakes being manufactured and distributed worldwide. Of course the fakes are not the same high quality as the genuine article. At Rewind Vintage, we ensure that we authenticate every item before it's added to our portfolio for our clients peace of mind.

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