Guides & Tips

Used Chanel: What determines the price in the secondary market

Leather, size, hardware, and completeness: the elements that truly affect the price of a pre-owned Chanel, and what to look for before buying one.

Buying used online: what rights do you really have

Withdrawal, legal warranty on used goods, and discrepancies from the description: what the law says when you buy second-hand from a professional seller, and what changes if you buy from a private i...

Vintage and second-hand are not the same thing

Two words used as synonyms that describe different markets, with different prices and valuation criteria. How to understand which one you are buying.

How to care for a leather and canvas bag without damaging it

What to use on canvas, leather and cowhide, what never to use, how to store a bag that is not in use, and when it is time to stop and take it to someone.

Gucci second-hand: Marmont, Dionysus, Ophidia, and Horsebit Compared

The four Gucci families that most frequently visit the store: how to recognize them, how they behave when used, and which one makes sense for which type of use.

Used Louis Vuitton: what to look for before buying

Canvas, leather, and Vachetta: how Louis Vuitton materials age over time, which parts fail first, and what changes between models that frequently visit the store.

How much is your used handbag worth: how a valuation works

What we look at when evaluating a bag to buy, which elements truly affect the price, and how the process works from the WhatsApp photo to payment.

Entrupy certificate: what it is, how it works, and when you really need it

How third-party authentication works, for which brands it is available, when it makes sense to request it, and when it doesn't.

Like new, excellent, good: how to read a bag's condition

What the three preservation classes we use on the forms really mean, what signs fall into each, and why the full description matters more than the label.

Buying a pre-owned luxury bag: what to check before you pay

The checks that really matter when buying second-hand luxury online: real photos, declared condition, measurements, included accessories, right of withdrawal. What a serious seller must tell you be...