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Top 10 Tips to Selling Your Luxury Handbag

Luxury handbags most definitely look good in your arms. They of course make you look sass, classy, and really sophisticated. However, what happens when you want something new and you’ve grown tired of your designer handbag? Do you throw it away? Hell no! You invested a lot of money in it seeing as how designer handbags don’t come cheap. So no you won’t throw it away or give it away. You can simply reinvest in it and re-sell it as second-hand merchandise. This way, the money you’ll get from it can be used to buy another designer handbag that’s new in town. So what are some of the tips that you always have to keep in mind if you’re interested in selling your luxury handbag?

1. Price your handbag

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First things first, price your luxury handbag. Put in mind that you’ve used it for a bit and thus you don’t want to overprice it because nobody will buy it. It shouldn’t however be too cheap again because you invested a lot of money in it. The idea here is to make a profit while also taking care not to extort your customers. Thus with this in mind, price your handbag right. Get that balance between ‘too much and too little.’

2. Research the best place to sell your luxury handbag

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Trust me, if you were to sell your very beautiful and expensive designer handbag in a shabby thrift store, the people who frequent there will yes, admire it and want it but aren’t really ready to invest in it. This is the kind of place you will argue and argue with them as they negotiate for a cheaper option. It is what it is I guess and to be brutally honest, cheap thrift stores and stalls are not places you want to take your designer handbag to. Furthermore, you can always try online platforms like Fashionphile, eBay, lampoon, and Bagista among others. They are third-party websites most influencers have used over the years to sell their designer bags.

3. Beware of Scammers

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Always remember that you paid a lot of money for your designer handbag. Thus, the last thing you need is getting conned by scammers online who claim to be buyers. These buyers will buy from you at a cheaper price and then sell to unsuspecting clients at the same price you bought initially. They will pose as employees or workers from the designing house and none will be the wiser. At the end of the day, they will have short-changed you.

4. Know where the box, receipt and authenticity card for your bag is.

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We live in a world full of cheats and selfish people. Everyone usually has their guard up, especially concerning them having to part with their money. Thus, before convincing anyone to buy your bag, you will definitely have to work very hard in convincing them that indeed it is legit and authentic. To be able to do this, you can show the interested clients the box your bag came in, the receipt which basically proves that you really invested in it and the authenticity card which is typically more often than not signed by the designers themselves. If anything, this more than anything else just proves that you are professional in your handling of business transactions.

5. Be clear and precise in the description of your handbag

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As you are trying to get customers for your bag, make sure you present it properly to your clients. Whether you are using social media platforms or an official website, this is very important. This way, you maintain your professionalism and minimize questions likely to occur if this isn’t so clear. By description, I mean being very detailed. Take note of any marks, creases, or scratches your bag might be having. Even though it is brand new, make sure to do the inspection and write it down in detail. This way, no one will ever accuse you of conning or lying to them.

6. Check trends.

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It is also important that you keep checking what’s trending so as to know how much worth your designer bag will be and how well it will do in the market. If your bag is trendy and is a design that is basically the hottest in town, then you can be sure it will sell well. If it is a bit old-fashioned, then the sales may struggle a bit. This way, you prepare yourself mentally and won’t be surprised by whatever outcome.

7. Be keen on its colour and style.

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Why is this crucial? Because rarity will 100% sell well. If it has classic colours and maybe even its style was produced minimally and availability low, then its demand will be pretty high. At this point, you are looking to make money, right? Hence, the higher the demand for your bag is, the better it is for you.

8. Take high-quality pictures of your bag.

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A picture is worth a thousand words, right? You, therefore, want to make sure that the picture of the bag you want to put out there for clients and customers to have a look at, will be very high quality. The best way to do this is by using a high-quality digital camera. You can never go wrong with this one.

Bad-quality pictures have a tendency of downgrading what you’re taking a picture of and one can easily assume that that handbag (in this context), isn’t worth the hype or the price you have quoted. Therefore make sure that the picture you take is absolutely beautiful and very attractive to the eye. This way, you won’t have a problem attracting clients.

9. Package your handbag with care and always get insurance.

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So at this point, you have an interested buyer you now want to ship the handbag to them. When shipping, it is advisable you package the bag with extreme care. This will help you avoid too many confrontations because no one will accuse you of shipping to them a malfunctioning bag. You can photograph or videotape the packaging process just to reassure the buyer that you did it with care. Also, buy the package insurance just to protect yourself.

10. Do good marketing

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For your handbag to get the kind of visibility you want in order to sell well, then you have to do an amazing marketing job. Whether it is digital marketing or physical marketing, the idea is to ensure that the interested parties get to have heard about it in the first place, before even making the decision to buy it. Hence, good marketing is an amazing strategy.