Condition of our pre-loved luxury handbags and leather goods
our 3 loved levels
very gently loved
like new... our very gently loved items may exhibit extremely minimal signs of use, though will often be immaculate due to sadly never having been taken out for dinner, even out of the house or perhaps used for a very brief period of time!
gently loved
lightly used... our gently loved items may exhibit a few visible signs of use including slight blemishes to water spots, light surface scuffs on the base and or corners, to gentle softening of leather, rubbing on handles etc.
loved
loved & looked after... our loved items are characterful numbers and may exhibit a wonderful lived in look, from a vintaged patina, softening of leather, darkening of handles and or base edges, to light water spots and or light tarnish or scratches to hardware or leather.
Our pre-loved goods are always in truly beautiful condition...
Each item will have a full specification on condition as listed. We only sell authentic luxury handbags and leather goods in new or beautiful (very carefully selected ) pre-loved or pre-owned condition and always honestly described.
If you are purchasing a preowned item, it is useful to remember there may be a degree of individual character on various bags, dependant upon age, level of usage and leather or fabric type. This is why we have our 3 pre-loved levels of condition here on this page. Most people enjoy the character associated with a gently loved leather, which offers a wonderful degree of individuality simply unavailable from the shelf.
A degree of character on luxury leathers often really adds to the provenance of your truly authentic pre-owned handbag, for example darwin leather by Mulberry is a vegetable tanned product, designed to gain an exceptional vintaged appearance over time, it is also susceptible to light water spotting from rain etc. This type of leather may therefore display characteristical qualities through even the most gentle usage, and a bag which has been used for some time may have gained a rich vintaged patina.
On each individual selling page to the bottom left hand side you will find one of our 3 pre-loved categories of condition, which will refer specifically to the level of condition of the item in question. By clicking on the condition link on the selling page a new window will open, allowing you to refer to back to this page for reference whilst considering your purchase.
sub categories vintage & rare
We have also applied two sub categories for reference on applicable items:
vint = vintage and often collectible & rare = hard to find and /or collectible
The vint and rare abbreviations will often be applied alongside one of the main categories. When you see pre (rare) on the item description page this denotes a pre-loved and hard to find or collectible item. An item with new (vint) means this is a new (never used) vintage item etc.
selling or part exchanging your handbag
If you are wishing to part exchange or sell your designer handbag to ourselves please follow this link to see our requirements on condition: sell or part exchange your item
