The world’s most popular handbag brands go to great lengths to make their handbags difficult to get, but thanks to the democratizing forces of the Internet, it’s no longer as hard as it once was. Accessibility to those bags often comes by way of auctions and trunkshows of pre-owned bags, but yesterday, I realized there’s a place where you can shop a fairly large selection all the time: farfetch.com.
If you’re not familiary with farfetch.com, it’s a pretty neat site that’s worth a look. It consolidates e-commerce sales for independent luxury boutiques all over the world and makes their inventories accessible to shoppers anywhere. Because some of those boutiques specialize is pre-owned or vintage fashion, the site has an ever-changing vintage category that includes lots of handbags that the brands otherwise decline to make available online.
Below, we’ve picked ten of our favorites from the site’s current selection. Some are below regular retail and others are above it, but all allow for a level of convenience that their manufacturers don’t provide themselves. You can also check out farfetch.com’s full vintage handbag selection.
Christian Dior Medium Lady Dior Bag
$2,079 via farfetch.com
Chanel Classic Flap Bag
$3,599 via farfetch.com
Chanel Jumbo Classic Flap Bag
$6,033 via farfetch.com
Chanel Reissue Flap Bag
$5,968 via farfetch.com
Hermès Birkin
$18,700 via farfetch.com
Hermès Birkin
$17,999 via farfetch.com
Hermès Bolide Bag
$4,999 via farfetch.com
Hermès Kelly Bag
$7,799 via farfetch.com
Louis Vuitton Epi Speedy Bag
$1,099 via farfetch.com
Louis Vuitton Noe Monogram Shoulder Bag
$1,429 via farfetch.com
Sold at a premium for bags that have been used…
My Aunty Kate got a nice 12 month old Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive Hatchback by working part time at home. this website…….[][]
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the markup on these Birkins!
Greedy reseller
Heinous prices, less than stellar condition!
The Louis Noe is in pretty rough condition for the price.
Agreed better deals to be had elsewhere.
I agree with Mei. There are great deals to be had everywhere other than Farfetch. Amanda, please don’t post something like again, PLEASE. It’s an insult to us.
Prices are a little steep
Prices are higher than other, reputable re-sellers such as Ann’s Fabulous Finds and Yoogi’s Closet, and the bags on Farfetch don’t come with detailed explanations of either condition or what’s included, e.g. authenticity card, dust bag, box etc.
I’d be very cautious!
I totally agree. I’d much rather, and have, purchased my pre-owned bags through The Real Real with confidence because they list exactly what you’re going to get…flaws and all. Farfetch is bogus.
These prices made me almost faint. No way. Too many other great resale options. And I love Ann’s!!!
Sorry but some prices are even more expensive than buying new ones… Where is the logic? We have enough alternatives to get better prices for vintage bags.
you have nice
collections please chekout our Clutches collections.
This reads like a paid ad. I kept looking for the words “sponsored post” at the beginning and end of the ad, I mean entry.
Is there going to be an influx of farfetch ads on the site soon?
To clarify: this post was not paid for, suggested by or sponsored by farfetch in any way. When posts are, they are clearly labeled, as they have been in the past. Since we write almost exclusively about shopping for new bags, I had never done much exploring of farfetch’s “vintage” selection and was pleased with what I found when I did–nothing more nefarious than that. When writing about anything positively, we understand why people would be suspicious, because so many sites aren’t transparent about when something is a paid placement. We try our best to be very clear and run our site with integrity.
Many of the brands and retailers we write about, both positively and negatively, have bought ads on the site at some point in the past, which is true for any fashion site or publication. That’s just the nature of covering the industry.
I am not saying it is a nefarious plot. I am saying the way the post was written –and knowing the reporter has previously written about the company — makes me question the credibility of what’s written on the site.
Just did a quick search on the site and both the TPF DEALS and the PURSEBLOG user names announced a discount they’d negotiated with farfetch.
This post is either a sponsored post that PURSEBLOG conveniently forgot to label or the site will get a portion of all sales generated from the link in this blog post.
Did PURSEBLOG even write this post of just copy/paste a press release from the other site.
Disappointing to see sponsored posts like this when we expect impartial news from you guys. The “bags of” women who work for specific brands was bad enough. Please either drop this type of post or be more transparent!
We are always very transparent when we have a sponsored post and label it as such. We have shared bags and deals from Farfetch in the past and Amanda wanted to share that they carry Hermes and other brands we were not aware of.
We pride ourselves in being honest with our readers, always have been and will continue to be!
Fair enough. But it reads like a shill for the company and might have been better received if Amanda had put it in context vs. other re-sellers. Many of your readers are interested in buying vintage or pre-owned bags but you really have to know what you’re doing in order to avoid either overpaying or being scammed. How about a future article on what to look for/watch out for, along with resources for spotting common replica tactics — such as lists of mass-produced Chanel identity numbers?
This is something we’re working on, but is a much bigger and more long-term project–in this situation, I just wanted to let everyone know this was an option if they were interested, precisely because buying second-hand can be tricky and farfetch has very clear policies about the boutiques they work with, shipping, etc.
It’s unfortunate that something positive reads like a shill, but I do understand why that is: so many websites are dishonest about what motivates their coverage. That bothers us as much as it bothers you guys and we appreciate your concern about it, so we’re always as clear as we can be!
I’ve known about Farfetch’s vintage Chanel for about 2-3 years. However, the pricing is just outrageous. I thought it may have had something to do with customs duties being included in the prices. I’m just not sure why their prices are at such premiums. I really like Farfetch, but in the meantime, I’ll continue to purchase vintage with other resellers.
The lv bags is very beautiful!!
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