I have not sold anything on eBay for some time but had an urge last weekend to list a pair of genuine Gucci trainers that I bought in a charity shop in Porthmadog earlier this year. I bought them for my niece but she was not too keen on them so thought I would sell them on. I paid £3.99 for them.
I knew they were genuine because they had a reference number inside them and you could tell by the detailing that they were genuine. I checked them out on the Gucci website and they are currently selling for £370. I noticed another identical pair sell for £132 on eBay a couple of weeks ago.
The ones that sold for £132 came with the box, receipt, extra laces and cloth bag so I did not expect to sell them anywhere near this price. Although these were a size 8, mine are a size 6.5 which is an unusual man's shoe size. This must have been a deal breaker because they sold for .......£122.00. Whoever turns their nose up at shopping in a charity shop needs to have a re-think.
2 comments:
Fabulous find, Lesley, and fabulous sale, too. Well done! I picked up a pair of genuine Jimmy Choos at my favourite charity shop a little while back for a tenner. They are too small for me, but I can't bring myself to part with them yet as they're so pretty! They're sitting on a shelf in my dressing room so I can admire them! Hope you're having a good Bank Holiday weekend - my car boot was pretty much a washout yesterday.
Thank you for your comments Caroline. We did well yesterday at the carboot sale but today has been wet but we still managed to find a few bargains at the local village carboot sales. Lucky you finding Jimmy Choos! There is just something about pretty shoes that seems to affect most women no matter our age, from little girls upwards. Keep admiring them as decoration. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
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