I bought a vintage Chanel handbag for $2,050 in 2015 and sold it for $2,000 in 2024. The girl math speaks for itself.

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Koyaana Redstar, the head of luxury buying at Luxe Du Jour, an online luxury boutique for vintage designer handbags.
Koyaana Redstar is the head of luxury buying at Luxe Du Jour, an online luxury boutique for vintage designer handbags.

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I worked at Louis Vuitton. We spotted fake bags all the time — here's what we did when customers tried to return them.

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Shelley Alvarado worked at Louis Vuitton for five years and says she was passionate about the product — and able to easily spot counterfeit bags.

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