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Christene Barberich's avatar

I love the black and white collection strategy…I feel the same way about Prada…these are the stories eBay is made of!

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Nathalie Eusse's avatar

loved this! can Ruby please make this a recurring series of her finds

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Erika Veurink's avatar

I WISH! let's bully her into it

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Jess Graves's avatar

The stuff internet urban legends are made of!!

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Erika Veurink's avatar

truly folklore

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Grace's avatar

My shoe and purse repair guy is also named Tony! This bag must be thrilled with its new life!

Some recent “omg that is priced so low I need to buy it before the seller does some light Googling” purchases for me:

- a red linen Claire McCardell dress: $60

- red Lilli Ann coat with black sequin details: $83 (misspelled as a Lille Ann 😏)

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Erika Veurink's avatar

a misspelled find HAS to be the best. I love this!

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Aoife's avatar

God I loved this -- reading it and progressing through each moment felt akin to the historic documentation I've read of how when Dickens' work was serialised, people would actually row out to boats in Sydney Harbour to get the latest instalment. Riveting reading and I loved going on the journey with you! Congratulations on this exquisite treasure! Preloved is always best xx

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Erika Veurink's avatar

This is so sweet!

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Caylie Lane's avatar

Ok, you're going to make me start buying designer items. Passing them down for generations really makes the purchase into an act of selflessness, if you think about it! Haha. Considering buying my first designer bag in Paris this summer, but then again, the thrill of secondhand is very alluring.

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Erika Veurink's avatar

You could find an incredible secondhand piece in Paris ❤️❤️ how divine

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emily north's avatar

the best part about reading this was that it was both a love letter to chanel and your friendship with ruby- such a treat!

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Erika Veurink's avatar

so sweet of you <3 one's a lot more important than the other lol

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caitlyn's avatar

That journal is everything.

Also the bracelet! I have a gold diamond tennis bracelet. My mom gave it to me. It’s was hers in the 80s and I never ever take it off <3

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Erika Veurink's avatar

Lucky you! Such a perfect hand-me-down

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Caldwell's avatar

Do you find that your Chanel flats fit TTS? Been watching a pair on eBay!

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Erika Veurink's avatar

Yes! I was worried about this too

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Emma Saadi's avatar

Okay, that is such a good find!!! Feel free to CC me next time 😏

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Erika Veurink's avatar

hahaah love it

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EM's avatar

What a treasure!!! It’s like a romance story, a quest, and a resurrection story in a way

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Erika Veurink's avatar

i LOVE this

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Tori Simokov's avatar

Tony did SUCH a good job, omg. Kudos to you and Ruby, queens of the find!

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Erika Veurink's avatar

Tony <3

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