Bags &amp; Accessories

The Metzee team2 min read

How to sell bags and accessories on Metzee

Corners, hardware and the inside. Those three decide the price, and all three are camera work.

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Buying bags and accessories in a live auction

Ask for the corners, the zip working, and the inside turned out. Then ask where it came from.

Pricing bags and accessories for a live auction

Condition moves the price further here than in almost any category. Price the corners.

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Packing and posting bags and accessories

Stuff it, wrap the hardware, and never post a bag flat in a soft envelope.

Describing the condition of bags and accessories

Corners, hardware, lining, shape, smell. Five headings, and nothing hides between them.

What is your bag worth?

Corners, hardware and the inside. Condition moves the price further here than almost anywhere.

Photographing bags and accessories

Four corners, the zip working, and the lining turned out. Those three decide it.

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Delivering bags: courier, local or collection

Light, bulky and shape-sensitive. The box is bigger than you think and that is the whole cost.

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Questions to ask before bidding on a bag

Corners, zip, lining — and does it smell?

How bag condition is described

Five headings, no scale, and a word that has to be followed by specifics.

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Getting the size right when buying bags and accessories

Three dimensions and a strap drop. Photographs lie about bag size in both directions.

Storing and caring for bags

Stuffed, breathing and out of plastic. A sealed bag in a monsoon grows mould on leather.

Starting a bag collection

Learn leather on unbranded pieces. Brand prices without provenance are the expensive lesson.

Common mistakes selling bags

Posting it unstuffed, and never mentioning the smell.