How much does a small stain reduce the value of a $400 vintage 1960s Chanel dress?
Posted: May 6th, 2010 | Author: Administrator | Filed under: General | Tags: $400, 1960s, chanel, Dress, much, reduce, small, stain, value, Vintage | 9 Comments »I keep coming back to a store that is selling a 1960 first Chanel silk dress for $ 400, and I like it, but I’m hesitating to buy at that price, because there is a small stain (not at all unless you look very closely) near the bottom of the skirt. What is this dress really worth, given the spot, is $ 400 a fair price? Only serious answers please!
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take it out with oxyclean
i dont know why you keep trying to sell it?? keep it!
i’d say it would bring it down a bit, but idk an exact price. i would bring it to the attention of a sales associate, and see if they would drop the price for you (considering it is stained and would have to be taken to a drycleaner) if not, i’d say pick out something else, don’t spend that much on something unless it’s flawless
It reduces the value of the dress to $390.00
If you think the dress is worth $400, then the dress is worth $400. You know what you consider a fair price.
As to the stain, some stains can be removed, but I wouldn’t mess with it if you think it isn’t noticeable. Have you tried to dicker with the store about the price. Sometimes they will take off $$ for stains. Yes, even the vintage clothing stores will bargain with you … perhaps I should say especially the vintage clothing stores will dicker with you.
seriously, this is the most ostentatious thing i have ever herd. take your 400.00 and put it in a savings account. unless that is of course you have sooo much of it you want to just throw it around.
I would say $400 is a fair price for a perfect vintage Chanel dress. If you check out ebay and other sites, most sell for around that price.
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=vintage+chanel+dress&um=1&ie=UTF-8
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=vintage+chanel+dress
But for the small stain, most stores will give a 10% discount. Try to complain a lot and say you’ll take your business else where. Or say you’ve found the same dress but in mint condition for less than $300. It’s not worth the whole $400! But if you really love it and they won’t give a discount, buy it and try to get the stain out. If it doesn’t work, return it.
$400 for an authentic 60s raw silk Chanel dress is an excellent price! If it were in pristine condition, it would probably sell on the international market for $600 or more depending on how desirable its shape, print and colour are.
Since you like it very much and its only flaw is not noticeable, I’d say buy it because in terms of pure financial investment, it’s not a badly priced buy at all.
1960s silk Chanel gear is VERY difficult to find and in the vintage and antique markets rarity dictates price so, all things considered, $400 may sound like a lot of money (and in absolute terms it is) but its not unreasonable for this type of garment. Remember that it is not just by any designer (but by Chanel), it’s not polyester or cotton (but silk) and it not something you can buy off the peg anywhere else (because it is nearly 50 years old and thereby vintage).
I’m sure you have already had a word with the sale’s assistant and raised the issue of the stain. If you haven’t, then do it because you may well get a little discount as a gesture of goodwill. Who knows?
Hope this helps!