ITV’s Million Pound Pawn viewers have said a woman was ‘abducted and could get more at a church sale’ after paying just £ 1,065 for eight design bags.
Marlene and her husband Brian, who are both in their 70s, were hoping to dissolve some of their assets and asked Sheffield bettors Dan Hatfield for a contract.
Trying to add £ 6,000 to her granddaughter’s trust fund, her grandmother Marlene decided to sell eight of her designer handbags, including Gucci, Chanel and Vivienne Westwood.
But she was surprised to find that she would only get £ 1,065 for the results – leaving viewers suggesting she should try promoting them on eBay or Facebook Marketplace.
However, luxury goods expert Amber Gordon told FEMAIL that she agreed with the evaluation of the ‘really old-fashioned styles’ and warned of the risks of losing money on buying a designer.
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ITV’s Million Pound Pawn viewers have claimed that a woman (pictured) has been ‘abducted’ and gets more at a church sale ‘after paying just £ 1,065 for eight design bags
Marlene and her husband Brian, who are both in their 70s, hoped to dissolve some of their assets (pictured one of her bags) and asked Sheffield bettors Dan Hatfield to get a deal.
Trying to add £ 6,000 to her granddaughter’s trust fund, her grandmother Marlene decided to sell eight of her designer handbags, including Gucci, Chanel and Vivienne Westwood (pictured)
Marlene and husband Brian are enjoying the best of their lives after spending 15 years living in America, and have designed an impressive collection of handbags and watches.
After returning to England in 2016 to be closer to their family, they appeared on the ITV pledge show looking for money for their luxury goods.
‘My favorite of all is Chanel,’ said Marlene. ‘Chanel neck, my favorite earrings, Chanel is my bracelet, my Chanel shoes, my watch … oh no, that’s Rolex
Along with Marlene’s eight design bags, Brian also offered to part with three of his big watches.
But after Mr Hatfield evaluated the items with his experts and revealed his findings, the couple were left in awe.
But she was surprised to find that she would only get £ 1,065 for the results – leaving viewers (above) suggesting she should try to promote them on eBay or Facebook Marketplace
Marlene, who was aiming to get up to £ 6,000 for her handbags, only got two hundred pounds for each one because they had mass-produced, meaning their value had plummeted.
‘Are you kidding? ‘, She said. ‘I have this view of what I get for my bags, it’s completely crushed. ‘
But despite her panic, Marlene accepted Mr Hatfield ‘s offer of £ 1,065, saying:’ I have lost them all. But I don’t use them, so you have a contract. ‘
Her husband Brian paid £ 17,500 for his IWC, Omega and Tourneau watches.
Observers suggested that they did not agree with the offer made to Marlene, with one inscription: ‘Should you sell them bags at the church sale you would get more. ‘
Another said: ‘Pay reasonable prices for the watches I think, maybe he’s got a grip on those bags though.’
However, luxury goods expert Amber Gordon told FEMAIL that she agreed with the evaluation of the ‘really old-fashioned styles’ and warned of the risks of losing money on buying a designer ( pictured)
Marlene and husband Brian (pictured) are enjoying the best of their lives after spending 15 years living in America, and have built up an impressive collection of designer handbags and watches.
Amber Gordon, founder of Tailored Styling, a personal buyer and style company that specializes in finding and buying design products for high value clients, said she agreed with the valuation.
She explained that the bags appeared ‘very old-fashioned’ and would not hold their price, noting that Marlene could have gotten a better deal through eBay only because she’s been doing all the work.
Amber said: ‘Those were very well priced. Different brands command different resale values and Chanel and Hermes are the only brands that will really make you any big cash back on pre-owned property.
‘Any other brand, once you’ve bought and used a bag, you get a lot less than you paid back if you sell it.
‘Most of these are also very old-fashioned styles, perhaps purchased in the early 00s – the Jimmy Choo for example is an old style, Gucci is also before a new creative director in a few years ago and made a major revival of the brand.
After returning to England in 2016 to be closer to their family, they appeared on the ITV pledge show looking for money for their luxury goods (pictured)
We’ve also been going through the last few years for small bags that are still common, so big styles like that aren’t going to happen right now, so again it will be harder to sell and have less control. ‘
However, the expert said: ‘Viewers are right that it looks like it could sell a little more on eBay, but it can be so much effort to sell things yourself and it can take time.
‘A broker needs to make a margin out of these bags so it naturally offers less than a final buyer on eBay would. You also need to account for the time it takes to list and pick up the bags.
‘It all comes down to whether you want to put the effort into yourself and wait for a little extra money or let a professional do it for you and get a little less right away. ‘
Following, she said: ‘I would estimate that the maximum betting will be between £ 50- £ 100, when they sell these bags for around £ 200- £ 300 per head, which would be very, very good price if they can achieve this.
‘Unfortunately if you don’t buy smart and invest in brands that have value or even increase over time, you would be surprised how much money you can lose on a luxury purchase. ‘