Expensive handbag - what to do

[Hoppinggreen]

DD19 loves Thrift stores and was visiting friends in a posh part of surrey last week and found a real gem. She got a beautiful Jaeger jacket for £10 and she also got a Ferragamo Handbag - for £100!!!
We are pretty sure its genuine, we haven't had it properly authenticated and wouldn't bother but from online research it looks like it and the shop lady did have the paperwork. Its pre loved obviously but would have been over £1500 new and is probably worth around £600 now. Its in very good condition.
DD loves bags but we are more Kate Spade, Coach or similar than high end designer and she isn't sure what to do with it.

1. Enjoy it thoroughly, take it back to Uni with her and risk it getting stolen or wrecked
2. Try and sell it online (she doesn't really need the money but is at uni and it would fund a holiday this summer or similar)
3. Keep it but leave it at home and just get it out for special occasions (and let her Mum borrow it)

It is entirely her choice of course but what would you advise MN?

She should keep it and enjoy it. Fear about what could happen or what might disappoint you in the future tends to limit you in life.

and @Hoppinggreen I just love you for this 🤗

"and may the odds be forever in its favour"

She doesn't have to use it for drunken nights out. She can keep it for sensible day use/going out to eat/weekends/evening bag,depending on what the style is.

Oh I missed where you said it was a day bag.

She can use it for day then!

I love a beautiful bag, makes my day that little bit brighter. What a treat to have found that bag!

I agree she should keep it, and use it for days that she feels need a good bag to finish the outfit. It's the sort of thing she'll have forever (if she looks after it) and I think she'd regret getting rid of it, especially since she's not really strapped for cash.

Put it away in a dust bag etc, forget about it and get it out when the time comes like a first job etc. don’t give it away or sell it as the quality will be good and the way things are going now that type of quality will be ££££

I really don't think she should take it to uni. That would be a disaster waiting to happen. The biggest problem would be someone wanting to borrow it and it never being seen again and the friendship lost.

If I were her I'd keep it at home and use it on more sedate days and nights out.

The charity shop clearly knew it was an expensive bag - why on earth didn't they do some research and get more for the charity?

She sounds as though she's got a good eye for clothes and fashion - would she be interested in a career in that area?

Yes might be best keeping it at home. But she should definitely use it!

Wow she’s at uni and has 100 to spare on a bag , how ?

If she loves it, she should just use it. Take it to uni, use it. Life is too short for saving things until best.

OP said that her dd had some inheritance from her grandmother.

Not really the point though.

She is not short of money, not that it matters for the purposes of this thread

It wasn't a Charity shop it was a Thrift shop - what we used to call 2nd hand.
She does have a good eye for fashion, she always looks good in a slightly unusual way but she is studying Zoology at Uni so all being well she will work in that area

Why shouldn't she have a luxurious bag? She should keep it and use it whenever it she wants.

I doubt it will get stolen at uni, it’s not exactly a desirable brand that many 18-25 year olds will have heard of.

@Hoppinggreen

She isn't usually a big spender, doesn't drink much or buy loads of cheap clothes.
She is on a 70's/early 80's vibe right now and the bag is perfect for that.
She has used money my Mum saved for her from when she was little that she got when my Mum died last year. My Mum was a handbag fan (to the extent I mentined it in her Eulogy) so she would have approved

with this in mind and if she loves it, take it to uni, use it everyday and love it!

my DH bought me a very expensive handbag for a big birthday, but he made me promise to use it everyday, enjoy it and not keep it for best. I use it daily and it makes me very happy.

Its a handbag, can you think of any reason why someone would want to steal a handbag?

Many student girls get given designer handbags for their 18ths and 21st birthdays. They will be desirable brands such as Dior, YSL, Mulberry, Louis Vuitton that will get targeted by thieves in cities. My point was that a student carrying a vintage Ferragamo bag will be at no greater risk than a student carrying a New Look handbag.

What a brilliant find! As she loves it I think she should keep it safely at home.
There’s always the option of selling if her tastes change.

Why is there always at least one person who likes to shit on anything nice on here?
Anyway, thank you to everyone(ish) who replied.
DD has said that she will be using the bag and will take it to Uni but treat it with care which I think is the best option (not that I offered an opinion)

She should take it to Uni and use it yes. ( and I am not a handbag fan and I'm not a leather/suede user but that's by the by . I wouldnt appreciate the value of a designer bag )

I have a nice eternity ring that I rarely wear (cannot wear at work)it is now firmly on my daughters hand as she stated " you don't wear it jewellery is meant to be enjoyed and you would give this to me eventually " 😁
She does look after things though .

This was my thought. Ferragamo, as nice a brand as it is, doesn’t resell well.

Sell it!

Funnily enough DD has a couple of nice rings.
When my Mum died I asked her to pick a couple BEFORE we had them valued as I didn't want her to decide on the basis of value - more that she WOULDN'T want the expensive ones than she would to be fair.
She chose 2 because they were her favourite colours and it turned out they WERE in fact the most valuable.
I have told her to wear and enjoy them but if she is ever desperate for money feel free to sell them