My Love for brands started when I was in Secondary School.

Heard of Sonia Rykiel?? Chantal Thomass? Jean Paul Gaultier (JPG)?? Those were the "Ah Lian" Days when most branded bags were carried by the "Ah Lians". I was not very rich then so I owned only 1 Sonia Rykiel bag and a Chantal Thomass wallet. The prices were around $100 - $300 for the brands and it took me a few months of part-timing before I could afford them!

There were other brands like Hunting World, Armani, Versace! I wonder if you have ever heard of them?? Well of course these designer brands are still around... just that most Singaporeans are crazy over 2 brands now; LV and Gucci.

Everywhere on the street or train, you see someone carrying a LV or Gucci. I guess the craze came from the availability of the replicas in Pasar Malam years back. Sad to say, I started with Fakes too... No choice as I love the designs and yet cannot afford them .....

So talking about me, I bought my first LV Speedy 25 from Yahoo Auctions at about $600 few years back. $600 was not a small sum for someone who used to carry fakes, or use some other cheaper range of bags. I was all along a BAG Addict. I love bags, all kind of bags and I especially like a brand call NEVE when I was younger. Those could be found in those market stores but I love them all the same...

A $600 LV made me crave for a $800 bag.... then I sold my Speedy and invested in another bag... I forgot which bag but I was crazy over LV for at least 2-3 years. Almost all the bags that they have in the below $2000 range, I almost owned them all. Speedy, Batignolles Horizontal, Lockit Horizontal, Brera, Tivoli, Mini Monogram speedy, Hampstead, Saleya, Duomo, Paillion, Alma, Troubille, Deauville, and even Neverfull. Many more I cannot remember.

If you think I am rich, nope I am not. I sold off some of the bags which I do not use anymore and then invested in new loves... so thats why I did not spend much in my bags addiction. Well it's definitely more than $20k over the years but it has brought me immerse pleasure and happiness being able to buy the bags I love.

In the past, Yahoo Auctions was a good avenue for me to sell and buy bags... but then it's up to you to judge authenticity and I thank God that I had never met any conman yet..... then Yahoo closed down and it was hard finding another place to sell my bags, that was also why I started my own portal BagSG to let like-minded friends buy and sell branded stuff.

Well I got to go.... will blog more about my addictions and experiences when I am free :P

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Ling