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Dooney and Bourke Purses

Dooney and Bourke purses are quite a popular choice today in designer purses.  In one of my earlier posts I used Dooney and Bourke purses as example of how you can use variations of designer names in eBay searches to find hidden treasure like cheap Dooney and Bourke purses.


When I made that Cheap Purses post, I meant to come back and go into more detail on the subject.  Well, that is what I'm going to do today by considering what eBay sellers face when they post a listing for you find.  Once again we'll use Dooney & Bourke purses as an example just because it is a name so prone to misspelling and because it is such a popular, name brand designer purse. 

Go ahead and open eBay in a new window so you can play along as we look for listings! By the way, from time to time I'll talk about checking out "completed listings".  Those are the listings that have already ended.  Checking them out can help you get a feel for how great the deals can really be when you do a little research and help you to find the best times to find bargains.  eBay only lets registered users see these completed listings though.  If you haven't already signed up at eBay (it's free), you can do that here. It seems to me that for some reason, when some people list purses on eBay, they are prone to spend a lot more time on the pictures of purses and the purse descriptions than they are on making a good, search-able title for their purse auction.  People listing designer purses (or any item) on eBay only have 55 spaces to work with in the title.  It is important for them to fit as much information about their purse as they can into that little space if they want it to be seen.  eBay purse sellers must choose what they want to focus on carefully.  Think of all the variations someone searching for a Dooney and Bourke purse might use...Dooney & Bourke, D&B purse, Dooney handbag, doony burke...you get the idea.  They could also just be searching for something more general, like a designer leather bag.  An eBay seller has to remember this.


Some people do not take full advantage of the space they have when listing designer purses.  If I were listing a designer purse on eBay, I would probably start with a title something like "Dooney and Bourke Purse Authentic Designer Bag" (46 characters because spaces count).  With the remaining nine spaces, I might get specific with my descriptive words.  Some "Dooney and Bourke" words I see being used right now include "Fredricka, satchel, candy, bucket, hearts, signature, and bucket bag".  All of these would work in my example except for "bucket bag" which has too many characters.  To make room as an eBay seller, I might change my beginning to "Dooney & Bourke" to save on space.  I would also try to work in specific details.  The phrase I mentioned above, "leather handbag" gets a ton of searches done on it because a LOT of people want to find a great deal on designer leather bags. As someone looking to buy cheap Dooney and Bourke purses (or some other designer brand purses), you can try to think like the seller.  When you do searches, you can be specific by including purse styles (clutch,handbag,hobo,satchel, tote, etc.) or by including specific patterns you are looking for on the purse (hearts, candy, signature, quilted, alligator skin, etc).  You can also try to think of what sellers might be emphasizing.  There appears to be a gap between how buyers and sellers think in the eBay designer purse market.  As a buyer, I might be looking for "cheap purses for sale", type it into a search engine and find this place.   As a seller, I'm probably not going to use my 55 characters to call my purse "cheap" because it can have negative connotations.  Sellers are more likely to list their items as "discount designer purse" or "discount Dooney and Bourke" because it gives the feel of a temporary savings or discount offer that will go away.  I, myself, try to find cheap prices on authentic designer bags and then show those to people (you).  Having Cheap Purses as the name of this site is getting a few people here, so I guess some people must be using it as a search term.  Of course, shopper's eBay search term preferences may also be different than what they use on Google, Yahoo or the other large search engines where "cheap purses" is typed in many times each day (although eBay listings can be seen on general search engines as well).


OK.  Sorry about the little tangent into search engine land.  Back to how you can find the cheap Dooney and Bourke purses you want.  eBay is a huge place.  It has massive amounts of traffic flocking to it every day.  There really isn't any serious competition at this point for the model they present, even though they do seem to be moving away from their auction roots in some ways.  Regardless, there are millions of registered users buying and selling on eBay every day.  Most areas have a ton of competition, which can be good for buyers.  You just have to be specific in your searches for purses and handbags.  Right now a search on Dooney and Bourke brought back over 6,700 items.  Remember that this doesn't include other spellings.  Just the one misspelling (Dooney Burke) brought back 45 results (which most other shoppers will never see by the way).  This means if you are looking for Dooney and Bourke wallets, you should probably include "wallet" in your search phrase unless you want to do some serious browsing.  Likewise, you might want to do more specific searches and include terms like "summer pattern" or variations like Dooney and Bourke Handbag instead of Dooney and Bourke Purses.

Remember when you are searching for Dooney and Bourke purses or any other cheap designer purses is that people want to show their product in the best light possible when they sell on eBay.  If you are looking for a purse that is not by a designer but looks like one, I doubt you will find anyone listing "knockoff handbags".  Instead, if you are looking for SUPER cheap purses, try searching for your purse brand and adding phrases like "designer inspired" or "replica handbags" to bring up decent returns.  If the seller is honest, they will tell you when a purse is an off brand made to look like a designer bag.  Just as a note, eBay strictly prohibits selling "bootleg" designer purses.  If you should come across what you suspect is a fraud, you should ask for more details to be sure and consider reporting the item to eBay.  I don't look to cause people trouble, but if I refer someone to quality designer purses and someone tries to slip in garbage, it reflects poorly on me even though I had no actual part in the transaction.  I don't want that.  Fortunately, the feedback system does do a pretty good job of smoking out any fraudulent sellers in a big hurry.  I've said it many times, I won't deal with person selling designer purses, or anything else, if they have less than ten transactions and a feedback rating of at least 97 - 98%. This has turned into a rather lengthy post, so I'll wrap things up here fore for now.  In short (probably too late for that now), try different spellings of Dooney and Bourke purses.  You might consider using more details as well.  If you are looking for a Dooney and Bourke Bucket Bag, try typing that in to your search when your initial Dooney bag search brings back too much information.  If you feel up to it, you can also filter your designer purse and handbag results by using eBay's filters, but it can take little bit of practice to get the results you want.  When you are looking for something by a specific designer that isn't their main "thing", add it in to your search as well.  If you are looking for sunglasses, typing in just Dooney and Bourke will probably not be very productive.  A better starting search would be "Dooney and Bourke Sunglasses" and then get more specific from there.  This may seem obvious to some readers, but there are people reading this who have never dealt with searching for products on eBay or possibly even the internet. Of course you are always welcome to click on any link I set up for you or to use the page links on the right side of this page.  They will always to you to the more general designer purse listings.   Thanks for reading and good luck finding the best deal you can on Dooney and Bourke purses.

Where to Find Cheap Large Purses

The great functionality of a large purse outweighs a designer name for some ladies.  In action of course, large purses are infinitely more practical than most petite, trendy handbags because they can just hold more "stuff" than a small purse can.  The great news is that the designer names and quality are available whether you are buying big purses or small.  Ask any woman with children which will function better as a makeshift diaper bag when pressed into service and your answer will be as loud and clear as a screaming toddler.  Of course you won't always want a large tote purse hanging off of your shoulder, but they certainly are convenient.  You just have to be sure to clean them out occasionally, because you do run the risk of losing items smaller than a Volkswagen as they work their way down into the abyss of a large bag.


You don't have to sacrifice style if you enjoy carrying an oversized designer bag  Every designer realizes that they will lose paying customers if they don't meet the needs of their purse buying customers.  Regular readers know that I am a big fan of sniffing out the hidden deals lurking among these mega-lists.  The name of the site is Cheap Purses after all.  If you are a seasoned pro at sorting this stuff on your own, feel free to poke around the big list of cheap purses, but here are a few large purses for your convenience:

Of course there are examples from pretty much any purse designer you could want, available 24/7 on eBay.  I just try to make things a little easier for you as you search for high quality cheap purses!    All of these are currently listed at under $30 and this rather extensive list DOES include a variety of styles whether you are looking for a large clutch purse or large hobo purses.  Some other good search terms for you to plug in are "large leather purse" and any variation that includes something specific that you are looking for today.  For example, large Coach purse, large black purse...you get the idea.

So, that's it for today.  I hope I've helped out a few more people and shown them that you really can find good prices on great large designer purses and bags too.  The links above are going to show you a very nice variety of cute purses.  My standard advice applies.  Always check the seller's feedback rating before you buy a purse, or anything from them.  I don't buy from anyone with less than 10 transactions and at least a 97 or 98% positive feedback rating.  Also, always feel free to ask the seller questions.  A quality purse seller worth your time will always respond promptly and with a good attitude.  Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope I've helped you on your search for large purses!

Michelle's Cheap Purses presents...

Dooney & Bourke Purses...

This line of bags is one of the more moderately priced.  They start for under one hundred dollars and top out in the mid-hundreds range.  You can find them much cheaper than that on eBay. Some examples are found below.

Peter Dooney and Frederic Bourke got their brand off the ground back in 1975 in Connecticut.  The entrepreneurial pair got into the business of purses and handbags as the eighties began and they haven't looked back since.  The name Dooney & Bourke has had several celebrities associated it and some contributed to the line of bags.  Emma Roberts and Hayden Panettiere are two notable ones.

If you are up for a road trip, you can visit their flagship stores in San Juan, Las Vegas, Boston, Costa Mesa, Dallas or White Plains, New York.

Dooney and Bourke Purses are quite popular among designer purse fans and collectors for good reason.  They offer the style, fashion and quality purse lovers look for when they select a new designer purse.  The relatively low prices for their top quality designer bags is also quite welcome!

Here is a helpful little video I found discussing how to identify and authentic Dooney & Bourke purse.  Some main points are to look for quality leather construction and wide stitching on both sides. I apologize for the slight overlap with this video. It must have been shot in wide screen format and this is as small as it will go. I hope you will like it anyway.  Take a look and enjoy!

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If you would like to visit, here is a link to the D&B  website .