ukdesigneritems was created in 2003 as we noticed the UK was lacking an on-line resource centre where both buyers and sellers could find a steady source of pre-owned Louis Vuitton under one virtual roof.

We do not charge for our services and have no intention of trying to compete with any other sites.  We have no association with any other companies and are totally independent.

Our only aim is to create a free, UK based on-line resource centre where buyers can educate themselves before buying from on-line sites and purchase from us knowing they have an authentic product.

We are totally against counterfeit goods and find it so sad to see buyers spending hundreds of pounds on illegal bags that will be neither use nor ornament.

We believe half the reason people are funding the multi-billion counterfeit goods industry is because they believe they're getting a genuine bag for less.  There are so many sellers guaranteeing their bags are authentic and saying they come with store receipts, whilst the photos in fact show a fake receipt and a horrible bag that couldn't even pass for genuine.

Any buyer that's not knowledgeable in what to look for will often think a receipt or guarantee is fail-safe and an amazing bargain, only to find out weeks or months down the line that the item they've spend a good part of their monthly income on is in fact a illegal counterfeit.

The market is inundated with fakes listed as authentic and after hearing endless stories of how buyers have been left high and dry, we wanted to do what we could to help consumers.

In 2004, we started selling full time both on and off eBay due to demand.  The majority of our sales were off line as we've been privileged enough to have a regular client list within the UK.  We've since built up a beautiful on-line business on eBay and have made a name for ourselves by offering a luxury service and authentic, pre-owned Louis Vuitton pieces at affordable prices.

This was the start of what's now one of Europe's largest resale stores - The Luxury Goods Boutique.

We have thousands of viewings to the store weekly and as well as offering next day delivery inside the UK, we also ship worldwide so that our service is available to everyone.

We also sell Louis Vuitton items for clients that are often not on eBay, are too busy to list themselves or would like to recoup a higher sale value by having established sellers take on the sale for them.

Other than selling, we are very happy to help with general, good will authentications of standard Louis Vuitton lines, free of charge.

They can be sent to us by auction number or photos via e-mail.  This service is purely a free personal opinion out of good will to help consumers avoid the trap of buying counterfeit goods.

For professional authentications, please visit MyPoupette (www.mypoupette.com), which is simply THE BEST Louis Vuitton information site on the Internet.