Designer Consignment Shop Appears on NBC 7 San Diego

SAN DIEGO, CA, April 02, 2012

Authentic Luxury Goods (ALG), San Diego's designer consignment shop, has been featured in a recent special report by Consumer Bob on NBC 7 San Diego. Consumer Bob shows viewers "how they can make money selling their high-fashion accessories" by spotlighting the ALG boutique, which specializes in buying and selling lightly used designer handbags, shoes, jewelry, and watches.

Authentic Luxury Goods was founded last year by Joy Blackburn, who saw that San Diego women were longing for a special kind of consignment store, one that would deal exclusively in upscale designer goods. "It was our dream to create a place for handbag and jewelry lovers like ourselves to feel welcomed and pampered, says Joy. "We wanted to create a one-stop-shop where people in San Diego could enjoy shopping, selling, or consigning their luxury items in a trustworthy environment, with warm customer service."

Consumer Bob reports that customers can make anywhere from one third to one half the retail price when selling designer goods outright to ALG and up to 85% of the sales price when placing goods on consignment. "The amount of cash you'll receive depends on the condition of the item, its rarity, and how much demand there is in the marketplace," says Joy Blackburn, who along with being a high fashion expert is a GIA trained gemologist.

While designer handbags and accessories from luxury makers like Chanel and Louis Vuitton are always in-demand items at the ALG boutique, Joy points out that her shop is also the go-to boutique for consigning extraordinary jewels valued into the six figures. For example, ALG currently has on consignment a rare Tiffany & Co. platinum and diamond ring priced at $440,000 which sold originally for $690,500.

"We are one of the few upscale consignment shops in Southern California that has the expertise and clientele to handle such big ticket items," says Joy. "Yet at the same time we carry luxury designer goods that are affordable to most any San Diego fashionista or gift shopper."

Authentic Luxury Goods is located at 919 Sixth Avenue in the downtown San Diego Gaslamp Quarter. To schedule a private consultation to sell or consign your luxury goods, call 619-704-0842. Out of town customers can call toll free 800-550-2012. For more information, visit them online at AuthenticLuxuryGoods.com.

To watch Consumer Bob's NBC 7 report and his interview with Joy Blackburn's husband Carl Blackburn, please go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fbiJNEnChU

Located in the Gaslamp Quarter of downtown San Diego, Authentic Luxury Goods buys and sells fabulous designer brand handbags, watches, jewelry and more at prices far below original retail. ALG's designer consignment boutique serves the entire southern California area, including Los Angeles, Hollywood, and Beverly Hills, and number many celebrities among their clients.