The MIKUN Trade Programme — Edition I
Trade the piece you have for the one you've always wanted.
A private upgrade pathway, reserved for the MIKUN circle. Bring us an authenticated icon — leave with the next chapter of your collection.
A circular philosophy
The finest collections are not accumulated. They evolve.
Every collector reaches the same quiet moment — a piece that has had its season, and another that has begun to call. The MIKUN Trade Programme is the discreet bridge between the two.
The Index
The standard, in figures.
- 48 hrs
- Specialist valuation, in writing
- 14 days
- Quote held firm against the market
- 8–15%
- Trade premium over cash buy-out
- 100%
- Authenticated · both sides of every trade
The Process
Four movements. One appointment.
A considered process designed in the spirit of a private bank — not a marketplace. Discreet, deliberate, complete.
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I
Submit your piece
Share photographs, model, year, condition and documentation. A senior MIKUN specialist personally reviews every submission within forty-eight hours.
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II
Receive a transparent valuation
We benchmark against Sotheby's, Christie's, 1stDibs, Vestiaire and our private order book. Your trade value is issued in writing, held firm for fourteen days.
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III
Choose your next chapter
Apply the credit to any piece in the MIKUN collection — or commission a sourcing brief with our concierge.
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IV
Authenticate & handover
Private appointment at our Auckland atelier, or insured collection nationwide. Five-point authentication, balance settled, new piece presented.
Why trade with MIKUN
Designed for the collector who already understands the market.
Beyond consignment
Skip the four-to-twelve week listing cycle. The exchange is completed in a single visit — the bag you arrive with leaves, the bag you choose leaves with you.
A trade premium
Credit applied through the programme typically returns eight to fifteen percent more than an outright cash buy-out.
Authenticated on both sides
Your piece and ours both pass MIKUN's five-point process — Entrupy microscopy, hand inspection, date code audit, provenance review, lifetime guarantee.
Private, by design
Your piece is never listed, photographed or published. The exchange remains between you and MIKUN — as it should.
"There is no greater pleasure than the second life of a great bag. The MIKUN trade is the most civilised way I know to refresh a collection."
— A. R., MIKUN client · Auckland
Eligibility
The maisons we accept for trade.
We trade against maisons and references with proven secondary liquidity. Pieces must be authentic, in excellent or very good condition, and complete where possible.
Not listed? Speak with our concierge — every piece is reviewed individually.
Begin a trade
Tell us about the piece you'd like to trade.
A MIKUN specialist will respond personally within forty-eight hours, with an indicative valuation and the next steps. All enquiries are treated in strict confidence.