When I made the list of things to accomplish before my 31st birthday I honestly thought that owning a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes would be the hardest to complete. I am certainly not at a point in my life where spending $600 on a pair of shoes is feasible. In fact, it’s downright laughable.
However, a funny thing happened when I was at the BlogHer conference in New York City in early August: I won a $1,000 Ebay shopping spree! As soon as I learned I had won I turned to my boyfriend and said, “I’m going to buy a pair of obscenely priced shoes!” Sure, I could have purchased an entire year’s wardrobe plus some extras for $1,000. But what I really wanted was a pair of Christian Louboutins.
I ended up with the pair of previously-owned Simple Pumps in black kid leather that you see above. I’m not sure they were actually worn because as you can see the sole is 100% impeccable. {The mark you see is actually the original sticker on the sole.}
The best part? I paid just $450 for a $600 pair of shoes. Well, technically I didn’t pay anything. They were free to me. 
I have to thank Elisa from Not Your Mama’s Ebay who actually found these shoes for me. Elisa makes extra money tracking down and selling designer items on Ebay, including personal requests like mine. I would have never found these shoes without her, and yes, the $450 I paid includes the small fee for her personal shopping services. {I believe she charges 10% or $30, whichever is more.} Elisa was a real life-saver in the Ebay jungle since my #1 fear was paying top dollar for a pair of $$$ shoes only to find out that the shoes were fake. The shoes I have are definitely real.
Now that I have my pretty, pretty shoes I just need to figure out where to wear them…
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SO SO PRETTY. I cannot wait to see them in person!