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sandysandiego · Oct 24th, 2009, 02:56 PM

Eli - you will love the wine pebbled. It is much nicer irl than the photos make it appear. I just took mine out of storage to remind me to carry it!

Thank you for mentioning Paco. We miss him dearly.

asbb · Oct 24th, 2009, 06:02 PM

The wine pebbled LM is such a pretty bag!

Someone buy the pewter LMMidi with two zips please and put me out of my misery!!

finzup · Oct 25th, 2009, 10:43 AM

^^ I'd buy it if I didn't already own it :)

elizat · Oct 26th, 2009, 01:15 PM

I'm excited about the wine LM. I know I love the pebbled leather and hope the flat straps work okay for me.

I did end up getting that job offer, so I think the bag is my gift to me for that! I feel like it is a purchase that I justified after the fact! I don't care though- it works!

crazybagmo · Nov 7th, 2009, 07:28 PM

http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/selwe...in_Wine_Glossy Hug Me large

i would buy it but i already have one. It's an awesome bag!!

rachaelmb · Nov 9th, 2009, 09:13 PM

There are soo many pre-loved gorgeous bags for sale right now. It is extremely hard to resist. I will completely buckle if something in Root shows up!

karmenzsofia · Nov 9th, 2009, 09:36 PM

I'm watching very closely, but nothing I have to have has shown up...

Contessa · Nov 9th, 2009, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by karmenzsofia

I'm watching very closely, but nothing I have to have has shown up...

And what is it you crave my sweet????!!!!!!

karmenzsofia · Nov 9th, 2009, 11:15 PM

Oh gosh, I've been looking at a bunch of them and dreaming about types of leather, color and linings. The WTM midi (or a mini, if one miraculously popped up somewheree) in pewter, choco crash or aubergine will likely be my next BE. If I could choose lining colors, I would combine pewter with purple, choco crash with light blue, and aubergine with light blue. I'm also craving the MMS midi (though I'm and loving what bluefish did with her choc crash miNi) and the IB midi in purple or port. I also like the root one, but I think it comes with gold HW. And I wouldn't mind a plum crash HdM. I'm in trouble...

sandysandiego · Nov 10th, 2009, 08:02 AM

There are 3 choco crash WTM's on Bonanzle right now and one is at an amazing price! Full size. The others are a bit overpriced.

Jenny1963 · Nov 10th, 2009, 09:27 AM

^^yes, they are, but that gives people wiggle room when making a best offer...

karmenzsofia · Nov 10th, 2009, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by sandysandiego

There are 3 choco crash WTM's on Bonanzle right now and one is at an amazing price! Full size. The others are a bit overpriced.

Yeah, I saw them. I agree the midis are too high--for me, at least. I don't know what impact the messed-up economy has had on BE sales, but last year (and to this day) I saw resale prices for most MJ bags drop to about half what people were willing to pay just months before the news of gloom and doom blew up in Oct. '08. A bag that would've easily sold for $400 in the Summer wouldn't sell for more than $200 by the Fall. It's been brutal...

merika · Nov 10th, 2009, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by karmenzsofia

Yeah, I saw them. I agree the midis are too high--for me, at least. I don't know what impact the messed-up economy has had on BE sales, but last year (and to this day) I saw resale prices for most MJ bags drop to about half what people were willing to pay just months before the news of gloom and doom blew up in Oct. '08. A bag that would've easily sold for $400 in the Summer wouldn't sell for more than $200 by the Fall. It's been brutal...

Yeah...I saw a couple of bags and thought of you. It's funny how sellers list bags though - like if a bag is on there for $250 and hasn't sold for weeks and weeks, why list the same bag, or something really close to it for $400++ and expect it to sell? That seems like a total waste of effort.

karmenzsofia · Nov 10th, 2009, 01:01 PM

Selling used to be easier...I have items (mostly jewelry) listed that have been on Bonz for months. Personally, I would've jumped at the opportunity of buying some of these. I can't keep dropping the prices, especially when some of the items are in like-new shape and hard to find/rare pieces. It seems like one has to give things away in order to sell them. I'm gonna try one of those scheduled Bonanzas, or whatever they're called, and see if it makes a difference.

Question: While researching the WTM and crash leathers, I ran into comments about the wear on this type of leather--not scratches but scuffs or peeling on the bottom. Now I can't find those posts. Can any of you comment about this? Have you noticed more wear on the bottom of your crash bags? TIA.

Suzzeee · Nov 12th, 2009, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by karmenzsofia

Yeah, I saw them. I agree the midis are too high--for me, at least. I don't know what impact the messed-up economy has had on BE sales, but last year (and to this day) I saw resale prices for most MJ bags drop to about half what people were willing to pay just months before the news of gloom and doom blew up in Oct. '08. A bag that would've easily sold for $400 in the Summer wouldn't sell for more than $200 by the Fall. It's been brutal...

It really has -- I have some bags that I should sell, but I'm going to just keep them until the economy improves -- I actually took several mid-range bags to my local resale shop and got about what I would have got on Bonanzle for them -- I think resale shops are getting higher $$ for things right now than the auction sites!

Oct 24th, 2009, 02:56 PM	#1321
sandysandiego Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,482	Eli - you will love the wine pebbled. It is much nicer irl than the photos make it appear. I just took mine out of storage to remind me to carry it! Thank you for mentioning Paco. We miss him dearly.
sandysandiego Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,482

Oct 24th, 2009, 06:02 PM	#1322
asbb in denial Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 864	The wine pebbled LM is such a pretty bag! Someone buy the pewter LMMidi with two zips please and put me out of my misery!!
asbb in denial Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 864	__________________ Women who behave rarely make history. Wishlist (to remind myself): HH Biblio BE pewter Rock Me or Hug Me HH black patent Corcovado BE something in petrol

Oct 25th, 2009, 10:43 AM	#1323
finzup Addicted Belenista! Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 5,309	^^ I'd buy it if I didn't already own it :)
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Oct 26th, 2009, 01:15 PM	#1324
elizat Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 9,123	I'm excited about the wine LM. I know I love the pebbled leather and hope the flat straps work okay for me. I did end up getting that job offer, so I think the bag is my gift to me for that! I feel like it is a purchase that I justified after the fact! I don't care though- it works!
elizat Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 9,123	__________________ Click to donate to rescue and shelter pets for free! http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/c...1237.ctgProd02 My blog of odds and ends

Nov 7th, 2009, 07:28 PM	#1325
crazybagmo Member Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 714	http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/selwe...in_Wine_Glossy Hug Me large i would buy it but i already have one. It's an awesome bag!!
crazybagmo Member Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 714

Nov 9th, 2009, 09:13 PM	#1326
rachaelmb Member Joined: Dec 2006 Location: West Michigan Posts: 350	There are soo many pre-loved gorgeous bags for sale right now. It is extremely hard to resist. I will completely buckle if something in Root shows up!

Nov 9th, 2009, 09:36 PM	#1327
karmenzsofia Life is Plan Z Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Tarot Card Posts: 14,888	I'm watching very closely, but nothing I have to have has shown up...
	__________________ Satisfied but wishing 4 a WTM Mini and an AP ~~* Is it true? Is it helpful? Is it necessary? Is it kind? Or, more importantly, is it funny?

Nov 9th, 2009, 11:15 PM	#1329
karmenzsofia Life is Plan Z Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Tarot Card Posts: 14,888	Oh gosh, I've been looking at a bunch of them and dreaming about types of leather, color and linings. The WTM midi (or a mini, if one miraculously popped up somewheree) in pewter, choco crash or aubergine will likely be my next BE. If I could choose lining colors, I would combine pewter with purple, choco crash with light blue, and aubergine with light blue. I'm also craving the MMS midi (though I'm and loving what bluefish did with her choc crash miNi) and the IB midi in purple or port. I also like the root one, but I think it comes with gold HW. And I wouldn't mind a plum crash HdM. I'm in trouble...
	__________________ Satisfied but wishing 4 a WTM Mini and an AP ~~* Is it true? Is it helpful? Is it necessary? Is it kind? Or, more importantly, is it funny?

Nov 10th, 2009, 08:02 AM	#1330
sandysandiego Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,482	There are 3 choco crash WTM's on Bonanzle right now and one is at an amazing price! Full size. The others are a bit overpriced.
sandysandiego Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,482

Nov 10th, 2009, 09:27 AM	#1331
Jenny1963 Member Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,050	^^yes, they are, but that gives people wiggle room when making a best offer...
	__________________ Coveting: Belen Echandia Enchant Me in a neutral pebbled glossy (port, root, dark chocolate...yum, cream...)

Nov 10th, 2009, 01:01 PM	#1334
karmenzsofia Life is Plan Z Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Tarot Card Posts: 14,888	Selling used to be easier...I have items (mostly jewelry) listed that have been on Bonz for months. Personally, I would've jumped at the opportunity of buying some of these. I can't keep dropping the prices, especially when some of the items are in like-new shape and hard to find/rare pieces. It seems like one has to give things away in order to sell them. I'm gonna try one of those scheduled Bonanzas, or whatever they're called, and see if it makes a difference. Question: While researching the WTM and crash leathers, I ran into comments about the wear on this type of leather--not scratches but scuffs or peeling on the bottom. Now I can't find those posts. Can any of you comment about this? Have you noticed more wear on the bottom of your crash bags? TIA.
	__________________ Satisfied but wishing 4 a WTM Mini and an AP ~~* Is it true? Is it helpful? Is it necessary? Is it kind? Or, more importantly, is it funny?

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