2020 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?

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August

Bags In: 1
Bags out: 8
Accessories In: 1 (Keychain)
Accessories Out: 17



August YTD

Bags In: 3
Bags Out: 20
Accessories In: 6
Jewelry and Accessories Out: 69
Wow, you've done a great job moving things out! Were these mostly sales, mostly gifts/donations, or a combination? (Or did we already discuss this, and my mind has hiccuped???)
 
Wow, you've done a great job moving things out! Were these mostly sales, mostly gifts/donations, or a combination? (Or did we already discuss this, and my mind has hiccuped???)

I only count sales on my monthly stats. It’s too darn easy to donate and give away things (I have too darn much and I’m moving and packing and I’ve donated 6 trash bags of stuff)

And I really don’t like selling, so it reminds me that I shouldn’t be buying. Today, I had a customer who was mad at me because her priority mail package has taken 6 days to arrive. (It still hadn’t left the post office when I went to track it down. Grrrrr!!)
 
August

Bags In: 1
Bags out: 8
Accessories In: 1 (Keychain)
Accessories Out: 17



August YTD

Bags In: 3
Bags Out: 20
Accessories In: 6
Jewelry and Accessories Out: 69
I only count sales on my monthly stats. It’s too darn easy to donate and give away things (I have too darn much and I’m moving and packing and I’ve donated 6 trash bags of stuff)

And I really don’t like selling, so it reminds me that I shouldn’t be buying. Today, I had a customer who was mad at me because her priority mail package has taken 6 days to arrive. (It still hadn’t left the post office when I went to track it down. Grrrrr!!)
I hope your packing and move preparations are going well. Huge kudos on outs this year. I am curious to ask what you added to your collection (3 bags in) if you have time/interest to share. I enjoy hearing about and learning from everyone’s curation process. Well done @Vintage Leather. :flowers:
 
I sold a St. John dress a few years ago. After being listed for quite awhile, I only got $50 for it.
Yep. I even wondered if I should bother listing the suit. St. John was the brand my mom’s generation wore in business. When I first started out, I so much wanted to get to that “level”. Now I’m there and the items are stodgy. I have one SJ suit I kept and had restyled because honestly, they’re comfortable as heck and pack well. The styling with all the placards, huge metal buttons and... extra was just dated. :shrugs: Too bad the brand didn’t evolve.
Truly not worth the effort. You’re better off with the charitable write off.
Nope. I’m with you there. The s**t rolls downhill. All the blatant and latent racism is normalized and in the open now.
Totally agree on the write off. And, I’m a blend of furious and devastated to see racism so active now. I thought we had become a better people.
Us Capricorns like stats also… maybe I need Stylebook! :ghi5:
I’m a Sag but my moon and something else are in Capricorn. I know very little about the zodiac but my zodiac expert friend has informed me this is why I’m zany and have wanderlust but also crave order and detail. Eh...sounds reasonable. So, I’ll go with it. LOL!
I adapted @Sparkletastic's approach of using September as my year-end mark, and I can already tell this is going to be sad. I have worn a bag out of the house just five times since social distancing began (mostly I'm using cotton shopping totes and throwing them in the wash when I get home). I'm calling my 2020 wears a wash at this point. I have some wishlist items, but it's hard to say what I will and won't use right now!
I knoooooooowwwwww! It’s so awful this year. I’m throwing out my usual analysis because it means nothing. The only useful information I have this year from wear is finding out what bags are truly workhorses. And, I realized my Jimmy Choo hobo isn’t nearly as functional as I once thought. I get black hole syndrome with it. I have realized I really need a medium large, non business divided tote - but I knew that. I’d just given up the ghost on finding the right one. Lol!
Poshmark is the same way.
I really hate it

The reason they hold the funds so long is that they are holding the money in an interest bearing account; it’s a major source of revenue for them. And, have I mentioned how much it annoys me.

With our current de-funded post office, bags that took three days to ship priority last month are now taking over a week . Which means that if they sold on posh, it’s 10 days until I get my money.
I get Tradesy holds the money to make interest. It’s just such a greedy business model: commissions + transfer fee + holding to gain interest. :mad: I’m all for making money but they go over the top IMO. Especially given their terrible seller service. And that’s why I charge 15-20% more on their platform. Hate it!

I haven’t had issues with Poshmark. I got the funds fairly quickly. (Luck?)
August

Bags In: 1
Bags out: 8
Accessories In: 1 (Keychain)
Accessories Out: 17



August YTD

Bags In: 3
Bags Out: 20
Accessories In: 6
Jewelry and Accessories Out: 69
Wow! Great stats!!! Kudos!!!
 
This is all your fault, @Cookiefiend !!! :biggrin:

I just got an email from Mulberry telling me that they were having a summer sale. So OF COURSE off I trotted, and I found this little zip-around wallet…


Is this the same design as your new one? Looks like it holds the same number of credit cards, and so on. Are the measurements really 6" long by 4" high? If that's correct, then can you put (folded) bills in the zipped compartment?
Yes, in the Scarlet Tartan - I love red SLGs. ❤


Gah I looked...the tartans are soooo cute! Scarlet for cookie. How about you Elaine? I must resist...but off I go to seek out more tartan. I have a soft spot for plaid and tartan !
 
I miss our monthly challenges. What could we do when most of us aren’t going much of anywhere?

Also, this is the time of year we do the bags by brand showcase. I have zero interest in photographing my bags again. Lol! But, I’m happy to post a schedule if everyone else would like to do it again this year. :smile: Yay? Nay?
I’ll participate but as you all know, I am sloooow. I’m not even done yet with the color showcase. And I also wanted to participate in the clutch and basket bags showcase last week.
 
Oooo - I remember talking about Beloved India, but RdS and PeC are both extraordinary. I have the pale pink/lavender cw of RdS - it's a scarf that doesn't look like much, but it almost glows when folded. Congratulations!
Thank you!
August

Bags In: 1
Bags out: 8
Accessories In: 1 (Keychain)
Accessories Out: 17



August YTD

Bags In: 3
Bags Out: 20
Accessories In: 6
Jewelry and Accessories Out: 69
Great job on your stats! :tup:
 
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I miss our monthly challenges. What could we do when most of us aren’t going much of anywhere?

Also, this is the time of year we do the bags by brand showcase. I have zero interest in photographing my bags again. Lol! But, I’m happy to post a schedule if everyone else would like to do it again this year. :smile: Yay? Nay?
How about once a week or whenever we post a bag either one you have or one you want and then tell us about it . Ask any question you have on it or just to give it some love etc.
 
Ahhh - I loved that one too. I love those colors. I also loved the Leopards Moderne… in the same cw and I'm terribly tempted to get it but I think I'm going to hold out for Monsieur et Madame. I think. :lol:
Right now since shopping is a problem (my closest store was looted in the riots so they won't even be open for a while), the 2020 threads are necessary - it's the mod shots that are SO VALUABLE! Since we can't go and see them ourselves, everyone that shows what they really look like is doing such a service to those stuck at home.

Me too! I didn't know I liked them until I got my H Silk'in, now I don't want to go back to anything else. I love how neat and compact they stay in my purse. The Silk'ins are truly fun, and it's totally that lining! I almost went for a red one with a Sangles lining but it was dark blue and I want a bright pop inside. My full size is orange inside, makes me smile overtime!
Your green BV was such a fun color!
It was hard to return that Leopards Moderne but I'm also holding out for one of the Promenades de Paris, although MeMme is also super cute (what CW?).
I think a Silk'in is in my immediatel future. There are always several on EvilBay.
I forgot about the looting! Were there arrests?
 
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