I am 4 bags-in and 2 bags-out away from purse peace. Three of the desired bags are Hermes and for the fourth one, the brand does not matter. The one that done not matter is the travel bag I have discussed at nauseam here. I expect to buy the epi bag I have discussed. Just giving myself a week or two to change my mind.
Of the other three bags in, I know exactly what I want when it comes to 2. Since they are not bags Hermes has made for many years, I have to wait for someone who has one to sell it. These are the two I want and they have to be in these exact colors and size.
Sadly I have had a chance to buy both of these. The orange picotin was for sale in the Paris flea market. I saw it one day and took DH back to see it the next day. When we went back, it was on hold for Andy Worhal's muse, Baby Jane Holzer. DH is obsessed with wanting me to have that bag. He thinks it expresses my personality better than all my dowdy lady bags. I always felt that Baby Jane stole my bag.
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The other one was for sale on the Real Real. It is a 32cm Massai cut. I had never paid much attention to this style until I saw it in this color. I hesitated because it had a zipper close and, in general, I hate zippers. Someone else snapped it up. Hermes did not make a lot of bags in this style. They made a lot of Massai bags (much deeper) but not a lot of Massai cuts (shallow). It is probably stupid for me to continue to pursue this bag as I will probably seldom carry it, but I want a light neutral. It is the collector in me. I want all the spots filled.
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Wanting these two is not especially disruptive to my mental well being. I just check all the sellers once or twice a day. A two minute job. But it does keep me searching and resisting getting sucked down another rabbit hole.
What is disruptive is wanting something and not being able to figure out what bag would satisfy my requirements. The right travel bag has been an extremely disruptive to purse peace. The fourth bag-in is just perplexing. In Hermes there is a leather called chevre de comomandel (CDC). It is goat skin that has a patterning that people refer to as a spine (probably was on the goat's spine). It grosses some people out, but I love it. The first Hermes bag that really excited me was a Kelly in CDC and I have never gotten over that lust. CDC was mostly used in Kellys or Birkins which I don't want. I have a Birkin and a Kelly (and previously had 2 Kellys). I don't want another of either. I have only seen the leather used in 2 other styles which I am not wild about. I keep hoping to find some random bag that I like in CDC. Hermes does a lot of random things and I am hoping they made some small bag I like in raisin CDC. Here is an example of CDC.
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Moving on from what I want to what to get rid of. The two that I plan to sell are definitely disruptive. One of them I love (Sac 404), but because it is so ridiculously old fashioned it is hard to carry. Too big for a date bag and obviously does not look right with my cut off jean shorts. The quality is mind blowing. The style makes me feel like I am taking a trip on the Orient Express. Other than on the Orient Express, where can I carry this bag? I am going to list it on ebay in the fall. I find that Oct-Nov is a good time to sell, especially for dark bags. I don't like to list things when we are going to be in and out of town. The disruptive aspect is I plan to sell the Sac 404, and then I hold it, and I am in love all over again. So why don't I keep it? Because having too many bags stresses me out.
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This bag may be saved from the chopping block by my acquisition of this bag charm. The bag charm looks the best on this bag and the charm does tone down the bag's severity. We will see.
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The last one is a Trim. It just doesn't feel good on my arm. I paid too much for it and it was non returnable. To date I have never lost money on a bag sale because I bought at good prices. The price I paid for it would not be unreasonable if it were pristine, but it has some scratches so I would go through some crap selling it. Hermes buyers are insane when it comes to wanting pristine. I plan to hold it about 5 years and wait for prices to increase more. I wish I could talk myself into selling it and the Sac 404 at the same time. I expect to make $600 on the Sac 404 which would cover the loss on the Trim, but I can't talk myself into it. I am kicking this can down the road. I am going to try carry it and see if it grows on me.
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I can sum up my bag angst: (1) What to do about a travel bag (2) Is today the day that someone will list my Picotin or my Massai Cut (3) Why can't I find a bag in raisin CDC that I like and (4) Should I sell or keep the Sac 404 or the Trim. After the travel bag problem which I think is on the verge of being solved, the sell or keep problems vex me the most. I could nudge the sell or keep dilemmas along if I made a point of carrying those 2 bags a lot. That would force a decision.
I hope this one works out for you!
