Last year I got a used Bailey Hobo and the leather was awful! Quality has definitely gone downhill. But I did bring an OS bag shopping with me, I went to Neiman's and a few other places, and the leather on my bag was much nicer than the leather on the Bals and Chloes. I was really surprised.When RM was 'HOT' her prices were about $500-$600 range, weren't they? Now her prices are in the $300 range which is more attainable but the leathers are plastic-y and styles aren't classic. Towards the end of that original era, a lot of people weren't willing to spend that much for an RM bag but honestly, if she just dropped the price to $400-450 (max) range but kept the leathers in that high end range, a lot of us would still be shopping for new bags. You know that saying, 'everything old is new again'? PLEASE BRING BACK THE CLASSIC BAGS AND LEATHERS!!!!!!!!!! I know a lot of us would come back for this!!
A new thread for renewed RM love including OS bags!
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I would love to see a thread on this.
Oh man @Antonia I feel you!So, I just went through my old selling dashboard on Bonanza...remember everyone used to buy and sell on there like crazy? I'm going to post some of my amazing bags that have sold....I'm so sad...I want most of these back!!
What color is this MAM?
I’m so disappointed, sad and shocked I never owned any bag with that lining.
I’d kill for a MAM with an old school RM lining + a strap. The dream.
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That’s so crazy considering the retail prices. And back in the day, each and all of us Minkettes here for the bags for retail and for those rare gems like Stonewash we would spend over $599+ for them. How RM has changedI've gotten my RMs at really great prices. My Matties were around $30 each, give or take, and they are in like new condition, even the hardware has no scratches. I've gotten Nikkis for around $18 to $28 and same for the MAM/MABs. I only buy a bag that's in great condition...don't want to buy used junk. So those were great deals. The used market prices for a lot of brands are just not there anymore, which is good for us buyers.
This is good to know! I have seen some really nice bags but with wonky handles lol I can’t do bad handles If there is no strap.I’ve worked with Barbara from Lovin My Bags for bent handles!
The repair is under $99
WOW!! Good to know!I’ve worked with Barbara from Lovin My Bags for bent handles!
The repair is under $99
This bag is the same as the one I have right now...it's a Sage Stonewash MAB but this one had the extra strap. After I sold it on Bonanza, I regretted it!!!!! I even tried to contact the buyer through Bonanza to see if I could buy it back but she never responded.
Then years later I was perusing The Real Real, saw a MAB listed as a grey color but when I zoomed in I could see the zipper tape had a green hue....I just knew it was Sage!! I was right! I was so happy when she arrived!Right!!?! I bought two Stonewash blacks (at different times), one with silver HW and one brass, both finished tassels with FDL lining. One was $20 and the other was $40. Then a lavender MAM for $2.25, a Devote supernova for $24, the Matties were $30 and $36, and a studded Nikki for $29, another for $18, a Regan for $15. The most I spent was $50 for an evergreen resort Elisha. I think it's all in the timing really. There are some nice ones out there. It's just too bad the quality and leather of the new ones don't measure up to what they were back then.That’s so crazy considering the retail prices. And back in the day, each and all of us Minkettes here for the bags for retail and for those rare gems like Stonewash we would spend over $599+ for them. How RM has changed
So let me get this straight....you bought 10 bags for a total of $264.25!?!?!? HOLY MOLY!!
