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#23,866
Lake Effect said:
I am sure you and I are not alone in making pricey mistakes? choices? in bag shopping. I foolishly got caught up in a bidding war once upon a time and paid a lot of money for a few bags before I realized there were other bags that would come along. But the good news is moving forward, we find some fabulous bargains (cough cough estate sale leftovers :biggrin:). Finding a great bag, at any price is always fun. Now I just think a little before hand about what my limit is. I am trying to break a habit of browsing listings, late at night, on a tablet . . ,
Are you interested in carrying the bag in the drawer again? Maybe you need some time to get reacquainted ? Just a thought . . .
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I don't regret buying the bag, just how much I paid for it. Like Whateve said, I was impatient. If I had just shopped around a little more I could have found it much cheaper. The one I bought is in like new condition and is flawless. That's wonderful, but as we all know one of the characteristics of burnished leather is that it scratches easily. Now I'm just scared to carry the bag. In hindsight, this is what turned me on to vintage Coach. These bags can take a beating and then can be restored to almost like new condition, depending on the abuse. I am not kind to my handbags and I don't want to have to worry about them. I don't overly abuse them but bags inevitably get dropped, scratched by keys, stained, rained on, contents spilled inside, etc. and with a vintage Coach I just shrug it off and dunk it. No problem!
 
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#23,867
akvt said:
ah... unfortunately I am not. I actually only buy bags on GSP bec it is slighlty cheaper than usps. I think it has something to do with lemon laws in tried all avenues with ebay. good thing ai paid thru paypal. paypal escalated my claims with the seller. beware anyone who buys from corgidogstephen. Im much better off rehabbing cheap bags than buying seemingly well maintained bags from him.

on a happier note I have found another bag that needs a good rehab! will post about it soon!!!
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That's not good. I've read about sellers on the ebay forum who had to accept a return through GSP but it was unclear who paid for the shipping. I'm always worried that the GSP center will repackage my item not as carefully as I did. I don't know if the buyers ever get my thank you notes that are enclosed.
 
#23,868
Morgan_Bellini said:
I paid $300 for the one with the brass rings in the strap. Huge mistake! I've never carried it once. It just sits in a dust bag in my dresser drawer.

ETA- there is a rust one? Not the one every seller calls "whiskey"?
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The one with the rings is rare. It retailed for $528. I've always wanted one.
Whiskey isn't a Bleecker color. Every seller calls several colors that, but that is a Legacy color. The Bleecker large flaps came in two browns- British tan and rust, and a burgundy color called wine. I've had all three of these. Here is a picture showing all three, left to right, wine, rust, British tan.
 

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whateve said:
The one with the rings is rare. It retailed for $528. I've always wanted one.
Whiskey isn't a Bleecker color. Every seller calls several colors that, but that is a Legacy color. The Bleecker large flaps came in two browns- British tan and rust, and a burgundy color called wine. I've had all three of these. Here is a picture showing all three, left to right, wine, rust, British tan.
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Love the wine...sigh.
 
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whateve said:
The one with the rings is rare. It retailed for $528. I've always wanted one.
Whiskey isn't a Bleecker color. Every seller calls several colors that, but that is a Legacy color. The Bleecker large flaps came in two browns- British tan and rust, and a burgundy color called wine. I've had all three of these. Here is a picture showing all three, left to right, wine, rust, British tan.
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Oooh so pretty! I can't decide if I prefer rust or british tan.
 
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whateve said:
The one with the rings is rare. It retailed for $528. I've always wanted one.
Whiskey isn't a Bleecker color. Every seller calls several colors that, but that is a Legacy color. The Bleecker large flaps came in two browns- British tan and rust, and a burgundy color called wine. I've had all three of these. Here is a picture showing all three, left to right, wine, rust, British tan.
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Is mine rust or BT? What color is the one with the rings? The seller called it walnut.
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whateve said:
The one with the rings is rare. It retailed for $528. I've always wanted one.
Whiskey isn't a Bleecker color. Every seller calls several colors that, but that is a Legacy color. The Bleecker large flaps came in two browns- British tan and rust, and a burgundy color called wine. I've had all three of these. Here is a picture showing all three, left to right, wine, rust, British tan.
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Gorgeous x 3 :girlsigh:
 
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