I've used Leather Therapy a lot and it has never changed the bag's color for me.
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I've used Leather Therapy a lot and it has never changed the bag's color for me.
Oh that's some really bad damage in the last photo. Awful! I wouldn't know what to do to fix that. Glad you're getting a refund!I had been following your previous posts and yeah I doubt the seller really knows for sure unless he was the original owner. I just had bad luck with your new found courier style bag. I found one on mercari for $40 and was excited to get it but when I got it, it felt like it would almost fall apart in my hands! It was in so much worse condition than described. The seller did say it was well loved and had scratches and scuffs which I was fine with. But sit never mentioned any torn leather it holes! When I told her that she didn't mention those she told me that she did say it had scratches and scuffs. Um yeah they are not the same thing. I did see a little tear in the front piping and for that little size I was willing to try out puffy paint for the first time. I almost fainted when I saw that poor bag.
Looks pretty good here:
Loved Coach Purse posted by M1ssru3y https://item.mercari.com/gl/m80367043629/
But you really can't see all the other damages. Not sure if the strap was intentionally placed so you won't be able to see it but look at these photos:
I sent these photos to mercari and luckily they approved my return request!
Great find! That's some interesting notes about leather care in there. Shoe wax???? No thanks! But thanks for sharing the documents too. Those are fun to find. Looks like it might not need any conditioner but my go to for a quick easy condition is always leather CPR. It soaks in really fast and doesn't change the color.
Please, please, tell me you are returning it in this jacked up mess.
And that pink and white glitter heart thingy is adorable and goes so well!
But more importantly, I need to know if you talked her down $10 more bucks! But not really, thats you're business ; )
BT!
*faints*Congrats, I love hearing about finds like this. There are great bags out there.
In terms of care though, does it feel dry? Because looking at those pictures it looks like it hasn't aged a day. I would inspect it carefully before doing anything but it really doesn't look like it needs much. I have had good luck with Apple conditioner which has not significantly darkened my tan bags without feeling like it really needs to be worked in. So if you need to use something, I might go with that.
(But obviously test it somewhere less obvious first)
Thank you! I didn't ask because she knows that she could probably get more than $100.00. She probably would've said yes but I would've felt guilty asking for less.
Oh, that's terrible....doesn't look anything like the original mercari post. I would have fainted too. So glad you were able to get a refund. I don't mind the idea of working on damage when I'm expecting it, but wow "well loved and a few scrapes and scuffs" isn't accurate at all in this case. When you do use the puff paint or edge kote to repair damage do you put a conditioner over it to seal it in? I've been painting with acrylic paint mixed into conditioner to fix some worn spots on a black Helena's Legacy. I wasn't sure if more conditioner over those spots would work or undo what I've done.I had been following your previous posts and yeah I doubt the seller really knows for sure unless he was the original owner. I just had bad luck with your new found courier style bag. I found one on mercari for $40 and was excited to get it but when I got it, it felt like it would almost fall apart in my hands! It was in so much worse condition than described. The seller did say it was well loved and had scratches and scuffs which I was fine with. But sit never mentioned any torn leather it holes! When I told her that she didn't mention those she told me that she did say it had scratches and scuffs. Um yeah they are not the same thing. I did see a little tear in the front piping and for that little size I was willing to try out puffy paint for the first time. I almost fainted when I saw that poor bag.
Looks pretty good here:
Loved Coach Purse posted by M1ssru3y https://item.mercari.com/gl/m80367043629/
But you really can't see all the other damages. Not sure if the strap was intentionally placed so you won't be able to see it but look at these photos:
I sent these photos to mercari and luckily they approved my return request!
I know....shoe polish?! Those instructions are pretty clear that nothing is needed to condition these bags...makes me wonder if that's why today some found are so very dry when they are discovered in resale or thrift shops...Folks were taking those instructions from Coach very seriously. : )