Cracking MJ Strap?

[mcoco]

Hi everyone, I am still quite new here and was wondering if you lovely ladies would be able to help me out with your great knowledge about MJ. I love the look of the Classic Q Natasha! I recently came by a seller who is selling the Natasha. But the problem with the bag is that the strap has a bit of cracking going on. I was wondering if it's a good idea to buy the bag with this problem. If so, how do I prevent it from cracking anymore? Also, maybe my eyes is playing tricks on me, but do you see any colour transfer on the back? TIA!

 

[VanillaLV]

It's hard to tell from the pics if that's color transfer or shadows from the lighting. I have a Natasha in cement and it got color transfer from my leather jacket. Just used baby wipes on it and Voila it disappeared
My Natasha is my go to travel bag and I tend to stuff it a lot and it gets heavy. So if you tend to carry a lot and there are already cracks in the bag I personally wouldn't recommend it. I'd just get a brand new one.
I've had my Natasha for almost a year now and have used it a lot but no cracks on the straps. HTH

 

[mcoco]

Thanks for the help; greatly appreciated! I ended up deciding not to get it since I already have the Natasha in black that I got brand new.