Ever purged your collection in pursuit of one bag? How did it go?

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#682
Vintage Leather said:
I think you are just enjoying your "research"!

We will expect pictures when all is said and done, you know.

How is your SO's father doing?
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You got it!! And yes, I am truly enjoying my research...so much so that I am neglecting some of my paperwork!! :lawl:

And thanks so much for asking about my FIL - he is actually doing really well, he's home from his biopsy procedure and waiting to here when he surgery is scheduled. I talked to him today and he sounds great...he was in utter denial about having major surgery his last few days in the hospital after the biopsy, but the realization seems to be sinking in now...and he sounds like he has a positive attitude, which is crucial. We have hope now!!!
 
#683
One bag out! Yay! I'm trying not to stress out the package COULD still be in California and not on its way across the country to her new mommy since Priority Mail tracking is showing absolutely no progress...but since I did what I supposed to (Signature Confirmation + insurance for the full amount), I guess I've done all I can do and I'll have to see next week.

On to the next few things - some bags, some small things...I'm really liking this cleaning house - it's so empowering and liberating!!
 
#685
I did a huge purge 4 years ago of all my beloved bags. Marc Jacobs, balenciaga, bally, fendi, and chloe because I was thrilled by selling about 8 bags I could buy 30 mid range designer bags but I am heart sick now I had a beautiful collection before said mid range designer and now I have 10 of the same bags that I really don't like anymore.

I would love my original saddle bag back, my chloe paddington, my bally, my balenciaga first, twiggy and hobos,cities aw I am seriously tearing up writing this. I had a such a a great collection of various designers that I sold all off for RM. DUMB

What you are doing is smart get 5 great high end designers you know you will love and will stand the test of time!
 
#686
^^^^ oh I'm tearing up reading this!!! sounds like you had a beautiful collection. All those bals, sigh..... that's why I try to wait before listing something, just in case 6 months from now I'll want it back. I agree though, I'd rather have quality over quantity! I have learned my lesson the hard way, just like some others I think! but now you just have to move forward and take what you've learned and hopefully make some better decisions. Geez, just how many of us got sucked into the RM craze?????????????
 
#687
I've been debating selling some of my collection to get my HG - a Rouge H Fjord Hermes Bolide - but I'm having a hard time doing it. I've been going through my bags (13 in total) but have so far only found 2 that are worth selling. The others are just too special or were precious gifts that I use occassionally, and some are better suited for summer and are thus not that much used at the moment. Some seemed useless until the right occasion came along (which happened quite a lot recently...making things more difficult). I was also thinking about selling some of my prada robots and other small leather goods, but in the process of deciding have come to use them more often. As a rule now I am pushing myself to use the bags that were on the list to be sold to find out if I really don't want them anymore (1 of which I am selling now). The ones I cannot decide on will be tested the same way in summer, and after that they will go. I just have too many bags and hardly use them, and I really, really want that Bolide. I do tend to think about future use, and about what things my bags need to have in order for me to use them, which makes it easier to turn down new bags I like (even when they are on sale). As a buying rule I now only buy bags I cannot stop thinking about, resulting in only one new purchase since summer. Bag collecting is complicated...
 
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