It had a very very faint slightly perfumed smell internally although that has pretty much disappeared since I have been using it. I wonder if someone wiped the interior with a face or baby wipe even. It's certainly not something that bothers me enough to return it or hand it over for months! Just wondered what others thought. My DH thinks I worry too much so I really appreciate some reassurance, thank you
It looks to me like something has taken the color out of the leather and the pinky-purple color you are seeing is the undertone of slightly faded black dye. If it smells like perfume, I would guess that perfume spilled inside the bag and the oil and alcohol in the perfume faded the dye; or someone used some kind of solvent to remove the spilled perfume and that had the effect of changing the black dye. That wouldn't bother me at all if the bag is otherwise in good shape.
H probably won't be able to do anything about it but it wouldn't hurt to ask a craftsman, if you are able to take it to a store that has one available. If you love the bag, the smell doesn't bother you, you got a great price, and are determined to keep it, then just don't give it any more thought.
Basically, it's economics. Pre-loved bags that have more issues will be priced lower than pre-loved bags that have less issues. Sometimes the issues themselves will be more or less important, or more or less correctable. Smell would be the deal-breaker for me, not the faded dye. But for you (or someone else) that might not matter at all. Just weigh what you paid with the condition of the bag. If you feel that the price you paid is too high for the product you received, then the best thing is to return it because you'll probably always feel slightly taken advantage of. If the price you paid was fair for the current condition of the bag, and you can live with its particular characteristics, then just have fun with your bag and enjoy your good fortune!
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