Thanks again. I think I am going to sleep on it - wise words!You're welcome.
It's really hard to place a value on it. Here are recent sales of Legacy Thompson bags.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...lete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2045573.m1684
None of them have the flower, but that may not be important to every buyer. It's worth what someone is willing to pay for it. I don't think it will necessarily grow in value. If I was trying to sell it, I'd ask $350 to $400 but it could take a long time to sell. If you priced it around $200 - $250, I think it would sell easily. I had the silver woven Thompson tote. It took a really long time to sell and I had to lower my price quite a bit. I kind of regret selling it. If it had been the hobo, I would have kept it.
I find that when I'm on the fence, I'll usually keep the bag until I'm sure, especially if I'm going to be selling at a loss. If you sell it and end up regretting it, it would be really hard to replace.
I live in New Zealand and Coach is not very available here so the local resale is not great. I have an eBay account but if I list it on there do you think there would be an expectation that I cover some of the shipping cost myself? I think I would get a higher sale value selling in the US. Would me being in NZ be off-putting to buyers even if I cover the international shipping?