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#187
muchstuff said:
Welcome to the slippery slope!
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Thank you. I know it's gonna be bad because I'm already thinking about what pop of color I want for the next one! I wanted a black Velo first to interchange with my other crossbody bag. It's an Hermes Evelyne GM that I love, but sometimes just need/want that zipper closure. I was so happy to find this one, exactly the specs I was looking for, it still even had the mirror and tassels!. I love the smooshy/crinkly leather and will start stalking again tomorrow for the next one! I came to Bal really late, only starting to look at the the brand and its history a couple of years ago, but from the research I've done, Nicolas Ghesquière era is my favorite (even before his successors controversies) and I'm hoping to find more.
 
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#188
RJY said:
I've been lurking in the Bal forum while stalking resellers for my first Bal bag. Finally pulled the trigger with Fashionphile. I probably overpaid a bit, but it was exactly the specs I was looking for and in very good condition.

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I always look at it this way-something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. That way it’s not expensive if it’s what you want.
Of course, I’ve been sliding down the slippery slope (on a sled) for awhile!
 
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#189
reovi said:
I always look at it this way-something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. That way it’s not expensive if it’s what you want.
Of course, I’ve been sliding down the slippery slope (on a sled) for awhile!
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That's a good way of looking at it. I thought I would have better luck with TRR than FP because I've found FP's prices on Bal bags generally higher than TRR. This one was actually pretty reasonable compared to most of their other ones. I'm guessing it was mostly due to age, it was listed as being from 2004. For an almost 20 year old bag, it looks great.
 
#190
RJY said:
That's a good way of looking at it. I thought I would have better luck with TRR than FP because I've found FP's prices on Bal bags generally higher than TRR. This one was actually pretty reasonable compared to most of their other ones. I'm guessing it was mostly due to age, it was listed as being from 2004. For an almost 20 year old bag, it looks great.
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That’s a much newer bag than 04. FP doesn’t seem to realize that the alphabet is being reused again since there are only 26 letters.
 
#192
RJY said:
Oh, so how do I tell what year it actually is?
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I'm guessing the alphabet letter on the tag front and back his either B or C? Those were the letters for 04. (They also weren't on the tag back in 04). In the current bags, B would be S/S 2017, C would be F/W 2016. The bag is agneau, not chevre.
 
#194
muchstuff said:
I'm guessing the alphabet letter on the tag front and back his either B or C? Those were the letters for 04. (They also weren't on the tag back in 04). In the current bags, B would be S/S 2017, C would be F/W 2016. The bag is agneau, not chevre.
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This was the original listing on Fashionphile.

So, is what you're saying is that this bag is from 2016?

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#195
RJY said:
I've been lurking in the Bal forum while stalking resellers for my first Bal bag. Finally pulled the trigger with Fashionphile. I probably overpaid a bit, but it was exactly the specs I was looking for and in very good condition.

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I love this. These Cities with the longer strap are worth more, IMO. And I love the shiny smaller gold hardware. Truly gorgeous. On to plot your next purchase!
 
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