I just purchased a pre loved Speedy 25 in Damier Ebene and it's not in as great shape as I hoped but it was about 40% less than new (and from France) so I'm in rehab mode. The interior was filthy but I've baby wiped enough hair (?) to make a toupee (gag), vacuumed it on light suction, and the rest of the interior is covered in ink marks but I can live with that since I'm using an insert. The canvas looks very good and the leather bits, piping and handles do as well. I used LMB on the canvas and it really cleaned up nice.
BUT then I saw something that's making me nervous and I can't find anything about it on the forum or anywhere. On the bottom four corners of the bag there is a tiny little dot like area of red showing under where the dark brown color in the canvas is. Is it a chip and the canvas is red underneath or is it the canvas interior which I can't imagine. I'm planning on keeping it as long as those four dots of red aren't the start of real trouble. I have a Neverfull and Alma both in DE and I've never had this happen. I know this sounds silly but this little bag already found a place in my heart (without the hair of course ugh) and unless this is a sign of four holes in the canvas down the road I don't want to send it back. I would love to hear your thoughts on this and will take pics later when I get home from work.
Thank you so much.
BUT then I saw something that's making me nervous and I can't find anything about it on the forum or anywhere. On the bottom four corners of the bag there is a tiny little dot like area of red showing under where the dark brown color in the canvas is. Is it a chip and the canvas is red underneath or is it the canvas interior which I can't imagine. I'm planning on keeping it as long as those four dots of red aren't the start of real trouble. I have a Neverfull and Alma both in DE and I've never had this happen. I know this sounds silly but this little bag already found a place in my heart (without the hair of course ugh) and unless this is a sign of four holes in the canvas down the road I don't want to send it back. I would love to hear your thoughts on this and will take pics later when I get home from work.
Thank you so much.