Hi, I just purchased a light brown Salina bag from an eBay seller. I was dismayed yesterday when I picked it up at the post office--the leather is fakey looking foam-like leather. I have four other H-H bags--two Mosas, one Nico XX and one Paul Marrot Edition Nomade. They are all made from that cushy, crumpled looking leather that I associate with H-H. In contrast, the Salina bag is very flat and even in texture and in color. Even though it is soft, it has no character. Does anyone know why the Salina leather is so unlike other H-H bag leather?
The seller has another Salina in black still up for auction on eBay. Here are links to both auctions:
The bag I won:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280308138331&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RCRX_Pr2_PcY_BID_IT&refitem=280305185799&itemcount=2&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m183&_trkparms=algo%3DCRX%26its%3DS%252BI%26itu%3DUCI%252BSI%26otn%3D2
The bag still up for auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=280305185799
The seller has another Salina in black still up for auction on eBay. Here are links to both auctions:
The bag I won:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280308138331&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RCRX_Pr2_PcY_BID_IT&refitem=280305185799&itemcount=2&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m183&_trkparms=algo%3DCRX%26its%3DS%252BI%26itu%3DUCI%252BSI%26otn%3D2
The bag still up for auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=280305185799