Something to consider

amamxr

amamxr

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#1
This post isn't necessarily devoted to just an Ebay transaction IMO it should apply to every type of transaction that you have with another person with regards to your handbag.

I purchased a lovely Handbag on Ebay that I have been searching for quite sometime. Mind you it is not an inexpensive handbag and rather pricey for its age. After receiving the handbag I unpack it and give her a once over. The attached photo should explain the rest:yucky:
(the red spots are from the Crystal Light that spilled on my desk which I used this rag to wipe up)

We aren't talking Suede here or Exotic leathers- just a ordinary leather bag that could have used a simple leather cleaner and a once over prior to selling it for a good sum.

Just something to consider:flowers:
 

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Actually- the handbag was a diamond in the ruff- she was just waiting for someone to show her a little TLC. Looks good as new.

Cyn: the thought did cross my mind about the shoe polish but it was just plain ole dirt.
 
#5
Thank goodness it wasn't shoe polish, at least, since it can ruin a bag!
One thing I would like to say--even though I DO agree this is gross--is that some sellers are hesitant to touch a vintage bag for fear of messing up the patina. If this bag is what I assume it is, based on knowing you, that might have been why they didn't bother to clean it up at all.

But it's still yucky and I would be ashamed to sell something dirty like that!
 
#6
It happened to me before, I bought a bag for my mother, she specifically wanted that model and color I've been hunting for a year, finally I found a seller who sold it as "new without tag". When the item arrived, thought I'd clean it before giving it away to my mom who is a clean-freak. To my horror I found itty bits of dirt, what appeared to be chipped fingernails, hair and basically scum at the bottom of the interior sections' seams. Up until then I have never puked so much in my life!

Unfortunately I already gave seller good fb. I wrote to her anyway and told her of the problem. She was nice enough to issue me a full refund and added that I should just discard the bag. Apparently she had it dry-cleaned and was going to use my pictures as evidence to get her refund from the cleaners.

That's it, 1 experience is going to stop me from buying items new without tag!
:hysteric:
 
#7
chipmunk-pnw said:
It happened to me before, I bought a bag for my mother, she specifically wanted that model and color I've been hunting for a year, finally I found a seller who sold it as "new without tag". When the item arrived, thought I'd clean it before giving it away to my mom who is a clean-freak. To my horror I found itty bits of dirt, what appeared to be chipped fingernails, hair and basically scum at the bottom of the interior sections' seams. Up until then I have never puked so much in my life!

Unfortunately I already gave seller good fb. I wrote to her anyway and told her of the problem. She was nice enough to issue me a full refund and added that I should just discard the bag. Apparently she had it dry-cleaned and was going to use my pictures as evidence to get her refund from the cleaners.

That's it, 1 experience is going to stop me from buying items new without tag!
:hysteric:
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That's horrifying! I wonder if she really did send it to the dry cleaners. How does all that scum get in there?
 
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