Thank you very much, dear Mayfly
! Some of the bags VC offers are already at their stock in Paris or America and can be shipped immediately after selling, they are specially marked. But most of them are still in the property of the owners. After an item is sold, VC sends a message to the owner, the owner ships the item to VC , where the authencity and quality is checked, and then VC ships the item to the buyer. VC reminds the seller of shipping the item after one and after two weeks. When the item hasn't arrived one month after buying, VC annullates the purchase and refunds the money to the buyer. So when you pay with credit card it can last a pretty long time to get your money back. But you can also buy by bill two weeks after receiving the item, what I highly recommend after the experiences I made. 
The Mabel I chose is in chocolate saddle leather. Elvisfan4life had described this version in a mouthwatering way in the marvellous Mabel Club. The stitching is white, the hardware silver and the inner lining of red suede .
So I was very happy when I saw exactly this version at VC, the bag in a good condition. Now there are only some days left to hope that I'll receive the bag
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My much loved Squirrel Sisters, here is the newest addition to the cache, because unlike dear C PrincessUK, I pursued a naughty Cache Management strategy: acquisitions!
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So unfair during these cloudy, chilly days when one badly needs a ray of sunshine. (If the Mabel doesn't arrive, I shall keep an eye out for her elsewhere, ok? It is a gorgeous bag to be sure, and you must have one! If I find one, I shall message you.) Until then, sending support 
I am a lucky squirrelgirl! 
But it is really bizarre: By chance a few minutes ago I had a look on the website of VC at the article I bought (just to see the picture of the bag) and what did I find? The seller posted the question already in the end of December on the site of the sold and not longer available article (!) that she does not know what to do now! I couldn't believe my eyes
I answered now that she has to send the article quickly to VC and that VC had reminded her already twice to do so! But I don't' understand how this could happen. VC informed me that they have phoned the seller to remind her to send the article twice. I now also wrote a message to VC that they should contact the seller and that I am still interested in the bag, even it arrives a bit later! But this is all so chaotic, unbelievable. I also don't understand the seller. Why didn't she contact VC directly? 
I am now very curious what will happen, perhaps it will end well! But thank you very much for your interest, support and sympathy, this is so sweet and nice
Just saw your note and I'm shaking my head in bafflement. I'm glad you posted instructions for the seller--but that's mad, and does not speak well to VC's management, does it? If indeed they'd contacted her twice to send the bag, why didn't they immediately follow up with you on this? I always want to give people the benefit of the doubt, so perhaps they had the wrong contact number for her, which lets the seller somewhat off the hook but not VC surely. They need to respond to you swiftly now and with a remedy of some sort. Doesn't matter that it's the weekend, this is when retail is busiest, after all. Indeed a chaotic process and not one to inspire customer confidence let alone repeat sales. 