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#5,987
Hi. Hope it's ok to ask. Is anyone here in Australia? Can you please share where you shop your Bal bag from? Thank you.
PS. Love seeing everyone bal, making me smile:smile:
 
#5,990
Coming here to vent - I received a disappointing purchase earlier today and am in the process of returning. It seemed like a great condition 2013 ultraviolet, but it turned out that the bag had been [professionally] recolored and the seller somehow didn’t realize, and insisted it wasn’t. Turns out when she sent her bag in to the leather place for cleaning and conditioning... they recolored it, most likely as a “solve” for color fading.

It was immediately obvious based on the plasticky acrylic coating on the bag, sheer paint buildup in some areas, and the coated stitching / handles. Not to mention some purple paint still on the zipper stop. The kicker is I feel like I should have known - the color in the listing pics seemed surprisingly even, so I had actually asked if it had been recolored! And of course since she didn’t know, she said it hadn’t.

Sigh.

I feel bad for her bc it’s disappointing that a shop would do that without explicitly telling the owner. As someone who has dyed a few bags from my collection, I would never sell (or buy) something dyed. I also generally have an issue with acrylic “dyes” (read: paint). Spot color treatment can be great on something that REALLY needs it, but whoever is doing it really really needs to know their stuff.

Oh well. Thanks for letting me rant!! The search for a purple bag continues!
 
#5,991
kerryisntreal said:
Coming here to vent - I received a disappointing purchase earlier today and am in the process of returning. It seemed like a great condition 2013 ultraviolet, but it turned out that the bag had been [professionally] recolored and the seller somehow didn’t realize, and insisted it wasn’t. Turns out when she sent her bag in to the leather place for cleaning and conditioning... they recolored it, most likely as a “solve” for color fading.

It was immediately obvious based on the plasticky acrylic coating on the bag, sheer paint buildup in some areas, and the coated stitching / handles. Not to mention some purple paint still on the zipper stop. The kicker is I feel like I should have known - the color in the listing pics seemed surprisingly even, so I had actually asked if it had been recolored! And of course since she didn’t know, she said it hadn’t.

Sigh.

I feel bad for her bc it’s disappointing that a shop would do that without explicitly telling the owner. As someone who has dyed a few bags from my collection, I would never sell (or buy) something dyed. I also generally have an issue with acrylic “dyes” (read: paint). Spot color treatment can be great on something that REALLY needs it, but whoever is doing it really really needs to know their stuff.

Oh well. Thanks for letting me rant!! The search for a purple bag continues!
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I’m sorry, I know how you feel! Good luck!:hugs:
 
#5,992
kerryisntreal said:
Coming here to vent - I received a disappointing purchase earlier today and am in the process of returning. It seemed like a great condition 2013 ultraviolet, but it turned out that the bag had been [professionally] recolored and the seller somehow didn’t realize, and insisted it wasn’t. Turns out when she sent her bag in to the leather place for cleaning and conditioning... they recolored it, most likely as a “solve” for color fading.

It was immediately obvious based on the plasticky acrylic coating on the bag, sheer paint buildup in some areas, and the coated stitching / handles. Not to mention some purple paint still on the zipper stop. The kicker is I feel like I should have known - the color in the listing pics seemed surprisingly even, so I had actually asked if it had been recolored! And of course since she didn’t know, she said it hadn’t.

Sigh.

I feel bad for her bc it’s disappointing that a shop would do that without explicitly telling the owner. As someone who has dyed a few bags from my collection, I would never sell (or buy) something dyed. I also generally have an issue with acrylic “dyes” (read: paint). Spot color treatment can be great on something that REALLY needs it, but whoever is doing it really really needs to know their stuff.

Oh well. Thanks for letting me rant!! The search for a purple bag continues!
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Well that sucks. Hard to believe that someone could have received their bag back from cleaning and not know it had been recoloured :confused1:. Any chance of a pic? I have a very curious nature...
 
#5,993
muchstuff said:
Well that sucks. Hard to believe that someone could have received their bag back from cleaning and not know it had been recoloured :confused1:. Any chance of a pic? I have a very curious nature...
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Right?! I mean I get that not everybody is as purse crazy as I am, but it was so so so obvious.

And oh of course I have pics! The first 5 were taken this morning (to try to explain to seller), the last couple taken just now in more evening light. You can even see the paint line vs original underneath the buckle.

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#5,994
kerryisntreal said:
Right?! I mean I get that not everybody is as purse crazy as I am, but it was so so so obvious.

And oh of course I have pics! The first 5 were taken this morning (to try to explain to seller), the last couple taken just now in more evening light. You can even see the paint line vs original underneath the buckle.

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Yeah it's pretty obvious. And it must have felt totally different when she got it back as well. So no issues with the return?
 
#5,997
kerryisntreal said:
Coming here to vent - I received a disappointing purchase earlier today and am in the process of returning. It seemed like a great condition 2013 ultraviolet, but it turned out that the bag had been [professionally] recolored and the seller somehow didn’t realize, and insisted it wasn’t. Turns out when she sent her bag in to the leather place for cleaning and conditioning... they recolored it, most likely as a “solve” for color fading.

It was immediately obvious based on the plasticky acrylic coating on the bag, sheer paint buildup in some areas, and the coated stitching / handles. Not to mention some purple paint still on the zipper stop. The kicker is I feel like I should have known - the color in the listing pics seemed surprisingly even, so I had actually asked if it had been recolored! And of course since she didn’t know, she said it hadn’t.

Sigh.

I feel bad for her bc it’s disappointing that a shop would do that without explicitly telling the owner. As someone who has dyed a few bags from my collection, I would never sell (or buy) something dyed. I also generally have an issue with acrylic “dyes” (read: paint). Spot color treatment can be great on something that REALLY needs it, but whoever is doing it really really needs to know their stuff.

Oh well. Thanks for letting me rant!! The search for a purple bag continues!
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SNADS, the bane of holy grail Bal bag hunting :sad: :cursing: :crybaby:

For every pre-owned Bal City I have, there have been far too many SNADS. But I actually have a fantabulous Ultra Violet City, bought from a lovely Italian seller and it was just as described, even better.
They are out there, just keep looking and it will turn up. Can't recommend Ultra Violet enough, it's :love: :love: :love:
 
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SomethingGoodCanWork said:
SNADS, the bane of holy grail Bal bag hunting :sad: :cursing: :crybaby:

For every pre-owned Bal City I have, there have been far too many SNADS. But I actually have a fantabulous Ultra Violet City, bought from a lovely Italian seller and it was just as described, even better.
They are out there, just keep looking and it will turn up. Can't recommend Ultra Violet enough, it's :love: :love: :love:
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It’s funny bc I had never even really considered a purple bag until very recently, and had been primarily thinking about darker purples (and also ideally in a work) - but I‘ve always admired ultraviolet from afar. It is a bit brighter than I initially had in mind for myself, but I have seen pictures where it seems to float between dark and vibrant, which is why I went for it. As disappointing as this one was, I’m def not closing myself off to UV in the future if a great condition one comes up!

And uh, if you ever feel like sharing some pics of your ultraviolet city to add to the inspiration ... :graucho:
 
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kerryisntreal said:
It’s funny bc I had never even really considered a purple bag until very recently, and had been primarily thinking about darker purples (and also ideally in a work) - but I‘ve always admired ultraviolet from afar. It is a bit brighter than I initially had in mind for myself, but I have seen pictures where it seems to float between dark and vibrant, which is why I went for it. As disappointing as this one was, I’m def not closing myself off to UV in the future if a great condition one comes up!

And uh, if you ever feel like sharing some pics of your ultraviolet city to add to the inspiration ... :graucho:
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As it just happens, I not only have pics, I have a whole thread about my Ultra Violet. Here you can follow the whole purchase drama, including a thousand questions, the many doubts, between hope and despair, high anxiety and finally- Bal elation :lol: Thank the Bal gods for the tPF authenticators and their patience :hbeat:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...-other-balenciaga-purples-please-help.984021/
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And just to show you how much I understand SNAD frustration, I forgot I apparently also started this thread after a particularly upsetting Bal SNAD experience. Only on tPF :lol:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/rant-if-its-not-like-new-dont-b-y-state-it-is.988699/
 
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kerryisntreal said:
Coming here to vent - I received a disappointing purchase earlier today and am in the process of returning. It seemed like a great condition 2013 ultraviolet, but it turned out that the bag had been [professionally] recolored and the seller somehow didn’t realize, and insisted it wasn’t. Turns out when she sent her bag in to the leather place for cleaning and conditioning... they recolored it, most likely as a “solve” for color fading.

It was immediately obvious based on the plasticky acrylic coating on the bag, sheer paint buildup in some areas, and the coated stitching / handles. Not to mention some purple paint still on the zipper stop. The kicker is I feel like I should have known - the color in the listing pics seemed surprisingly even, so I had actually asked if it had been recolored! And of course since she didn’t know, she said it hadn’t.

Sigh.

I feel bad for her bc it’s disappointing that a shop would do that without explicitly telling the owner. As someone who has dyed a few bags from my collection, I would never sell (or buy) something dyed. I also generally have an issue with acrylic “dyes” (read: paint). Spot color treatment can be great on something that REALLY needs it, but whoever is doing it really really needs to know their stuff.

Oh well. Thanks for letting me rant!! The search for a purple bag continues!
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I had a similar situation with someone on Poshmark who sold me a pair of designer shoes. I mean, you live and learn— I’m now more careful. Thus woman repainted the leather on the shoe and then had someone repair and repaint a completely new sole on the wedges. They ended up snapping off and I was completely in shock. I still cannot believe there are people who do this out there.. it’s complete dishonesty. C’mon man. If you’re going to resell an item — be honest!

Glad you were able to catch it and dispute it quickly and with no issues!
 
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