That would be great for a Geometric Clutch missing a strap as well - those snaps are hard to match!
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I am so glad that you saved pictures of that mystery bag! I was really intrigued by the description of a Gramercy bag with a dowel rod! I think you must be correct in that it was a sample or a pilot bag created early in the development of the Italian Gramercy line.
I really wish that I was at the outlet the day that these odd Italian bags were first put out on the shelves!
I wish I had been there too, the Mystery Bag is actually something that I would buy, because of the removeable long shoulder strap and outside back pocket. Bags that can only be hand-carried just don't work for me. Too bad there isn't a Style Graveyard of Coach sample bags that didn't quite make production that we could browse through, like Ben & Jerry's has their Flavor Graveyard. It would be fascinating to see what we're missing.
https://www.benjerry.com/flavors/flavor-graveyard
There's one sample bag in my collection that I took a chance on years ago and I still love it, it's a nice roomy leather messenger bag that has lovely soft leather and all the outside pockets I could possibly want, that apparently never made it past the sample stage. But it's 100 percent Coach in every detail, and I use it often.
Buying "sample bags" especially for resale is NEVER something I'd ever recommend because they simply can't be authenticated OR resold legally and we've seen plenty of proveable fakes. However, once in a lifetime you might find something that feels like Coach custom-made it just for you.
(That said, anyone who takes that kind of chance is really bucking the odds. It should never be done without the advice of experts.)
No response from anyone about the Sherbourne based on my social media posts so far. Meanwhile I need to go back to work because I have totally fallen off the shopping wagon In the last 1.5 weeks. I now have a strapless red Regina coming my way.
The Dinky Chain Straps are on sale right now for 30% off ($24.50 with free shipping) on Coach.com, see pic below:
Ugh, Bringing Home the Green Mitchell is turning into a Birkin-worthy chase. I asked the seller on Etsy if she would accept an offer of $x, and got no reply whatsoever. Instead, she re-listed on Ebay from where she previously removed it because the item got no action. She didn't let me know about that either, even though I told her I was watching on Ebay prior to removal. I have placed a bid now and hope to get it for less than what I offered on Etsy, cause I'm petty like that. I'm probably disproportionately annoyed and will try to calm down now. But seriously! The bag is overpriced on Etsy considering its condition.
Is she technically allowed to remove the bag from Ebay again now that there's a bid?
Is she technically allowed to remove the bag from Ebay again now that there's a bid?
Yes, she can cancel the bid and end the auction. Good luck, I hope she lets you buy it this time!
Oh no, that's bad news. Hope nobody snatches it up on Etsy. I can already feel my resolve crumble - I really really really want that poor thing!
Yes, she can end the auction but she will still have to pay fees to ebay so she will be punished.
Can't say that I'd feel very sorry for her in that scenario.
that happened to me just the other day.
Finally got the couage to put in a bid for something...a green court and a few hrs later she canceled my bid.
Beenburned found she was selling on Etsy for 3 x the price.
LOL, no way. That's the same seller who's selling the Mitchell. Go figure.
Check the item photos: that's the seller who re-stitches, over-stitches or just plain self-stitches her bags.
Thanks for the heads up. I did notice this and requested a couple more photos. One of them showed a suspiciously white-leaning seam close to the bottom corner about which I asked again. She said the light made it look like that. I'm inclined to believe her because that would be a really obvious lie if it turned out overstitched in person. But...you never know!