What’s with the classic flap side crease?!

kosin30

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I just got a 21K light purple classic flap with really folded sides…is this just a bad batch? I have other classic flaps that aren’t like this. My SA looked for another in same color and found same thing.

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The 21c small rose clairs were also made that way! It isn’t a defect since they decided to make them that way this batch. Doesn’t bother me personally but I would understand why it’d bother some people
 
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My 21 bubblegum pink (S or C? Can’t remember…) is the same. It’s a season thing.

So it’s a deliberate seasonal thing they do? Wondering if I should wait for more to come in but if it’s deliberate for this color and season, then it is what it is. So strange that they would pick one color a season to do this to. My SA found 4 and they were all the same! I wish they wouldn’t mess with it. I mean, if I tried to resell this one day, people would question it.
 
So it’s a deliberate seasonal thing they do? Wondering if I should wait for more to come in but if it’s deliberate for this color and season, then it is what it is. So strange that they would pick one color a season to do this to. My SA found 4 and they were all the same! I wish they wouldn’t mess with it. I mean, if I tried to resell this one day, people would question it.
I’m pretty sure they’ll all come in with the same crease. I don’t think you’ll have an issue going forward!
 
So it’s a deliberate seasonal thing they do? Wondering if I should wait for more to come in but if it’s deliberate for this color and season, then it is what it is. So strange that they would pick one color a season to do this to. My SA found 4 and they were all the same! I wish they wouldn’t mess with it. I mean, if I tried to resell this one day, people would question it.
Ya, my understanding is that all of the bags in a particular season/colour will either have it or not (i.e. there won’t be any in this season you are looking at without the crease). I don’t think it’s an issue for resale as it’s a known feature for some seasons - in fact, I would argue it makes it easier to sell because it makes it more obviously authentic (I don’t think replica companies would know which seasons have the crease). I definitely would not let it deter you from buying a colour you love!
 
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Ya, my understanding is that all of the bags in a particular season/colour will either have it or not (i.e. there won’t be any in this season you are looking at without the crease). I don’t think it’s an issue for resale as it’s a known feature for some seasons - in fact, I would argue it makes it easier to sell because it makes it more obviously authentic (I don’t think replica companies would know which seasons have the crease). I definitely would not let it deter you from buying a colour you love!
Thank you! That’s super helpful! TPF to the rescue! I mean, I’m a collector and I’ve only encountered this once before on a 20C violet lamb CF. I thought it was a fluke. Really interesting what they are doing. I think we are all conditioned to think the side should gracefully curve in so it’s hard to mentally adjust! Lol!
 
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