holy expensive batman

So- I have four handbags that I wanted "fixed up"... Two of which I want to sell-- and two of which are bags that were my mom's that I wanted to replace the straps to update-- and just clean up a bit.

So I went to the place that I had found on the UES called Artbag... I could not believe how expensive they were!! To replace the strap on one bag and add a little hardware to update-- $200!!!!! The guy was great with advice on selling and telling me what each of the bags were worth- including the "vintage" ones.. but I could not believe how expensive.

I might just go to my local shoe repair and see what they can do-- I will take one of the vintage bags bak there, bit I just didn;t want to spend $85 right now-- that was to replace the lining in the side pocket and shorten the strap.

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mind me asking what kind/brand bags these are?

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One is a Furla-- this is just fixing the strap since it has gotten a bit loose.

Then I have a Kooba-- the original Sienna from 2004 before all the hype-- it doesn't need any repair, but I wanted to clean it before I sold it. The guy told me to not bother, and just sell it like it is-- but, I still want to try.

The other two are the vintage ones-- one is a Cosci-- it's a black basket-weave bucket/hobo style bag (a la Bottega Venetta). I don't have any black bags-- I am a "brown girl"-- so I thought If I cold spend some money to update the strap and clean it up, it would be great to have. He said spending the $200 to fix the bag isnt't worth it-- nor would I spend that kind of money-- if I can do it for cheaper (much cheaper) I would still like to try.

The other one is a Bagheera-- this one I really like, and he said this one was worth a few hundred bucks. The price he gave me to do this one was $85, so I will do it eventually.

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Q - is the sienna you have in a color that is rare/not avail anymore?

if not, I would not bother fixing it up before you sell it. I have seen siennas sell for really cheap on eBay

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I don't think so-- it's the Cognac color. I'll need to research what I can sell it for. If it's not too much, I will just keep it. I was thinking like $100 or so... even though of course I'd like to get more for it.

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well, my thought was-- if it cost me 10 to 20 bucks to clean up the strap a bit why not-- if it will help me get a better price. What do you think it would go for? Here are some pics...

Also, I just looked on the Cosci web site-- and those bags are selling for 400+ euros-- so, I think that fixing it up is worth it-- I just have to find a place that isn't so expensive.

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ohhhhhhh! $20 to fix it up is ok. I guess I read it wrong and though you said it was $100

Message edited 9/19/2007 4:42:59 PM.

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