http://www.helium.com/items/398499-testing-the-quality-of-leatherI personally give it a slight scratch to see if the color runs deep. Then try to rub it out to see if it blends back in with the grain. To check the bleeding of the leather put some water on a white cotton cloth and rub it on the leather, if the color comes off it means the leather is bleeding. That is not good.

You should also ask if it is "natural leather" or "finished leather." Both leathers are real leather, but natural leather is unfinished and unprotected. If you have a certain kind of lifestyle or if you have children or pets, you should stay away from unfinished leather, simply because if you spill a glass of wine or if you drip ice cream on natural leather, it will stain; whereas the protected leathers resist staining.

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