buying a protected H&M leather secondhand, question...

[vilago]

quick question, looking at a used H&M set of grade II protected leather from CL,
The pieces seem well maintained, no fading, stains etc. But one thing caught my eye that I just wanted to run by the experts here since I'm new to "real" leather furniture.

There seem to be a few small white specs on one of the pieces and I'm not sure if it's something related to lack of cleaning/care over the years. i tried to gently scratch them off but they didn't seem to be raised like paint spatter or anything. I should have taken a picture.

anyway, has anyone here heard of this before? is this something related to the fabric wearing badly that could get worse over time?

[drcollie]

White specs are usually paint splatter, especially if you can pick them off.

[vilago]

OK thanks. I realize it was probably a dumb question but wanted to be sure it wasn't something serious.