Silver hardware jeans blue color, N, Togo leather，bought in 2010 top stich condition looks pretty good



Birkin 35
Gold hardware red color，L，Togo leather, bought in 2008 from pictures condition looks pretty good, but will still get the other experienced ladies for authentication

Please tell me ur opinions, this is gonna be my first H bag if the price work out to be pretty good!

think you should ask yourself the question instead. how much do you want it and what would you be willing to pay for it?

you'd get pretty wide answers asking the group, different people value bags differently. I think you're better off looking at what you can afford to pay and how much you want either of the two bags. Good luck in your negotiations.

i am not very well off, so won't be able to pay the high retail prices... so i hope to get a good price on these and especially love the red one, otherwise i don't usually go for hermes....

Originally Posted by ynz

i am not very well off, so won't be able to pay the high retail prices... so i hope to get a good price on these and especially love the red one, otherwise i don't usually go for hermes....

Chances are you'll pay above retail even on a used bag. I paid a few $K over retail on my pre-love Etoupe/GHW B.

Yeah, I would be shocked if this seller would be selling them below retail, they seem in good condition.

Originally Posted by ynz

Attachment 1761692 Silver hardware jeans blue color, N, Togo leather，bought in 2010 top stich condition looks pretty good Attachment 1761694 Birkin 35 Gold hardware red color，L，Togo leather, bought in 2008 from pictures condition looks pretty good, but will still get the other experienced ladies for authentication Please tell me ur opinions, this is gonna be my first H bag if the price work out to be pretty good!

pricing is very subjective. you could check malleries or ebay to look at sold or completed listings to see what prices people have paid for similar colors/conditions in the past.

also, if you haven't already, i would have them both authenticated! for such a special purchase it will give you a bit more piece of mind. good luck

^ agree..birkin bags are a hot commodity now...there is always someone

who is going to pay the price... be it high or not...

Both bags look to be in very good condition. I see that you're located in a city where the Hermes store is. If I were you, I would ask the seller to meet you there for get the SA help with authentication in addition to asking help from the TPF experts here.

The price is subjective like other members said. It will not be below cost for sure due to demand and condition of the bag. If they ask to get the cost or current retail price, it would be reasonable but I would not pay a few $k markup for a used bag. Only a brand new unused bag warrants higher markup. Please ask to look at the receipt also.

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The Hermes SAs will not authenticate.

Originally Posted by chkpfbeliever

Both bags look to be in very good condition. I see that you're located in a city where the Hermes store is. If I were you, I would ask the seller to meet you there for get the SA help with authentication in addition to asking help from the TPF experts here. The price is subjective like other members said. It will not be below cost for sure due to demand and condition of the bag. If they ask to get the cost or current retail price, it would be reasonable but I would not pay a few $k markup for a used bag. Only a brand new unused bag warrants higher markup. Please ask to look at the receipt also.

I'm sorry but I don't believe that any Hermes SA will authenticate it on the spot. The best you can do is request for the bag to be brought into the spa and you collect it on the spot with the seller (then again, it can take a long wait plus I'm sure you'd have to actually pay for the bag first). Receipts can be faked so I wouldn't trust it till I see it for myself. Hermes craftsmen/women will not work on fake bags.

That's too bad that the SAs don't feel confident or responsible to check the bags out. Unless this is admitting that the fakes are too good !! ???

Originally Posted by lichiave

I'm sorry but I don't believe that any Hermes SA will authenticate it on the spot. The best you can do is request for the bag to be brought into the spa and you collect it on the spot with the seller (then again, it can take a long wait plus I'm sure you'd have to actually pay for the bag first). Receipts can be faked so I wouldn't trust it till I see it for myself. Hermes craftsmen/women will not work on fake bags.

When you actually have a receipt in your hand, it is pretty easy to tell if it is fake or authentic. The receipts in the US is printed on a different kind of paper than the European and Asian stores. I feel that those may be easier to copy since the paper is so thin and the ink fades pretty fast. I've bought some items from Asia and always wonder why they wouldn't standardize their receipts worldwide.

Originally Posted by chkpfbeliever

That's too bad that the SAs don't feel confident or responsible to check the bags out. Unless this is admitting that the fakes are too good !! ???

SAs are not permitted to tell you whether the bags are authentic or not. It is not an admission of whether the fakes are too good or not. That is not the SA's job. Only a craftslady or craftsman is able to do that. SAs can only take in the bag, take note of what cosmetic issues are present and jot it down (much like checking a rental car upon pickup and drop-off), and then send it into the queue for spa treatment. That's why the queue is so long to get your bag spa-treated.

I know that SAs from Loewe, for example, are permitted to tell you whether your Loewe bag is fake or not. They certainly made it very clear to a girlfriend of mine who brought her Amazona into the Loewe store- she had bought a very good fake without knowing.

Originally Posted by chkpfbeliever

When you actually have a receipt in your hand, it is pretty easy to tell if it is fake or authentic. The receipts in the US is printed on a different kind of paper than the European and Asian stores. I feel that those may be easier to copy since the paper is so thin and the ink fades pretty fast. I've bought some items from Asia and always wonder why they wouldn't standardize their receipts worldwide.

From what I know and shopping at different H stores in the US and Asia, each Hermes store seems to have a different type of receipt issued so you're right about the lack of standardisation at the POS terminals. However, I think it has been discussed on TPF before that receipts can be and have been routinely faked (either stolen or taken from someone else's real receipt). This is why the Hermes stores do not base the authenticity of their goods from a receipt, even if it's a store-issued one.

I think the key issue here is getting a pre-loved Birkin authenticated (not the receipt). Focus on the bag, not the receipt.

OP, I would probably trawl reputable reseller websites to have a gauge of what a fair and reasonable selling price for the condition, stamp, colour and leather of your choices would fetch in the market. But ultimately, it does depend on how much you're willing to fork out. Good luck!

Originally Posted by chkpfbeliever

That's too bad that the SAs don't feel confident or responsible to check the bags out. Unless this is admitting that the fakes are too good !! ???

It's always been company policy that SAs do not authenticate. Many brands have the same policy.

Receipts can be and are faked - having one in your hand is no guarantee an item is authentic.