Bags aren’t investments because they are utilitarian items to carry our things. Even the most well kept bag is only one accident away from losing it's value.
Yes, instead of thinking of handbags as, as the post said, fine art or wine, or even stocks, we should think of them as being like cars. Most depreciate significantly the moment they’re driven off the lot!
No one gave a sh!t about chanel flaps & birkins for years.
Now they're trendy.
Wait awhile...
Same investment strategy as forex trading & pyramid schemes.
Rainbow smoke & pipe dreams.
Might work for a few, smart, totally dedicated people.
For short while. When economic winds blow fair.
As trend directions shift, time to convince others to buy their amazing-strategy-for-business dvds.
(Browse all the unsold, used bags on resale sites to see how well idea works.)