I stumbled onto this forum while searching hi and low for an Hermes backpack. I'll be travelling in Europe this June, and thought that a backpack would be just the thing to keep my hands free while shopping! I considered some other designers, but didn't like their backpacks as well as I do the Hermes.
The problem is, I can scarcely find any! I really and truly can't afford to pay retail (what with the cost of the trip right now), but there are few to be had anywhere that I can tell. Are they extremely unpopular or just extremely rare?
I've found a couple different styles, and judging by what I've seen, I believe I prefer the Kelly over the Herbag (more classic, I think), and I think it must be the Kelly with the handle, rather than one without. I found one already sold here:
http://www.last-seconds.com/cgi-bin/content.cgi. This one would have been perfect, as I'd prefer a dark color, but it's gone, sadly.
And a slightly different one here (the first one I saw, actually):
http://www.luxury-shops.com/1_search/detail.php?ID=7334&category=&subcat=&designer=4.
I'm seriously terrified of even thinking of buying on eBay, although there are a couple without the handle there. I see that there's a thread here to authenticate, so I may use that eventually if one comes up that suits me.
Other than the question of where I may be able to find one, I would also like to know how much I'll have to worry about authenticity with this bag. It seem that with so few available, it may not have been one that the counterfeiters bothered with, but I certainly don't want to assume anything without further instruction! Additionally, is it odd that one bag has canvas handles and the other has leather?
Thank you all so very much. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. I don't have much time and I don't want to be disappointed!
The problem is, I can scarcely find any! I really and truly can't afford to pay retail (what with the cost of the trip right now), but there are few to be had anywhere that I can tell. Are they extremely unpopular or just extremely rare?
I've found a couple different styles, and judging by what I've seen, I believe I prefer the Kelly over the Herbag (more classic, I think), and I think it must be the Kelly with the handle, rather than one without. I found one already sold here:
http://www.last-seconds.com/cgi-bin/content.cgi. This one would have been perfect, as I'd prefer a dark color, but it's gone, sadly.
And a slightly different one here (the first one I saw, actually):
http://www.luxury-shops.com/1_search/detail.php?ID=7334&category=&subcat=&designer=4.
I'm seriously terrified of even thinking of buying on eBay, although there are a couple without the handle there. I see that there's a thread here to authenticate, so I may use that eventually if one comes up that suits me.
Other than the question of where I may be able to find one, I would also like to know how much I'll have to worry about authenticity with this bag. It seem that with so few available, it may not have been one that the counterfeiters bothered with, but I certainly don't want to assume anything without further instruction! Additionally, is it odd that one bag has canvas handles and the other has leather?
Thank you all so very much. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. I don't have much time and I don't want to be disappointed!