Hello Everyone!
I am a buyer of mostly YSL and some Chanel bags, and some Prada and Gucci. As I am getting older, I find myself wanting to purchase an Hermes. I went to the store about a couple years back, and was there with good timing and got to try this gorgeous Kelly 32 Retourne, with Palladium hardware, in a dark, dark brown, but not a yellow/orange brown color, but more like a grey brown, if that makes sense. Anyhoo, the price at the time I believe was in the $9000 range. I thought I was a bit too young to be spending that much on a bag. However, since then, I have been looking at some consignment stores off and on and ebay to see if I find something I like, but hoping to find one in the $5000 range.
Here are my questions:
(1) Is it reasonable to spend that much on a pre-owned? I know a couple years ago, I saw a lot better deals online, but not anymore?
(2) I live in Orange County, California, and have come across a few pre-owned Hermes Kellys at consignment shops in LA and San Diego.
However, because of the quality of fakes being made, I can not pull the trigger and buy one, because it is so much money to put on the line, while at the same time, I don't want to spend $10,000 on a brand new one at Hermes.
I know exactly what I want, Hermes Kelly 32 in Clemence or Togo, only in Retourne, in black or pewter hues, hardware, I am open to it. What I wish I could do, was be more informed on how to spot obvious signs of a fake. I can totally spot a fake YSL or Chanel, since I have enough where I know the quality, the markings, how the serial numbers must look, etc., but with Hermes, I am at a loss.
Could anyone please advise me? I know people on here are weary because there are so many scammers trying to get info on here, but truly, if any of you live in the OC/SD/LA area, I would be happy to meet up with you and buy you lunch (Marche Moderne anyone, ) and you can judge for yourself that I am just an honest person trying to get advice on buying a Kelly for a good price, and wanting to be armed with some knowledge of what an obvious fake is.
Anyhow, please let me know if you have any advice regarding my price expectations, and if anyone would be willing to advise me on authentication tips. Thanks so much in advance.
I am a buyer of mostly YSL and some Chanel bags, and some Prada and Gucci. As I am getting older, I find myself wanting to purchase an Hermes. I went to the store about a couple years back, and was there with good timing and got to try this gorgeous Kelly 32 Retourne, with Palladium hardware, in a dark, dark brown, but not a yellow/orange brown color, but more like a grey brown, if that makes sense. Anyhoo, the price at the time I believe was in the $9000 range. I thought I was a bit too young to be spending that much on a bag. However, since then, I have been looking at some consignment stores off and on and ebay to see if I find something I like, but hoping to find one in the $5000 range.
Here are my questions:
(1) Is it reasonable to spend that much on a pre-owned? I know a couple years ago, I saw a lot better deals online, but not anymore?
(2) I live in Orange County, California, and have come across a few pre-owned Hermes Kellys at consignment shops in LA and San Diego.
However, because of the quality of fakes being made, I can not pull the trigger and buy one, because it is so much money to put on the line, while at the same time, I don't want to spend $10,000 on a brand new one at Hermes.
I know exactly what I want, Hermes Kelly 32 in Clemence or Togo, only in Retourne, in black or pewter hues, hardware, I am open to it. What I wish I could do, was be more informed on how to spot obvious signs of a fake. I can totally spot a fake YSL or Chanel, since I have enough where I know the quality, the markings, how the serial numbers must look, etc., but with Hermes, I am at a loss.
Could anyone please advise me? I know people on here are weary because there are so many scammers trying to get info on here, but truly, if any of you live in the OC/SD/LA area, I would be happy to meet up with you and buy you lunch (Marche Moderne anyone, ) and you can judge for yourself that I am just an honest person trying to get advice on buying a Kelly for a good price, and wanting to be armed with some knowledge of what an obvious fake is.
Anyhow, please let me know if you have any advice regarding my price expectations, and if anyone would be willing to advise me on authentication tips. Thanks so much in advance.