How do you feel about people who buy from H to resell immediately at higher price?
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I don't see a difference between buying scarves through a reseller and buying sports tickets through StubHub. I'm just thankful that I can get those scarce football tickets through the resellers market and I'm sure there are many who feel the same way about buying scarves through a reseller!
I appreciate the honest and civilized opinions. I guess I didn't expect the thread would be changing anybody's minds, but I do at least have more understanding, thank you.
The two points above have been the most informational to me. People have different opinions on StubHub too, and whether it enables ticket scalping, but there's no doubt it does a lot of useful work, and laws against scalping have been challenged a lot lately anyway. It's not an exact parallel, but I did bring up tickets myself, so it's totally fair to make the comparison.
The point about risk makes the practice a bit like a roulette wheel for the reseller, and I get the appeal of that. I'm not a gambler myself, and I will still always wish it weren't employed on brand-new scarves and handbags (as will Hermes, but I guess Hermes didn't ask me to run to their rescue), but the metaphor does make me look at the practice in a different way, at least.
I suppose I have nothing more to offer on the topic other than to repeat yet again that I have nothing against resellers making a profit in general, and I will certainly use them to buy or sell if I have need. If any of you responding is in fact a reseller who does buy new items specifically to resell them, you have been very polite and not taken the question personally. I admire and appreciate that.
You will find most people responded to you are not "resellers" as you put it. The professionals are a lot quieter in reality. I am not a "professional" reseller. But you will find almost all of us are resellers at some point in life. When you do, you try to sell it at a "market fair" price. And if the item is desirable enough, it will sell. You may make a profit, you may not. That's just life.
Not sure what is the point being made about the topic.
Buyers have a choice regarding resellers. We can buy from them. or not. No one holds a gun to your heads about that.
There are willing buyers for different price points with a reseller.
And not everyone has the luxury of being near a store.
Buyers have a choice regarding resellers. We can buy from them. or not. No one holds a gun to your heads about that.
There are willing buyers for different price points with a reseller.
And not everyone has the luxury of being near a store.
This is an interesting thread. Personally I think it can be looked at in two ways.
1) People who purchase just to resell make the products less available to those who just want to purchase an item for personal use and are not regular purchasers of the brand.
2) People who are able to purchase to resell make it easier for people who won't usually be offered an item or have the chance to purchase an item by having an open door purchase policy. However, this comes at a premium.
I think Hermes as a brand does have favouritism/discrimination towards its customers but isn't that supposedly what makes their items so desired? Whether this in itself is fair- that's another matter altogether.
I actually love Hermes products and have nothing particularly against resellers- these are just my thoughts on the matter.
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1) People who purchase just to resell make the products less available to those who just want to purchase an item for personal use and are not regular purchasers of the brand.
2) People who are able to purchase to resell make it easier for people who won't usually be offered an item or have the chance to purchase an item by having an open door purchase policy. However, this comes at a premium.
I think Hermes as a brand does have favouritism/discrimination towards its customers but isn't that supposedly what makes their items so desired? Whether this in itself is fair- that's another matter altogether.
I actually love Hermes products and have nothing particularly against resellers- these are just my thoughts on the matter.
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This is a helpful summary, fairly and neutrally worded. Thank you.
Speaking of wording: I realize that I made a mistake when I named the thread. I see now why I keep having to say over and over that I have no problem with resellers in general or their making a profit.
I should have called the thread "How do you feel about THE PRACTICE of buying specifically for immediate resale" instead of "how do you feel about the people." I don't know the people, and I don't feel any way about them one way or another.
I asked the moderators to rename the thread so that it talks about "the practice" and not the people, but so far they have declined, so I have to live with my bad word choice. Tant pis for me!
I don't have an issue with the practice of buying to resell per se....
I have a huge problem with the overall system wherein SAs sell bags to resellers for a kickback, which is where a large percentage of the "BNIB" reseller stock comes from. That practice feels yucky to me.
I have a huge problem with the overall system wherein SAs sell bags to resellers for a kickback, which is where a large percentage of the "BNIB" reseller stock comes from. That practice feels yucky to me.
Maybe this goes on in some stores, who knows? But in my store, the SD must approve every birkin or kelly sale. I think it would be hard to carry on such a practice in those circumstances.