I agree that people should do their homework and know the retail cost and availability of a standard item like a Goyard bag before purchasing on a reseller site for more $$. If you buy something over retail, be sure that you can get enough out of it (re cost per wear, or however you decide on an items intrinsic value to you to make yourself happy). . . on TPF, im grateful to have these first world problems. For those of us in the US,
fashionphile is a nice resource where you can try out bag sizes and styles, buy via Amex or cc or PayPal etc. and easily return, for example if you want to compare Goyard PM St. Louis to a LV NeverFull MM, etc.
I dont see how any of us could look at our bags as investments, despite Forbes. Stocks and real estate are investments. Cars and jewelry generally depreciate. Re art, I’m a visual artist, and the first to say, buy only what you love and want to live with. same goes for bags and RTW; buy what you love, what you will use, and what you can afford.
edit: and sometimes with Hermes and Chanel, even if you call up to get the price, the particular bag or RTW or brooch is not available for love or money, and the price of an item they may get in the future is subject to high adjustments lol. BTW, I nearly fainted after a long hiatus of not buying Chanel RTW, that the current price of a jacket was not 5-7K or 9K but 12K usd, and the range of prices was considerably skyward.