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Spend threshold for B/K/C
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So I just had a revelation after doing some math…. It’s cheaper for me to buy Hermes handbags from the resale market than buy them from the Hermes store. If I bought all the bags I currently own from resellers at their inflated prices, I would have saved close to 85k usd. Of course this is assuming I have no interest in any H items other than quota bags… which isn’t necessarily true. Financially, the strongest upside to buying in the store is guaranteed authenticity and also being able to snag quota bags that may not be readily available… like an exotic or rare leather in a very specific color and hw (which I do have a few of).
Anyways, those are my current findings. It’s definitely an unusual, tedious hobby to track all my purchases from H. I’m not including sales tax in my calculations btw.
If I was only going to get a neutral Togo QB, I would recommend to my close friends and family to go the reseller route (if they don’t want to play the game and don’t have an interest in H items since it seems to be cheaper). I do understand that this comes with the danger of not getting an authentic bag… and I understand authenticity is king so maybe this entire post is a waste of time. I should also clarify my perspective is shaped by being a US based customer.
Edit: here’s some historical proof of my crazy behavior
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/spend-threshold-for-b-k-c.1032182/post-35044411
Anyways, those are my current findings. It’s definitely an unusual, tedious hobby to track all my purchases from H. I’m not including sales tax in my calculations btw.
If I was only going to get a neutral Togo QB, I would recommend to my close friends and family to go the reseller route (if they don’t want to play the game and don’t have an interest in H items since it seems to be cheaper). I do understand that this comes with the danger of not getting an authentic bag… and I understand authenticity is king so maybe this entire post is a waste of time. I should also clarify my perspective is shaped by being a US based customer.
Edit: here’s some historical proof of my crazy behavior
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/spend-threshold-for-b-k-c.1032182/post-35044411
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So I just had a revelation after doing some math…. It’s cheaper for me to buy Hermes handbags from the resale market than buy them from the Hermes store. If I bought all the bags I currently own from resellers at their inflated prices, I would have saved close to 85k usd. Of course this is assuming I have no interest in any H items other than quota bags… which isn’t necessarily true. Financially, the strongest upside to buying in the store is guaranteed authenticity and also being able to snag quota bags that may not be readily available… like an exotic or rare leather in a very specific color and hw (which I do have a few of).
Anyways, those are my current findings. It’s definitely an unusual, tedious hobby to track all my purchases from H. I’m not including sales tax in my calculations btw.
If I was only going to get a neutral Togo QB, I would recommend to my close friends and family to go the reseller route (if they don’t want to play the game and don’t have an interest in H items since it seems to be cheaper). I do understand that this comes with the danger of not getting an authentic bag… and I understand authenticity is king so maybe this entire post is a waste of time. I should also clarify my perspective is shaped by being a US based customer.
Edit: here’s some historical proof of my crazy behavior
I agree. I didn’t run an actual calculation, but I KNOW I’ve spent more than buying from resellers. I do enjoy the majority of my “pre spend” shopping. However, from time to time I also doubt if it makes sense.
If reseller prices continue to drop, I wouldn’t oppose getting bags I love at attractive pricing.
it’s definitely worth considering when you realize the Japanese resell market is reasonably priced, and vintage H is such a good look. Ahhh
And I don’t know… maybe it’s the current financial climate but I’m starting to not feel great about the H game even if I can afford it. Does that make sense?
Thank you for your honesty, I think somewhere deep down we all get that gut feeling that maybe it’s not worth it to go through the stress of prespend and relationship building to get that coveted in store experiencing of unboxing a QB.So I just had a revelation after doing some math…. It’s cheaper for me to buy Hermes handbags from the resale market than buy them from the Hermes store. If I bought all the bags I currently own from resellers at their inflated prices, I would have saved close to 85k usd. Of course this is assuming I have no interest in any H items other than quota bags… which isn’t necessarily true. Financially, the strongest upside to buying in the store is guaranteed authenticity and also being able to snag quota bags that may not be readily available… like an exotic or rare leather in a very specific color and hw (which I do have a few of).
Anyways, those are my current findings. It’s definitely an unusual, tedious hobby to track all my purchases from H. I’m not including sales tax in my calculations btw.
If I was only going to get a neutral Togo QB, I would recommend to my close friends and family to go the reseller route (if they don’t want to play the game and don’t have an interest in H items since it seems to be cheaper). I do understand that this comes with the danger of not getting an authentic bag… and I understand authenticity is king so maybe this entire post is a waste of time. I should also clarify my perspective is shaped by being a US based customer.
Edit: here’s some historical proof of my crazy behavior
When I look at the resale market these days, you can even get a coveted mini Kelly at 2-3x the retail price. If you really think about it, most people wait somewhere around 1:2-3 spend for a mini Kelly which if you add up the cost of a mini Kelly itself, you’re potentially looking at spending probably 2x the resale price.
That’s why it’s so important to buy what you love if you decide not to go the reseller route. Another reason why I get so annoyed by the concept of “Birkin bait”, the only person you’re hurting is yourself.
If you have a relationship already and you negotiate with SA, I heard 100.000 euros for faubourg.
I also saw a post by a reseller recently that he/she did prespend of $100,000 dollars for a B20 in New York, but has been a client for years in multiple stores around the world.
I love everything I buy, but the issue is the quantity. No one struggles with that? I have so many boxes of unused items and an upset husband 😅. Now I am slowly trying to use what I bought 2-3 years ago, but I can’t keep up.So I just had a revelation after doing some math…. It’s cheaper for me to buy Hermes handbags from the resale market than buy them from the Hermes store. If I bought all the bags I currently own from resellers at their inflated prices, I would have saved close to 85k usd. Of course this is assuming I have no interest in any H items other than quota bags… which isn’t necessarily true. Financially, the strongest upside to buying in the store is guaranteed authenticity and also being able to snag quota bags that may not be readily available… like an exotic or rare leather in a very specific color and hw (which I do have a few of).
Anyways, those are my current findings. It’s definitely an unusual, tedious hobby to track all my purchases from H. I’m not including sales tax in my calculations btw.
If I was only going to get a neutral Togo QB, I would recommend to my close friends and family to go the reseller route (if they don’t want to play the game and don’t have an interest in H items since it seems to be cheaper). I do understand that this comes with the danger of not getting an authentic bag… and I understand authenticity is king so maybe this entire post is a waste of time. I should also clarify my perspective is shaped by being a US based customer.
Edit: here’s some historical proof of my crazy behavior
For what bag? For NQB, I believe nowadays you can get all (except for KP) without prespend.
My friend got a K32 alligator from Madison last year as a walk-in. I think the big bags are much harder to sell, so I believe B35, k28 and b30 have low prespend as well.
My friend just got a MK alligator with 60.000 euros prespend. Another got one with 50.000, both in Paris, both had relationships there.
I think the prespend for B20 is higher than $100,000 if you don’t have a long relationship. A reseller with long-term relationship spent that in one shopping trip to be offered it in NY.
See so it’s still not so easy. It’s not like you can walk in and ask for a MK exotic w zero prespend. Comments on the forum make it sound like no one wants exotics and you can just walk in and ask for one. The ratio may be less but the absolute dollar amount is still $$$$. Way more than a regular bag.
I’m just confused at the commentary is all.
I heard at Madison that they get an average of five MKs alligator a year plus the SOs. I find it hard to believe and I think they get more, but who knows?
A friend got a Kelly Elan croc with very low prespend, maybe a couple of thousand. I just saw two on resale under retail price. But you would need to spend to get the Kelly elan croc with ostrich feathers, I only know one person who got it, and I saw another at auction in HK recently.